Heist – Long Live The Lettuce, table beer (3.4% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Today Sam is standing firm, a beer in hand, and will probably spend more time typing this review up than the Lizzy did in office actually working! At 3.4% its quite a weak beer, which is typical of the style, and directly parody’s the strength of the conservative leadership.Continue reading “Heist – Long Live The Lettuce, table beer (3.4% ABV)”

Pastore – Limone, small lemon sour (2.5% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today John our resident sour king, is back and he has found another low ABV Sour to sup’. But what will he think of it? Well lets find out! 1. Name : Limone 2. Brewery: Pastore Brewing & Blending (St Leonards On Sea) 3. Aroma : Strong lemon and sourContinue reading “Pastore – Limone, small lemon sour (2.5% ABV)”

Craft Nation, Nothing comes from nothing IPA (0.5% ABV)

In recent times there has been a spate of United Dutch Breweries beers appearing under different names in several of the bargain stores. The latest of these is the alcohol free (0.5%) IPA, interestingly named Nothing Comes From Nothing. As this beer contains almost nothing in terms of alcohol and almost cost me nothing, shouldContinue reading “Craft Nation, Nothing comes from nothing IPA (0.5% ABV)”

Mash Gang – Sour Batch Hops (3.3% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today John is checking out something a little different its a sour batch hop sour, which appears to be a sour patch kids inspired sour. Let’s see what John makes of it? 1. Name : Sour Batch Hops 2. Brewery: Mash Gang 3. Aroma : Sweet sherbet and fruit tones. 4.Continue reading “Mash Gang – Sour Batch Hops (3.3% ABV)”

Pomona Island X Thornbridge Riding With The Ghost (3.3% ABV)

I am sure that we have all heard the saying ‘It’s not the size but what you do with it’, well that is certainly the case when it comes to table beers. This particular style really shows the skills (& sometimes lack of them) of breweries as they look to brew beers that are flavourContinue reading “Pomona Island X Thornbridge Riding With The Ghost (3.3% ABV)”

Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing x 6°North – Whisky Barrel Aged Black Lager (2.8% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, As chief lager tester I get to sample this collaboration beer which according to the label “We’ve taken our traditional black lager and aged it in Scottish Whisky barrels to produce a smooth complex beer that has wonderful hints of coffee and chocolate and is beautifully crisp and unrecognisably 2.8%.”Continue reading “Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing x 6°North – Whisky Barrel Aged Black Lager (2.8% ABV)”