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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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2021 - Hackney. Pours black-brown with a bubbly tan head. Light to medium sweet with sturdy ashy roast, bitter black coffee, earthy hops. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; nice condition. Dry, ashy finish, further black coffee and baking cocoa. Toothy and drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 02 Dec 2021 at 17:17

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Can at home in Hackney - picked up from Borough Wines, Wilton Way. Pours mostly clear golden-bronze with a foamy topping. Light to medium sweet flavour, subtle faded pine, semi-ripe citrus fruits, sun-kissed malts. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly resinous finish, more subtly toasted malts, orange rind, pine. Not bad.
Tried from Can on 24 Jul 2021 at 21:59

8.5/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8
Loads of rye malt. Lots of peated whiskey and liquorice and leather. Blackberry. Oak. Tar. Chocolate. Bitter espresso. Coffee grains. Deeply complex and wonderful. Would be better in bottles for me.

Crowler. Acquired from the brewery.
Tried on 02 Jan 2021 at 21:09

7/10
Tried from Draft on 29 Jul 2020 at 20:12

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle split. Pours opaque dark brown, whisker of tan head. Aroma: roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits, coffee, hint of liquorice. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, dark chocolate, dark fruits, molasses. Medium to full bodied soft carbonation, semi dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2020 at 20:49

6/10
Tried on 06 Apr 2020 at 21:39

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
4 January 2020. At Dok Brewing Company, Ghent. Shared with the lovely Anke! Pours hazy dark brown with a lasting, small, foamy, tan head. Aroma of mocha, toffee, raisin, pistachio, dried tea leaves. Taste has sweetish raisin, toffee, bread, interwoven with sour blackcurrant and a subtle nutty, 'nutmeggy', coffee-like bitterness. Drish, herbal hoppy finish, lingering dried fruit, mocha & spices. Medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. Interesting Stout for sure, all elements blending well.
Tried on 07 Mar 2020 at 12:14

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Keg at the Beavertown Extravaganza, day one, 08/09/17. A light hazed orange coloured pour ith a small white head. Aroma is midget gems , mixed orange, tangerine. Flavour is composed of tart lemon, shurbet, crisp grains, tangeriene. Palate is crisp, highish carbonation, light tart.
Tried on 01 Mar 2020 at 20:45

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Tap at Brewdog Dalston. Opaque colour, small beige head. Toasted, chocolaty aroma. Light-bodied. Toasted, dryish, light licorice, coffee and earthy hops. Okish.
Tried from Draft on 22 Dec 2019 at 13:28

2/10
Tried on 08 Dec 2019 at 09:00