Five Points Brewing Company Hook Island Red

Hook Island Red

 

Five Points Brewing Company in Hackney, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
6.73
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 65
A full-bodied, hoppy Red Ale brewed with rye malt. Peppery notes with a hint of spice held up by a big, bold, malty backbone. It’s complex, flavourful and interesting.

But, it’s not all about the malt with Hook Island Red. Kilos of West Coast hops – Chinook, Columbus and Simcoe – add flavours of resinous pine with a hint of passionfruit.
 

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8

Loads of rye malt. Bready. Good American hops. Drinks good. Clean too.

Tried from Can at The Ale House on 23 Sep 2015 at 18:16


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Wenlock Arms, 21/8/2015. Deep, copper-red in colour with a frothy, off-white, head. Earthy malts, some citrus and red berry fruits, a hint of spice and moderately bitter finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2015 at 03:57


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from at Cotteridge Wines; clear chestnut brown pour with a frothy tan head aroma has a hint of smoke and light pine, taste has caramel, dark fruits, autumn path, some earthiness.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2015 at 15:11


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Gravity cask at the Cambridge Beer Festival 2015. Amber/copper, a bit cloudy. Light aroma with toast, red berry and a hint of pine. The taste though. Wow. Intensely resinous, a sweet spicy hop bomb augmented by the sweet spiciness of the rye. Long, oily, piney finish. Lovely.

Tried from Cask on 18 May 2015 at 14:46


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Reddish brown amber colour, white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, straw, light herbs. Sweet flavour, caramel. Very fizzy. Sweet finish, paper.
(from draught @ The Cock Tavern, visited during RBESG 2014, London)

Tried on 17 May 2015 at 02:25


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, Londis, Penny Lane, Liverpool. Reddish amber pour, with a meek tan head. Some earthy hop and fruit in the beak. Good fruity hops coupled up with some sweet malts and fruits flavour wise, followed by a solid bitter linger in the finish. Some promise here.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2015 at 17:18


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 330ml. [ As Five Points Hook Island Red ].Unclear medium red amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light nutty, moderate hoppy, grass, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hop bitter, orange, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20130816]

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2015 at 03:33



6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

33cl bottle shared @THT. Thin white head. hazy amber pour. Nice bitterness and rye in the aftertaste

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2015 at 14:11


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Trübes orangebraunes Bier mit einer schönen beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr hopfig, harzig, fruchtig, Melone. Geschmack bitter hopfig, reife Früchte, sehr malzig, harzig, gut!

Tried on 26 Feb 2015 at 14:24