Hi there fellow beer lovers, Whilst I was at the Nottingham Beer festival at the end of June I stumbled across this little gem of a sour, with an interesting name, and I thought this is one for our Summer Sourz segment next month! I’m not a big sour drinker, but if you get theContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024 – Firerock: I Thought You Was A Getaway Driver (6.4% ABV)”
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Summer Sourz 2024 – Vault City X Quality Beer Drops – Singapore Sling (6.4% ABV)
Hello and Welcome to the first of our Summer Sourz segment! Over the next few weeks we will be taking a look at some of the most interesting Sour beers we can find on the market. To kick us off we have Peter looking at this Singapore Sling Sour from non other that Vault CityContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024 – Vault City X Quality Beer Drops – Singapore Sling (6.4% ABV)”
GGEEK Beer Company – Calm Calm, from Year Round, Porter (5.2% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today we look to our foreign correspondent Stuart as he is currently travelling across Seoul on “business” he happens to have stumbled across an absolute gem of a bar and a beer! Over to you Stuart, how are things Seoul side? 1. Name : Calm Calm, from YearContinue reading “GGEEK Beer Company – Calm Calm, from Year Round, Porter (5.2% ABV)”
TEH Ale Train 2024 – To Skipton ‘n’ back again a drinkers tale
Hello fellow beer lovers, in late June we had our first ever Eternal Hoptimist Ale Train. Thanks to our Friends at Goose Eye and Kirkstall Brewery we had quite a few nice beers in the route! We managed to rope a couple of our friends along for the journey too and I believe a goodContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2024 – To Skipton ‘n’ back again a drinkers tale”
Jolly Sailor Brewery – Selby Stout (stout) ( 4.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today John is looking at his second beer from The Jolly Sailor Brewery, the Selby Stout. Being a lover of dark beers, I suspect that he’s a little excited about this one. I find myself a little disappointed in this one. I was hoping for a bitContinue reading “Jolly Sailor Brewery – Selby Stout (stout) ( 4.5% ABV)”
Dark Revolution – The Vibes (4.6% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, The latest review as part of our Dark Revolution showcase comes in the form of a hazy pale ale called The Vibes. As we selected our beers from the selection this is one that jumped out on me straight away as the hop combination sounded right upContinue reading “Dark Revolution – The Vibes (4.6% ABV)”
Jolly Sailor Brewery – Selby American Pale (4.2% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today we are taking a visit to Selby in Yorkshire for the latest in our reviews of beers from Jolly Sailor Brewery, this time it is in the form of a bottle of their Selby American Pale that promises to be an American style IPA, delivering hoppyContinue reading “Jolly Sailor Brewery – Selby American Pale (4.2% ABV)”
Jolly Sailor Brewery – Amber Anchor ( 4.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today John is hoisting the sail and raising, the Amber Anchor on this Jolly Sailor Brewery Review. The Jolly Sailor Brewery, started off as a small batch brewing co in the village of Riccall in 2012, who later expanded to Barlby Road Selby after a prestigious award winContinue reading “Jolly Sailor Brewery – Amber Anchor ( 4.5% ABV)”
Dark Revolution – Hold Tight (5.4% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, It’s time once again to delve into our Dark Revolution haul with a double dry hopped pale called Hold Tight. This one comes in at 5.4% abv and is a showcase of Chinook, Simcoe & Idaho 7 Cryo hops so it is fair so say that thisContinue reading “Dark Revolution – Hold Tight (5.4% ABV)”
Dark Revolution Brewing – Orbital Session Pale (3.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, The can says it is unfiltered and unpasteurised for maximum flavour, which I think we can agree is a good think. It goes on to say store upright (obviously) and to pour carefully leaving the natural yeast sediment behind. Good advice, not always easy enough to doContinue reading “Dark Revolution Brewing – Orbital Session Pale (3.5% ABV)”