Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Well, the boss asked us Minions/Elves/Grinches (delete as appropriate) to seek out some Christmas themed beer. Bah Humbug. That said whilst shopping in Home Bargains for dog treats, I spotted a suitably festive beer from the range brewed specially for them by Glen Crannoch Brewery. With aContinue reading “Glen Cannich Brewery – Christmas Spice Red Ale (4.5% ABV)”
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Vault City – Cloudy Lemonade, Citra & Nelson Sauvin (4.2% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, When it comes to beers from Vault City one can usually expect a somewhat bonkers, yet remarkably good array of flavours, however every now and again you come across something that seems safer but often proves equally as good as other beers in their portfolio. In thisContinue reading “Vault City – Cloudy Lemonade, Citra & Nelson Sauvin (4.2% ABV)”
Vault City Double Blueberry Vanilla Swirl Doughnut (4.1% ABV)
Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Ah, the good old modern sour. Many say that this style should not be considered beer whereas others (including myself) embrace this style and more often than not enjoy what is in my glass when presented with a beer of this style. It is fair to sayContinue reading “Vault City Double Blueberry Vanilla Swirl Doughnut (4.1% ABV)”
T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023 – Pubs, Pubs, Pubs!
Hello there fellow beer lovers, Its Friday, and its time for Sam & Stu’s final instalment of the T|E|H On Tour 2023 Edinburgh trip. Today we will be looking at several beers from several pubs that they visited between the Breweries that they have previously looked at (Innis & Gunns, Moonwake, Fierce Beer & WeeContinue reading “T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023 – Pubs, Pubs, Pubs!”
T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023 – Fierce Tap Toom & Wee Vaults Taproom
Hello there fellow beer lovers, We have returned to have a look in at the Third & Fourth stops of the lads journey, Fierce Beer & Wee Vaults Tap Room. These ones were shorter visits as they had quite a few pubs on their route this day, which we will be showcasing tomorrow. But theContinue reading “T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023 – Fierce Tap Toom & Wee Vaults Taproom”
T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023 – Moonwake Beer Co
Hello there fellow beer lovers, The next stop on the boys Edinburgh tour was Moonwake Beer Co, which I believe was a bit of a disaster as they cocked up their timings, but eventually they made it there… via several other cheeky pub stops! (not that you can tell from the cover photo) Moonwake: “theContinue reading “T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023 – Moonwake Beer Co”
T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023 – Innis & Gunns (Leith)
Hello there fellow beer lovers, As promised, I have deciphered the hieroglyphics left by myself and Stuart, and we are now ready to tell you about our experience at Innis & Gunns, Leith. First up as you would have guessed we went to the Tap room in Leith rather than central Edinburgh, this was originallyContinue reading “T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023 – Innis & Gunns (Leith)”
T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023
Hello there fellow beer lovers, Those of you that follow us on social media may have seen that we recently took a trip up to Edinburgh on ‘Business’. This like all great ideas was a hair brained scheme hatched up between Sam and His friend Stu in the pub in the wee hours. Although theContinue reading “T|E|H On Tour – Edinburgh 2023”
Vault City – Papa Doble- Grapefruit, Lime, Cherry & Banana Sour (7.5% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. We’ve raided out own beer vaults and found this fella hiding at the back, its time for Sam to open his first Sour of 2023! Now, I am not a sour connoisseur like John, but this one scratched an itch I didn’t even know I had. It was veryContinue reading “Vault City – Papa Doble- Grapefruit, Lime, Cherry & Banana Sour (7.5% ABV)”
Fierce – People Like Buns, Cinnamon Bun Ale (6.5% ABV)
It would be fair to say that people really do like buns and often bun type flavours in their beer. This one however is slightly different from the norm as Fierce Beer has released a cinnamon bun ale, yes that’s right cinnamon! Over the course of my beer drinking history I have had a fairContinue reading “Fierce – People Like Buns, Cinnamon Bun Ale (6.5% ABV)”
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