About
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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fombe89 (11320) reviewed
Indian Pale Ale from Tap East
7 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap @Rake, Londres 30/11/2018
Color amarillo oscuro, corona de espuma blanca, aromas maltosos, notas frutales, sabor frutal cuerpo medio.
Tried from Draft on 23 Dec 2018 at 12:27
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Winter DIPA from Tap East
7 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2018, day one, 04/12/18. Hazed golden amber with a decent off white cap. Nose is grapefruit, pine resin, mango, mixed tropical fruits. Taste comprises sweet tropical fruits, mango, cantaloupe melon, airy malts, apricot, grapefruit zest. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close laden with juicy hop bitterness. Solid for a cask DIPA.
Tried from Cask on 15 Dec 2018 at 11:18
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Winter DIPA from Tap East
7 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
4th December 2018
Pigs Ear. Cask. Hazy orange - amber beer, small bubbly cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Good condition. Light malts, decent sweetness. Trace of cream, whisper of caramel. Good resinous spicy hops. Bitterish orange and tangerine peel. Oily citrus underneath. Red berries. Light finish. Nice. Satisfyingly hoppy.
Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2018 at 13:20
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Winter DIPA from Tap East
7 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Cask at Pigs Ear 2018 - London. Day 1. Pours clear orange-gold, few bubbles on top. Rich, lots of liquefied tropical fruits, melon, ripe oranges, piney bitterness. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with soft carbonation. Warming and resinous finish, more hearty tropical fruits, alcohol, bread, pine. Alright, would be better on keg.
Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2018 at 13:17
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Indian Pale Ale from Tap East
7 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask handpull Tap East. Clear amber colour no head. Grapefruit soap flavour. Some grapefruit flesh. Some bitterness. Just a bit of soap like perfume for me. OK.
Tried from Cask on 09 Nov 2018 at 11:53
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Gruit Force from Tap East
7 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Tap East. Cloudy orange dark colour no head. It's sharp mango juice. Wow sour and sharp but the fruit is good. Wouldn't guess it's even a beer. Fruit juice throughout. Wow.
Tried from Draft on 09 Nov 2018 at 11:34
Maurice (8355) ticked
Indian Pale Ale from Tap East
8 years ago
6/10
Tried from Draft at The Rake on 08 Sep 2018 at 16:32
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Tri State from Tap East
8 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Tap East, 1 Great Eastern Market, Westfield Stratford City, Stratford, Greater London, England E20 1ET. [ As Tap East Tri State ].Clear medium brown amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, roasted, nutty, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, dusty, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, caramel, sweet malt, dusty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151208] 5-3-5-3-11
Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2018 at 12:27
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Staff Mash - DIPA Impact from Tap East
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the Rake, 18/08/18. Very lightly hazed golden copper with a moderate off white covering that retains as a swirl. Nose carries old skool notes, light pine, bitter tropical fruits, breads. Taste comprises orange pith, grapefruit, caramel, sweet malts, light pine dusting, citric tinged straw. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with slightly astringent hop bitterness. Ok hoppy sipper if a touch simplistic.
Tried on 20 Aug 2018 at 13:30
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Staff Mash - Dandy Cellarman from Tap East
8 years ago
6/10
Tried on 31 Jul 2018 at 17:39