Crate Brewery

Brewpub in Hackney Wick, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 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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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can at home in Hackney - picked up at an offie near Dalston Junction. Pours clear yellow-gold, lightly effervescent, with a creamy, white head. Quite tart and refreshing, nice lemony acidity, some salt. Light bodied with active carbonation. Clean, tart and dry on the finish, more quenching acidity, lemon, nips of grapefruit pith, more salty bite. Really drinkable, really enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2019 at 22:12


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Way Outback, Southbourne. Fairly hazy golden with a thick white head. Aroma of tart lemon, citrus and yeasty notes. Flavour is above moderate lemon sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 31 Dec 2018 at 16:01


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity at the pigs ear beer festival 2018. A jet black coloured pour with a lasting loose dark tan head. Aroma is earthy roast, oily chocolate, woodland fruit. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody chocolate oily light orange tang, waxy chocolate. Palate is semi sweet, oily, woody. Lowish carbonation. Not bad. Lingering dark bitter choc

Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2018 at 18:14


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Pigs Ear 2018, day one, 04/12/18. Black with a decent tan head. Nose is chocolate, mellow roast, dark fruit esters. Taste comprises liquorice, chocolate biscuit, dried fruits, light black peppery spice. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok stout but not detecting any orange.

Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2018 at 13:27


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

On tap at Craft Room, Zagreb. Hazy golden with large white head. Nice tropical fruit aroma, malty, some lemon, light to moderate sourness. Light to medium bodied.

Tried from Draft at Craft Room on 23 Dec 2018 at 10:15


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

[33cl can from Tesco, Amersham.] A hazy amber pour with a loose white head; citrus aroma; grapefruit taste with a grainy body; and a sustained bitter finish. Pleasant enough, but nothing to make me want another.

Tried from Can on 14 Dec 2018 at 12:58


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can picked up at Tesco in the UK. Copper looking body with an immediate foamy head. Multi Aroma and taste bleeding more on the English Style. Minor hops bitterness.

Tried from Can on 09 Dec 2018 at 20:14


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Can thanks to Stevoj pours out golden topped with a white head. Nose is citrus hops some floral notes and a grain. Taste is more of the citrus hops and a nice mellow malt.

Tried from Can on 09 Dec 2018 at 03:22


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Pigs Ear 2018 - London. Day 1. Pours black-brown with a creamy beige head. Eh, not the best, not very cohesive. Some chalky cocoa, scorched earth, hints of orange rind. Medium bodied, silky, with fine carbonation. Some dry and ashy roast in the finish. So so.

Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2018 at 15:43


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

4th December 2018
Pigs Ear. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts, slightly bitterish and thin dark malts. Tangy bitterish floral orange. Mild spice. Light finish. Okay, had many better.

Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2018 at 15:41