Pomona Island- Slop ; Kick off your Shoes & relax Your Socks, Stout (5.0% ABV)

Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, It’s Hump day! and what better way to get over it with a cracking can from Pomona Island. Today Sam will be telling us how he overcame his hump day with a can of Slop?.. surely not! This one had some real wake up juice vibes, itContinue reading “Pomona Island- Slop ; Kick off your Shoes & relax Your Socks, Stout (5.0% ABV)”

Bricknell Brewery – Anchor IPA (4.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! Today we are revisiting one of our favourite microbreweries in Hull, Bricknell Brewery. If you would like to have a look at our interview with them last year please feel free to check that out here. But today we are having a look atContinue reading “Bricknell Brewery – Anchor IPA (4.5% ABV)”

The Orkney Brewery – Dark Island Dark Ale (4.6% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Regular readers will know that 2/3 of the team like to pop up to Scotland a couple of times a year to sample the pies and the local football. When it comes to beer the variety of real and craft beers available is improving but this is the beer weContinue reading “The Orkney Brewery – Dark Island Dark Ale (4.6% ABV)”

Bricknell Brewery – Chocolate Porter (6.0% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist, Today we are continuing to sample the beers produced in our home city Hull, by the microbrewer Bricknell Brewery. If you somehow missed our insightful interview with the head brewer you can check that out here. Today we are checking out Bricknell’s Chocolate Porter,Continue reading “Bricknell Brewery – Chocolate Porter (6.0% ABV)”