Ice Breaker X Brewdog – Cold Alliance (except its hot) (6.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. Today we are trying something a little spicy. This was sent to me as part of the Friends of Brewdog package, and I’m looking forward to seeing what this cheeky Collab has to offer. Name: Cold Alliance (Except its Hot) Brewery: Ice Breaker Brewing CoContinue reading “Ice Breaker X Brewdog – Cold Alliance (except its hot) (6.5% ABV)”

Stewart Brewing – NEIPA (5.3% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, This is another beer that was purchased from Lidl. Stewart Brewing regularly provide beers for Lidl’s ‘beer festival’ weeks and they are usually decent beers. Name : NEIPA Brewery: Stewart Brewing, Loanhead, Edinburgh, Scotland Hops : Galaxy and dry hopped Amarillo Grain : Malted barley, wheat and oats Aroma : Initial strong hit of hopsContinue reading “Stewart Brewing – NEIPA (5.3% ABV)”

Bad Co – Easy Now Baby NEIPA (3.6% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. I’ve previously commented on the strength of IPAs, this one is only 3.6% and is brewed to be half the strength of a regular NEIPA. The label lists three varieties of hops so it shouldContinue reading “Bad Co – Easy Now Baby NEIPA (3.6% ABV)”

Mash Gang X Northern Monk – Leimai Lemaow/Turbo Rave Love/ Love Hearts Sour Ale (2.4% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. We are back dipping out toes in the misty waters of low % beers, and we find ourselves face to face with another creation by Mash Gang. This time they have teamed up with Northern Monk as part of their patrons project to createContinue reading “Mash Gang X Northern Monk – Leimai Lemaow/Turbo Rave Love/ Love Hearts Sour Ale (2.4% ABV)”

Bosuns Brewery- Tempest (5.6% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Today John will be looking at the second of a couple tipples from the Wetherby based Bosun’s Brewery. Name: Tempest Brewery: Bosuns Brewery Aroma :  Very Hoppy scent with a citrus twist. Appearance :  Clear pale golden with a thin white head. Body :  MediumContinue reading “Bosuns Brewery- Tempest (5.6% ABV)”

Tiny Rebel – N-ER-G, No Bull IPA (5.8% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back! So we are back with the folk at Tiny Rebel to make our final deliberation on this short series of popular mash up specials, this week we are looking at N.E.R.G which is definitely in no way Red Bull! This is part of a range of ‘definitely notContinue reading “Tiny Rebel – N-ER-G, No Bull IPA (5.8% ABV)”

Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing x 6°North – Whisky Barrel Aged Black Lager (2.8% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, As chief lager tester I get to sample this collaboration beer which according to the label “We’ve taken our traditional black lager and aged it in Scottish Whisky barrels to produce a smooth complex beer that has wonderful hints of coffee and chocolate and is beautifully crisp and unrecognisably 2.8%.”Continue reading “Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing x 6°North – Whisky Barrel Aged Black Lager (2.8% ABV)”

Northern Monk Brewing Co- Greener Heathen(4.20% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Today John is putting his brave face on, as he found out that this one was green, at it gave him flashbacks to sign of spring Name: Greener Heathen Brewery: Northern Monk Brewing Co. Aroma :  Citrus and herby/ medicinal ( due to the Citra,Continue reading “Northern Monk Brewing Co- Greener Heathen(4.20% ABV)”

Bosuns Brewery- Down the Hatch(4.0% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Today John will be looking at the first of a couple tipples from the Wetherby based Bosun’s Brewery. Name: Down the Hatch Brewery: Bosuns Brewery Aroma :  Very Hoppy scent with a citrus twist. Appearance :  Clear pale amber with a thin white head. BodyContinue reading “Bosuns Brewery- Down the Hatch(4.0% ABV)”

Yorkshire Brewhouse – Red Robin Chocolate Stout (4.9% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Back to another local brewery today, this one being created in my home city five years ago. They produce several bottle conditioned ales reflecting the locality including three aimed at the main professional sports clubs. This one is Red Robin aimed at Hull Kingston Rovers the rugby league team basedContinue reading “Yorkshire Brewhouse – Red Robin Chocolate Stout (4.9% ABV)”