Welcome back to the weird and wonderful world of beer. The only IPL I’ve come across is the cricket one so finding this in a remainder box from Beer 52 is something of a curiosity. IPL being Imperial Pale Lager is a new style and here we have a black expression of it. Something thatContinue reading “Hyllie Bryggeri – Black Sheep Black IPL (5.5% ABV) #BlackLager #BlackIPL”
Tag Archives: lager
Wilde Child Brewing – The Magic Flute Vienna Lager (4.8% ABV) #ViennaLager
Welcome back lovers of great beer. Vienna Lager is one of my favourite lagers and one often overlooked by UK brewers, so I was pleased to see this one on the Wilde Child website. It’s their first attempt at brewing one so it certainly promises to be interesting. They’ve drawn inspiration from the world ofContinue reading “Wilde Child Brewing – The Magic Flute Vienna Lager (4.8% ABV) #ViennaLager”
Vanvåg Beer – Mörker Schwarzbier (4.4% ABV) #Schwarzbier
Welcome back beer lovers. Today a Scandinavian beer born in the Stockholm creative district of Södermalm. It is produced by a self-confessed ‘artisan’ brewer that likes to re-invent and re-purpose traditional beers both old and new. This one is a Schwarzbier, a traditional German black lager and a style almost as old as brewing itself.Continue reading “Vanvåg Beer – Mörker Schwarzbier (4.4% ABV) #Schwarzbier”
Tryanuary 2024: Crak Brewery – Mundaka Zero, AF Session IPA (0.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today Sam is checking out this AF session IPA all the way from Campodarsego, Italy. CRAK opened its doors in 2015 and is a Farm Brewery, perhaps the first one we have ever covered on TEH. This one is short and sweet on the flavour profile, itsContinue reading “Tryanuary 2024: Crak Brewery – Mundaka Zero, AF Session IPA (0.5% ABV)”
Tryanuary 2024: Jumpship – Yardarm (0.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today Sam is cheking out this AF Lager from Jump/Ship Edinburgh. Those who are regular readers will know that I am not a particular fan of lagers. This one however was very nice indeed (for a lager) it had a cracking level of malt, and for aContinue reading “Tryanuary 2024: Jumpship – Yardarm (0.5% ABV)”
TEH- Tiny Rebel Xmas Selection 2023 – Lost Art (4.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, I selected this one out of the Christmas box because it has the potential to be a very interesting beer. It promises to blend the character of lager with notes of IPA. More body than lager but not as much as an IPA. For me it isContinue reading “TEH- Tiny Rebel Xmas Selection 2023 – Lost Art (4.0% ABV)”
Lincoln Green Brewing Co – Archer (4.5% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Travelling aside, it is good to have family that live in different parts of the country, even more so when they have a brewery on their doorstep that you don’t come across very often. On a recent visit to my sister-in-law’s, I was presented with a selectionContinue reading “Lincoln Green Brewing Co – Archer (4.5% ABV)”
Hawkstone Lager – Perfect Draft (4.8% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Love him or loath him you cannot deny the popularity of Jeremy Clarkson and following his recent TV show Clarkson’s Farm it highlighted Hawkstone Brewery and people were clambering over themselves to obtain their beers. The most popular in the range was Hawkstone Lager and upon itsContinue reading “Hawkstone Lager – Perfect Draft (4.8% ABV)”
Paradox Brewery, Sonder Brau (5.99% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, I was discussing with a friend recently how I am starting to enjoy a lager every now and again, by this it goes without saying that I don’t mean the mainstream stuff that you find in multibuy offers in your local supermarket. My friend said to meContinue reading “Paradox Brewery, Sonder Brau (5.99% ABV)”
Powder Monkey Brewing Co – Scuttlebutt, Munich Helles (4.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Regular readers of this blog will probably be aware that we are not big lager drinkers. It may not be our preferred pint, but that doesn’t mean that we are not partial to the occasional cold one in summer or on holiday. Today I am trying aContinue reading “Powder Monkey Brewing Co – Scuttlebutt, Munich Helles (4.5% ABV)”
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