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Hackney Church Brewery (Brew Pub)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
St John at Hackney - Superfly IPAExcellent1
Boxcar - PAL-016 Table BeerExcellent1
Boxcar - PAL-025 Barbe Rouge PaleExcellent1
St John at Hackney - Mare St MosaicExcellent1
St John at Hackney - Imperial Stout Version 1Excellent1
Boxcar - PAL-020 DDH Pale GalaxyExcellent1
St John at Hackney - Lager El Dorado MosaicExcellent1
St John at Hackney - Imperial Stout Version 2Excellent1
St John at Hackney - Simcoe DIPAGood1
St John at Hackney - Ariana Pale AleGood1
St John at Hackney - Session IPAGood1
St John at Hackney - Pale Ale Version 3Good1
St John at Hackney - Citra IPA Version 2Good1
St John at Hackney - Lager Version 1Acceptable1
St John at Hackney - Pale Ale Version 1Acceptable1
St John at Hackney - Lazy Day LagerNot Tried0
Picture 1. Hackney Church Brewery, Hackney, Greater London
Picture 2. Hackney Church Brewery, Hackney, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

31 Jan 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening and a light smattering of customers.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Boxcar - PAL-025 Barbe Rouge Pale5.70ExcellentAn interesting and unusual, fruity flavour from this new French hop. Almost tastes of cherries.
25 Jan 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A quick one in here after a bit of a session next door at the Experiment.
BeerABVScoreNotes
St John at Hackney - Mare St Mosaic5.50ExcellentPoured straight from the tank. A great Mosaic hop showcase.
08 Dec 2018 (Stephen Harris)
Crowded and noisy with a Christmas Fair taking place in the access road outside.
BeerABVScoreNotes
St John at Hackney - Superfly IPA6.50ExcellentMy kind of thing – hopped with Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic. One to savour.
08 Nov 2018 (Stephen Harris)
According to a CAMRA boffin here, the home-brewed beers ‘sort of’ count as real ale, in the same way that Zero Degrees beers sort of count. I’m not convinced, as they clearly have good carbonation levels – but I’ll list them all, not just the ones I drink, just in case.
BeerABVScoreNotes
St John at Hackney - Lager El Dorado Mosaic4.30ExcellentServed direct from the tank. If only all UK-brewed Lagers tasted as good as this. Fresh-tasting, with very high hop-levels from dry-hopping.
St John at Hackney - Imperial Stout Version 210.70Not Tried
St John at Hackney - Ariana Pale Ale5.00Not Tried
St John at Hackney - Session IPA4.50Not Tried
St John at Hackney - Lazy Day Lager4.80Not Tried
25 Oct 2018 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening on a Thursday and it is quieter here than I have seen it before.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Boxcar - PAL-020 DDH Pale Galaxy5.00ExcellentFrom a form of keg. Another winner from Boxcar; this is a delicious, hoppy beer.
12 Oct 2018 (Stephen Harris)
A brief call for a quick half as it is busy and noisy in here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
St John at Hackney - Session IPA4.50GoodFresh and fruity but a bit too fizzy. Good stuff though.
08 Sep 2018 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening. It is the first time I’ve been here when the front bar has been busy – it is echoey and loud with music and a lively birthday party. It seems that all the St John’s beers are now brewed on site.
BeerABVScoreNotes
St John at Hackney - Imperial Stout Version 210.70ExcellentStronger than Version 1 and again very enjoyable. Intense coffee/roast barley with liquorice and brandy notes.
St John at Hackney - Simcoe DIPA8.30GoodAmber-coloured and hazy. Lots of Simcoe hops in a strong tasting beer.
St John at Hackney - Ariana Pale Ale5.00GoodGolden and cloudy. A full-bodied Pale Ale with herbal and bitter hop flavours.
07 Jul 2018 (Stephen Harris)
Evening visit. World cup football is being shown on a big screen in the yard at the back and this has drawn quite a crowd. No cash taken at the bar here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
St John at Hackney - Imperial Stout Version 19.70ExcellentBlack, thick and sticky. Low carbonation from key-keg or keg. Liquorice and prunes. The best I have tried from this brewery so far.
St John at Hackney - Pale Ale Version 35.60GoodThe second beer to become available that has been brewed on site – and served direct from the tank. It’s a murky gold beer. Bitter fruit flavours.
St John at Hackney - Pale Ale Version 15.20AcceptableBrewed off-site, apparently in Germany. Cloudy gold. A keg fizziness detracts. US West Coast hops I think.
30 Jun 2018 (Stephen Harris)
My first visit here and good to have a few beers with an old friend. I’m surprised to discover that most of the house beers have been brewed in Germany so far in the initial days of this brewery, although the fermentation tanks are now full of beer brewed on site. Around ten beers to choose from today.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Boxcar - PAL-016 Table Beer2.30ExcellentFrom key-keg, brewed just a few railway arches away to the west. Low-strength, juicy murk – and I loved it.
St John at Hackney - Citra IPA Version 26.80GoodFrom a keg of some kind and brewed in Germany. An amber-coloured, hoppy IPA.
St John at Hackney - Lager Version 14.60AcceptableServed ‘tank-fresh’, having been brewed on site. Rather sweet and malty to my taste.

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About the Hackney Church Brewery

The pub sign. Hackney Church Brewery, Hackney, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

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Excellent18
Good8
Acceptable2
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The pub is found in Hackney, Greater London, E8 1DU.

A micro-brewery and tap room located in a double railway arch in central Hackney, in an area that has been designated a ‘food and drink hub’. Opened in late-May 2018. Established as St John at Hackney Brewery but renamed in March 2019 in case anyone should mistake the premises for a branch of the St John's fancy meat restaurants. There is a spacious indoor seating area beside the brewing equipment, a kitchen specialising in a kebab menu, and outdoor bench seating to the rear. No cask-conditioned beer is sold here, but some beer comes straight from the tanks. Open daily except Monday.

We have visited this pub 19 times, seen 29 different beers and tried 28 of them.

Map location

Postcode: E8 1DU