FILO
Brewpub
in
Hastings,
East Sussex,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: First In Last Out (Filo)
Established in 1985
Contact
Description
The First In Last Out Public House High Street Hastings and The Filo Brewery. Serving and supplying our own real ales.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at FILO, Hastings on 6th April 2026. Clear copper with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Rated as a novelty ale. Earthy pungencies and mild gingers in aroma. Controlled ginger in-mouth, and a finish of fruitiness, ginger and earthy maltiness. Smooth mouthfeel and a medium to full body.
Tried
from Cask
at
First In Last Out (Filo)
on 06 Apr 2026
at 19:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at FILO, Hastings on 6th April 2026. Deep sepia black with disappearing pale tan foam and spot lacing. Earthy roastiness in aroma. Cherry fruits and dark chocolate in-mouth, and a finish of both. Smooth mouthfeel and a medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
First In Last Out (Filo)
on 06 Apr 2026
at 19:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at FILO, Hastings on 6th April 2026. Clear gold with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Caramel malt and leafy hop aroma. Sweetish citrus, caramel notes and bitter grasses in-mouth, and a bittersweet finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
First In Last Out (Filo)
on 06 Apr 2026
at 18:47
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at FILO, Hastings on 6th April 2026. Coppery amber with shallow off-white foam and scant lacing. Nutty malts aroma. Bitter and grassy throughout liquid pass and finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
at
First In Last Out (Filo)
on 06 Apr 2026
at 18:42
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 - Day 3 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.
[ As FILO Crofters ].
ABV: 3.8%. Clear medium amber yellow colour with a small to average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, caramel, pale malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, sharp, hay - straw, pale malt, light caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191011]
5-3-5-3-10
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2024
at 08:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
6/6/2023. Cask at the First In Last Out, Hastings. Pours very dark ruby brown with a small creamy off-white to beige head. Aroma of light roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, dark fruits, light coffee. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Decent fruity porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2023
at 16:06
12/04/2016. FIRST IN LAST OUT, 14/15 High Street, HASTINGS, East Sussex, England
Tried
on 30 Nov 2022
at 07:19
29/04/2010. READING BEER FESTIVAL, King's Meadow, READING, Berkshire, England
Tried
on 30 Nov 2022
at 07:17
12/04/2016. FIRST IN LAST OUT, 14/15 High Street, HASTINGS, East Sussex, England
Tried
on 30 Nov 2022
at 07:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2019. Lightly gazed golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are tart, tangy apple. Medium body.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2019
at 06:50