40ft Brewery

Microbrewery in Walthamstow, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: 40ft Brewery Tap House

Established in 2015

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10 Lockwood Way, Walthamstow, E17 5RB, England
Description
40FT is an independent brewery in Dalston, Hackney, producing fresh, modern beer. Starting in the kitchen of a Hackney Houseshare where three homebrewers made beer for their house parties, the venture quickly moved into two 20ft shipping containers located in a disused Dalston car park in 2015, after convincing the head brewer of their local brewery to join them.

Over the last 6 years, 40FT brewery has grown organically by adding more shipping containers like lego and a building a talented team of 15 people. 40FT is now brewing to capacity on a 10HL brew kit, with an output of 7,000 pints a week

In 2025 production moved to Hackney Brewery's former Blackhorse Road premises.

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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Lorna. It pours darkest brown with a khaki head. The aroma is rich and robust, dark roasted malt, toasty warming spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, plump dried fruits, booze soaked raisins and definite Eccles cake vibes. The taste is quite crisp and dry upfront, dark roasted malt, earthy, toothy, light acidity, washed coffee, dried fruits, raisin in particular, fruit cake, touch of toasty sugars, festive spice and cacao nibs with a drying, toasty finale. Average body and fine, prickly carbonation. Captures the character of the infamous St John's Eccles cake. Interesting and quaffable.

Tried from Can on 01 Jan 2026 at 12:04


5

Magus, mõru, vesine, linnaseline, kerge karamell, aga pigem maitsetu jook. Joodav.

Tried from Draft on 14 Aug 2025 at 18:38


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

(Cask at Cock Tavern, Hackney, London, 30 May 2025) Black colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, milky coffee and dark bread. Malty, roasted, slightly sweetish nose with notes of chocolate, milky coffee and dark bread. Mild roasty bitterness. Light body, with a certain sweetness. Possibly a bit sweet, but tasty and well balanced mild. Nice one.

Tried from Cask at Cock Tavern on 01 Jul 2025 at 21:14


7

Coffee, some roasted seeds, smooth, a bit watery. Ok
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Tried from Draft on 29 May 2025 at 22:10


6

Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2025 at 13:42


7

Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2025 at 13:23


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from lowcostbeer.com, consumed 4 months past BBE. Pours black with small tanned head. Aroma of all spice is the first thing that hits you, followed by a dark malt, molasses and raisins. Taste manages sweet, tangy and bitter combined. Dark malts come through quite rich, cardamon, clove and nutmeg are notable, semi-dry with cocoa dusting. Good but I'm more liking it than loving it, maybe slightly too rich for me.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:06


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried on 07 Dec 2024 at 16:10


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tried on 07 Dec 2024 at 13:14


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

EB - Cask (gravity) @ 40th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2024 - Day 1 at 🇬🇧 The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As 40ft Pig's Ear Ruby Aniversary Ale ]. ABV:4.7%. [20241203]. 7-3-7-3-14

Tried from Cask on 07 Dec 2024 at 12:10