The Eternal Hoptimists

What a venue! Really.lookong forward to it. If your still looking to get early bird tickets 🎟️ if your quick they still have a few left and at a discounted price too!!!

Happy New Year to you all! I hope your not nursing to bad of a hangover!

2023 was some year for us as we did 273 beer reviews! That's not quite 365 but we're working on it!..

We hope you continue to support us in the New Year and we look forward to seeing what new beers are brewed up for 2024!!..

Whats cooler than being cool? Having this as your last beer from Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Christmas Selection...and the last review of the year... that's pretty cool! Mark Spight

TEH- Tiny Rebel Christmas Selection 2023 -What’s cooler than being cool? (8% ABV) Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, What’s cooler than being cool? No good asking an almost 50-year-old man like me, but what I do know is an 8% abv NEIPA sounds what I would describe…

Back by popular demand after Rebel Fest, 505 Lemon Drop is our penultimate Christmas Selection Beer Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Peter Fleming

TEH- Tiny Rebel Xmas Selection 2023 – 505 Lemon Drop Martini NEIPA (6.2% ABV) Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, This beer was created as a one-off for the annual music and beer festival held at the Tiny Rebel brewery, known as ‘Rebel Fest’. Due to popular de…

And just like that it is all over The Eternal Hoptimists Dublin excursion is over!

Back home now but can't wait to go back to Ireland again!

Cheers for being the guide and organizer Chris Gallagher is was very much appreciated...

Now Im off for a v hot shower and a cuppa with some whiskey in it to warm up!

Make sure you get your tickets people whilst you still can.

1st Phase Tickets still available with a massive 40% off full ticket price!

Tickets are limited on this offer. So don't miss out!
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You asked for more outside space and we have delivered for next year's festival. Ilkley Rugby Clubhouse is a fantastic venue with outside balcony area looking onto the famous Cow and Calf rocks.

Expect the same local businesses as past year's plus some of the best small independent breweries you won't find anywhere else in the North.

More announcements to come and 2nd release tickets with 20% off full price.

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As we're here.. It would be rude not to get our own personalized pint of the black stuff wouldn't it!

Oh.. look what I just so happened to stumble across?..

Yesterday we were on a bit of a Wicklow Wolf Brewing Company binge! We're flying back to blighty today.. but we've got one more thing up our sleeve!

We're not sure but we don't think they like Christmas in here!...

Back in Dublin proper now, after our excursion to Dalkey. We're now enjoying a nice pint of Murphy's in the Giddy Dolphin

John is no stranger to Peril, he's come up against a few challenges in life but will this be one of them? Tiny Rebel Brewing Co.

TEH – Tiny Rebel Christmas Selection 2023- Pinches of Peril, Pale Ale ( 5.0% ABV) Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, John is no stranger to Peril, he’s come up against a few challenges in life but will this be one of them? Name: Trooper 10th Anniversary Brewery: …

We're seeing our the night off with some classic Irish folk music and a couple of pints of Rye River Brewing Co, who knows what adventures await tomorrow!

waka-waka, waka-waka, waka-waka, Guinness!

With the Festivities almost done, Peter Fleming is looking into the lost Arts Tiny Rebel Brewing Co.

TEH- Tiny Rebel Xmas Selection 2023 – Lost Art (4.0% ABV) Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, I selected this one out of the Christmas box because it has the potential to be a very interesting beer. It promises to blend the character of lag…

We have Arrived in Ireland! It's time to drink and eat like the Irish to... Or so they say!

Down, Down Forward, Forward (Any punch button)……..Hadouken!!!! This is exactly what Mark Spight needs to get his boxing day started Tiny Rebel Brewing Co.

TEH- Tiny Rebel Christmas Selection 2023 -Hadouken (7% ABV) Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Down, Down Forward, Forward (Any punch button)……..Hadouken!!!! This alone brings back so many memories of possibly my favourite ever arcade game, S…

HO HO HO, Merry Christmas! What could be better than Christmas dinner by the fire with your loved ones next to the xmas tree and a bottle of.. Ridgeway Brewing 's Santa's Butt?... oh now, come on!

Ridgeway Brewing – Santa’s Butt (6.0% ABV) Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, HoHoHo! its Christmas! I hope you all had a great time opening those prezzies! Its now time for me to crack open a bottle of beer with my Christma…

Today John is back again with another Christmas Selection box review for 2023, this time its Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Hank! ! Lets see what he makes of this one!

TEH- Tiny Rebel Christmas Selection 2023 -Hank, Session IPA (4.2%% ABV) Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today John is back again with another Christmas Selection box review for 2023, this time its Tiny Rebels Hank! 1. Name : Hank 2. Brewery: Tiny Rebe…

Well Peter Fleming might not be a lover of Superhero movies... but what about Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Superhero Landing?

TEH- Tiny Rebel Xmas Selection 2023 – Superhero Landing Salted Caramel Popcorn Imperial Milk Stout (13.0% ABV) Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, The superhero genre leaves this old boy cold. Yes, I watched the early Superman and Batman movies, but the myriad of Marvel and DC stuff from the …

John Edward Harrison AKA the sour king is trying this unusual Christmas offering from Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. ! Lets see what he makes of this one!

TEH- Tiny Rebel Christmas Selection 2023 -Tutti Fruitti ICE BLAST! (4.4%% ABV) Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today John the sour king is trying this unusual Christmas offering from Tiny Rebel! Lets see what he makes of this one! 1. Name : Tutti Fruiti Ice …

The next beer from our Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Christmas Selection box, is Juice Shack as Mark Spight has not had a holiday in a while we let him try out this tropical session!

TEH- Tiny Rebel Christmas Selection 2023 -Juice Shack (3.4% ABV) Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Juice Shack is a little old place where we can drink a beer, well actually, no it’s not. In this case it’s the beer, not the venue that is the Juic…

Oooo.. look what turned up this evening.. hand delivered as well, what more could you ask for on Christmas!! Cheers Wheatleys of Yorkshire (Oliver) We will see if this lasts till Christmas day.. but I doubt it 🍻

Watch this space for our thoughts on the traditional mead! You can check out our look at their black cherry and Madagascan vanilla that we tried earlier here:

http://theeternalhoptimists.co.uk/2023/06/17/teh-wheatleys-of-yorkshire-black-cherry-madagascan-vanilla-mead/

Both are still available on their store and of your quick you might just get it in time for Christmas !!!

It's time to crack open Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Christmas Advent 2023 - Kayla elbowed her way in first so she is checking out this Cherry Amaretto Bomb

TEH- Tiny Rebel Christmas Selection 2023 Cherry Amaretto Bomb- (4.5% ABV) Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Those of you may have noticed that we have not done a true advent this year, this is because due to work commitments and holidays we were a little …

Today its time to check out Vault City Brewing 's Tasty Rainbow Series! I called in the cavalry for this one as it proves to be quite the sour explosion!

Vault City – Tasty Rainbow Series! Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimist’s Today much like last year, we are having a christmassy look at a set of beers! Last year, it was Vocations Celebration pack. However, this year we& #821…

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Today Mark Spight is looking in on Rudolphs Revolut will this escape end in disaster or lead to a well welcomed break?

Ridgeway Brewing – Reindeer’s Revolt (6% ABV) Hello and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Whenever I see a bottled beer with the words ‘Christmas Beer/Ale’ written on the label I tend to approach with a sense of caution, why? Well, let’s…

Cheers Docks Beers your tipples helped out during our 12 hour MTG drafting session yesterday! The reviews will be coming soooon!

HoHoHo!... you may have notied I tasked the guys to find Christmassy beers this month, and this one was one of Peter Fleming offerings!

Glen Cannich Brewery – Christmas Spice Red Ale (4.5% ABV) 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 …

Today our guest reviewer Kayla is checking out this Raspberry & Custard Christmas Berliner from Amunsden Brewery!

Amunsden Brewery- Raspberry & Custard Christmas Berliner (0.5% ABV Hello, and welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists, Today our guest reviewer Kayla is checking out this Raspberry & Custard Christmas Berliner from Amunsden Brewery! Name : Raspberry & Cus…