About
CRATE was established in 2012 when the Olympics were in full swing just over the canal, and Hackney Wick was changing fast. CRATE thrives on creativity, free thinking, and working hard. The experimental brewhouse is where all the Limited Edition beers are created.
Latest news November 2020:
The situation is complex, but it seems that there were two separate companies, one for brewing and one for the bar business. Both hit financial trouble, and the brewing company went into administration. Truman's, needing a new site due to delays with their new brewery, are currently brewing in Crate's old brewing space. But the website is still online and Crate beers are still available...
Latest news November 2020:
The situation is complex, but it seems that there were two separate companies, one for brewing and one for the bar business. Both hit financial trouble, and the brewing company went into administration. Truman's, needing a new site due to delays with their new brewery, are currently brewing in Crate's old brewing space. But the website is still online and Crate beers are still available...
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2022
at 12:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Murky gold with a bubbly/frothy white head and a juicy fruit aroma. Was anticipating a pulpy mouthfeel but it was pretty smooth, some graininess, and easy drinking with tropical fruit and dank hoppy bitterness nicely married together
Tried
on 21 Jan 2022
at 16:44
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2021
at 19:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, keg at Crate Taproom. Shared with Finn. Cloudy orange coloured body under a rocky, pearl white head that laced quite well. Juicy oats on the nose. Fresh hop fruity taste of orange and juicy wheat. Hints of fruity bitterness to the ending. Medium bodied. Pretty alright. (London 17.11.2021).
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Dec 2021
at 11:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Delt med Rune.Varm gusjerødgul. «Smoothie». Litt lacing. Aroma av tropisk juice. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken tørket tropisk frukt. På grensen til tungdrikkelig. Lett tørr bitter avslutning. Fortsatt fruktig.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2021
at 13:34
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2021
at 23:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Chris and Ruth Pre-GBBF 2017 tasting - London. Cheers! Pours unclear red with a creamy, white head. The nose holds a mix of funk and raspberry. Medium sweet with more funk, poo, raspberry, other berries. Medium bodied with massaging carbonation. Decent balance in the finish, further berry tang, lingering funky dryness. Nice one on the whole.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2021
at 21:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
330ml can. Poured a clear black colour with a short-lived frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty malt and saccharine. The flavour is moderate to strong sweet, with a rich, light oily, roasty, greasy sweet pastry, lactose, vanilla, light dry pepper spice, light liqourice, light floral hop palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Nice, but perhaps a little too sweet up front. I could picture my scowling dentist as I drank this!
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2021
at 14:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gushing to towering, dense yellowish head, pitting in lacey over clear metallic golden beer. Citrus esters, mainly tangerine/mandarine, bit of banana, very fresh-smelling. Bitter-leafy-fruity. Bit of chalk, dusty. Light but lond tapering out of the aftertaste, getting a bit metallic along the way. Light body, yet quite slick; creamy feel from the head and good carbonation. Pretty good, shame about the brewery! Thx to Stef!
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2021
at 08:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml can BBE Apr-21. Hazy orange-gold, small white head, excellent retention and lacing. Nice aroma of grapefruit, mango, grain, lemon citrus. Taste is a grapefruit, grass, semisweet, biscuit malts, light to moderate body. This might not be the freshest but its still pretty decent.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Nov 2020
at 17:09