Tap East
Brewpub
in Newham,
London,
Greater London,
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Associated Venue: Tap East
Established in 2011
Contact
7 International Square, Westfield Stratford City, Montfichet Road, Olympic Park, London, 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.
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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask @ the brewpub. Nice looking clear amber body with a moderate white head. Aroma has caramel malt and some fruity and floral hop aroma. Flavor is mild caramel malt, fruity and moderate bitter. Medium body and medium aftertaste with sweet malt and a light pleasant bitterness. A decent but quite average bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2012
at 13:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On cask @ the brewpub. I did not get any information about ABV etc. so the style might be wrong, please correct if wrong. Dark brown body with a small beige head. Aroma is relatively mild coffee and light roasted malt. Flavor has a lot more coffee to it, the coffee flavor is rather dominating and the bitterness could as well be coffee bitterness than hop bitterness, probably a bit of both. Some dark, roasted malt as well, but in the background from the coffee flavor. Medium to full body and coffee in the aftertaste as well. The coffee flavor is nice, but I find it too dominating, even as a coffee lover this becomes a bit more like cold carbonated coffee then beer. The potential alcohol is totally camouflaged by the coffee, but I have a feeling there might be something here. A kick-start beer geek breakfast.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2012
at 13:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask @ the brewpub. Clear amber body with a nice tan head. Aroma has roasted malt, caramel and dry fruit with chocolate. Flavor is sweet, nice roasted malt, dry fruit, dark chocolate and a pleasant bitterness. Medium body and a fine smooth and roasted aftertaste. A very tasty and pleasant beer, impressive at this low ABV.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2012
at 08:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
4th May 2012
On tap at Tap East. Clear amber beer, residual white head. Light palate, dry. Mild mild malt with fairly bitter hops (Williamette says brewer Jim Wilson). A little juicy citrus. Semi dry finish with lasting bitterness. Good flavour for itโs modest abv (3.8%) but a little thin.
On tap at Tap East. Clear amber beer, residual white head. Light palate, dry. Mild mild malt with fairly bitter hops (Williamette says brewer Jim Wilson). A little juicy citrus. Semi dry finish with lasting bitterness. Good flavour for itโs modest abv (3.8%) but a little thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2012
at 09:21
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ [ London Overground pub crawl ] @ Tap East Pub & Brewery, The Great Eastern Market, Westfield Stratford City, Stratford, Greater London, England E20 1ET.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, toffee, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, acrid peel bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120114]
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2012
at 09:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Tap East, Stratford, London. Copper colour, small white head. Aroma is caramel, mild toast, some toffee and nice floral and grassy hops to it. Flavour is caramel, floral, wooden and quite sweet maltyness with a gentle bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2012
at 03:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@Tap East, Stratford, London. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral and has some maltyness balancing it up. Flavour is fruity and floral with mild perfumed soapy notes. A quite nice and smooth IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2012
at 03:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Tap East. It pours deep ruby, with a thin beige head. The nose is wood, leather, dark fruit, blackcurrant jam and coffee. The taste caramel, wood, dark fruit, leather chocolate and a touch of smoke, with a clean finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Easy drinking and smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2012
at 14:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
5th April 2012
On tap at the Brew Pub. Clear red brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate with a little fine carbonation. Nice malty chocolate base blends well with the mildly citric hop. Develops a stronger citric kick before the semi dry finish with more chocolate (powder this time). Decent mild.
On tap at the Brew Pub. Clear red brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate with a little fine carbonation. Nice malty chocolate base blends well with the mildly citric hop. Develops a stronger citric kick before the semi dry finish with more chocolate (powder this time). Decent mild.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Apr 2012
at 08:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap east extra stout 6.6% very deep brown. Dry malty aroma with some roast. Fruity malty flavour in mouth is pretty good but a bit of syrupy alcohol too. Like the pale ale this tastes like its pretty raw on a new kit. Which it is. Its an interesting syrupy fruity stout. Lots of fruit. Plums and cherries. 3.2
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2012
at 09:59