Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. John is pulling out a wildcard this afternoon and trying their Pale Ale! Let’s see what he made of it! at 4.3% this is firmly in the session category, and i certainly wouldn’t mind sessioning this one, it isn’t full on flavour, but itContinue reading “Wild Card- Pale Ale (4.3% ABV)”
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Marble Beers Ltd – ALF Hazy Pale (5.4% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, For those of a certain age the name ALF is probably best associated with a cute and cuddly alien that came to earth and lived with a human family in the 1980’s…..Not in real life of course but in a hit TV show. Anyway, enough retro TVContinue reading “Marble Beers Ltd – ALF Hazy Pale (5.4% ABV)”
Amity Brew Co X McColls Brewery -Spring, Rhubarb Blonde Ale (4.6% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Spring is in the air, and the sun has been out, so lets have a look at this nice looking collab from Amity Brew Co and McColl’s Brewery. This Rhubarb Blonde surely will put a spring in my step this afternoon! 1. Name : Spring 2. Brewery: Amity Brew CoContinue reading “Amity Brew Co X McColls Brewery -Spring, Rhubarb Blonde Ale (4.6% ABV)”
Tiny Rebel – Stay Puft Marshmallow Porter (5.2% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Another modern style porter today. I expect this to be on the sweet side but hopefully not too sweet. I must confess to not eating much marshmallow since my childhood when I had a very sweet tooth. Well despite the doubts over the sweetness this proved toContinue reading “Tiny Rebel – Stay Puft Marshmallow Porter (5.2% ABV)”
Staggeringly Good Co X Neon Raptor – Dashboard Ripples, Raspberry Ripple (4.7% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. It’s Easter Monday, so lets make it a fun day! Its time to have our needed dose of #Beer&Dinosaurs, so we are checking out this Collab Ice Cream IPA by Staggeringly Good & Neon Raptor. In a rare turn of events im sharing this one with the wife, asContinue reading “Staggeringly Good Co X Neon Raptor – Dashboard Ripples, Raspberry Ripple (4.7% ABV)”
Amity Brew Co X Marshmallowist – Sensible , S’more Stout (4.0% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Happy Easter everyone! Today we are seeing in our Easter Sunday with a collaborative marshmallow stout from Amity Brew Co & The Marshmallowist. This is their second collaboration, the first being Nonsense in 2021 which we reviewed previously. but will sensible hold a candle to the original more punchContinue reading “Amity Brew Co X Marshmallowist – Sensible , S’more Stout (4.0% ABV)”
Farmyard Brew Co – Chaff Session IPA (4.0% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. Todays session IPA was a suggestion from the owner of Sutherlands Bottle shop in Hull. He certainly talked it up, and its won plenty of awards so it must surely this one should be good! 1. Name : Chaff 2. Brewery: FarmYard Brew Co 3. Hops : N/A 4. GrainContinue reading “Farmyard Brew Co – Chaff Session IPA (4.0% ABV)”
Neon Raptor X Staggeringly Good – Centaur Wrecker, Blackberry, Raspberry, Apple, Toffee & Peanut (8.5% ABV)
Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimist. And now for something completely different a sour beet with peanut extract?… whatever will they think of next?! 1. Name : Centaur Wrecker 2. Brewery: Neon Raptor X Staggeringly Good 3. Hops : N/A 4. Grain : Barley, Wheat & Oats 5. Aroma : Strong scent of sour fruits, with aContinue reading “Neon Raptor X Staggeringly Good – Centaur Wrecker, Blackberry, Raspberry, Apple, Toffee & Peanut (8.5% ABV)”
Schofferhofer Grapefruit (2.5% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, If anyone mentions the word Radler surely the first beer that would spring to the mind of most people is Schofferhofer Grapefruit and many people describe this as a classic beer that is probably the best example of the style. In this review we take a lookContinue reading “Schofferhofer Grapefruit (2.5% ABV)”
Marble Beers Ltd – Earl Grey IPA (6.8% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, This beer was originally produced in collaboration with Kees Bubberman (now Brouwerij Kees) and John de Vries (now of Brouwerij de Molen) so it has some pedigree. Adding Earl Grey tea during fermentation initially seems a strange thing to do, but as it is oil of bergamotContinue reading “Marble Beers Ltd – Earl Grey IPA (6.8% ABV)”
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