TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Fourth Stop: STARBECK

This time, we faced the longest walk from a station yet a whole 15 minutes! But with the rain finally easing and the sun making a long-overdue appearance, the stroll passed in the blink of an eye. Spirits were high, but arriving at this stop caught a few of us off guard. No quaint villageContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Fourth Stop: STARBECK”

TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Third Stop: KNARESBROUGH

I’m not sure if it is wishful thinking, the beer.. or if its finally happening the rain appears to be stopping! however we are only just approaching the half way mark of the Ale Train, so we have still go quite a way to go yet! First up on our stop at Knaresborough is theContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Third Stop: KNARESBROUGH”

TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Train Beers!

We may have got to the point where the waterproofs are not longer well… water proof, but despite being wet we are all certainly still merry. We made it back to the train with five minutes to spare, just enough time to divvy out the train beers we acquired from Brew York earlier!. Name: TimeContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Train Beers!”

TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Second Stop: POPPLETON!

Determined not to let the rain dampen our spirits, we marched from Poppleton Station with gusto toward our next destination: The White Horse. Inside, we were met with the warm glow of familiar hand pumps—Timothy Taylors, of course—so it was Boltmaker all round. The telly was showing the Black and Whites (Hull FC) somehow pullingContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – Second Stop: POPPLETON!”

TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – First Stop: YORK

And we’re off!  The Ale Train has left the Station. Its was a long old week but the engine sparked to life this weekend, and now our coverage of our TEH Ale Train 2025  can finally begin! First stop? York Tap, where the taps are flowing and the good times are already rolling. Spirits areContinue reading “TEH Ale Train 2025 – All Aboard – First Stop: YORK”

Summer Sourz 2024 – Merakai Brewing Co : Berry Berry Nice AF Fruited Sour (<0.5% ABV)

Hello and Welcome back to our Summer Sourz segment Something a little bit different today, an alcohol-free sour beer. This one is based upon the second beer in Merakai’s Frose series and it promises to be packed full of fruit judging by the zany cartoons on the label.  A look at the ingredients shows thatContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024 – Merakai Brewing Co : Berry Berry Nice AF Fruited Sour (<0.5% ABV)”

Summer Sourz 2024- Yonder : Triple Citrus Popsicle (4.5% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Summer Sourz 2024 special, Today Kayla is checking out another modern sour from Yonder, this time its their Triple Citrus Popsicle, she didn’t mind the last ice cream one from them, but what about this one? Lets see what she thinks of it. Refreshingly sour but with a aContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024- Yonder : Triple Citrus Popsicle (4.5% ABV)”

Summer Sourz 2024 – Vault City : Vault Dweller (4.3% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Summer Sourz 2024 special, Today we have a guest reviewer all the way from Peterborough to try out this Vault Dweller Sour from Vault City, that’s right our friend Olivia “Radar” Brazier in town ready and raring to get her hands on this potentially Toxic sour modern beer. wouldContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024 – Vault City : Vault Dweller (4.3% ABV)”

Summer Sourz 2024- Yonder : Passionfruit + Nectarine Sorbet (Dairy free Fruit Sorbet Sour ) (5.0% ABV)

Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists Summer Sourz 2024 special, Today Kayla is checking out this Dairy free fruit sorbet sour from Yonder, and to say she is a little excited about this one! Lets see what she thinks of it. This isn’t so sour that it makes your face pucker, its rather pleasant. ItsContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024- Yonder : Passionfruit + Nectarine Sorbet (Dairy free Fruit Sorbet Sour ) (5.0% ABV)”

Summer Sourz 2024 – Firerock: I Thought You Was A Getaway Driver (6.4% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Whilst I was at the Nottingham Beer festival at the end of June I stumbled across this little gem of a sour, with an interesting name, and I thought this is one for our Summer Sourz segment next month! I’m not a big sour drinker, but if you get theContinue reading “Summer Sourz 2024 – Firerock: I Thought You Was A Getaway Driver (6.4% ABV)”