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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.
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5.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can at home in Hackney - sourced from All Good Beer HD. Pours clear, dark brown with a quickly fading khaki fizz. A bit tangy, some soft roast, bitter cocoa, day-old coffee. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Further mellow tang in the finish, berries, raisins, bitter cocoa, a little earth. Unimpressive.
Tried from Can on 27 Aug 2020 at 18:25

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Can at home in Hackney - sourced from Clapton Craft. Pours cloudy orange-gold with a small, creamy white head. Lightly sweet, quite dry, bitter, pithy and minerally, a few touches of lemon peel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Really dry and flinty on the finish, some hay, more lemon peel, a little astringency, grassy bitterness. Very so so.
Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2020 at 20:31

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from All Good Beer HD. Pours unclear orange-gold with a foamy, white head. Light-medium sweet flavour, lots of nectarine, tangerine, peach, mellow rindy bitterness. Medium pier with fine carbonation. Rounded finish, more juicy citrus, peach. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2020 at 21:34

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Key keg at Ypres Castle Rye Cloudy gold amber colour thin white head.. sour yogurt flavour with mangoes. a little woody. yep not for me either. just too simple. no integration. too fizzy.
Tried on 07 Aug 2020 at 15:34

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
11/VI/20 - 33cl can from Queens of Hop, shared @ home, BB: 19/IX/20 (2020-483)

Clear pale blond beer, big creamy solid white head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, cow fodder, horse stable, some bread, hint of caramel, plain wordt, slightly metallic. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, grains, wet grains, nice bitterness, some cow fodder, some 4VG. Aftertaste: malty, grains, bread, little herbal, slightly metallic, bit grassy finish, decent lager.

Paired with a beef tartare sandwich.
Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2020 at 10:15

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
440ml can. Poured a hazy golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, big green weedy hops, light tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a light, crisp, fresh, juicy citrus, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2020 at 23:15

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml can. Pours gold with a medium head. Aroma is sweet, grainy grass. Taste is sweet and grainy, with a little corn. Simple but easy drinking
Tried from Can on 22 May 2020 at 15:40

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Tried on 14 Mar 2020 at 15:36

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Tried on 14 Mar 2020 at 15:27

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Tried on 14 Mar 2020 at 14:58