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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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at tap east. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is doughy wheat, banana, banana bread, spicy yeast character, little orange rind. Flavour is tangy wheaty grains, little apple, spicy yeast, hint of wood. Little alcohol presence in the finish. Little rough round the edges. Palate is highish Massaging carbonation, spicy dry finish. Not bad.

Tried from Draft on 11 May 2017 at 12:39


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Rake, Borough. A vague malty basement aroma. An extremely dark chestnut. Thick off-white head. Creamy with a sour tang to the finish. Berries and coffee. Light bodied. Soft. Light carbonation. Astringent finish. A great mild.

Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2017 at 16:19


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

23rd February 2017
Keg at the Brewpub. Hazy gold beer, thin white head. Dry minerally crisp palate. Mild sourness. Trace of yogurt. Light passion fruit and a little peach. Crisp finish. Refreshing.

Tried on 26 Feb 2017 at 11:54


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

Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Tap East American Brown Ale ].Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, fruity maly, caramel, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, sugary. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, orange, dark malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151201] 7-3-7-3-13

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2017 at 01:31


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ Tap East Pub & Brewery, The Great Eastern Market, Westfield Stratford City, Stratford, Greater London, England E20 1ET. [ As Tap East JPB (Jonny Park Bitter) ].Light unclear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, good to fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel - pale malt, light hoppy, fruity hops, earthy fruit, apple notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, fruity hops, caramel malt, pale malt, fruity malt, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150217] 5-3-6-3-12

Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2017 at 11:27


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

6th June 2016
Tap East. Cask, Very hazy gold beer, bubbly white head. Palate is light and dry with reasonable fine carbonation. Mild spice. Banana esters. Little peachy fruit and modest apple, Dry and slightly bitter finish. It’s okay, bit staid and I could do without the apple.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jan 2017 at 07:16


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft @ Tap East, Stratford E20. Pours a slightly hazy red color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy ginger aroma. Fruity malty spicy ginger and hibiscus flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy spicy ginger finish.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jan 2017 at 12:16


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Tap East, Stratford E20. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2017 at 12:13


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ Tap East, Stratford E20. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2017 at 12:11


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

Draft at Tap East, Stratford shared with Chriso. Near black with a ring tan head. Aroma of licorice, overripe ripe fruit, caramel and light dark chocolate. Too licorice forward for my taste. Flavour is above moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2016 at 14:31