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

One-third pint, on keg at Tap East. Shared with Finn. Upper part lacing from a diminishing white head. Hazy yellowish body. Quite promising smell of dusty hops and ripe citrus. Lemony flavours, rather dry. Rounded hop fruity end, satisfying bitterness to it. Decent session qualities. (London 17.11.2021).

Tried from Draft on 10 Dec 2021 at 10:53


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

Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2021 - Hackney. Pours clear black-brown with a small, frothy tan head. Lightly sweet with sturdy ashy roast, nips of burnt rubber, dry cocoa, earth. Light bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. Bitter, lightly drying finish, more ashy roast, baking cocoa, scorched earth, coffee grinds. Sound.

Tried from Cask on 03 Dec 2021 at 21:48


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

Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2021 - Hackney. Pours clear gold with no head. Suggestions of fresh hops, lemon, pine needles, some pale bread, crunchy grains. Light bodied with soft carbonation; the condition is lacking. Finishes with more pale bread, lightly pithy lemon and grapefruit, biscuits. Could be quite nice but the condition brings it way down.

Tried from Cask on 02 Dec 2021 at 17:10


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

Delt med Rune. Gusjegrågul. Middels høyt kremaktig skum som daler sakte. Tung fruktig aroma. Smaken sitronskall. Tørr sitruspreget bitter avslutning.

Tried on 17 Nov 2021 at 12:27


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Keg at The Rake, Borough. As 'Hazy Session IPA'. Light lazy stonefruit aroma. Copper gold. Thin blotchy creamy white head. Light-medium sour with a sweet edge that gets more sugary. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Dry somewhat astringent finish. Bland.

Tried on 17 Apr 2021 at 09:09


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Keg at The Rake, Borough. Low key chocolate malty aroma. Dark and glossy. Thin beige creamy head. Initial creamy sweetness before a sour berry edge kicks in, however remains sweet throughout. Medium bodied. A touch creamy. Flat carbonation. Abrupt finish. Enjoyable enough.

Tried on 17 Apr 2021 at 09:03


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

(Cask at Rake, Borough, London, 22 Nov 2019) Dark brown colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, coffee, smoke and roasted malt. Roasted, malty taste with notes of chocolate, coffee, dark bread, a touch of smoke and a balanced roasty bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well balanced with a gentle smoke touch. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2020 at 20:53


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

(Cask at Rake, Borough, London, 22 Nov 2019) Hazy pale amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, grapefruit and lemon zest. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, apricots, slightly biscuity malt and a balanced citric bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and refreshing. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2020 at 20:27


8

Phelonic yeast esters which is often a trademark of this stile. Bitterness. Lemon juice. Very similar to benchmark Belgian IPA's.

Tried from Bottle at The Ale House on 03 Mar 2020 at 20:03


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

[On tap at the brewery.] A straw coloured pour with a ring of white head; grainy aroma; soft bready body, with a sharp grainy sourness; and a tart finish with a touch of unripe apple. Excellent.

Tried from Draft on 12 Feb 2020 at 14:44