Beerblefish Tap Room, E17

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This is a pretty good sized brewery tap and the only place across this industrial estate to serve cask ale. The unit is somewhat hidden away and perhaps the least taken care of, looking very ramshackle and unappealing on approach, with plastic strips hung in the doorway not exactly the most enticing proposition. You pass through a small outdoor space with tables and chairs, some upturned barrels to stand around and two massive tyres stacked on top of one another, with a table top in their centre. A ramp takes you down into the bar and brewery, passing a load of brew kit to your left, before opening out into the main bar area at the bottom. A good amount of tables and benches are available here, with the servery over to the left, and a temperature controlled taproom in the bar back for the cask ales - taps for keg beers can be found beneath helpful chalk boards listing the full beer range. There's a pool table to the rear, under an impressive but rather weird mural and a big aerial photograph of what I assume was this industrial estate. Elsewhere, a massive collection of board games can be found on a dresser to the right, along with a few books and other bits.
The cask options were Beerblefish Edmonton Best Bitter, Pan Galactic, 1820 Porter and SMASH, with four more of their brews on keg dispense. The lone barman was very friendly and the SMASH was a decent pint that I enjoyed in the last bit of sun afforded to the front seating area.
This seemed like an interesting old building that could admittedly do with a bit of a tidy up, but was fun to explore nonetheless. It was a nice relief to find some cask ale amidst a day of keg only venues and the friendly service topped things off nicely, making this the highlight of my crawl.

Date of visit - 4th May 2024

On 28^th August 2024 - rating: 7
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