And then there were five! The hardest of the hard core drinkers decided to do one more in Horsforth. Jono had a cheeky nightcap Whiskey, Gary a Estrella and the rest of us a pint of Leeds pale. We didn’t review these ones we just mulled over our thoughts of the day. It was theContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – The Secret Stop! – Horsforth”
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TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Fifth and final Stop: Hornbeam Park
Another Stop, another Business and retail park… except this one… has a Pyramid! But we had to leave the mystery of what lies within that for another time because we had just one place left to visit, and that is Roosters Brewing Co. Once inside we were greeted by a faux seaside photo op.. soContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Fifth and final Stop: Hornbeam Park”
TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Fourth Stop: STARBECK
This time, we faced the longest walk from a station yet a whole 15 minutes! But with the rain finally easing and the sun making a long-overdue appearance, the stroll passed in the blink of an eye. Spirits were high, but arriving at this stop caught a few of us off guard. No quaint villageContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Fourth Stop: STARBECK”
TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Third Stop: KNARESBROUGH
I’m not sure if it is wishful thinking, the beer.. or if its finally happening the rain appears to be stopping! however we are only just approaching the half way mark of the Ale Train, so we have still go quite a way to go yet! First up on our stop at Knaresborough is theContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Third Stop: KNARESBROUGH”
TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Second Stop: POPPLETON!
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!”
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”
T|E|H: St Johns Hotel (Hull) May Bank Holiday Beer Festival
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, It would be fair to say that St Johns Hotel is one of the most consistently good pubs in Hull and licensee Adrian Martin runs a very fine establishment. The pub is held in such high regard that it has won numerous local awards, is a regularContinue reading “T|E|H: St Johns Hotel (Hull) May Bank Holiday Beer Festival”
T|E|H – Meet The Brewers – An interview with Horsforth Brewery
Hello, my fellow beer lovers, In today’s post, we are going to be talking to Mr. Mark Costello at Horsforth Brewery. Mark Costello founded Horsforth Brewery in 2015. Originally as a hobby, then part-time, and finally to a fulltime venture just before Lockdown. Mark started from the humble beginnings of producing beer in his garage,Continue reading “T|E|H – Meet The Brewers – An interview with Horsforth Brewery”
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