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Round Corner Brewing- Long Clouds (6.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. Today I am taking a break from Collabs and I am looking at this New Zealand IPA by Round Corner Brewing. Name: Long Clouds Brewery: Round Corner Brewing Aroma :  Strong hoppy and floral notes. Appearance :  Clear amber with a closed fluffy head. BodyContinue reading “Round Corner Brewing- Long Clouds (6.5% ABV)”

Bricknell Brewery – Anchor IPA (4.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! Today we are revisiting one of our favourite microbreweries in Hull, Bricknell Brewery. If you would like to have a look at our interview with them last year please feel free to check that out here. But today we are having a look atContinue reading “Bricknell Brewery – Anchor IPA (4.5% ABV)”

Brew York – Raspberry Pi(e) Raspberry Oat Milkshake Pale Ale (4.7% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. The can states “Much as the Raspberry Pi made computers and the internet more accessible, Raspberry Pi(e) was brewed with the intention to make the Milkshake beer style more accessible…” Hmm we shall see. NameContinue reading “Brew York – Raspberry Pi(e) Raspberry Oat Milkshake Pale Ale (4.7% 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)”

Northern Monk X Insa- Faith in Futures (6.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. Today I am checking out another collab with Northern Monk, this time its a DDH IPA with Insa. Name: Faith in Futures Brewery: Northern Monk X Insa Hops: Citra, Eldorado Aroma :  Tropical fruit notes with a mellow hop. Appearance : Cloudy off yellow, with aContinue reading “Northern Monk X Insa- Faith in Futures (6.5% ABV)”

Third Barrel – Let Them Eat Hops! Strata & Citra DDH IPA (6.0% ABV)

Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. This one is a double dry hopped (DDH) IPA so normally you would expect plenty of hops coming through. Will being towards the end of its shelf life have too much ofContinue reading “Third Barrel – Let Them Eat Hops! Strata & Citra DDH IPA (6.0% ABV)“

Third Barrel – Let them eat cake! (6.0% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! Today John is taking a look at the darker side of beer for a change! Name: Let the Eat Cake Brewery: Third Barrel Brewery Aroma :  Dark Chocolate and toasted coconut aroma. Appearance :  Lovely Dark beer with a Mushroom coloured Head. Body :  Thin bodied, low carbonated, poor headContinue reading “Third Barrel – Let them eat cake! (6.0% ABV)”

Brewdog – Cold Beer (5.0% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. Today we back again with another beer from Brewdog’s friends of Brewdog collection, which they are now selling in bulk. Name: Cold Beer Brewery: Brewdog Aroma :  Light smattering of hops with a touch of grass. Appearance : Clear, golden ale with no head Body : Continue reading “Brewdog – Cold Beer (5.0% ABV)”

Tiny Rebel – CWTCH, Welsh Red (4.6% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back! So we are back with the folk at Tiny Rebel, this time we are taking a look at their Welsh Red CWTCH. Name : CWTCH, Welsh red Brewery: Tiny Rebel Aroma :  Strong malty aroma with a hint hot limey hop. Appearance : Clear Reddish brown in colour with aContinue reading “Tiny Rebel – CWTCH, Welsh Red (4.6% ABV)”

Drygate Brewing Co – Double Disco, Mango Smoothie IPA (7.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the eternal Hoptimists. This was another one that Peter picked up for me to have a try, I must admit I don’t have a lot of experience with continental beers. All I know is they are very well known for being strong, and like to creep upContinue reading “Drygate Brewing Co – Double Disco, Mango Smoothie IPA (7.5% ABV)”