Many beers have bold citrus flavours, mainly through hops, but some also have added flavouring. Lemon is not the most obvious one to add, I find that lemon flavouring added to food and drink can be overpowering, and this is an IPA not a sour. In this beer though, it is lemons rather than flavouringContinue reading “Magic Rock Brewing – Lemon-dayz Cloudy Lemonade IPA (6.0% ABV)“
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Adnams – Ghost Ship (0.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, I am pretty certain that a very high percentage of beer drinkers has heard of Adnams classic pale ale Ghost Ship and that quite a lot of those have indeed tried it. In this review we take a look at the alcohol free version to see ifContinue reading “Adnams – Ghost Ship (0.5% ABV)”
Piston Head- Flat Tyre, Dry Hopped Lager (0.5% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. We couldn’t have an AF & Low ABV week without making John try one as well could we. John can remember when AF and Low ABV beers first hit the shelves, and well… let just say he wasn’t a fan, but can a newerContinue reading “Piston Head- Flat Tyre, Dry Hopped Lager (0.5% ABV)”
Not Another Beer co ltd -Lucky Saint 0.5%, Unfiltered Lager
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. We are back with another low ABV beverage today, this one seems to be very popular at the moment and is attainable in most big supermarkets, but I must admit I was completely unaware of its existence until we looked at some AF andContinue reading “Not Another Beer co ltd -Lucky Saint 0.5%, Unfiltered Lager”
Northern Monk Holy Faith (0.5% ABV)
What was it that George Michael once said….Yes that’s right, You’ve gotta have Faith. So as soon as I saw that Northern Monk had brewed an alcohol free version of their classic beer Faith I thought to myself, I’ve gotta have that. The beer is named Holy Faith and comes in at 0.5% but theContinue reading “Northern Monk Holy Faith (0.5% ABV)”
Fungtn- Lions Mane IPA (0.4% ABV)
I’ll admit that I quite enjoyed the Chaga Lager from Fungtn so thought that I would dip my toes into another mushroom-based beer from the same company, this time in the form of Lion’s Mane IPA which is brewed using organic Lion’s Mane mushrooms. Will the mushroom addition work as well in a completely differentContinue reading “Fungtn- Lions Mane IPA (0.4% ABV)”
Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing (SIWC) – Easy Rinder Hefeweizen (0.5% ABV)
Another very low ABV beer from Sheep in Wolf’s clothing, at 0.5% so effectively alcohol free. This one being a Hefenweizen but with a bit of a twist, with a mandarin flavour rather than the more usual banana or clove notes. This is achieved by the addition of mandarin oil during the brewing process. SoContinue reading “Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing (SIWC) – Easy Rinder Hefeweizen (0.5% ABV)”
Sheep in wolf’s clothing (SIWC)- Edinburgh Blueballs Lager (2.8% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Today we are looking at Blueballs Lager from our friends at Sheep in Wolfs clothing (SIWC). Blue Ball won Gold in the 2022 European Beer Challenge in the 4.5-5.1% ABV Munich Helles Category, so I have high hopes for this Blue Balls Lager. IContinue reading “Sheep in wolf’s clothing (SIWC)- Edinburgh Blueballs Lager (2.8% ABV)”
Fungtn- Chaga Lager (0.4% ABV)
Well, I don’t know where to start with this other than saying that this low alcohol dark lager from Fungtional Brew Company is brewed using mushrooms……yes that’s right, mushrooms! Nobody can deny that we at The Eternal Hoptimists are not up for a challenge, so as part of our October alcohol free/low alcohol specials weContinue reading “Fungtn- Chaga Lager (0.4% ABV)”
Merakai- This is a Thirst Trap (<0.5% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Next up on our Stoptober week we are looking at this is a Thirst Trap by our friends at Merakai. We know they can make some grade A tipples, but can they made an AF ones. This has to be one of the bestContinue reading “Merakai- This is a Thirst Trap (<0.5% ABV)”
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