Tag Archives: craft ale

Vocation X Brew York- Sweet Temptation, Chocolate caramel stout (6.6% ABV)

Well hello all you lovers out there, today we are checking out our no.3 ale for this Valentines week, this is a beer you can cuddle up to as well as your partner. 1. Name :  2. Brewery: Vocation X BrewYork 3. Hops: 4. Aroma : Strong hit of chocolate, and sweetness from the caramel. 5.Continue reading “Vocation X Brew York- Sweet Temptation, Chocolate caramel stout (6.6% ABV)”

Vocation Love & Hate (7.2% ABV)

Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Love is in the air, Valentines special week! Yes, yes, I know this is far from a new beer so why has it taken so long for us to review it? Well, the name ties it in nicely to our Valentines week specials but also as thisContinue reading “Vocation Love & Hate (7.2% ABV)”

Vault City – Love Hearts Session Sour (4.5% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists love is in the air Valentines special. As its Valentines day, its time to bring out the big guns. So Michaela (Sams wife) is going a guest review today of this love heart sour by Vault City. will it be a hit, or will Sam be ending up inContinue reading “Vault City – Love Hearts Session Sour (4.5% ABV)”

Love Lane Brewery – Imperial Stout (10.0% ABV)

Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, The first step to every relationship, is always the first step onto Lovers Lane, therefore what better a brewery to start on than the brewery located in the creative Baltic Triangle district of Liverpool, Love Lane. As we all know ladies love a tall dark and handsomeContinue reading “Love Lane Brewery – Imperial Stout (10.0% ABV)”

Mahou x Founders Brewing – Cinco Estrellas (tr. Five Stars) Session IPA (4.5% ABV)

What does a Hoptimist do on a Saturday lunchtime in a small town in La Palma (Canary Islands) on route to a football match? Go in the local Lidl of course! A mixture of curiosity and hunger compelled me see what beers were in store and what meat pies there were. This was one ofContinue reading “Mahou x Founders Brewing – Cinco Estrellas (tr. Five Stars) Session IPA (4.5% ABV)”

Williams Bro’s Brewing Co – Hercule Berge, Belgian DIPA (7.4% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Recently there’s been a string of beer murders, but what our murderer didn’t expect is that the one and only curly mustachio’ d detective Hercule Berge was vacationing at the back of the beer cupboard. Hercule has vowed to find the perpetrators of these murders most foul, with hisContinue reading “Williams Bro’s Brewing Co – Hercule Berge, Belgian DIPA (7.4% ABV)”

Bricknell Brewery – Wilberforce Porter (4.9% ABV)

Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, We have sampled several flavoured porters from Bricknell Brewery, but this is one without any additions, a true Victorian style porter.  Once again, the name given to the beer has a Hull connection, this time one of the more well known ones. William Wilberforce was MP forContinue reading “Bricknell Brewery – Wilberforce Porter (4.9% ABV)”

Allendale – Golden Plover (4% ABV)

Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, In the era of hop forward or hazy IPA’s there are times when a golden ale is just what is needed, so without further ado lets take a look at an award-winning golden ale from Allendale Brewery Co named Golden Plover. Name : Golden Plover 2. Brewery: AllendaleContinue reading “Allendale – Golden Plover (4% ABV)”

Beinn Brewing- Tropical Pale Ale (4.5% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Sam is checking out another Lidl Special today, he was pretty impressed with the Crimson Tide, but will this one cut the mustard also? This is quite a refreshing fruity tipple. But it lacks the bite of other craft beers in a similar vain. Again, this one is aContinue reading “Beinn Brewing- Tropical Pale Ale (4.5% ABV)”