Hackney Brewery
Microbrewery
in Walthamstow,
London,
Greater London,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Hackney Brewery - High Hill Tap
- Out of business
Established in 2011
Closed in 2025
Contact
Description
We're Hackney Brewery — a small, independent craft brewery from London who has been dedicated to producing the most progressive accessible styles of hop forward independent craft beer to high standards.
We’re passionate about producing high-quality beers which are not only flavourful and aesthetically pleasing but also suitable for anyone who is interested in trying good quality craft beer. We've spent years refining and progressing our recipes to keep up with people’s ever-changing taste.
We were founded in 2011 by Peter Hills and Jon Swain in a couple of railway arches in Haggerston, Hackney.
Over the years we’ve invested in state-of-the-art lab equipment, new machinery and we strive to continuously improve our processes and work to get the best out of our ingredients.
Now with a focus on Keg and Can formats with modern and US hop forward styles, we provide a complete core range of crafted styles from Session-able table beers, hop forward pales and IPA’s, hazy juice bombs, a multi award winning peach and basil sour and crystal clear craft lager.
In 2021 we opened our new site on the Blackhorse Beer Mile, High Hill Taproom, home to Hackney Brewery.
We’re passionate about producing high-quality beers which are not only flavourful and aesthetically pleasing but also suitable for anyone who is interested in trying good quality craft beer. We've spent years refining and progressing our recipes to keep up with people’s ever-changing taste.
We were founded in 2011 by Peter Hills and Jon Swain in a couple of railway arches in Haggerston, Hackney.
Over the years we’ve invested in state-of-the-art lab equipment, new machinery and we strive to continuously improve our processes and work to get the best out of our ingredients.
Now with a focus on Keg and Can formats with modern and US hop forward styles, we provide a complete core range of crafted styles from Session-able table beers, hop forward pales and IPA’s, hazy juice bombs, a multi award winning peach and basil sour and crystal clear craft lager.
In 2021 we opened our new site on the Blackhorse Beer Mile, High Hill Taproom, home to Hackney Brewery.
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Mother Kelly's - Bethnal Green. Pours clear, deep brown with a creamy, khaki head. Rich, with moderate sweet dark malts, mellow cocoa, soft roast, burnt toffee. Medium to full bodied with massaging carbonation and velvety texture. Finishes with decent warmth, more chocolate, some earthy bitterness, raisins. Not bad.
Tried
on 08 Sep 2021
at 19:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at London Spirit game at Lord’s: Poured coppery orange with white frothy head. Aroma is hops and malt. Taste is bitter forward, fruity, piney, malt backbone. This could taste like crap and I’m going to rate it high because it’s available at cricket match.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2021
at 15:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Keg tap at the Earl of Essex, Islington. Deep gold and a bit hazy with a thick off-white head. Tangerine, papaya and a little bit of mango in the aroma. Bold juicy taste. It's on the sweet side but the finish has a weighty bitterness to it. Waves of tangerine pulp in the aftertaste. Heavy carbonation. Delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2021
at 12:06
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jun 2021
at 00:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Euston Tap cloudy pale gold colour lasting white head. Tropical hop aroma. lots of hop flower flavour. yes very hop forward pale ale. OK citrus fruit drinkability. just a little harsh for me and the hop flower flavour hides some of the fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2021
at 12:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Euston Tap. Hazy amber colour thin white head. Peach aroma. not very sour. just a lovely peach led pale ale. I liked the fruit enormously. light bitterness on the finish good.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2021
at 11:54
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from All Good Beer. Pours clear pale yellow with a small, creamy white head. Lightly sweet with subtle minerality, straw, pale biscuits, straw. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with some flinty dryness, more pale biscuits, nips of cereal, lightly bitter straw. Very so so.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2021
at 19:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from London Beer Lab. Pours deep brown with a frothy, beige head. Light to medium sweet with subtle ashy roast, nicely toasted brown bread, subtle smooth chocolate, orange and grapefruit, a little earth and pine. Medium bodied, lightly oily, with fine, massaging carbonation. Nicely rounded finish, more soft cocoa, burnt pine, sturdy roast, lightly juicy citrus fruits. Solid overall.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2020
at 19:57
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Loads of mango on this. Lots of tropical guava. Jellybean sweets. Lemon bonbons. Grapefruit juice. Drinks like orange juice. Super easy-drinking NEPA. No hop burn. An accomplished APA. Creamy mouthfeel. Lots of fruit pulp on the finish. Aroma of gardinia on a bright spring morning and mountain dew. Classical NEPA. Brewery acquisition.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2020
at 21:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can. Pours dark orange brown with a medium head. Aroma is orange, bitters and a little bourbon. Got the old fashioned vibe. Taste has caramel, some bitters and alcohol. A little orange on the finish. A bit rough around the edges.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2020
at 19:58