Determined not to let the rain dampen our spirits, we marched from Poppleton Station with gusto toward our next destination: The White Horse. Inside, we were met with the warm glow of familiar hand pumps—Timothy Taylors, of course—so it was Boltmaker all round. The telly was showing the Black and Whites (Hull FC) somehow pullingContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Second Stop: POPPLETON!”
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TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – First Stop: YORK
And we’re off! The Ale Train has left the Station. Its was a long old week but the engine sparked to life this weekend, and now our coverage of our TEH Ale Train 2025 can finally begin! First stop? York Tap, where the taps are flowing and the good times are already rolling. Spirits areContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – First Stop: YORK”
TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard for Ales & Adventure – Next Stop: York!
In a few weeks we’re hitting the Leeds–Harrogate Line, rolling through scenic Yorkshire with one mission: great beer, great company, and great stops along the way. This isn’t your average train ride, it’s a full-on craft beer crawl on tracks! Our main destination? The beautiful, beer-soaked streets of York! We’ll be stopping in at theContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard for Ales & Adventure – Next Stop: York!”
Summer Sourz 2024-Vault City : Capri Crush (4.3% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Here we are again with another beer from modern sour kings Vault City, This time the beer is called Capri Crush and is described as; A session sour for Summer, inspired by the beautiful island of Capri. This super crushable fruited sour beer was conditioned on ItalianContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024-Vault City : Capri Crush (4.3% ABV)”
Summer Sourz 2024 – North Brewing Co X North Beer Club : Spiced Sour +Plum +Blackberry +Apple (4.5% ABV)
Hello and Welcome back to our Summer Sourz segment Here is a beer club collaboration beer with a lot going on, a sour with fruit and spices. Listed on the label we have plums, blackberries and apples for the fruit, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger for the spices, along with brown sugar and lactose. A longContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024 – North Brewing Co X North Beer Club : Spiced Sour +Plum +Blackberry +Apple (4.5% ABV)”
Summer Sourz 2024 – Merakai Brewing Co : Berry Berry Nice AF Fruited Sour (<0.5% ABV)
Hello and Welcome back to our Summer Sourz segment Something a little bit different today, an alcohol-free sour beer. This one is based upon the second beer in Merakai’s Frose series and it promises to be packed full of fruit judging by the zany cartoons on the label. A look at the ingredients shows thatContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024 – Merakai Brewing Co : Berry Berry Nice AF Fruited Sour (<0.5% ABV)”
Summer Sourz 2024 – Mash Gang X Vault City : Virgin Kir Royal Sour (0.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today John is on a mission to yet again prove that a decent beer in 2024 doesn’t need to high alcohol percentage. In fact this next sour in our Summer Sourz segment, is an alcohol free collab from Mash Gang & Vault City. This is the thirdContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024 – Mash Gang X Vault City : Virgin Kir Royal Sour (0.5% ABV)”
Summer Sourz 2024-rowar Nepomucen : Royal Ma-Noi (8.5% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Mark is back again looking at a particularly interesting sour today for our summer sourz segment, lets see what he has to say about it. My eldest daughter recently had a weekend break in Poland and seeing the photos reminded me that I still had a canContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024-rowar Nepomucen : Royal Ma-Noi (8.5% ABV)”
Summer Sourz 2024 – Meraki Brewing Co X Bestens Brewery :Frooti Booti (Sour) (6% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today John is looking at his First sour of the Summer Sourz segment. Of course it has to be one of his favourite sour producing breweries, Merakai, this time they have teamed up with Bestens Brewery to make this possible sour masterpiece?! Lets crack the can andContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024 – Meraki Brewing Co X Bestens Brewery :Frooti Booti (Sour) (6% ABV)”
Summer Sourz 2024- Yonder : Triple Citrus Popsicle (4.5% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Summer Sourz 2024 special, Today Kayla is checking out another modern sour from Yonder, this time its their Triple Citrus Popsicle, she didn’t mind the last ice cream one from them, but what about this one? Lets see what she thinks of it. Refreshingly sour but with a aContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024- Yonder : Triple Citrus Popsicle (4.5% ABV)”
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