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!”
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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)”
Wilde Child- Doughp Fiend, Cookie Dough Icecream Porter (5.5% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. John is back on the Wilde Child, and on one of his favourite beer styles. There wasa bit of a scuffle for this one, but we relented in the end and let him take this one! Dietry Conditions: Contains lactose This is definitley a comfort beer, iI know thisContinue reading “Wilde Child- Doughp Fiend, Cookie Dough Icecream Porter (5.5% ABV)”
ThornBridge – Leadmill (3.8% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, In 2022 it was announced that the iconic Sheffield live music venue and nightclub The Leadmill was in danger of closing. The new landlords have denied this but will takeover the venue from April 2023 however served the landlords notice. This caused uproar amongst many with campaignsContinue reading “ThornBridge – Leadmill (3.8% 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)”
North Brewing Co X The Orielles – Tableau, Pale Ale (4.6% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Stumbled across this one whilst I was at our local bottle shop, as its a Collab, and I’m getting into North Brewing Co’s Tipples recently, and who doesnt love a bit of Rock N Roll so as they made this with the Orielles to celebrate their new album, IContinue reading “North Brewing Co X The Orielles – Tableau, Pale Ale (4.6% ABV)”
Wild Card- Pale Ale (4.3% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. John is pulling out a wildcard this afternoon and trying their Pale Ale! Let’s see what he made of it! at 4.3% this is firmly in the session category, and i certainly wouldn’t mind sessioning this one, it isn’t full on flavour, but itContinue reading “Wild Card- Pale Ale (4.3% ABV)”
Marble Beers Ltd – ALF Hazy Pale (5.4% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, For those of a certain age the name ALF is probably best associated with a cute and cuddly alien that came to earth and lived with a human family in the 1980’s…..Not in real life of course but in a hit TV show. Anyway, enough retro TVContinue reading “Marble Beers Ltd – ALF Hazy Pale (5.4% ABV)”
Pressure Drop- Kings Queen Knave, NEIPA(5.2% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. This one was a cracking hopped beer, if your not a fan of hoppy beer look elsewhere. However it really delivered on flavour and ar 5.2% its a little puncht but you could certainly have another one or 3 of these. Our overall rating: 3.6/ 5.0
Brew York x Overtone Brewing Co – Winona Ryeder Imperial Rye Stout (8.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Two things immediately stand out with this can, firstly the terrible pun (we love those), secondly an imperial stout with rye. Let me at it. As usual there’s some great label artwork along with a message. “In tribute to one of the strongest and most heroic charactersContinue reading “Brew York x Overtone Brewing Co – Winona Ryeder Imperial Rye Stout (8.0% ABV)”