Tap East (Utobeer)
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Chris Excell
Visits Details
06 Jun 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Bustling with an after-work crowd.
| Tap East - Coffee in the Morning (has been 5.7% too) | 5.60 |  | The words ‘full-flavoured’ hardly do justice to this black-coloured coffee beer. Bitter, roasted, coffee bean flavours dominate. |
| Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 |  | This example a bit past its best. Chocolatey background, but dominated by a bitter taste. |
| Buxton - Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Frank as Apollo | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - JWB (Jim Wilson Bitter) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
01 Jun 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Very busy in here in the early evening.
| Buxton - Axe Edge Double IPA | 6.80 |  | Strong, amber beer with tropical fruit flavour from Citra and other new world hops. |
| Celt Experience (now brands are owned by Evans Evans) - Silures | 4.60 |  | A golden beer. Very fruity US hop taste, with hints of vanilla and passion fruit. |
| Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 |  | Dark brown, chocolately and fruity. |
| Tap East - JWB (Jim Wilson Bitter) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - Coffee in the Morning (has been 5.7% too) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
19 May 2012 (ChrisE)
Saturday evening whilst waiting for a train from the station next door. A very good atmosphere in here tonight.
| East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | 4.50 |  | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Wild Swan (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Hawkshead - Cumbrian Five Hop | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
04 May 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Quite busy from 9pm until closing time, many, like us, seeking refreshment here after an evening at one of the Olympic Test Events.
| Otley - Oxymoron | 5.50 |  | A superb, hoppy, black beer, served in jugs from the cellar. |
| Beavertown - Neck Oil (keg) | 4.30 |  | Amber-coloured and full-bodied, malty, pale ale. |
| Tap East - JWB (Jim Wilson Bitter) | 3.80 |  | A pleasant, balanced, pale ale. |
| London Brewing Co. - 90 Shilling | 5.00 |  | A heavy, malty, Scottish-style beer. |
| Rooster's - Yankee | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - Ryeteous Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
20 Apr 2012 (Stephen Harris)
I’ve been shopping and inevitably end up in here.
| Redchurch - Great Eastern India Pale Ale | 7.40 |  | A rare chance to drink Redchurch beers from the cask – and Gary the brewer is on hand to make sure we are all happy. It is golden, hazy, strong and intensely hopped. |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 |  | Amber-coloured, malty, session bitter. |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Black Hole Porter | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Lifeboat Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Last Porter Call | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - JEB | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
22 Mar 2012 (ChrisE)
A morning visit whilst on my way to St Pancras. I was not sure whether the pub would be open, but they were. I sat and enjoyed a pint in peace and quiet before continuing my journey.
| Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 |  | Very tasty dark mild. |
| Brewster's - Marquis Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Leghorn | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - JEB | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
15 Mar 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
| Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 |  | An excellent black mild with liquorice and chocolate malt flavours. My score 16/20. |
| Oldershaw - Great Expectations | 4.20 |  | Pale bitter with a good citrus hop character and a fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
06 Mar 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Very busy for the launch of a new Brewsters Brewery beer.
| Brewster's - Chocolate Cyn | 4.80 |  | A black, chocolatey, cinnamon-spiced Porter. Has a blackcurrent fruitiness from use of Bramling Cross hops. |
| Tap East - Nut Brown Ale | 4.30 |  | Paler than brown, but definately nutty. |
| Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 |  | Black, smooth and hop free. |
| Otley - O-8 | 8.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Otley - Motley Brew | 7.50 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - JEB | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
17 Feb 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Two visits here, either side of an excellent evening’s cycling at the Olympic Velodrome. Unexpectedly busy up to closing time.
| Tap East - Double Hard Stout | 4.60 |  | Not clear if this is a new beer or just a new name, but tasted more robust than the previous two stouts. |
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 |  | Strong, pale and hoppy, although not in perfect condition. |
| Tap East - IPA (Cascade) | 5.00 |  | Simply badged as ‘IPA’, but staff confirmed it was the Cascade recipe. Good and hoppy, but more rounded, and consequently better in my view, than last time I tried it. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Tranquility | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
06 Jan 2012 (Stephen Harris)
A steady trickle of customers, including some who are dumped here in a "man creche" situation, where they can avoid interference in the important business of shopping. There was also a Brecon Brewery beer called, I think, Windy Beacons.
| Otley - UtObeer | 4.00 |  | A very good pale ale with a crisp hop taste - brewed "in collaboration" with Glyn of Tap East and the Rake. |
| Tap East - JEB | 4.20 |  | A crisp, golden bitter with a citrussy hop taste. |
| Tap East - Winter Warmer | 4.60 |  | A malt-heavy, premium bitter. |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tap East - IPA (Cascade) | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
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