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Wild Card Brewery (Brewery Tap)
We believe this pub is CLOSED
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Three Sods - SeSsiON IPA |  | 1 |
| Wild Card - Wild Hop Pale | | 1 |
| Wild Card - Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Wild Card - Raspberry Saison | | 1 |
| Wild Card - Ace of Spades | | 2 |
| Wild Card - Unite Forage | | 1 |
| Wild Card - Citra Pale | | 1 |
| Wild Card - Queen of Diamonds |  | 1 |
| Wild Card - Jack of Clubs | | 1 |
| Gipsy Hill - Southpaw | | 1 |
| Wild Card - King of Hearts | | 1 |
| Three Sods - Belgian Bugger |  | 1 |
| Wild Card - Dana | | 1 |
| Wild Card - American Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Wild Card - Simcoe & Citra Pale | | 1 |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Two Cocks - 1643 Cavalier | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wild Card - Wildcard IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brick - Kinsale Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Hospital Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Sods - Leapyear Golden Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wild Card - New Zealand Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
11 May 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Exceptionally busy here on a Saturday evening. No cask beers available.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card - Unite Forage | 3.30 | | From a keg of some kind. A crisp, pale, dry beer, flavoured with wild flowers and herbs gathered at Walthamstow Wetlands. |
02 Sep 2017 (Stephen Harris)
The Walthamstow Village Festival is taking place this weekend and both this venue and Pillars Brewery next door (which we also visited) are packed out in the evening. Wild Card’s new taproom at their new, larger brewery site in Higham Hill is also now open, apparently. The last standing cask beer (a New Zealand Pale) ran out whilst we were in the queue.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card - Simcoe & Citra Pale | 3.30 | | From keg. Nice hop flavours spoiled by over-carbonation and chill. |
| Wild Card - New Zealand Pale Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | Ran out. |
16 Jun 2017 (Stephen Harris)
On a warm evening, there are loads of people here, enjoying the outside tables. The Wild Card Brewery itself has recently moved to larger premises in Higham Hill.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card - American Pale Ale | 4.50 | | A golden beer that was spoiled by flat condition. |
| Three Sods - SeSsiON IPA | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Three Sods - Leapyear Golden Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried |
12 Mar 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Quiet here in the mid-afternoon on a rainy Sunday. I noticed that lots of people were looking in but not staying for a drink. Unexpectedly, none of the cask beers were from Wild Card.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sods - SeSsiON IPA | 4.40 | | Very tasty. Light and hoppy. |
| Three Sods - Belgian Bugger | 5.00 | | A golden, Belgian-style Witbier. I’m not sure that it quite works. |
| Three Sods - Leapyear Golden Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried |
18 Feb 2017 (Stephen Harris)
An early lunchtime rendezvous with a 30-strong mixed group of Leyton Orient and Notts County fans who are beginning a pre-match pub crawl here. The Wild Card brewers are from Nottingham and have opened up especially early for us. In fact, jugs of free beer are just being poured when the bulk of the group move on, leaving just few of us to benefit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card - Citra Pale | 3.90 | | Right on the button. |
| Wild Card - Ace of Spades | 4.70 | | A rich, black Porter. |
| Wild Card - Jack of Clubs | 4.50 | Not Tried |
18 Nov 2016 (Stephen Harris)
I manage to get here ahead of the crowds and bag a cosy table next to the coal fire.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card - Raspberry Saison | 3.90 | | From key-keg. Pale golden coloured and cloudy. Very dry and brett-sour, with a fairly subtle raspberry flavour. I liked it a lot. |
| Wild Card - Jack of Clubs | 4.50 | | A ruby-red, fruity Bitter. |
| Brick - Kinsale Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Hospital Porter | 5.20 | Not Tried |
30 Sep 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Dave and I move on here by bus. We don’t stay long as a band is setting up inside and light rain is reducing the attractiveness of the outside tables. It later transpires that a couple of other friends are drinking just around the corner and come here just after we leave – they report that the band were ‘superb’.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card - Wild Hop Pale | 4.30 | | Brewed using wild, green hops gathered from Walthamstow Marshes. Really good. One of the best of its type that I have tried. |
| Wild Card - Dana | 4.30 | | Golden and quite dry. |
17 Apr 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Early Sunday afternoon and there are lots of families here, taking advantage of some nice sunshine and using the outside tables.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card - King of Hearts | 4.50 | | Cloudy and golden. Fresh and refreshing. |
| Wild Card - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wild Card - Wildcard IPA | 7.00 | Not Tried |
10 Jan 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Lunchtime visit, when quiet here. A bit chilly, and we huddled close to the stove. The cask beers are now dispensed via handpumps rather than from the stillage.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card - Ace of Spades | 4.70 | | Rich, dark Porter with lots of coffee and chocolate flavours. Good enough to have a couple. |
| Gipsy Hill - Southpaw | 4.20 | | A nice, hoppy, Pale Ale |
| Wild Card - Jack of Clubs | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wild Card - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried |
20 Jul 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Early afternoon visit. Quite busy, and it’s nice to be here when some of the surrounding businesses are open too. Korean bacon and cabbage dumplings to help the beer down.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card - Pale Ale | 3.80 | | Amber-coloured and very tasty. I could drink plenty of this. |
| Wild Card - Queen of Diamonds | 5.10 | | A tasty IPA, let down a little by flat condition off the stillage. |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wild Card - Jack of Clubs | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Two Cocks - 1643 Cavalier | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About the Wild Card Brewery
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Walthamstow, Greater London, E17 9HQ.
Wild Card Brewery was established in around March 2013, brewing initially on the brew-plant at Brentwood Brewery in Essex. February 2014 saw the development of its own premises on an industrial estate off Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, after earlier plans to brew in the cellar of the Warrant Officer pub had fallen through. A small bar has been developed on site and opens to the public on Fridays to Sundays. In early 2018, all brewing moved to a much larger site elsewhere in Walthamstow, but this premises continues as the Brewery Tap. Ceased trading October 2024.
We have visited this pub 13 times, seen 26 different beers and tried 19 of them.
Postcode: E17 9HQ