Hello there fellow beer lovers. The Hoptimists do love a bad pun and to be fair to Roosters this beer does manage to go beyond the peel. Fruit peel is frequently added to brews, but this goes a bit further by adding satsuma purée. The first surprise was the colour which is very pale, whenContinue reading “Roosters Brewing Co – Beyond The Peel Satsuma Pale Ale (3.8% ABV) #PaleAle”
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Roosters Brewing Co x Birrifico Italiano – The Italian Job Lemongrass & Black Pepper Pale Ale (4.7% ABV) #PaleAle
Welcome back beer lovers. Today we have a review with a continental flavour, a collaboration between Yorkshire and Italy and a reference to a much loved movie of the 1960s. The original Italian Job is a great movie, but how will this collaboration beer fare? Would Mr. Bridger approve? Would Charlie Coker think it greatContinue reading “Roosters Brewing Co x Birrifico Italiano – The Italian Job Lemongrass & Black Pepper Pale Ale (4.7% ABV) #PaleAle”
Dark Revolution Brewing – Orbital Session Pale (3.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, The can says it is unfiltered and unpasteurised for maximum flavour, which I think we can agree is a good think. It goes on to say store upright (obviously) and to pour carefully leaving the natural yeast sediment behind. Good advice, not always easy enough to doContinue reading “Dark Revolution Brewing – Orbital Session Pale (3.5% ABV)”
Ridgeway Brewing – Santa’s Butt (6.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, HoHoHo! its Christmas! I hope you all had a great time opening those prezzies! Its now time for me to crack open a bottle of beer with my Christmas dinner! What could be better Christmas dinner by the fire with your loved ones next to the treeContinue reading “Ridgeway Brewing – Santa’s Butt (6.0% ABV)”
Heist Brew Co – That’s Between A Man and His Haddock, Single Hop Simcoe IPA. (3.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today Sam is checking out a heist beer that has a good chance of being the best beer name of 2023, That’s between a Man and his Haddock! Now this is how to showcase Simcoe. I think this is one of the best one hop beers weContinue reading “Heist Brew Co – That’s Between A Man and His Haddock, Single Hop Simcoe IPA. (3.5% ABV)”
Sureshot– Whimmy Wam Wam Wozzle (Drink Slurm Shot) , Pilsner – (5.2% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Woop, Woop, Woop, Woop! we’ve only got the galaxy’s favourite liquid refreshment, but doe sit have that authentic Wormulonian friendly flavour! This for a Pilsner, was actually pretty good! Worthy of its theme, and it has an interesting flavour, but a tad too fizzy for me. ButContinue reading “Sureshot– Whimmy Wam Wam Wozzle (Drink Slurm Shot) , Pilsner – (5.2% ABV)”
AZVEX Brewing – Magnificent tree Frog, Pale Ale (4.6% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today Sam is back again trying out another tipple from AZVEX Brewing, this time its the Magnificent tree Frog, but will it be as Electrifying as the Electric Butterfly? This one certainly has a more complex flavour profile than its electric butterfly sister. But I think thisContinue reading “AZVEX Brewing – Magnificent tree Frog, Pale Ale (4.6% ABV)”
AZVEX Brewing – Electric Butterfly, Pale Ale(4.0% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today Sam is dipping his toes into a new brewery that has appeared on our radar, we are of course referring to AZVEX Brewing. They came highly recommended by our friends at Trembling Madness, and also have had a recent nod from the Craft Dogg too. ThisContinue reading “AZVEX Brewing – Electric Butterfly, Pale Ale(4.0% ABV)”
NeonRaptor Brew Co – Spell Casting, Blue Potion Sour (5.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Spookoween 2023 special. John and Sam have been lost to the Knightmare Dungeon, and its up to Kayla to seek them out, With her spellcasting Blue potion in hand, will she be F-L-O-A-T ing through the traps and pitfalls or will she turn into a T-O-A-D! Much like theContinue reading “NeonRaptor Brew Co – Spell Casting, Blue Potion Sour (5.0% ABV)”
Phantom Brewing – Forbidden Squash, Blackcurrant & Prickly Pair Sour (6.7% ABV)
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, and this time we stumbled across some forbidden squash in the abandoned laboratory! There is only one investigator brave enough to try forbidden substances,Continue reading “Phantom Brewing – Forbidden Squash, Blackcurrant & Prickly Pair Sour (6.7% ABV)”
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