Iron Pier Admiral & Amarillo Joined at the Hop

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 Three Pillars, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		24 Jan 2026	1st beer of this visit: I did not ask which specific variety of Joined at the Hop* from the local Northfleet brewery this is and so have selected the first one listed on Pubs and Beer. Iron Pier also does Admiral & Chinook Joined at the Hop at 3.8% and Admiral & Mosaic Joined at the Hop also at 3.8%. Very good head and lacing and almost lasting. This barrel had a little later on run out as it was taken off to mark this. This pale ale/session golden ale came with a lightly fruited first hit. A gentle hoppiness rising. A fruity note or two bobbing up with hints of citrus and tangerine and a dryish hoppiness paddling out. It tasted slightly tired reflecting is was nearly at the end but it was still perfectly drinkable at this point of sampling. *The name of this series of Joined at the Hop pales comes from the concept of pairing a local English hop with an international variety. In this example, Admiral hops, a British-grown variety developed at Wye College in Kent, are mixed with Amarillo hops, an American variety primarily grown in Washington State.

The Firkin Alehouse, Folkestone, Kent

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		25 Nov 2021
Philip Pirrip		24 Nov 2021	I always enjoy Iron Pier's Joined at the Hop series, this was no exception