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Craft Beer Co. (Craft Beer Company)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Founders - Curmudgeon Old Ale (2016) |  | 1 |
| Wild Beer Co. - Somerset Wild |  | 1 |
| Founders - Porter | | 1 |
| Tiny Rebel - Cherry Bomb | | 1 |
| Blackjack - Devil's Bedpost | | 1 |
| Partizan - Saison Kriek | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Green Hopped IPA | | 1 |
| Saltaire - Citra Pale | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Agua de Sapo | | 1 |
| Gun - Project Babylon Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Hophead Mosaic | | 1 |
| Gun - Base Ejection Smoked Rye |  | 2 |
| Fierce - Easy Shift | | 1 |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Nightshade Chilli Porter | | 2 |
| Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild | | 1 |
| Triple fff - Moondance | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Chocolate & Vanilla Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Malz | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Craft Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Crème Brûlée | Not Tried | 0 |
| Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Revelation | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Cappuccino | Not Tried | 0 |
| Blackjack - Keyworth Mid | Not Tried | 0 |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Botanic Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
20 Feb 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Late afternoon into early evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead Mosaic | 3.80 | | Very wonderful. |
| Tiny Rebel - Cherry Bomb | 5.00 | | Red in colour. A very fruity, sour beer. Really good. |
| Fierce - Easy Shift | 4.50 | | On keg dispense and over-carbonated. Golden and tasty. |
| Triple fff - Moondance | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Chocolate & Vanilla Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Craft Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Malz | 4.90 | Not Tried |
25 Jan 2017 (Stephen Harris)
I was surprised to see the cask beer range unchanged since PP’s visit four days ago; and watching the bar it was clear that relatively few were drinking the stuff. This made me a bit wary and, although the two pints I drank were fine, I decided to lash out on a couple of halves of very special beers from the keg fonts.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founders - Curmudgeon Old Ale (2016) | 9.80 | | - From an old fashioned keg I think, although pretty much untroubled by carbonation. This is not an Old Ale under any definition I am familiar with. I’d call it a Barley Wine. Dark amber in colour. It has obvious alcohol strength and is a warming beer. There is a touch of sticky toffee sweetness. And on top of everything there is a woodiness from oak barrel-aging. Definitely a sipping beer. |
| Siren Craft - Agua de Sapo | 5.80 | | From key-keg. A murky brown colour. Described as a Brown Ale with ginger, lemon and sugar, and every bit as fabulous as that description suggests. Perhaps pushing at the boundary of what is a spiced beer and what is a beer cocktail. |
| Gun - Base Ejection Smoked Rye | 4.70 | | Amber in colour and pretty clear for an unfined beer. Both the rye and the smoke are conspicuous in the flavour. Perhaps could have done with a little more body. |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Nightshade Chilli Porter | 4.30 | | A very dark brown-coloured, chilli-flavoured Porter. The chilli is more of a tingle than a burn. |
| Kent - Craft Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Project Babylon Pale Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Botanic Amber | 3.80 | Not Tried |
21 Jan 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening east end adventure visit. Only 6 handpumps and 21 fizz taps. Every seat taken but I observed to bar staff how few people were coming up for beers, perhaps sip-supping the expensive fizz to last all night.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun - Base Ejection Smoked Rye | 4.70 |  | Disappointing cloying beer, unfined and vegan maybe but not clean to the taste |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Nightshade Chilli Porter | 4.30 | | Initial chilli warming promise soon dissipated so that towards the end it tasted just like a porter |
| Kent - Craft Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Project Babylon Pale Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Botanic Amber | 3.80 | Not Tried |
30 Dec 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Late afternoon into early evening. It became very busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun - Project Babylon Pale Ale | 4.60 | | Fragrant, golden and hoppy. |
| Wild Beer Co. - Somerset Wild | 5.00 | | On keg dispense. A cloudy yellow/gold colour. A very tart beer in the Berliner Weiss style. Very lovely. |
| Kissingate - Black Cherry Mild | 4.20 | | A black beer with a very fruity cherry flavour. |
| Titanic - Cappuccino | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Craft Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Blackjack - Keyworth Mid | 4.80 | Not Tried |
14 Dec 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening. News of this new pub opening seems to have got around, and it is quite crowded in here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackjack - Devil's Bedpost | 5.00 | | Pale and very hoppy indeed. |
| Partizan - Saison Kriek | 3.80 | | On keg dispense. Deep red in colour, with pink foam on top. Has a tart, cherry flavour. Very good. |
| Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Craft Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried |
08 Dec 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Second day of opening for this latest Craft Beer Co pub and nice to be welcomed on arrival by Martin Hayes, co-owner and founder of the chain. There was a busy turnover of after-work trade tonight and I really hope that this venture is a success in an area that has lost so many of its pubs.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Green Hopped IPA | 6.50 | | A smooth, slightly sweet, resinous IPA with none of the rough edges shown by some green-hopped beers. |
| Saltaire - Citra Pale | 4.20 | | A pale beer with a full Citra hop hit. |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | | A pale beer with an unusual but very nice hop flavour. |
| Founders - Porter | 6.50 | | On keg dispense. A black beer with a brown head. Full-flavoured, rich and quite dry. I’d call this a Stout. |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Craft Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Crème Brûlée | 5.90 | Not Tried |
About the Craft Beer Co.
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 2 |
| 43 |
| 17 |
| 6 |
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The pub is found in Limehouse, Greater London, E14 7JD.
This pub in Commercial Road was present by 1871 as the Railway Tavern; the licensee at the time being William Gordon Crow, who previously ran the Crow’s Nest nearby. It is a Victorian era, single bar, street corner pub that nestles almost underneath the railway line beside Limehouse station. Traditionally a Charrington’s house; that brewery’s former ownership can still be seen in the green panels in the windows. For a while in the 1980s the pub was renamed Stepney East, before reverting to the Railway Tavern name. By 2010 the ownership had moved to Punch Taverns and in December 2016 it re-opened following refurbishment as the newest outlet for the growing Craft Beer Co. chain. Six handpumps and twenty-one keg taps on the bar.
We have visited this pub 26 times, seen 115 different beers and tried 66 of them.
Postcode: E14 7JD