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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg taster at the Lock and Barrel, Bromley. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Nose of burnt sugar, treacle toffee, chocolate. Flavours of chocolate caramel, toffee, creamy coffee. Very good.
Tried on 06 Aug 2019 at 06:34

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can at Joe's. Pours brown, nose is roasted, soapy, toffee, taste is sweet, caramel, toffee, nutty.
Tried from Can on 05 Aug 2019 at 07:32

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gezapft bei Shack Shake in London. Trübes Gold, wenig Schaum. Aroma: Zitrone, tropische Früchte, etwas Hefe. Geschmack: Schmeckt wie Zitronenlimonade, sauer, daneben Orange.
Tried on 24 Jul 2019 at 14:23

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the Lock and Barrel, Bromley. Hazy gold pour with a white head. Aromas of lemon peel, orange peel, peach yoghurt. Flavours of tangerine yoghurt, orange peel, lots of tart citrus fruit.
Tried on 09 Jun 2019 at 15:03

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml can from Tesco. Clear golden with a medium white head. Citrus and caramel aromas, flavour is bold citrus, mango and some cereal
Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2019 at 15:05

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5
Slightly hazy amber beer, white head. Light bitter hop aroma. Taste follows up on that with a little resinous quality and some tropical fruit. It's not special but it's crisp and decent.
Tried on 22 Mar 2019 at 20:51

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
A golden, dry, crisp pale ale which has a decent hoppiness to it and is citrusy and fresh but entirely unremarkable pale.
Tried on 22 Mar 2019 at 19:53

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
[33cl can from Tesco, Warfield.] A hazy amber pour with a billowing white head; tropical fruit aroma; sharp tropical fruit taste, mainly citrus; then a rather muddled finish. Pleasant enough, but similar to so many other modern beers describing themselves as Session IPAs.
Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2019 at 19:44

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
[33cl can from Tesco, Winkfield] Stated ABV of 6%. A daeep golden amber pour with a thick cream head; resinous aroma; sweet jammy taste with some caramel and an earthy bitterness. Perhaps more of an ESB than an IPA, but rather good anyway.
Tried from Can on 04 Feb 2019 at 20:04

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Bottle at a tasting. Quite complex funk, combined with assertive blueberry presence. Also loads of general fruitiness. Med-med-high sourness, mostly lactic character. Thin, moderate carbonation. Quite good, tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2019 at 17:57