T|E|H – #LIBF 2025, the 13th Leeds International Beer Festival

Hello there my fellow beer lovers, Welcome back! Once again the beers have been poured, and the music’s and chatter echo’d of the ruined walls and cloisters of Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds This years Leeds International Beer Festival was a four-day epic celebrating both UK and international brewers alongside street food, and music. Set in theContinue reading “T|E|H – #LIBF 2025, the 13th Leeds International Beer Festival”

Roosters Brewing Co – Blame it on the Tetons Mountain IPA (6.3% ABV) #MountainIPA

Hello fellow beer lovers. Mountain IPA, what is one of those you might ask. Judging by the can this IPA expression lies somewhere between the East Coast and West Coast American style IPAs, hence the ‘Mountain‘.  The Tetons, well that is a mountain range in Wyoming. Who said drinking beer wasn’t educational. It’s certainly wellContinue reading “Roosters Brewing Co – Blame it on the Tetons Mountain IPA (6.3% ABV) #MountainIPA”

T|E|H – Quirky Ales 10yr Birthday Bash

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”

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”

Roosters Brewing Co –High Tea Jasmine Green Tea IPA (6.2% ABV) #HighTea

Hello there fellow beer lovers, its time for tea! I’ve tried pale ales with Earl Grey added which were surprisingly nice, so I’m always game to try a different variation. This one is made with tea from Taylors of Harrogate (the makers of Yorkshire Tea) but in this case their green tea. Also added duringContinue reading “Roosters Brewing Co –High Tea Jasmine Green Tea IPA (6.2% ABV) #HighTea”

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”

TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard for Ales & Adventure – Next Stop: York!

In a few weeks we’re hitting the Leeds–Harrogate Line, rolling through scenic Yorkshire with one mission: great beer, great company, and great stops along the way. This isn’t your average train ride, it’s a full-on craft beer crawl on tracks! Our main destination? The beautiful, beer-soaked streets of York! We’ll be stopping in at theContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard for Ales & Adventure – Next Stop: York!”

Azvex Brewing Co – Volcanic Lightning (7.0% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! Today Kayla is taking a break from the sours and in an unusual turn decided she wanted to cover this IPA, I for one am quite excited by this turn of events, so lets see what she makes of this one! This was very fruity and tasty, but lessContinue reading “Azvex Brewing Co – Volcanic Lightning (7.0% ABV)”

Tryanuary 2024: Left Handed Giant – Free Motion, Hazy IPA (0.5% ABV)

Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Although Sam is certainly not a giant, but he is at least left handed. He decided he would be the one to check out this AF Hazy IPA from LGH. I Think this one is the best non alcoholic beer so far of 2024. Its a little lightContinue reading “Tryanuary 2024: Left Handed Giant – Free Motion, Hazy IPA (0.5% ABV)”