Five Points Five Points Pale

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		01 Jul 2025	First night on and presenting some head and lacing but keeping it, only fair, on this Hackney pale. A very fruity first bite. A citrusy fruit-infused hoppiness rising up. A dry hoppy bitterness prevailing and lingering aided by its Amarillo, Cascade and Citra hops from the West Coast of the USA. Slightly too fruited for my taste buds but stuck with it before hitting the buffers with the same brewery's porter.
Philip Pirrip		09 Nov 2022	Slight loss of condition
Philip Pirrip		08 Nov 2022	Professionally brewed ale, always reliable
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	04 Nov 2019	Ran out
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	03 Nov 2019
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	10 Nov 2017

The Park Tavern, Eltham, Greater London

Pub on the Park, Hackney, Greater London

The Pembury Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Prince George, Hackney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		27 Feb 2020	In superb condition and full of flavour. This may have been the special 'all British hops' edition of this beer.

Leyton Star, Leyton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	06 Jan 2020
Stephen Harris		19 Apr 2019	Reliably good.
Stephen Harris		31 Dec 2018	On very fine form.
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	16 Aug 2016	Ran out.
Stephen Harris		09 Aug 2016	A full-bodied Pale Ale.

The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

The Camel, Bethnal Green, Greater London

The Red Lion, Ramsgate, Kent

Catford Constitutional Club, Catford, Greater London

Waterloo Tap, Waterloo, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	30 May 2019
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	19 Apr 2016
Stephen Harris		21 Mar 2016	A great Pale Ale on stunningly good form here.

Leyton Engineer (formerly Leyton Technical), Leyton, Greater London

The Rake, Southwark, Central London

The Cock Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

The Horn of Plenty, Stepney Green, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		20 Jun 2018	On excellent form.

Three Kings, Clerkenwell, Central London

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

The Union Tavern, Westbourne Park, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		09 Mar 2018	This was superb, spicy hoppy light and flavoursome. Washed down my recently eaten curry perfectly.

Euston Tap, Euston, Central London

Old George, Bethnal Green, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		29 Sep 2017	Fresh and zesty.

The Wenlock Arms, Hoxton, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William	Not Tried	05 Sep 2017
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	07 Dec 2015
Archie14		30 Sep 2014	Nice refreshing pint

Stormbird, Camberwell, Greater London

The Parcel Yard, King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London

The White Swan, Charlton, Greater London

The Buxton (formerly Archers), Aldgate, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		06 Apr 2017	Golden, crisp and well-hopped.

The Kings Arms, Borough, Central London

The Marine Hotel, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		22 Nov 2016	Normally excellent this was unbalanced. Overly bitter and lacking hop freshness.
McGargle		21 Jun 2016	Consistently good pale ale. Hoppy with well judged sweetness.

Cat & Mutton, Hackney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		27 Oct 2016	A great, full-bodied Pale Ale.

Tap East, Stratford, Greater London

The Crooked Billet, Clapton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		20 Jan 2016	The landlord here has an arrangement to get this beer unfined “for extra flavour” and it is indeed a particularly tasty pint.
Stephen Harris		02 Nov 2015	All Five Points beers are good in my experience, and this one was excellent.
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	29 Nov 2013

Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Leyton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		16 Jan 2016	One of the market leaders in this style in my view.
Stephen Harris		31 May 2015	Poured from a bottle and very fine, if a little too carbonated for my tastes.
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	26 Apr 2014

Salt Woolwich (formerly The Taproom SE18), Woolwich, Greater London

Old Red Cow, Smithfield, Central London

The White Hart, Whitechapel, Greater London

The Duke's Head, Highgate, Greater London

Spread Eagle (formerly Jackdaw & Star), Homerton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		12 Jul 2015	Full-bodied local beer on very good form here.

The Magnet, Stockport, Greater Manchester

Fuggles Beer Cafe, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		02 Mar 2015	A very slight hop haze but excellent flavour.

East Dulwich Tavern, East Dulwich, Greater London

The Ivy House, Nunhead, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE	Not Tried	26 Feb 2015
HSB		26 Feb 2015	Rather cloudy, but tasted fine. I never know if beers are unfined or badly served these days.

163 Upper Street (formerly The Taproom), Islington, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		16 Feb 2015	Unrefined version.

London Beer Dispensary, Brockley, Greater London

The Pub, Leicester, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		24 Jul 2014

Ravensbourne Arms, Lewisham, Greater London

The Adam & Eve, Homerton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		11 Jun 2014	This pint really hit the spot.

The Rook Taproom (formerly Brighton Beer Dispensary), Brighton, East Sussex

Beer Rebellion (old location), Upper Norwood, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		28 Feb 2014	Superb condition and temperature right

The Clapton Hart, Clapton, Greater London

The Queen's Head, King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Judy G Garland		12 Nov 2013

The Windsor Castle, Clapton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		15 Aug 2013	Golden, full-bodied, hoppy and bitter.

Crate Brewery, Hackney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		04 Aug 2013	Amber/gold. Very robustly hopped.

Five Points Brewing, Hackney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		18 Jul 2013	The bittering hop in this one is Magnum.

The Beer Hall, Staveley, Cumbria