Abbeydale- Black Mass, Sultry Dark Ale (6.6% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Spooktakular Halloween lead-up special. Today John is adorning his robes ready for Black Mass, but what will he think of the experience? Overall not bad at all, certainly not one to be frightened of and at 6.6% it scored a ghoul with me. Muwahahaha..Continue reading “Abbeydale- Black Mass, Sultry Dark Ale (6.6% ABV)”

Drekker Brewing Co – Braaaaaaaains, Strawberry, Passionfruit, & Apricot double fruit Smoothie Sour.

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. We’re back again looking in all the abandoned spooky houses on the hill to find you the spookiest of beers! When we were sent this one, we told a few of our friends that we had acquired this £8.45 tipple, which is pretty terrifyingContinue reading “Drekker Brewing Co – Braaaaaaaains, Strawberry, Passionfruit, & Apricot double fruit Smoothie Sour.”

Buxton Brewery – Double Gatekeper, Export Porter (8.2% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. We’re back again trawling the depths for beasties, and we have happened across this double gatekeeper by Buxton, it promises to be dark, stormy and a little dangerous… well… what are we waiting for? This one is definitely a winter warmer, when I openedContinue reading “Buxton Brewery – Double Gatekeper, Export Porter (8.2% ABV)”

Robinsons – Trooper Hallowed (6.0% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Spooktakular Halloween lead-up special, and the second Robinson beer of the day you can check out our first here! For a few years now traditional brewer Robinsons have been working in collaboration with the heavy rock band Iron Maiden to produce a beer calledContinue reading Robinsons – Trooper Hallowed (6.0% ABV)

Robinsons – Fear of the Dark English Stout (4.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Spooktakular Halloween lead-up special. For a few years now traditional brewer Robinsons have been working in collaboration with the heavy rock band Iron Maiden to produce a beer called Trooper. This is the first stout they have brewed under this partnership and the nameContinue reading Robinsons – Fear of the Dark English Stout (4.5% ABV)

Buxton – Trolltunga (6.3% ABV)

Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, As its nearly Halloween, we have decided to investigate the most terrifying of spooky beers. In true Scooby Doo fashion, we got the gang together, and have split up to look for clues! Let’s just hope there are plenty of scooby snacks on hand to see usContinue reading “Buxton – Trolltunga (6.3% ABV)”

Eyam Brewery – Antidote, Continental Lager (4.4% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Eyam AKA the Plague Village, have a brewery that doesn’t like to take itself too seriously. It has a number of tipples across a number of styles all of which have embraced the villages heritage as they definitely follow the same naming theme! AllContinue reading “Eyam Brewery – Antidote, Continental Lager (4.4% ABV)”

Eyam Brewery – Quarantine, Blonde Ale (4.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Eyam AKA the Plague Village, have a brewery that doesn’t like to take itself too seriously. It has a number of tipples across a number of styles all of which have embraced the villages heritage as they definitely follow the same naming theme! AllContinue reading “Eyam Brewery – Quarantine, Blonde Ale (4.5% ABV)”

Eyam Brewery – Black Death, Vanilla Stout (7.0% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Eyam AKA the Plague Village, have a brewery that doesn’t like to take itself too seriously. It has a number of tipples across a number of styles all of which have embraced the villages heritage as they definitely follow the same naming theme! AllContinue reading “Eyam Brewery – Black Death, Vanilla Stout (7.0% ABV)”

Eyam Brewery – All Fall Down, IPA (6.5 ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Eyam AKA the Plague Village, have a brewery that doesn’t like to take itself too seriously. It has a number of tipples across a number of styles all of which have embraced the villages heritage as they definitely follow the same naming theme! AllContinue reading “Eyam Brewery – All Fall Down, IPA (6.5 ABV)”