Tap East

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

Established in 2011

Contact
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
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask handpull at The Rake Borough Market. Clear pale gold colour lasting white head. Citrus flavour A little light on malt. Some bitterness on the finish. Some lemon grapefruit. OK

Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2023 at 12:30


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried on 07 Dec 2022 at 11:12


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

Tried on 07 Dec 2022 at 09:52


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

Tried on 07 Dec 2022 at 09:27


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

Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2022 - day 2. Pours clear orange-gold with a modest, frothy white head. Lightly sweet with some oily pine, orange rind, sun-kissed malts. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly resinous finish, bitter. OK.

Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2022 at 14:05


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at The Rake. Hazy pale gold, white head. Tropical fruit, citrus, hint of lemon, resin, nice.

Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2022 at 13:19


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

On tap at The Rake. Hazy pale gold, white head. Wheat, banana, clove. Refreshing.

Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2022 at 13:18


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

Cask at the brewpub. Pours clear amber-gold with a foamy, off-white head. Moderately sweet, some nice toasted leaves, whole grains, nips of coffee, golden raisin, brown bread, earth. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Pretty well balanced to finish, more light leafy hops, hints of brown sugar, toasted bread. Decent overall.

Tried from Cask on 22 Oct 2022 at 13:37


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

Cask at the brewpub. Pours clear golden-brown with a small, creamy off-white head. Lightly sweet, some toasted grains, damp earth, a little wood, carpet, leaves. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Toasted mats, burnt toast to finish. So so.

Tried from Cask on 22 Oct 2022 at 13:34


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Tried from Draft on 17 Sep 2022 at 18:50