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The Pembury Tavern (Five Points Brewery)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Magic Rock - Dark ArtsExcellent1
Ilkley - Mary HoppinsExcellent2
Five Points - Railway PorterExcellent6
North - Future DaysExcellent1
Five Points - Citrus PaleExcellent1
Wander Beyond - AnuraExcellent1
Yonder - PrecursorExcellent1
Five Points - PaleExcellent1
North - PinataExcellent1
Beatnikz Republic - I SMaSH CitraExcellent1
North - Pale Citra + El DoradoExcellent1
Beatnikz Republic - Kentucky RiotExcellent1
North - Triple Fruited GoseGood1
Duration - Ebb & FlowGood1
Glen Affric - Highland SuntanPoor1
Siren Craft - Yu LuNot Tried0
Ridgeside - Leaf on the WindNot Tried0
Five Points - Best Fuggles HopsNot Tried0
Timothy Taylor - LandlordNot Tried0
Harvey's - Sussex Best BitterNot Tried0
Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while)Not Tried0
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Brother RabbitNot Tried0
Five Points - Derailed PorterNot Tried0
Five Points - Brick Field BrownNot Tried0
St Austell - TributeNot Tried0
Five Points - Five Points PaleNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Pembury Tavern, Hackney, Greater London
Picture 2. The Pembury Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Visits Details

14 Jun 2019 (Stephen Harris)
North Brewery presentation night. Almost certainly, there were other beers available.
BeerABVScoreNotes
North - Pinata4.50ExcellentSoft and murky. Tropical fruity.
North - Pale Citra + El Dorado4.10ExcellentCloudy gold. Lemony. Low bitterness.
North - Future Days6.70ExcellentFrom a keg. Strong, fruity, soft murk.
North - Triple Fruited Gose4.50GoodFrom a keg.
10 Jun 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80ExcellentOn top form.
Beatnikz Republic - I SMaSH Citra5.00ExcellentPlenty of Citra.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10Not Tried
03 Jun 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Beer and pizza time.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80ExcellentThick and rich and chocolatey.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10Not Tried
Beatnikz Republic - I SMaSH Citra5.00Not Tried
20 May 2019 (Stephen Harris)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ilkley - Mary Hoppins4.00ExcellentExcellent BIPA.
Glen Affric - Highland Suntan4.90PoorFrom old fashioned keg and carbonated way above acceptability.
Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter4.00Not Tried
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Not Tried
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10Not Tried
13 May 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A quiet Monday evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ilkley - Mary Hoppins4.00ExcellentBlack IPA. Very lovely.
Five Points - Citrus Pale4.20ExcellentGolden. Sharp, lemony hops.
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Not Tried
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10Not Tried
30 Apr 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening for beer and pizza. Only two of the weekend's 'Up and Coming Brewers' festival beers are still on and both are from keg.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80ExcellentDelightful, as always.
Wander Beyond - Anura7.00ExcellentFrom keg dispense. Bright, lurid purple in colour. A blueberry-flavoured Berliner Weiss. Tart fruit flavours.
Yonder - Precursor4.60ExcellentFrom keg dispense. A gorgeous Belgian type wheat beer flavoured with wild flowers.
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
Ridgeside - Leaf on the Wind3.10Not Tried
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10Not Tried
05 Apr 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Excellent
Beatnikz Republic - Kentucky Riot5.00ExcellentA lovely, well-hopped Stout.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Five Points - Brick Field Brown5.40Not Tried
18 Mar 2019 (Stephen Harris)
I just happened to be passing.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Excellent
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
Five Points - Brick Field Brown5.40Not Tried
Siren Craft - Yu Lu3.60Not Tried
11 Mar 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening. For once I resist the pizzas.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Magic Rock - Dark Arts6.00ExcellentBlack. A particularly fine Stout. Rich and roasted with dark fruits.
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80ExcellentI love this beer.
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
Five Points - Brick Field Brown5.40Not Tried
18 Feb 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening before the crowds.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Pale4.40ExcellentOn splendid form.
Duration - Ebb & Flow6.00GoodKeg dispense. Quite a hoppy, dry Porter.
Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while)3.90Not Tried
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Brother Rabbit4.00Not Tried
Five Points - Derailed Porter5.20Not Tried
Five Points - Brick Field Brown5.40Not Tried

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About The Pembury Tavern

The pub sign. The Pembury Tavern, Hackney, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional9
Excellent91
Good68
Acceptable34
Poor11

Website.

The pub is found in Hackney, Greater London, E8 1JH.

This pub was built in around 1866 and for many years was a Truman’s house. By the 1970s it was best known as a live music venue. The pub was refurbished in 1983 and by 1986 had been acquired by Banks & Taylor Brewery. Closed for five and a half years from 1998, it re-opened but led a precipitous existence until acquired by Milton Brewery in 2006. In May 2018 the keys passed to the nearby Five Points Brewery. It is a large, stone and brick building on a busy junction near Hackney Downs and Central railway stations. The long wooden bar has 6 handpumps (down from 16 in Milton’s time). There is a bar billiards table, a pizza kitchen and a small outside seating area beside the road junction.

We have visited this pub 86 times, seen 234 different beers and tried 164 of them.

Map location

Postcode: E8 1JH