Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Sam is out and about again, but for a change its not a beer festival. However, I’m sure he will be visiting another shortly! He actually went to Bini Brew Co’s Grand Tap (Leeds) Opening and was part of the first group through the doors, unfortunately it was aContinue reading “Bini Brew Co – Over the Manhole cover, DIPA (8.0% ABV)”
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Stewart Brewing – Choc’ O’ Clock Chocolate Stout (4.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, A Stewart Brewing review can only mean one thing, this member of the team (the tightwad one) has been looking for value in his local Lidl. It’s another dark beer, a standard strength stout, from a brewery well known for its pale beers. I sing the praisesContinue reading “Stewart Brewing – Choc’ O’ Clock Chocolate Stout (4.5% ABV)”
Hawkshead Brewery -Route 590, West Coast IPA (5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, It’s time to take a trip on the Route 590 around the Lake District calling at Cumbria and Hawkshead Brewery to sample their West Coast IPA called Route 590, which going by the description on the can is all about the hops. Sounds promising, so let’s seeContinue reading “Hawkshead Brewery -Route 590, West Coast IPA (5% ABV)”
Brew York x Mash Gang – Little Purple One Hazelnut & Chocolate Stout (2.8% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, ‘Little Purple One’ can only mean two things to a man of my age, Prince Rogers Nelson the funkiest, mini-dynamo, guitar god or the one Quality Street that everyone loves and bickers over. This collaboration beer between one of my personal favourite brewers (Brew York) and theContinue reading “Brew York x Mash Gang – Little Purple One Hazelnut & Chocolate Stout (2.8% ABV)”
Wilde Child – Siege of Khartoum (6.5% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Those who know me know that I have quite a photographic memory when it comes to remembering beers and pubs, in particular if I have ever drunk a beer I can more often than not remember where. Well, on a cold December evening I had been onContinue reading “Wilde Child – Siege of Khartoum (6.5% ABV)”
Evil Genius – Purple Monkey Dishwasher Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter (6.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, This was a can that I got in a box from Beer 52 that caught my eye. A simple bold, striking can design, a US brewed porter and a bloody stupid name. I love a decent porter and this one promises plenty of flavour and at 6%Continue reading “Evil Genius – Purple Monkey Dishwasher Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter (6.0% ABV)”
Amity Brew Co X The Coven -Galere, Dry-Hopped Saison (6.0% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Today Sam is checking out this Saison from Amity Brew Co X The Coven. It has quite the striking can design, and promises to be quite the spicy tipple. Lets see what he thinks! 1. Name : Galere 2. Brewery: Amity Brew Co X The Coven 3. Hops : MeridianContinue reading “Amity Brew Co X The Coven -Galere, Dry-Hopped Saison (6.0% ABV)”
T|E|H – Beer Festivals – Yarnbury 2023
Hello my fellow drinkers! Its that time of year again, so Sam and the usual suspects went to check out the annual beer festival festival that’s on his doorstop, just a mere 25 min walk from his house. This was the 13th Annual Yarnbury Beer & Music Festival, this year it was pouring 62 beersContinue reading “T|E|H – Beer Festivals – Yarnbury 2023”
Saltaire Brewery -Zipwire (4.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, It’s time to delve into another beer from Saltaire Brewery as part of our special’s week, this time in the form of a citrus pale ale named Zipwire which according to the can uses real orange and grapefruit. This sounds like it could be the perfect beerContinue reading “Saltaire Brewery -Zipwire (4.5% ABV)”
Saltaire Brewery – No.5 (4.2% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Everybody in the car come on, let’s ride…… Yep, I cannot look at this beer without thinking of the late 90’s hit Mambo No.5 by Lou Bega. I’m pretty certain that when Saltaire came up with the name for this English stoutContinue reading “Saltaire Brewery – No.5 (4.2% ABV)”
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