Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! Last weekend, Sam and a group of his friends went to the Thought Bubble Comic Convention in Leeds/Harrogate. Where they stumbled upon this beauty, its a Limited Patrons Project DDH IPA which was brewed in conjunction to the festival. Unfortunately its the last one of the Collab’s with NorthernContinue reading “Northern Monk X Rivington X Vice Press, Patron Project with Thought Bubble – Ride Like Fire, DDH IPA (7.0% ABV)”
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Brewdog x Dok Brewing Co – Brewdok, Belgian DIPA (8% ABV)
In this review we take a look at a Belgian DIPA which is a Brewdog and Friends collaboration. The breweries in question are Dok Brewing Company from Ghent, Belgium and of course Brewdog from Ellon, Scotland. This beer was originally scheduled to feature in our Halloween special last year. However the week leading up toContinue reading “Brewdog x Dok Brewing Co – Brewdok, Belgian DIPA (8% ABV)”
North Brewing Co X Field Recordings – Green Tomocdachi, Macha IPA (5.7% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Sam is finally putting his feet up and is taking a look at this Matcha IPA (that’s Green tea to plebs like me). we have done a Green Tea Beer on the blog before and it has a mixed review, lets see if North Brewing and Field Recordings canContinue reading “North Brewing Co X Field Recordings – Green Tomocdachi, Macha IPA (5.7% ABV)”
Roosters Brew Co X Green Cheek Beer CO X Everywhere – Everything is just Swell, West Coast Pils (5.7% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Sam is on the road again! this time he is in Roosters Tap room, and he stumbled across this 30th Anniversary collab with Green Cheek Beer Co. & Everywhere This one promises, Juicy fruit flavours with winey notes layered on a pilsner malt base. Lets see if it delivers what it saysContinue reading “Roosters Brew Co X Green Cheek Beer CO X Everywhere – Everything is just Swell, West Coast Pils (5.7% ABV)”
Flowerhorn X Brewdog- Trip, New England IPA(6.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. This is an older collaboration between Trip & Brewdog which was part of the Brewdog and friends package! I hope its as interesting as its can desgin.. only one way to find out! Very refreshing, and morish, its a very good NEIPA, and i can see why it gotContinue reading “Flowerhorn X Brewdog- Trip, New England IPA(6.0% ABV)”
Northern Monk X Funky Fluid – Devoted, DDH Double NEIPA [4th Anniversary Collaboration Edition] (8.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists love is in the air Valentines special. We are back with our final Valentines special for 2023. Is there a better beer to finish on than this one? Devoted, much like we all are to our beer mistress as well as our partners! This is a 4th Anniversary Collab,Continue reading “Northern Monk X Funky Fluid – Devoted, DDH Double NEIPA [4th Anniversary Collaboration Edition] (8.0% ABV)”
Gwei-lo X Brew York Peanut Butter & Raspberry Jam Pale Ale (4.9% ABV)
Peanut butter & Raspberry Jam may be mostly associated with sandwiches fond in children’s school lunch boxes but hey, it’s 2022 and the way that the world of beer is changing it was only a matter of time before we saw these flavours added to a beer. In this review we take a look atContinue reading “Gwei-lo X Brew York Peanut Butter & Raspberry Jam Pale Ale (4.9% ABV)”
New Bristol Brewery – Wonderland New England Pale Ale (4.1% ABV)
There are a great many pale ales out there, practically all breweries produce one, some brew many. So, if a New England Style Pale Ale is going to stand out from the crowd with an ABV of 4.1% it is going to need to be an exceptional one. I sampled this beer during the heatContinue reading “New Bristol Brewery – Wonderland New England Pale Ale (4.1% ABV)”
Thornbridge x Rivington Brewing Co. –Boise Brown, American Brown (6.5% ABV)
This is a collaboration between the ever-dependable Thornbridge and Rivington Brewing Co a craft brewery based in Lancashire which is well regarded. As I’ve written previously, I do enjoy a good brown ale a style somewhat neglected with the market essentially dominated by the mass produced Newcastle Brown Ale. So, when Mark produced this beer,Continue reading “Thornbridge x Rivington Brewing Co. –Boise Brown, American Brown (6.5% ABV)”
Northern Monk X Floc Brewing , Patron Project with Thought Bubble, Alex Norris (7.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! Over the weekend, Sam and a group of his friends went to the Thought Bubble Comic Convention in Leeds/Harrogate. Where they stumbled upon this beauty, its a Limited Patrons Project DDH IPA which was brewed in conjunction to the festival. This Particular Patron is sort of a Two-fer asContinue reading “Northern Monk X Floc Brewing , Patron Project with Thought Bubble, Alex Norris (7.0% ABV)”