Crate Brewery

Brewpub in Hackney Wick, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2012

Contact
White Buidling, 7 White Post Land, Unit 7, Queens Yard, Hackney Wick, E9 5EN, England
Description
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...

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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml can from Tesco on 4th March 2020. Pours amber with off-white foam and no lacing. Mild tropical fruits and citrus in aroma and liquid flow, with a grassy kick. Bitter hoppy finish. Light in body and mouthfeel.
Tried from Can on 04 Mar 2020 at 22:46

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the crate brewery. A translucent golden coloured pour with a a lasting dense white whippy head. Aroma is earthy bready grains, green citrus, floral notes, grape,. Flavour is composed of spicy citrus, bready raw rustic grains, grass, citrus. Palate is light grainy, frorhy carbonation. Light chalk in the finish. Not bad.
Tried on 29 Feb 2020 at 13:10

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml can from TESCO's in Tiverton, Devon. BB 29th Apr 2020. Drank at home on 15th Feb 2020. Amber body, clean and clear, on top a full white head that hung around. The nose is dominated by piney hops, as is the initial taste, as it warmed a little citrus aromas and flavours joined in to add more bitterness and a dryness. Decent.
Tried from Can on 16 Feb 2020 at 09:29

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Keg at Love Beer London. Boozy, boozy aroma. Dark and glossy Thick creamy head. The taste is again dominated by the booze and barrel. Underlying creaminess and berries and Christmas fruits. Thick bodied. Creamy. Flat carbonation. Suprisingly abrupt astringent finish. A good beer to leave the fest on.
Tried on 14 Feb 2020 at 20:21

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Rocky tan head left a spotty cover & collar on a dark brown still body. Toffee, fudge & demerara aroma. Medium to full bodied, creamy on the palate with a soft clean back. Cinder toffee, fudge, toffee, chocolate, lactose & dark sugar tastes. Very nice.....
Tried on 20 Jan 2020 at 22:19

7/10
Tried from Draft on 04 Jan 2020 at 13:29

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Can 33 cl. Pours a hazy golden with a lively and lacing white head. Nose is a little tired, even bordering rotten (BBD is impossible to decipher). Light-bodied, soft on the palate, chalky and minerally with a bitter finish. Really lacking good and fresh hops. 161219
Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2019 at 14:29

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Can sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks troubles. Hazy golden. Stale hops, some malt, honey-ish note, sweetish, bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2019 at 18:07

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
hazy gold some sherbet hops. some citrus some sour. some salt vinegar crisps. decent enough At Crate Brewery with Hog Town Harry Chicago Dave and ChrisO
Tried on 17 Nov 2019 at 11:03

6/10
Tried on 01 Oct 2019 at 20:54