Hello there my fellow beer lovers, This weekend we joined the party at Quirky Craft Ales as they celebrated their 10th birthday in style. The afternoon had everything you’d want from a brewery bash, a line-up of tasty beers, fresh pizza to keep us fuelled, and live music that set the tone perfectly. Stuart andContinue reading “T|E|H – Quirky Ales 10yr Birthday Bash”
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T|E|H – Brewed In Leeds 2025, Horsforth Brewery
Hello there my fellow beer lovers, So we were out again on Friday, kicking off the bank holiday in style we arrived at Horsforth Brewery around 6pm for their Brewed in Leeds Festival which promised to be a showcase of all things local and beery. The set-up was smart: the majority of the guest alesContinue reading “T|E|H – Brewed In Leeds 2025, Horsforth Brewery”
T|E|H – Northallerton Craft Beer Festival #NCBF 2025
Hello there my fellow beer lovers, Relatively fresh off our riverside session at Piglove Brew Co, Kayla, Luke and Sam packed their bags and set off for the very first Northallerton Craft Beer Festival. We were kindly invited along by our friends at Bayonet Brewing Co, who organised the event, and lets just say itContinue reading “T|E|H – Northallerton Craft Beer Festival #NCBF 2025”
T|E|H – Pig Love (Brewing Co) by the River
Hello there my fellow beer lovers, Fresh off the buzz of our triumphant 2025 Ale Train (still nursing a few hazy memories), I managed to coax a few brave colleagues on a whopping 20 minutes walk from work to check out Pig Love Brew Co’s riverside taproom. Nestled in Leeds’ increasingly green and trendy cityContinue reading “T|E|H – Pig Love (Brewing Co) by the River”
Tartarus Beers – Rainbow Serpent, Rocky Road Milk Stout (5.8% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Sam is out and about again, this time he has wandered across to the Tartarus Tap room, and he has picked up a lovely looking stout for this weeks stouturday post! 1. Name : Rainbow Serpent2. Brewery: Tartarus Beers3. Aroma : Sweet waft of vanilla sweetness and deep chocolateContinue reading “Tartarus Beers – Rainbow Serpent, Rocky Road Milk Stout (5.8% ABV)”
Stewart Brewing – Choc’ O’ Clock Chocolate Stout (4.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, A Stewart Brewing review can only mean one thing, this member of the team (the tightwad one) has been looking for value in his local Lidl. It’s another dark beer, a standard strength stout, from a brewery well known for its pale beers. I sing the praisesContinue reading “Stewart Brewing – Choc’ O’ Clock Chocolate Stout (4.5% ABV)”
Evil Genius – Purple Monkey Dishwasher Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter (6.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, This was a can that I got in a box from Beer 52 that caught my eye. A simple bold, striking can design, a US brewed porter and a bloody stupid name. I love a decent porter and this one promises plenty of flavour and at 6%Continue reading “Evil Genius – Purple Monkey Dishwasher Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter (6.0% ABV)”
Cold Town Beer – Pornstar Martini Ale (4.6% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, I first came across Cold Town Beer in Edinburgh on one of our football trips with John. We were in a pub and there was a neon advertising sign but none of it on draft (apparently, they did have some cans though). So, after missing out IContinue reading “Cold Town Beer – Pornstar Martini Ale (4.6% ABV)”
Wilde Child – Glutinous Maximus Sticky Toffee Milk Stout (4.8% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, A milk stout? Count me in, especially if it is brewed to taste like sticky toffee pudding. Though not a big fan of sweet beers I am slowly coming around to the current fashion of bold caramel-like stouts. The smoky, bitter style of stout appears to beContinue reading “Wilde Child – Glutinous Maximus Sticky Toffee Milk Stout (4.8% ABV)”
Beartown- Smores (5% ABV)
Smore, Smore, Smore, How do you like it? Smores are a campfire treat consisting of toasted marshmallows and chocolate sandwiched between a wafer biscuit and are highly popular in America & Canada in particular. Beartown brewery from Congleton have picked up on the popularity and tried to replicate the flavours in a milk stout, butContinue reading “Beartown- Smores (5% ABV)”
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