Five Points Pale
| The River Ale House | East Greenwich, Greater London | 18 Mar 2025 |
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| The Ship | Borough, Central London | 11 May 2024 |
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| The Lyric | Soho, Central London | 28 Feb 2023 |
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| The Rusty Bucket | Eltham, Greater London | 19 Mar 2022 |
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| The Hare | Bethnal Green, Greater London | 18 Nov 2021 |
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| The New Inn | Canterbury, Kent | 08 Sep 2020 |
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| 163 Upper Street (formerly The Taproom) | Islington, Central London | 23 Jan 2020 |
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| The Harp | Charing Cross, Central London | 27 Jul 2019 |
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| Euston Tap | Euston, Central London | 11 May 2019 |
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| The Pembury Tavern | Hackney, Greater London | 18 Feb 2019 |
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| Waterloo Tap | Waterloo, Central London | 08 Dec 2018 |
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| Stormbird | Camberwell, Greater London | 21 Jun 2018 |
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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 |
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| Hogan Sampling | Not Tried | 18 Mar 2025 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 18 Mar 2025 | |
| Philip Pirrip |  | 16 Mar 2025 | Good condition but lacking much taste |
| Hogan Sampling | | 16 Mar 2025 | Good head and lacing to start with on this Hackney pale. Some 30 minutes after being served it, a gentle decant helped to restore it. A fruity first hit and a tropical fruit-infused mouthfeel with plenty of citrus awash. Lightly sweet and a bit of a citrus kick to it in the aftertaste. One sufficed for me. |
| Hogan Sampling | Not Tried | 15 Mar 2025 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 02 Mar 2025 | |
| Hogan Sampling | | 02 Mar 2025 | Good head and lacing on this Hackney-based pale and now on its second night. Certainly nothing like as fruity as Mighty Oak's Kings with a more subtle citrusy flavouring and resinous notes lingering. |
| Hogan Sampling |  | 01 Mar 2025 | Superb in every way after the Bexley. Very good head and lacing on this Hackney pale fresh on today. A hoppy and moreishly dry first hit. A mildly fruity, as in citrusy, first hit with a pleasant oiliness from the hops used. It was also like a beer from the wood with resinous notes in it and was suitably dry in its aftertaste. Another had to follow and much liked by the other Saturday regulars as well and indeed was recommended by them. |
| Hogan Sampling | Not Tried | 08 Nov 2024 | |
| Philip Pirrip |  | 07 Nov 2024 | Very little condition in my glass yet others raved over it! |
| Hogan Sampling | | 07 Nov 2024 | Good head and lacing to start with. 2nd night on and a good hoppy mouthfeel. Had to decant as time moved on to waken up the head and lacing. Slightly citrusy and resinous with a pleasantly dry aftertaste. |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 06 Nov 2024 | |
| Hogan Sampling | | 26 Oct 2024 | Good head and lacing. Slightly too fruity and tangy for me with a subtle acidity on the palette. A pleasantly hoppy lingering aftertaste. |
| Hogan Sampling | Not Tried | 20 Aug 2024 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 18 Aug 2024 | |
| Hogan Sampling | Not Tried | 18 Aug 2024 | |
| Hogan Sampling | | 17 Aug 2024 | Frothy head with a marmalade, citrusy mouthfeel and dry aftertaste. |
| Philip Pirrip | | 08 Aug 2024 | Good enough to have two |
| Hogan Sampling | | 08 Aug 2024 | Five Points - one of my all-time favourites and was not disappointed in the least. Fabulous frothy head and lacing on glass. A citrus flavour and dry, moreish aftertaste. |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 05 May 2024 | |
| Philip Pirrip | | 18 Jan 2024 | Probably best ale on here tonight |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 14 Jan 2024 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 28 Sep 2023 | |
| Philip Pirrip | | 27 Sep 2023 | Refreshing but drank without really noticing |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 15 Jun 2023 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 28 May 2023 | |
| Philip Pirrip | | 27 Mar 2023 | Apparently had been taken off sales before for being hazy and flat - but did not know that when I ordered |
| Philip Pirrip | | 14 Feb 2023 | A truly professional brew through and through |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 19 Aug 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 17 Mar 2022 | |
| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 03 Feb 2020 | |
| Philip Pirrip | | 02 Feb 2020 | |
The Ship, Borough, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Wittenden | Not Tried | 11 May 2024 | Sold out. |
The Lyric, Soho, Central London
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| Jack William | Not Tried | 28 Feb 2023 | |
The Rusty Bucket, Eltham, Greater London
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 19 Mar 2022 | |
The Hare, Bethnal Green, Greater London
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| ChrisE | | 18 Nov 2021 | The last or penultimate pint from the cask and good to the end. |
The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 08 Sep 2020 | |
163 Upper Street (formerly The Taproom), Islington, Central London
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| ChrisE | Not Tried | 23 Jan 2020 | |
The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 27 Jul 2019 | On the currently unused Dark Star APA pump!! |
Euston Tap, Euston, Central London
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 11 May 2019 | |
The Pembury Tavern, Hackney, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Stephen Harris | | 18 Feb 2019 | On splendid form. |
| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 06 Feb 2019 | |
| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 28 Jan 2019 | |
| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 08 Dec 2018 | |
| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 05 Dec 2018 | |
| Stephen Harris | Not Tried | 19 Oct 2018 | |
Waterloo Tap, Waterloo, Central London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Magnus Greel | | 08 Dec 2018 | Citrus malty and grainy with a dry bitter finish |
Stormbird, Camberwell, Greater London
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Philip Pirrip | Not Tried | 21 Jun 2018 | |