Let’s face it, there are not many more consistent breweries with beers easily obtainable as North Brewing Co and it is always a pleasing sight to be able to walk into a supermarket and have a choice of a decent selection of their beers. In this review we are taking a look at Open SpaceContinue reading “North Brewing Co – Open Space (4.5% ABV)”
Tag Archives: craft beer
Vocation Brewery – Pure Pilsner (4.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, As chief lager tester at Hoptimist Towers I must keep an eye open for craft lagers in the shops as well as the more obvious stouts and IPAs. This can caught my eye, not sure if it was the simplistic design or that its brewed by theContinue reading “Vocation Brewery – Pure Pilsner (4.5% ABV)”
Vault City – Papa Doble- Grapefruit, Lime, Cherry & Banana Sour (7.5% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. We’ve raided out own beer vaults and found this fella hiding at the back, its time for Sam to open his first Sour of 2023! Now, I am not a sour connoisseur like John, but this one scratched an itch I didn’t even know I had. It was veryContinue reading “Vault City – Papa Doble- Grapefruit, Lime, Cherry & Banana Sour (7.5% ABV)”
Heist – Super Nintendo Chalmers, Lucky Charms Breakfast NEIPA (7.2% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Today we are looking at an unusual concoction of Lucky Charms + Beer, but will that equal the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, or is it not going to be a four leaf clover?.. This beer it the epitome of Peters favourite phrase, (no not,Continue reading “Heist – Super Nintendo Chalmers, Lucky Charms Breakfast NEIPA (7.2% ABV)”
Brewdog x Brasserie Sainte Cru – Interceptor Maibock (6.8% ABV)
This is a beer from the Brewdog and Friends pack for May 2022, appropriately enough seeing as the beer is a Maibock. Having worked a little in Europe one of the things I appreciated was the traditions still upheld, such as the appreciation of the asparagus season where every restaurant seemed to have their ownContinue reading “Brewdog x Brasserie Sainte Cru – Interceptor Maibock (6.8% ABV)”
Purple Moose Brewery – Navigator, Red IPA (7.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. Now this one is a rarity, this one was gifted to me by my friend Toni, she picked it up from one of her many daytrips out around the UK. We have not had a lot of experience with breweries in Wales aside from Tiny Rebel, so it willContinue reading “Purple Moose Brewery – Navigator, Red IPA (7.0% ABV)”
Freedom Brewery – IPL India Pale Lager (4.0% ABV
Cricket fans I know what you are thinking, IPL Indian Premier League! Much as we love cricket at Hoptimist Towers (well we are Yorkshiremen) this is of course a beer blog, and this is a new hybrid beer that caught my eye. The can states “an unholy alliance of beer styles that brings out theContinue reading “Freedom Brewery – IPL India Pale Lager (4.0% 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)”
Gweilo –Hidden Identity IPA (6.8% ABV)
Another beer brewed in the UK for Gweilo International. The previous ones I have sampled have been brewed by Vocation Brewery in Hebden Bridge and have been good. This one come from Allendale Brew Co in Hexam so how will it match up? The can promises a beer heavy on hops with them added toContinue reading “Gweilo –Hidden Identity IPA (6.8% ABV)”
New Bristol Brewery X Pentrich Brewing Co – Maple Syrup & Pecan Stout(7.5% ABV)
Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. Sam is back again with another Collab from New Bristol, but what will he think of this one? Can it live up to the hype of the first?!?.. we’re now three for three on these Collab stouts, not sure if I should quit whilst I’m ahead! This one isContinue reading “New Bristol Brewery X Pentrich Brewing Co – Maple Syrup & Pecan Stout(7.5% ABV)”
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