Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome Back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. Regular readers may recall back in March we decided to try a short-dated case offered by Beer 52 through Money Savings Expert. We were so happy with the qualityContinue reading “Bad News Beer Company – Snappy APA (5.1% ABV)”
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Vault City – Passionfruit, Coconut and Banana Sour (9.0% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. We are three posts into John’s reign as the sour king, it has been a tumultuous era, where he has ruled over the ratings of sours with a large dimple glass. Today he is looking at another tipple from Vault City, will it getContinue reading “Vault City – Passionfruit, Coconut and Banana Sour (9.0% ABV)”
Northern Monk – Patrons Project- Sarah Harris / The Culinary Adventures, Parkin Porter, Ginger& Custard (7.0% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. John is checking out another beer by one of his favourite breweries, Northern Monk, this one is one of their Patron Project beers. This is one a series in the culinary adventures which is based in the north of England, through Sarah Harris. SarahContinue reading “Northern Monk – Patrons Project- Sarah Harris / The Culinary Adventures, Parkin Porter, Ginger& Custard (7.0% ABV)”
Camden – Canape Session IPA (4.4% ABV)
Camden Town Brewery were one of the vanguards of the UK craft beer revolution, hip, trendy and well known. They were, of course, purchased by AB InBev the Belgian mega brewing conglomerates to be run as a niche craft brewer. As a so-called session IPA it is ‘… lighter than the usual IPA, with allContinue reading “Camden – Canape Session IPA (4.4% ABV)“
Northern Monk X Floc Brewing , Patron Project with Thought Bubble, Alex Norris (7.0% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! Over the weekend, Sam and a group of his friends went to the Thought Bubble Comic Convention in Leeds/Harrogate. Where they stumbled upon this beauty, its a Limited Patrons Project DDH IPA which was brewed in conjunction to the festival. This Particular Patron is sort of a Two-fer asContinue reading “Northern Monk X Floc Brewing , Patron Project with Thought Bubble, Alex Norris (7.0% ABV)”
Fierce – Have a break (6.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, You could be forgiven into thinking that Have a break from Fierce Beer is a stout or porter. For a start the black can and flavour profile of choc wafer epitomises what you would normally find in a dark beer, however, It is only when you readContinue reading “Fierce – Have a break (6.5% ABV)“
Gwei-lo X Brew York – Totally Tropical Sour (6.5% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. Today John is continuing his sour reign as the sour king and is checking out a tropical sour by the British made Hongkong brewery Gwei-lo and the guys at Brew York. This one claims to be a tropical fruit and nut cocktail, however IContinue reading “Gwei-lo X Brew York – Totally Tropical Sour (6.5% ABV)”
Merakai Brewing Co – Peaching to the Converted (6.5% ABV)
Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists. We are back with another guest review by Michaela, this time she is trying another fruity sour from a different brewery, who’s offerings we have reviewed in the past with smiles on our faces. I’m not a big lover of beer, but as IContinue reading “Merakai Brewing Co – Peaching to the Converted (6.5% ABV)”
Brewdog x Rubies in the Rubble – Rubies in the Rubble Extra Pale Ale (6.5% ABV)
This is a beer from the Brewdog and Friends pack for May 2022. It is made in collaboration with Rubies in the Rubble who are a business who manufacture condiments and seek to reduce the amount of food waste. As the can states “… we pack the nation’s favourite condiment with surplus pears that wouldContinue reading “Brewdog x Rubies in the Rubble – Rubies in the Rubble Extra Pale Ale (6.5% ABV)“
Avaans Kviek IPA (5.5% ABV)
Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, In this review we take a look at a recent Beer 52 purchase from Avaans contract brewery based in Edinburgh in the form of their heavily hopped Kviek Ipa. This is the first beer that I have had from this brewery but being somewhat of a KviekContinue reading “Avaans Kviek IPA (5.5% ABV)“
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