T|E|H Into The Mild: New Bristol X Stockholm Brewing Co – Ruby Ruby, Extra Ruby Mild (6.5% ABV)

Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Today Sam is checking out Ruby Ruby (..Ruby Ahhhhhahhhhah!). This Mild collaboration from New Bristol & Stockholm Brewing Co promises to deliver some warming sherry and raisin flavours. Therefore its an ideal candidate for our ‘Into the Mild‘ Week Long segment Lets dive right in and see what heContinue reading “T|E|H Into The Mild: New Bristol X Stockholm Brewing Co – Ruby Ruby, Extra Ruby Mild (6.5% ABV)”

T|E|H : Into The Mild.

Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! You guessed it, its May so it wouldn’t be complete without the obligatory look at the modern mild! It is Mild Month after all! Now when we think of mild, we tend to think of flatcap wearing grandads sitting in a wooden clad dark traditional drinking holes.Continue reading “T|E|H : Into The Mild.”

Garage Beer Co – ZURGZWANG, BCN Weisse (3.5%ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. John being no sucker, and our resident Weisse guy is trying out this interesting tipple, a Barcelona Weisse by the lesser known Garage Beer Co. We picked up this interesting little number in Trembling Madness in York, and naturally John called Dibs! The low ABV of this one makesContinue reading “Garage Beer Co – ZURGZWANG, BCN Weisse (3.5%ABV)”

Verdant Bewing Co- Gus Knows! , IPA (6.5% ABV)

Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. We loved ‘Don’t tell Gus’ but the secret is out, and now Gus Knows! How will this one compare to its predecessor?… lets find out! 1. Name : Gus Knows2. Brewery: Verdant Brewing Co3. Hop: Citra, Mosaic, Enigma & Idaho 74. Grain :  Barley & Oats5. Aroma : Strong scentsContinue reading “Verdant Bewing Co- Gus Knows! , IPA (6.5% ABV)”

T|E|H – The Crafty Dogg Festival 2023

Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hopimists, Stuart, Sam and the rest of the gang took a short train journey to Ilkley to check out this years Crafty Dogg festival. We also visited last year, but didn’t have the time to give it the write up it deserved! a fact that we are lookingContinue reading “T|E|H – The Crafty Dogg Festival 2023”

Augustiner-Brau Munchen Maximator (7.5% ABV)

Today we are visiting our German friends to review a bottle of Audgustiner-Brau Munchen’s Doppelbock named Maximator. Doppelbock is a style of beer that I usually enjoy but really do not drink enough so when I came across this one it goes without saying that I had to pick up a bottle or two andContinue reading “Augustiner-Brau Munchen Maximator (7.5% ABV)”

T|E|H – Henshaw’s Beer Fest 2023

Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hopimists, John, Sue and Sam all got on a train bound for Knaresborough last bank holiday to visit the budding beer festival that is the Henshaws Beer Fest. The charity ran festival, put on a variety of local tipples from Cold Bath, Daleside, Harrogate Brewery, Turning Point andContinue reading “T|E|H – Henshaw’s Beer Fest 2023”

Left Handed Giant Brewing X Box Car, Whistling Winds, Baltic Porter (6.8% ABV)

Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Today we are looking at another collab, this time between left handed giant and Box Car. I thought the cold weather was over but there has been a cold snap lately so I thought a Baltic porter might just be the medicine to see off the chill! 1. NameContinue reading “Left Handed Giant Brewing X Box Car, Whistling Winds, Baltic Porter (6.8% ABV)”

T|E|H – Alphabet Brewing Co – Gone but not forgotten!

Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hopimists, Its a story thats becoming far to familiar these days, another Brewery has had to close its doors, this time its Alphabet Brewing Co. Sam visited Alphabet Brewing Co (ABC) late last year, and we were planning a full coverage and interview with them later this year.Continue reading “T|E|H – Alphabet Brewing Co – Gone but not forgotten!”

Sureshot Brewing – I;m Thinking about Thos Beans, DDH IPA(6.5% ABV)

Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. I took a trip to my local bottle shop the other weekend, I saw this one from Sureshot and had to give it a go But why ! ; “I;m thinking about thos beans”  “I;m thinking about thos beans” (sic) is an intentionally misspelled catchphrase often used in tandem with an image featuringContinue reading “Sureshot Brewing – I;m Thinking about Thos Beans, DDH IPA(6.5% ABV)”