Tap East (Utobeer)
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Chris Excell
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07 Feb 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit.
Tap East - Experimental Vanilla Latte in the Morning | 5.60 |  | In good condition but lacking a reasonable balance of coffee and vanilla with far too much of the latter. Sickly, I should have bought just a half |
Tap East - IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - No. 6 Blonde | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Manchester - Factory | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Dark Revolution - Orbital | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
Wylam - Just About Midnight | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
01 Feb 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Brief early evening visit. Prices creeping up here from being reasonable, when it first opened, to being flashy shopping centre levels.
Arbor Ales - Megs Bomb | 4.70 |  | Excellent nick but at 5 sovs a pint! |
Tap East - Coffee in the Morning (has been 5.7% too) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Tonic Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - No. 6 Blonde | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Wild Beer Co. - Winter Solstice | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Beatnikz Republic - Midtown | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
23 Jan 2019 (Stephen Harris)
I just happened to be passing by.
Manchester - Bee Eff Gee | 5.00 |  | I could taste the chocolate and cherry, but the beer was totally flat. |
Tap East - Coffee in the Morning (has been 5.7% too) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Tonic Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - No. 6 Blonde | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
360° - Best | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Great Heck - Mosaic | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
09 Jan 2019 (Stephen Harris)
I can't help thinking that this pub needs some new furniture and a bit of a refresh.
Kirkstall - Viennese Whirl | 5.00 |  | Jammie Dodger tastes. |
Tap East - Coffee in the Morning (has been 5.7% too) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Tonic Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
Hawkshead - Red | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Boleyn Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
03 Jan 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Evening visit.
Tap East - Experimental Vanilla Latte in the Morning | 5.60 |  | Smooth, slightly sweet. Vanilla wins out over coffee in the taste. |
Tap East - Coffee in the Morning (has been 5.7% too) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Tonic Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Boleyn Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
29 Dec 2018 (Stephen Harris)
The football in Dover didn't go well and my group decided to have post-match beers here rather than linger in Kent.
Three Sods - Dark Magus | 4.70 |  | A rather thin, spiced Stout. |
Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Coffee in the Morning (has been 5.7% too) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - No. 6 Blonde | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
20 Dec 2018 (ChrisE)
Two visits today, one mid afternoon whilst on my way to Leyton Orient and one on my return. The pub was much busier around 3:30 pm than it was in the evening. Thankfully I left just before 8.30pm and travelled just before the rail service came to a halt because of Ashford Signalling Centre being evacuated because of a fire.
Redemption - Legacy Oak | 4.70 |  | |
Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 |  | Creamy and caramel notes, sweeter than I remember it. |
Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Boleyn Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Smokestack Porter | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
Brew York - Fairytale of Brew York | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
17 Dec 2018 (Stephen Harris)
Westfield is now in full-scale seasonal panic mode. Tap East is busy with people enjoying a drink before, during, after, or instead of their Christmas shopping. I’m mostly in the third category, with a bit of the fourth.
Hardywood Park - Gingerbread Stout | 9.20 |  | From keg dispense. A wonderful, warming Stout with ginger and honey and vanilla. |
Titanic - Plum Porter Grand Reserve | 6.50 |  | This really is very good. Perhaps the only reason I haven’t given it five stars was because the next beer was even better. |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Tonttu | 6.00 |  | A very tasty, strong Red IPA, hopped with Enigma. |
Northern Monkey Brew Co. - Noisy Neighbour | 5.00 |  | - From a keg of some kind. A murky golden NEIPA. Soft and fruity. |
Tap East - Smokestack Porter | 6.00 |  | Currently advertised as 6.1%. It’s a bit flat today and does not shine. |
Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Three Sods - Session IPA | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Boleyn Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
11 Dec 2018 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-evening visit. Westfield does not yet have the air of panic that envelopes it as Christmas approaches.
Tempest - Christmas Was Cancelled 1642-60 | 4.50 |  | Very pale gold, crisp and hoppy. Not a hint of Christmas about it. |
Cross Bay - Pie a Day | 4.50 |  | A Brown Porter that tastes uncannily of mince pie. I’m not sure if this is a good thing. |
Ilkley - Fireside Porter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - East End Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Smokestack Porter | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - No. 6 Blonde | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
10 Nov 2018 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-evening, homeward bound after a day out in Buckinghamshire.
Tap East - Experimental No. 3 | 5.60 |  | A chestnut-coloured, fruity, strong Bitter. |
Tap East - Tonic Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Smokestack Porter | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
Good Chemistry - Extra Special | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
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