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...
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
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught@Crate Brewery, London. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is mild butter, malts, some grassy and mild bready notes. Flavour is bready, toffeeish, mild buttery and grassy notes along with mild herbs.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2012
at 21:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled@chriso pre-gbbf shindig 2012. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, wooden, floral and has some slight dry resiny and toasted notes. Flavour is fruity, wooden, mildly floral, earthy and nutty with some slight nectary notes in the finish. 7 3 8 3 15
Cask@Crate Brewery, London. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, citrusy with some mild herbal notes. Flavour is floral, grassy, herbal and a bit doughlike notes. Quite bitter finish. 7 3 6 3 13.
Cask@Crate Brewery, London. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, citrusy with some mild herbal notes. Flavour is floral, grassy, herbal and a bit doughlike notes. Quite bitter finish. 7 3 6 3 13.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2012
at 23:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012. It pours golden yellow, with a medium white head. The nose is citrus pith, lemon, grapefruit and sweet pale malt. The taste is rather fruity, lemon, grapefruit, straw and hay, with a crisp, dry finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2012
at 11:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle at chrisO ... hazy amber ... thin white lacing .... dry zezty lemon nose ... fizzy fruits ... light lemon ... ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2012
at 11:01