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The Barrel Store, Walthamstow, E17

Pub added by Aqualung .
Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street
E17
E17 9HQ

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Moby Duck left this review about The Barrel Store

It's basicaly a large breeze block shed with bench seating inside and out with finery about it at all, there was some music playing though not to my liking. At one end is a small pizza kitchen also the bar which has twelve taps. The beer here though is very good and as such the venue gets a decent score for me.

On 16th July 2023 - rating: 7
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Aqualung . left this review about Wild Card Brewery Taproom

Revised opening hours are Fri 17:00-midnight, Sat 11:00-Midnight and Sun 11:00-22:00


Visit 09/08/2014

Things have moved on since the Spring and they now have three of their own beers brewed on site, Jack of Clubs, Queen of Diamonds and Pale Ale. There is also a proper cooled cellar and four handpumps. On my visit there were the three Wild Card beers (£3.30) and Hackney American Pale Ale (£3.70).
I was told that the Pale and a Mild to come was just for the Taproom and "trusted" venues. The Pale and Queen of Diamonds were in excellent nick but the Hackney beer I thought had an odd taste that may be down to the hops used or something else. The Queen of Diamonds sailed through the three pint test.


Visit 06/04/2014


Although the brewery isn't actually running yet they now have the paperwork from Customs and Excise, so the first brew in Walthamstow should commence in the next week or two.

There are two ways of finding this place, the easiest is probably the W16 Addison Road bus stops. Just North of Addison road is a an unnamed roadway with black iron gates that leads into a small industrial estate. Follow this round and the Wild Card site is at the end on the left. Tne alternative is to go down Summit Road just South of the Nag's Head and go to the end where there is an entrance to the small industrial estate and you will see the brewery on the right. The W12 bus also runs very close by.

Inside there is a small makeshift bar with barrels being served by gravity and a fridge with their own Jack of Clubs and other local brewery bottles. There is a small selection of wines, spirits and soft drinks. I've tried the two Wild Card beers (Jack of Clubs red ale and Queen of Diamonds IPA), Redemption Big Chief and Five Points Pale all of which have been superb.
All cask beers are £3.30.
The fittings consist of a log stove, an assortment of wooden chairs, the odd table and an upholstered bench seat. The best feature for me was the makeshift tables which consisted of two upturned cable drums and one made from placing a forklift pallet on top of four beer casks, Antic eat your heart out.
There is no food but they do have an arrangement with a Chips and Dips firm who have a trailer outside.
It's dog and children friendly and could be made disabled accessible by simply having a ramp across the door entrance.

I really like this place, but it won't suit everyone. There seemed to have been a decent crowd here on all of my three visits. I can see problems in the future with the beer and venue if the weather gets really hot or really cold, but I'm sure they will find answers.

On 27th March 2015 - rating: 9
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Wild Card Brewery Taproom

A classic brewery tap right next to the brew kit in an industrial shed marked as Colin Chapman & Sons,Steel Fabricators.Initially we walked straight past until a young lady cleaning the external pic nic tables told us to push the big metal door under a sign saying "Bar".The door opened into a large windowless space with the rugby being aired on a drop down screen A few rough benches and old pub furniture were dotted about .We got a friendly welcome from some locals and were told that opening hours are now 5pm on Fridays , 10am on Saturdays and 11am on Sundays;others days it's closed.
The small bar was serving three house beers,Ace of Spades,Jack of Clubs and a good Queen of Diamonds IPA while a guest Pale Ale (failed to note brewery) completed the range.This is the place to sample and tick off Wild Card ales,but given the austere interior I cant imaging spending a whole evening in here.However a good double header with the nearby Nags Head if up in Walthamstow Village and seeking decent ale.

On 22nd March 2015 - rating: 7
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Alan Winfield left this review about Wild Card Brewery Taproom

The Wild Card Brewery Taproom is located in an industrial shed,it is not very well signed from the outside so is easily missed like we did.
Once inside it is like having a drink in an industrial unit,there are beer barrels stored to the left,the floor is concrete giving the place a cold feel.
There is a very small bar which had four real ales on it,i had a drink of Pale Ale which went down well but i dont know who brewed this beer,the other beers were Wild Card Jack of Clubs,Queen of Diamonds and Ace of Spades.
The opening times are limited and listed below.
I liked the beer here but i do not really like drinking in industrial units.

Pub visited 21/3/2015

On 21st March 2015 - rating: 6
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Steve of N21 left this review about Wild Card Brewery Taproom

I was a bit concerned when reading the review below that this place may be a bit hard to find, but it is actually very easy when coming from the Walthamstow Village direction and I was surprised how close to the Nags Head it actually was. Just keep walking around Orford road and take the side road marked Summit Road into the Ravenswood Industrial Estate.
The Brewery and its associate bar has been well described by the previous reviewers so no need to repeat any of that, but as the sun had disappeared and it was beginning to get a bit nippy I was relieved to be able to bag a table inside the brewery next to the wood burning stove, although this seemed to be just for decoration as it gave out absolutely no heat at all..
Three of the brewery beers on including the Jack of Clubs and King of Hearts. But the third was the Ace of Spades which was a decent enough Dark Porter, and again all available for £3.30 a pint.
With a chilled Jazz soundtrack being played I could have quite easily ended my crawl here and settled in for a longer session, if it wasn’t for the fact that I had promised to reacquaint myself with the King William IV and catch the second half of the Rugby.
So also can thoroughly recommend you pay a visit here when in the area, especially as the rest of the trading estate has some other interesting offerings to visit and I would definitely recommend taking some time to look round “God’s Own Junkyard” at the wonderful neon creations of Chris Bracey.
This whole estate has a nice vibe going on. It’s got a long way to go to get to the same level of Camden, but it’s great to see Walthamstow continuing to improve from the area of my youth where local maps used to have “there be Dragons” stamped over the top of E17.

On 22nd December 2014 - rating: 8
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Pub SignMan left this review about Wild Card Brewery Taproom

Wandering down a highly unpromising residential street in deepest Walthamstow, I was all but about to concede defeat, assuming that I must've noted this breweries location down incorrectly, until in the far distance I caught sight of a sign directing me into a small industrial estate where the brewery and, more importantly, their in-house bar, can be found. The bar is nothing ground breaking - a compact, concrete floored rectangular space with a basic servery to the rear right, block work walls and a gabled corrugated iron roof typical of micro brewery bars - but a bit of care had been taken to make it a little more memorable, such as the seating and tables fashioned from bits of disused brewing equipment and an old Higham Hill Post Office sign hung on one wall. Obviously there is a chance to nose around the brewery with much off the equipment on show, some in a separate room to the left where a toilet block has also been constructed. There is a decent amount of seating available, but as I visited during a beer festival, this was all taken up, forcing me out to one of the many picnic benches available in front of the unit. A gazebo had been set up next to these benches and a cheery chap was selling jerk chicken wraps from here with a Caribbean soundtrack playing and clashing somewhat with the jazzy tunes coming from within the bar.
The barman informed me that they usually offer the three Wild Card beers - Jack of Clubs, Queen of Diamonds and Pale Ale (all £3.30), plus one guest, usually from a local micro brewery. However, on this visit there were sixteen or so guest ales on, with stilage set up to the right of the bar showcasing a range of micros and clearly proving very popular with those that had found their way out here. I tried the Queen of Diamonds, which was excellent and in fine condition, whilst the festival brews sampled were also top notch.
This type of bar can be a bit hit and miss, but based on this visit with a lively crowd and great beer, I would suggest this is one of the better brewery bars I've been to. An exciting addition to the Walthamstow drinking scene and well worth tracking down if your in town. Opening hours have changed slightly since the review below and according to the hand-out I was given, are now: Fri 12 to midnight. Sat 10 to midnight and Sun-Mon 10 to 10.

On 14th September 2014 - rating: 8
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