Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today John the sour king is trying this unusual Christmas offering from Tiny Rebel! Lets see what he makes of this one! 1. Name : Tutti Fruiti Ice Blast 2. Brewery: Tiny Rebel 3. Hops : N/A 4. Grain : N/A 5. Aroma : Raspberry and Tutti Frutti withContinue reading “TEH- Tiny Rebel Christmas Selection 2023 -Tutti Fruitti ICE BLAST! (4.4%% ABV)”
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Vault City – Tasty Rainbow Series!
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist’s Today much like last year, we are having a christmassy look at a set of beers! Last year, it was Vocations Celebration pack. However, this year we’re looking at something a smidge more colourful and maybe just maybe we might find a pot of gold at the other end!…Continue reading “Vault City – Tasty Rainbow Series!”
Ridgeway Brewing – Reindeer’s Revolt (6% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Whenever I see a bottled beer with the words ‘Christmas Beer/Ale’ written on the label I tend to approach with a sense of caution, why? Well, let’s be honest, many breweries have tried, some have been successful whereas many have failed and on numerous occasions some justContinue reading “Ridgeway Brewing – Reindeer’s Revolt (6% ABV)”
Glen Cannich Brewery – Christmas Spice Red Ale (4.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Well, the boss asked us Minions/Elves/Grinches (delete as appropriate) to seek out some Christmas themed beer. Bah Humbug. That said whilst shopping in Home Bargains for dog treats, I spotted a suitably festive beer from the range brewed specially for them by Glen Crannoch Brewery. With aContinue reading “Glen Cannich Brewery – Christmas Spice Red Ale (4.5% ABV)”
Amunsden Brewery- Raspberry & Custard Christmas Berliner (0.5% ABV
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today our guest reviewer Kayla is checking out this Raspberry & Custard Christmas Berliner from Amunsden Brewery! This one feels more like a juice or a cordial than a beer. Maybe this one is market towards the non beery market like myself, as I feel any trueContinue reading “Amunsden Brewery- Raspberry & Custard Christmas Berliner (0.5% ABV”
Elusive Brewing – Barrel Aged Mince Pie Barley Wine (8.5% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Now we all love a Mince Pie this time of year, but a mince pie beer?.. We Have handed this one over to Mark to investigate!.. I am quite a sucker when it comes to a barrel aged beer and also a barley wine so when weContinue reading “Elusive Brewing – Barrel Aged Mince Pie Barley Wine (8.5% ABV)”
T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #30- Brew York – State of Mind Edition/2022, BA Dradis, Rye Whiskey & Buffalo Trace Bourbon (12% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist’s, Christmas is over for another year, but with our ‘Wilde’ new Year coming ever closer John and Sam thought they would crack out the big guns to get them in the mood! Today we will be looking at both of the BA Dradis barrel aged stouts by BrewYork, andContinue reading “T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #30- Brew York – State of Mind Edition/2022, BA Dradis, Rye Whiskey & Buffalo Trace Bourbon (12% ABV)”
T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #28 – Broughton – Santa’s Stout oatmeal & chocolate (4.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist’s, A sucker for Scottish beers still brewed in Scotland I spotted this one in my local Lidl and so it had to end up in my trolley. A chocolate stout with oatmeal added promises to be a decent Christmas beer rather than a seasonal gimmick. A nice stout whichContinue reading “T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #28 – Broughton – Santa’s Stout oatmeal & chocolate (4.0% ABV)”
T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #28- Unbarred – Chocy Chip, chocolate chip oatmeal stout (6.8% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist’s, John being the oldest biscuit fiend of the bunch jumped at the chance to review on this one. So lets not deliberate, lets see what he thought of this one! This one was a tasty mouthful, a chocolate digestive in a can. I would have had another one ofContinue reading “T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #28- Unbarred – Chocy Chip, chocolate chip oatmeal stout (6.8% ABV)”
T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #27 – Sureshot – My Uncle is a chimney sweep (5.4% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist’s, After all these years I finally found out my uncle is a chimney sweep?.. and here I thought he was a charted accountant, but when I think about it, it all adds up in the end. We are firmly in stout season, so it seems only fitting that weContinue reading “T|E|H Christmas Advent 2022 #27 – Sureshot – My Uncle is a chimney sweep (5.4% ABV)”
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