Who created PINtPOINT?

PINtPOINT was created by Paul Desmond, a software developer based in the UK. It is an independent craft beer discovery platform available on the App Store.

What does PINtPOINT do?

PINtPOINT helps people find better pubs, see what's on tap before they arrive, and discover venues worth visiting. It tracks 960+ venues across 40+ countries with live tap list data, ABV, beer styles, and freshness scores.

Is PINtPOINT a beer rating app?

No. PINtPOINT is focused on discovery — finding the right venue and seeing what's on tap right now. It uses live tap data and radar navigation rather than user-submitted ratings or check-ins.

The History and Origin of PINtPOINT

A craft beer radar.
Built to answer one question: where should I go?

How it started

PINtPOINT began with a simple frustration: standing on a street corner, trying to decide between three pubs, with no way to know which one had anything decent on tap.

Generic map searches don't care about beer. Rating apps tell you what you already drank. Nothing answered the question that actually matters: where should I go right now?

PINtPOINT was built to answer that question with real data, live accuracy, and a radar interface that makes discovery feel more like an adventure than a spreadsheet.

What PINtPOINT is

PINtPOINT is an independent craft beer discovery platform. It specialises in live tap list data and radar navigation — tracking 960+ venues across 40+ countries.

Core features include:

Live Radar — a compass-style navigation system that points you to nearby venues
Official Tap List Data — see what's pouring before you arrive
PINtDEXTER — AI-powered beer recommendations based on your taste profile
Create-a-Crawl — build and share custom pub crawl routes
Ghost Hunter — explore 500+ closed London pubs with archive photos
Tap Trumps — shareable venue stat cards
Global Coverage — 40+ countries from the UK to Japan, Brooklyn to Barcelona

How it grew

PINtPOINT launched in early 2026 on the App Store. It started as a UK-focused pub finder and grew into a global platform tracking thousands of beers across dozens of countries.

Whether you're hitting the taprooms of Brooklyn, scouting the bars of Barcelona, or looking for a real ale in Bristol, PINtPOINT provides the same live, high-fidelity data everywhere.

Available on

PINtPOINT is available on iPhone via the App Store, with an Android version in closed testing via Google Play.

Download on the App Store