Tap East

Brewpub in Stratford, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Tap East

Established in 2011

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7 International Square, Westfield Stratford City, Montfichet Road, Olympic Park, Stratford, E20 1EE, England
Description
Tap East opened its doors for the first time in 2011 several years before the explosion of breweries across the UK that would happen later in the decade. Having run a successful wholesale business, along side the Rake in Borough market for a number of years, Mike Hill and Richard Dinwoodie were approached by Westfield about the possibility of opening a brewpub in their new site next to the Olympic park in Stratford which they accepted and after several months, lots of building work, and a brewery being shipped down from Cumbria , Tap East was born.

Today the bar offers a welcome respite from the mono-culture of chain stores that populate much of the rest of the centre, while beers produced on site have won a number of awards over the years.

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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Rake, Borough, London, 31 May 2025) Pale amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of apricots, caramel and toast. Malty taste with caramel, apricots, toast, bread and a mild earthy bitterness in the finish. Light body, with a slight sweetness. Refreshing bitter. Quite nice.

Tried from Cask at Rake on 09 Jul 2025 at 20:22


Cask handpull at The Eake Borough Market. Clear deep gold colour lasting cream head. Slightly warm on a hot day. Good flavour. Good Amer8can hop distinctiveness. Good condition
I liked it if a bit warm

Tried from Cask at The Rake on 27 Jun 2025 at 12:03


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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12/6/2025. Cask at Tap East, Stratford.

Tried from Cask on 12 Jun 2025 at 13:02


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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12/6/2025. Tap at Tap East, Stratford. Good pour. Certainly picks up the Sabro. A bit soapy. Quite liked it.

Tried from Draft at Tap East on 12 Jun 2025 at 12:40


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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12/6/2025. Tap at Tap East, Stratford. Straightforward easy drinking session pale.

Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2025 at 12:12


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Tap East. Sampled back in 2017. Pours copper with beige foam. Aroma: biscuit malts, bread, caramel, minor red berry fruits. Taste: more of the same, light sweet & light to moderate bitter, spicy hop semi-dry finish. Towards medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask at Tap East on 05 May 2025 at 10:58


7

Tried from Cask on 03 May 2025 at 16:09


7

Tried from Cask on 03 May 2025 at 16:01


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6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask Handpull at Tap East Stratford. Hazy orange gold colour lasting white head some oranges. Some earthiness not great condition earthy hops. Ok 3.2

Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2025 at 18:32


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

(Cask at Rake, Borough, London, 23 Nov 2024) Dark brown colour, almost black, with foamy, tan head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of dark bread, caramel, chocolate and nuts. Malty, roasted taste with caramel, dark bread, chocolate, pine needles, a touch of citrus and a mild citric/piney bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty and well balanced. Nice one.

Tried from Cask at Rake on 12 Feb 2025 at 21:59