Hook Island Red
Five Points Brewing Company in Hackney, Greater London, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
6.71
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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.
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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8/10
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
6.6/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap @Mad for Beer (Rome). Deep amber color with a medium and persistent off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, some roasted notes, grass, dirty socks, bad! Flavour is sweet and malty, caramel, light bitter end. Medium body, medium to light carbonation. Forget it!
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2015
at 08:04
7.6/10
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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
5.4/10
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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)
(from draught @ The Cock Tavern, visited during RBESG 2014, London)
Tried
on 17 May 2015
at 02:25
7/10
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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
7/10
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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
8/10
Tried
on 28 Mar 2015
at 13:43
6.8/10
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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