T|E|H – #LIBF 2025, the 13th Leeds International Beer Festival

Hello there my fellow beer lovers, Welcome back! Once again the beers have been poured, and the music’s and chatter echo’d of the ruined walls and cloisters of Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds This years Leeds International Beer Festival was a four-day epic celebrating both UK and international brewers alongside street food, and music. Set in theContinue reading “T|E|H – #LIBF 2025, the 13th Leeds International Beer Festival”

T|E|H – Quirky Ales 10yr Birthday Bash

Hello there my fellow beer lovers, This weekend we joined the party at Quirky Craft Ales as they celebrated their 10th birthday in style. The afternoon had everything you’d want from a brewery bash, a line-up of tasty beers, fresh pizza to keep us fuelled, and live music that set the tone perfectly. Stuart andContinue reading “T|E|H – Quirky Ales 10yr Birthday Bash”

T|E|H – Brewed In Leeds 2025, Horsforth Brewery

Hello there my fellow beer lovers, So we were out again on Friday, kicking off the bank holiday in style we arrived at Horsforth Brewery around 6pm for their Brewed in Leeds Festival which promised to be a showcase of all things local and beery. The set-up was smart: the majority of the guest alesContinue reading “T|E|H – Brewed In Leeds 2025, Horsforth Brewery”

T|E|H – Northallerton Craft Beer Festival #NCBF 2025

Hello there my fellow beer lovers, Relatively fresh off our riverside session at Piglove Brew Co, Kayla, Luke and Sam packed their bags and set off for the very first Northallerton Craft Beer Festival. We were kindly invited along by our friends at Bayonet Brewing Co, who organised the event, and lets just say itContinue reading “T|E|H – Northallerton Craft Beer Festival #NCBF 2025”

T|E|H – Pig Love (Brewing Co) by the River

Hello there my fellow beer lovers, Fresh off the buzz of our triumphant 2025 Ale Train (still nursing a few hazy memories), I managed to coax a few brave colleagues on a whopping 20 minutes walk from work to check out Pig Love Brew Co’s riverside taproom. Nestled in Leeds’ increasingly green and trendy cityContinue reading “T|E|H – Pig Love (Brewing Co) by the River”

Summer Sourz 2024-Vault City : Capri Crush (4.3% ABV)

Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Here we are again with another beer from modern sour kings Vault City, This time the beer is called Capri Crush and is described as; A session sour for Summer, inspired by the beautiful island of Capri. This super crushable fruited sour beer was conditioned on ItalianContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024-Vault City : Capri Crush (4.3% ABV)”

Summer Sourz 2024-rowar Nepomucen : Royal Ma-Noi (8.5% ABV)

Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Mark is back again looking at a particularly interesting sour today for our summer sourz segment, lets see what he has to say about it. My eldest daughter recently had a weekend break in Poland and seeing the photos reminded me that I still had a canContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024-rowar Nepomucen : Royal Ma-Noi (8.5% ABV)”

T|E|H: St Johns Hotel (Hull) May Bank Holiday Beer Festival

Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, It would be fair to say that St Johns Hotel is one of the most consistently good pubs in Hull and licensee Adrian Martin runs a very fine establishment. The pub is held in such high regard that it has won numerous local awards, is a regularContinue reading “T|E|H: St Johns Hotel (Hull) May Bank Holiday Beer Festival”

T|E|H – Spring Cleaning, everything must… Gose!

Loves in the air at The air at the Eternal Hoptimists Towers! So starting Monday we will be looking at 6 beers that you can hold close to your heart! #valentinesbeers #beerlovers #beeroclock

Marble Persephone Artisanal Summer Ale (4.1% ABV)

As the cold weather and dark nights lessen everyone dreams of summer, right? Well, we have managed to get our hands on a Vegetarian Society approved beer from Marble Beers that describes itself as ‘A light summer ale, perfect for a taste of summer year round’.  So, in the absence of the sunshine that weContinue reading “Marble Persephone Artisanal Summer Ale (4.1% ABV)”