Five Points XPA

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	Not Tried	26 Jun 2025	Ran out
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	26 Jun 2025	Ran out
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Jun 2025
Hogan Sampling		24 Jun 2025	Had better from Five Points from Hackney but fresh on and so gave it a good go. Very good head and lacing visible and staying intact. A lightly fruity first bite off this extra pale ale and perhaps just a touch too fresh and lively for its own good. A citrus-infused hoppiness rising up aided by its US and Australian hops, namely Citra and Galaxy. Hints of orange, peach and passionfruit bobbing up and down on the tongue before then veering downwards aided by a moderately dry bitterness pervading the hoppy infusions and lingering.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	23 Jun 2025	Came on very much at last knockings
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	31 Oct 2024
Hogan Sampling		31 Oct 2024	Very flat as minus a head or lacing almost straight after being served. Multiple decantings produced some head and lacing momentarily. A very sour mouthfeel and certainly a chore to drink.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	30 Oct 2024
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	29 Oct 2024
Philip Pirrip		15 Aug 2024	Good enough but one sufficed
Hogan Sampling		15 Aug 2024	Stuck to it like glue throughout visit. Superb head and lacing. Very moreish aftertaste aided by a hoppy bitterness. 2nd night on. Sorry I missed a visit night before.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Sep 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	22 Sep 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	30 Mar 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	29 Mar 2023	Others' looked like with slight haze
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Nov 2022
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	14 Mar 2022
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	08 Nov 2021	Ran out
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	07 Nov 2021	Many others (well the other 2 drinking it) were extolling the virtues of this

Star & Garter, Bromley, Greater London

The Compass Alehouse, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		05 Oct 2024	Good head and lacing. A hoppy, bitter mouthfeel with hints of mango and passionfruit no less.

The Partridge, Bromley, Greater London

Euston Tap, Euston, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	05 May 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	04 Mar 2019
Wittenden		10 May 2018	Very pale.Tropical fruits.Laid the dust.
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	27 Sep 2017

The Bricklayer's Arms, Putney, Greater London

The Hare & Billet, Blackheath, Greater London

The Union Tavern, Westbourne Park, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		18 Oct 2021	Dry toasty hoppy and refreshing.

Tapping The Admiral, Kentish Town, Greater London

The Birds, Leytonstone, Greater London

Black Dog, Kennington, Greater London

Furlongs Ale House, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Archie14		22 Dec 2019	Delicious pale beer, nice slight citrus and floral finish.

Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London

The Rusty Bucket, Eltham, Greater London

Globe, City, Central London

Magpie & Crown, Brentford, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		16 Aug 2019

Old Fountain, Old Street, Central London

Leyton Star, Leyton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		23 Jun 2019	Not quite in tip top form.
Stephen Harris		16 Mar 2019
ChrisE		15 Mar 2019
Stephen Harris		11 Mar 2019	On excellent form.

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Waterloo Tap, Waterloo, Central London

Royal Albert, New Cross, Greater London

The Pembury Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	12 Nov 2018
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	19 Oct 2018
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	04 Oct 2018
Stephen Harris		27 Sep 2018	Not quite as crisp as and maltier than I recall from previous experience.
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	03 Aug 2018
Andrew	Not Tried	23 Jun 2018

The Cock Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		19 Oct 2018	Pale and sharply-hopped.

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

The Doric Arch, Euston, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		28 Jul 2018

Hermits Cave, Camberwell, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		23 May 2018

Northcote Arms, Leytonstone, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		13 Mar 2018	This beer seems to have made the transition to cask format very well.
Stephen Harris		30 Oct 2017	A very pale, hazy gold. This is a gorgeous, smooth, hoppy pint that is not often seen in cask format.

Williams Ale & Cider House, Spitalfields, Central London

Salt Deptford (formerly Taproom SE8), Deptford, Greater London

Stormbird, Camberwell, Greater London

Westow House, Crystal Palace, Greater London

Five Points Warehouse & Distribution, Hackney, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		22 Jul 2017	Very pale, good hop presence but a bit too cold and fizzy for me – feels like an old fashioned keg in use for this one.