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.
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.
6.9/10
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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
The Rake
on 12 Feb 2025
at 21:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at Pig’s Ear 2024 - Hackney. Pours clearish brown with a bubbly, khaki head. Light sweet flavour with nice cocoa and roast, a little earth and ash, pine. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Nicely malty finish with toasted pine, orange peel. Sound.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2024
at 19:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
3rd December 2024
Cask at Pig's Ear. Almost clear gold beer, good bubbly white head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Thinnish but smooth malts, a light honeyish sweetness. Modest piney orange and tangerine. Light finish leaves a mild bitter linger. Tidy.
Cask at Pig's Ear. Almost clear gold beer, good bubbly white head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Thinnish but smooth malts, a light honeyish sweetness. Modest piney orange and tangerine. Light finish leaves a mild bitter linger. Tidy.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2024
at 17:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Fra cask på The Rake (Borough Market), sammen med Steven: lett uklar gylden med fint skum som varer. Myk, fruktig og innsmigrende. God maltsmak og mild bitterhet, og avslutningen inneholder den essensielle mersmaken. Men jeg må videre på min ferd....
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2024
at 18:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Tap East. Aroma is smoky but delicately so. Lightly opaque gold. Thin creamy white head. Punchy.- cloves, citrus sourness. Bitter smokey edge. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Not overly smokey. Nice enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jan 2024
at 13:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Tap East. Aroma has coffee bitterness and creamy chocolate. Opaque cola brown. Thin frothy foamy beige head. Chocolate with a sweet yet sour berry streak. Bitter coffee edge. Medium bodied. Creamy..Average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish..Flavoursome stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2024
at 13:46