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Chris dives into Redwillow Brewery’s Perceptionless 6.6% ABV, a beer that lives up to its mysterious name… or does it?

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Redwillow Brewery – Perceptionless (6.6% ABV)

Chris is taking a closer look at Perceptionless from Redwillow Brewery. At 6.6% ABV, it promises a solid pour, but the real question is whether the flavour delivers as much intrigue as the name sug…

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Peter’s latest taste test: Brulo’s 7 Hop 7 Grain DDH IPA (0.5% ABV).

Low ABV, with plenty of character

See what he made of it 👇 #CraftBeer #LowABV #IPA

http://theeternalhoptimists.co.uk/2026/03/17/brulo-7-hop-7-grain-ddh-ipa-0-5-abv/

Brulo – 7 hop 7 grain DDH IPA (0.5% ABV)

Welcome back beer lovers. We started the year with our equivalent of ‘dry January’ but there are still more low and no alcohol beers to be reviewed… A sure sign that low or zero a…

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The Eternal Hoptimists Mar 13

Excessive Behaviour? Peter will be the judge of that…

#Beeroclock #beerlovers #beereviews #craftbeerlovers

http://theeternalhoptimists.co.uk/2026/03/13/wilde-childe-brewing-co-excessive-behaviour-salted-caramel-stout-4-7-abv/

Wilde Childe Brewing Co – Excessive Behaviour Salted Caramel Stout (4.7% ABV)

Welcome back lovers of great beer. Here at Hoptimist Towers we do enjoy a stout (or three) and a true milk stout (with lactose) even more so. Then there is caramel, who doesn’t like that, so I thin…

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The Eternal Hoptimists Mar 10

Peter is back investigating another brown ale from one of his favourite Yorkshire Breweries! #beeroclock #beerlovers #beerreviews #craftbeergeek #bestbitter

http://theeternalhoptimists.co.uk/2026/03/10/roosters-brewing-co-yorkshires-best-modern-classic-bitter-3-8-abv-bestbitter/

Rooster’s Brewing Co – Yorkshire’s Best Modern Classic Bitter (3.8% ABV) #BestBitter

Hello again beer fans. Another ‘brown beer’ from one of my favourite Yorkshire breweries. It has been revamped since I first tried it, changing from ‘Best Bitter’ at 4.2% to ‘Modern Classic Bitter’…

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The Eternal Hoptimists Mar 6

Not sweet, not shy, but is it worth being in your glass? join Peter as he investigates this Throwback Oak Conditioned Vintage Stock Ale #beeroclock #beerlovers #beerreview #craftbeerlovers

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Roosters Brewing Co – Throwback Oak Conditioned Vintage Stock Ale (5.3% ABV) #Vintage #StockAle

Something decidedly different today, a ‘brown beer’ with bags of character. There’s something of an oxymoron in the description, it being both ‘all new’ and ‘original’ at the same time, but it’s al…

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The Eternal Hoptimists Mar 3

This time we’re cracking open something that looks suspiciously like it might help animate the statue of liberty.

#beeroclock #beerlovers #beerreviews #craftbeergeek

http://theeternalhoptimists.co.uk/2026/03/03/bearwood-brewing-spengler-dark-berry-sour-5-abv/

Bearwood Brewing: Spengler, Dark Berry Sour ( 5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, This time we’re cracking open something that looks suspiciously like it might help animate the statue of liberty. It’s the kind of beer that feels less like a quiet nig…

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The Eternal Hoptimists Mar 2

A riverside taproom, good company, and a few “strictly professional” tasting notes later… our latest London adventure is live on the blog.

Come see what we found 👇

http://theeternalhoptimists.co.uk/2026/03/02/teh-on-tour-3-locks-brewing-co/

TEH On Tour – 3 Locks Brewing Co

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Last weekend we donned our disguises and hopped the noth south boarder to London to catch up with friends. While good company was always going to be the main event, it …

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The Eternal Hoptimists Feb 26

Abbeydale x Amor Artis = trouble a Mill?… Can Stu hold the Fort? #beeroclock #beerlovers #beerreviews #craftbeergeek

http://theeternalhoptimists.co.uk/2026/02/26/abbeydale-brewery-x-amor-artis-brewing-fort-mill-ipa-6-5-abv/

Abbeydale Brewery X Amor Artis Brewing : Fort Mill, IPA (6.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers,Stu’s back, and this time he’s got a cheeky collab in his hands. Fort Mill from Abbeydale x Amor Artis. One of which is new to us so lets hope it lives up to our expecta…

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The Eternal Hoptimists Feb 24

All aboard the Hazy Train! Chris rides the Ozzy tribute from Brew York. will it be sweet, smooth, and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll. Or dark, treacherous and full of bats? lets find out!

#beeroclock #beerlovers #beerreview #craftbeergeek

http://theeternalhoptimists.co.uk/2026/02/24/brew-york-hazy-train-hazy-pale-4-5-abv/

Brew York : Hazy Train, Hazy Pale (4.5% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Chris is taking us on a rock ‘n’ roll ride with this Brew York release, a cheeky nod to the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne. We are of course talking about Ha…

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The Eternal Hoptimists Feb 21

Chocolate? Yes. Orange? maybe?.. Restraint? Surprisingly so.

This stouturday Peter gets stuck into Rooster’s Terry Chocolate Orange Stout to see whether it’s dessert, a pint, or dangerously close to being both. #beeroclock #beerlovers #beerreviews

http://theeternalhoptimists.co.uk/2026/02/21/roosters-brewing-co-terry-chocolate-orange-stout-4-5-abv-stout/

Roosters Brewing Co – Terry Chocolate Orange Stout (4.5% ABV) #Stout

Welcome back beer loving friends. Christmas the religious festival that has been hijacked by consumerism and overindulgence. Talk of Christmas and thoughts go to the fabulous food, the roast turkey…

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