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Tap East (Utobeer)
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Visits Details
14 Jul 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Sunday evening visit. There is a music event on at the Olympic Park and the whole area is in lockdown. Accessing the pub is not straightforward and there are few customers. A few that are here are happy-looking ticket touts.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap East - IPA CSCC | 5.80 |  | Golden. Fearsomely hoppy |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Stout Ladies (in collaboration with The Tap East Girls) | 5.00 | | Dry, creamy and a bit roasty. |
| Waen - First of the Summer Waen | 3.90 |  | Amber. Balanced. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| RedWillow - Fathomless | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Higgs Boson (in collaboration with Fuller's) | 2.50 | Not Tried |
12 Jul 2013 (ChrisE)
Stratford was heaving with people going to the Wireless Music Festival, and crowd control was in operation. I arrived in the pub at 22:59 and was served immediately which is just as well as they stopped serving promptly at 23:00. The chap behind the bar told me that the youngsters outside had generally left the pub alone as it does not sell their kind of beer although he did admit that cider stocks were getting a bit low.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap East - IPA CSCC | 5.80 | | Really tasty, and a fine end to a good evening. |
| RedWillow - Fathomless | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Eugene's Lair | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Stout Ladies (in collaboration with The Tap East Girls) | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Higgs Boson (in collaboration with Fuller's) | 2.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - The Accomplice | 5.70 | Not Tried |
10 Jul 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Quick post-shopping pint at around 9:30pm.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Stout Ladies (in collaboration with The Tap East Girls) | 5.00 | | Smooth, black and quite dry. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - IPA CSCC | 5.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Higgs Boson (in collaboration with Fuller's) | 2.50 | Not Tried | |
| Robson's (Shongweni, Durban) - Durban Pale Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried |
01 Jul 2013 (Stephen Harris)
I’m pleased to see that six of the cask beers survive from the weekend festival - a festival that seems to have been judged an outstanding success. A steady flow of customers here on a Monday mid-evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Simply Mosaic (in collaboration with Simply Hops) | 4.50 | | Lovely. Golden, hazy, hoppy brew. |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Beer Called Framboise (in collaboration with Howling Hops) | 5.50 |  | Brewed in collaboration with Howling Hops. This is cloudy, orange-coloured, fruity (although it doesn’t really scream raspberry) and a little sour. Very smooth. |
| Tap East - Saison | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Lone Ranger | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Stout Ladies (in collaboration with The Tap East Girls) | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Higgs Boson (in collaboration with Fuller's) | 2.50 | Not Tried |
28 Jun 2013 (Stephen Harris)
A highly acclaimed first beer festival for this brew-pub, which was very busy on Friday night. Many of the festival beers have been collaboratively brewed here at Tap East in alongside visiting brewers and other industry people. Eighteen cask beers and nine kegs were available, almost all specially brewed for the festival. I list only those I drank and, as ever, they are cask-conditioned unless specified – halves all the way tonight given the diversity on offer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Simply Mosaic (in collaboration with Simply Hops) | 4.50 | | Pale golden in colour, strong Mosaic hop flavour. Brewed with the help of Simply Hops. |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Lone Ranger | 6.00 | | Luscious Black IPA. |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Stout Ladies (in collaboration with The Tap East Girls) | 5.00 | | Tasty, dry, black stout. Brewed by the Tap East barmaids. |
| Tap East - Porter | 4.60 | | Richly malty, dark beer, brewed with the help of malt suppliers Muntons. |
| De Molen - Dark IPA Simcoe | 7.80 | | On keg dispense. Another ravishing Black IPA, with an abundance of Simcoe hops plus more than a hint of roasted barley. |
| Partizan - Coffee Black IPA | 6.20 | | On keg dispense. Wonderfully complex, strong, hoppy beer with a dry, roasted coffee flavour. |
| Mikkeller - Texas Ranger | 6.60 | | On keg dispense. Last time I drank this beer I thought it was one of the best I’ve ever tasted. That thought is tempered slightly today by a slight excess of carbonation. But it is still a fabulous blend of bitter chocolate and fierce chipotle chilli flavours in a dark beer. |
| Tap East - Saison | 5.00 | | A quite sour, cloudy beer that has rye in the grist. Complex and a bit challenging. Brewed with the help of Redemption Brewery. |
| Tap East - Open Brewhouse - Higgs Boson (in collaboration with Fuller's) | 2.50 | | Low strength, hoppy beer. Brewed with the help of Fullers Brewery and based upon the recipe for Fullers Mighty Atom. |
| Robson's (Shongweni, Durban) - Durban Pale Ale | 4.40 | | First time ever in cask for this Durban, South Africa brewery – the bottled version being available regularly at Utobeer. Unfortunately it has not survived the process, or perhaps the journey, very well. Should be better than this I think. |
17 Jun 2013 (thebrewingman)
Comfortable Monday early evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap East - Poplar Pale Ale | 4.00 | | |
| Tap East - Tonic Ale | 3.00 | | |
| RedWillow - Mirthless | 3.90 | | |
| Elephant School (sub-brand of Brentwood) - Peasants' Revolt | 4.60 | | |
| Tap East - IPA CSCC | 5.80 | | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
15 Jun 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Nearing home after a long day out. But familiar faces in here distract and detain me for a while in the late evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap East - IPA CSCC | 5.80 | | If I heard correctly, CSCC stands for Centennial, Sorachi Ace, Cascade and Columbus. Hardly surprising then that this beer has a big and complex hop charcter. |
| Tap East - Poplar Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Pale gold in colour. |
| Oakham - Midnight Mild | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Tonic Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Elephant School (sub-brand of Brentwood) - Peasants' Revolt | 4.60 | Not Tried |
13 Jun 2013 (ChrisE)
A couple of hours between 5 and 7pm, the place was heaving but there was no difficulty in getting served.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Midnight Mild | 4.00 | | |
| Rooster's - Buckeye | 3.50 | | |
| Tap East - Poplar Pale Ale | 4.00 | | |
| Driftwood Spars - Alfie's Revenge | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - IPA CSCC | 5.80 | Not Tried |
11 Jun 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. 2nd visit of day near to and including closing time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap East - Poplar Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Sour and appley taste not to my liking |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Driftwood Spars - Alfie's Revenge | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Tonic Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Ostend Mild | 6.00 | Not Tried |
11 Jun 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Early visit before tripping into Kent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap East - Tonic Ale | 3.00 | | Not so good a taste as on previous visit. Slight haze too |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Poplar Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Driftwood Spars - Alfie's Revenge | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Ostend Mild | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Driftwood Spars - Bawden Rocks | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About the Tap East
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 31 |
| 513 |
| 207 |
| 81 |
 | 5 |
The pub is found in Stratford, Greater London, E20 1EE.
A brand new pub opened on 13 September 2011 in the Westfield Shopping Centre at Stratford. It is directly opposite Stratford International railway station in what is called International Square, the pub contains a micro-brewery and stocks approximately 500 bottled beers. It is a sister pub to the Rake in Borough Market. 6 handpumps in 2 banks of 3 with one bank usually reserved for Tap East's own brews.
We have visited this pub 419 times, seen 815 different beers and tried 547 of them.
Postcode: E20 1EE