Hops & Glory

Pub in Islington
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8 / 10 from 1 review
Address
382 Essex Road
Islington
London
N1 3PF
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Telephone
020 7226 2277
Region
Islington
Nearest Station
Canonbury
0.29 miles
Category
Pubs
Opening Times
Monday Open 16:30 - Closes 23:00
Tuesday Open 16:30 - Closes 23:00
Wednesday Open 16:30 - Closes 23:00
Thursday Open 16:30 - Closes 00:00
Friday Open 16:30 - Closes 02:00
Saturday Open 12:00 - Closes 02:00
Sunday Open 12:00 - Closes 22:30

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All In London Review

Not just a pub, there's excellent food here too

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Hops and Glory looks like an old school pub at first glance. The hub of the room is the bar with its many draught beers, the ceilings are high and painted a deep red. However there's a very strong focus on the food here - the chef hails from The Pig & Butcher, from the same stable as The Princess of Shoreditch and Smokehouse, where the food is top notch.

A starter of Harrogate blue, radicchio, walnuts and celeriac aioli is delicious. There are generous pieces of the Stilton-like cheese paired with garlicky aioli, a clever match for sweetish celeriac, along with crunchy toasted walnuts and caramelised radicchio. Chopped raw beef with malt extract and mustard is only slightly less exciting - it's a little like beef tartare but lacks its usual tang, with liquid malt extract on the plate and slithers of raw onion layered over the top.

The Cornish cod is great. The hunk of baked fish comes with large pieces of Jerusalem artichoke and plenty of little brown shrimps, while a portion of kale has soaked up the cooking juices. Pork cheeks are braised to tender perfection, paired with skordalia, a Greek puree of potato and garlic, and choucroute, braised cabbage that's a bit like sauerkraut.

Naturally they pay a lot of attention to their beers, stocking British Brewdog and Windsor & Eton, as well as Belgian and US specialties. There's also a monthly brewer's event in full flow on the night we visit.

Hops and Glory host The Brewers Dinner once a month featuring guest brewers. Events include a three course meal with beer matching, with the brewers themselves eating with the guests and discussing their beers. The next event is on April 15th with Crate Brewery, tickets are £29.

Reviewed by Leila anonymously
Published on Mar 16, 2016


A pub and bottle shop fit to fuel the Islington's beer-crazed hordes

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If you have a keen eye and a good memory of the Dalston end of Essex Road then you might remember the plethora of pubs that have stood in the same spot as the Hops and Glory. This difficult end that lies between Angel and Dalston seems like a tricky spot to keep alive. However, without tempting fate we’d like to imagine that the Hops and Glory’s mix of craft beer, comfort and style is here for good.

The spacious interior of the pub is done up with smart burgundy tiles, big mirrors, dark wooden benches, buttoned leather couches and the odd piano for good measure. A simplicity of style that’s surely impossible not to like.

The main star here is the beer and as a bar and bottle shop you can take away most of what you can drink in the pub itself. So, if you’re after a couple of brews for after-hours drinking you can walk away with a tastier tipple than your average off license beer can provide. There is a healthy balance between cask and keg, as well as a variety of bottles. Local London and international breweries – expect Dark Star, Partizan and Camden Brewery - all take turns on rotation.

With so much beer to get through it’s just as well the Hops and Glory serves a small selection of light bites. We opted for a hot dog on our visit and were relieved to find not a Herta frankfurter in sight – an excellent half-foot feast.

As stated, the premises here seem to have given each of the last few pubs a shelf life of just a few years. But with the convenient drink in or take away beer scheme along with a genuinely great atmosphere, the Hops and Glory might just stay for good.

Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Jan 22, 2015


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Since 2013 this Islington pub has been brewing its own beer, but they also have a selection of over 100 ales and lagers from all over the world which you can drink here or buy to take away. An on-trend menu of pulled pork burgers, arancini and cheeses from Spitalfields’ Androuet completes the experience.

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