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Leyton Star (Electric Star)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Five Points - XPAExcellent4
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurExcellent1
Five Points - Five Points PaleExcellent1
Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPAExcellent1
Five Points - Best Fuggles HopsGood2
Three Sods - SeSsiON IPAGood1
Timothy Taylor - LandlordAcceptable1
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - BlindsideNot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - BlindsideNot Tried0
Three Sods - BoHo BitterNot Tried0
Titanic - Plum PorterNot Tried0
Picture 1. Leyton Star, Leyton, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

07 Aug 2020 (Stephen Harris)
Quite busy, early on a Friday evening. Provision of hand gell seems to be the only acknowledgment of the ongoing virus risk.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30AcceptableI've enjoyed better pints of this one.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
15 Mar 2020 (Stephen Harris)
A quick pint on the way home from a long day out.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10GoodDistinctively Fuggles.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
06 Jan 2020 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-evening. The pub is quiet tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10GoodApparently, "cask Bitters and Milds" are set to be the trendy beer style of 2020. This will probably be considered one of the best.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
07 Jul 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Sunday evening is definitely the time to be here. The kitchen is closed.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPA4.30ExcellentDeservedly crowned SIBA South East champion in cask. And tasting lovely here in keg.
Three Sods - SeSsiON IPA4.40GoodLovely condition but still a predominantly malty taste to my palate.
Titanic - Plum Porter4.90Not Tried
23 Jun 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Late evening. I'm out of practice here and forgot to ask for the CAMRA discount.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - XPA4.00GoodNot quite in tip top form.
Three Sods - BoHo Bitter4.10Not Tried
21 Apr 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-evening. Nursing my sunburn after a full day watching cricket in Beckenham.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90ExcellentStill a great beer.
Three Sods - SeSsiON IPA4.40Not Tried
Three Sods - BoHo Bitter4.10Not Tried
19 Apr 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Post-football pint.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40ExcellentReliably good.
Three Sods - SeSsiON IPA4.40Not Tried
Three Sods - BoHo Bitter4.10Not Tried
16 Mar 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Post-football pint.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - XPA4.00Excellent
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Blindside4.30Not Tried
15 Mar 2019 (ChrisE)
Just after the pub's 4pm opening and only one other customer at the start of my visit. It was a very windy day and every time somebody opened the door the pile of leaflets on a nearby table went all over the place. They were later relocated.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - XPA4.00Good
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Blindside4.30Not Tried
11 Mar 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A mid-evening visit in search of food.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - XPA4.00ExcellentOn excellent form.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Blindside4.40Not Tried

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About the Leyton Star

The pub sign. Leyton Star, Leyton, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent46
Good31
Acceptable13
Poor-

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The pub is found in Leyton, Greater London, E15 2BX.

This pub was established in 1887 as the King Harold, replacing the former Grenadier, which had stood further north in Leyton. It was a Savill Brothers pub (the local brewery at the time), eventually passing to Charrington’s. By the turn of the twenty-first century this pub had acquired an exceedingly seedy reputation. To nobody’s surprise, it eventually closed in 2015, but re-opened in July 2016 as the Leyton Star, much refurbished and beautified. It occupies a street corner position, close to Leyton tube station. A large single bar with an upstairs function room (formerly used as a gym). Rear garden. Four handpumps on the bar. CAMRA discount available.

We have visited this pub 74 times, seen 75 different beers and tried 52 of them.

Map location

Postcode: E15 2BX