Five Points Best Fuggles Hops

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
Philip Pirrip		12 Sep 2024	Held little head or lacing
Philip Pirrip		11 Apr 2024	New cask on and top form. Five Points's best ale by a long chalk
Philip Pirrip		01 Feb 2024	A good zingy light bitter
Philip Pirrip		31 Jan 2024	Probably Five Points's most consistent product. Reliable
Philip Pirrip		11 Jan 2024	New cask on today in peak condition
Philip Pirrip		17 Sep 2023	Probably Five Points's best ale for taste. Wrong clip on display implying the Goldings Hops version
Philip Pirrip		19 Feb 2023	Something not right with this. I usually greatly enjoy this variant of Best, this one was a chore
Philip Pirrip		07 Apr 2022	Best of Five Points's beers by a long chalk and a credit to it
Philip Pirrip		15 Nov 2021	Superb, new cask today in peak condition
Philip Pirrip		03 Feb 2020	Should not be hazy, described nowhere as unfined
Philip Pirrip		05 Nov 2019	Some confusion as pumpclip said Goldings but the daily menu sheet said Fuggles version of Best

Star & Garter, Bromley, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		11 May 2024	Had the bitterness but soon went absolutely flat in the glass making it a chore to finish
Philip Pirrip		10 May 2019	Slight haze did not detract from this really tasty bitter, with great head and significant lacing

Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Club, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		03 Feb 2024	Brilliant bitter Fuggles hops dance on the tongue

The Roebuck, Borough, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		06 Aug 2023	Always try this when I see it - probably best of Five Points's ales.

Fuggles Beer Cafe, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		22 May 2023	A tasty drop - in my opinion the best of Five Points's output

Royal Albert, New Cross, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		26 Jan 2022	Apart from being served in a handled jug and well balanced single hopper
Philip Pirrip		17 Jul 2019	Not as clean on the palate as previous examples of this one
Philip Pirrip		24 Jun 2019
Philip Pirrip		23 Jun 2019	Well rounded, have had this when a tad less cloying
Philip Pirrip		02 Jun 2019	Good condition but more cloying that the last batch I tried
Philip Pirrip		19 May 2019
Philip Pirrip		05 May 2019	Let's simplify this beer game, who needs more that a great English bitter beer. A gem of a pint

The Pembury Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Leyton Star, Leyton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		15 Mar 2020	Distinctively Fuggles.
Stephen Harris		06 Jan 2020	Apparently, "cask Bitters and Milds" are set to be the trendy beer style of 2020. This will probably be considered one of the best.

Tapping The Admiral, Kentish Town, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		13 Mar 2020

Bethnal Green Tavern, Bethnal Green, Greater London

Prince Arthur, Hackney, Greater London

The Cock Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

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

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	07 Dec 2019
Philip Pirrip		15 Jun 2019

Waterloo Tap, Waterloo, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		05 Oct 2019	Straight up faultless, perfect. I can not justify other than a 5 star marking

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

Catford Constitutional Club, Catford, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		19 Jun 2019	Not at its best. Cloying and with a scummy broken yeasty head

Parkerville, Herne Bay, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		17 May 2019	Nice slightly tart leafy bitter