Whilst in London last weekend I popped over to Hackney Wick to visit a craft-beer bar and "blendery" called the Beer Merchants Tap. The reason for the trip was that I made a small investment in the place (via crowdfunding) at the end of last year and I wanted to see what it was like.
It was impressive, very chilled place and a fabulous selection of beers both on-tap and also in bottles to take-away. Hackney Wick is one of those areas of London that is just on the cusp of being developed, it's right next to the Olympic Park and is an eclectic mix of old Victorian warehouses, building sites, run-down industrial units and shiny new apartment buildings, I'm hoping that with all the development going on there'll be an influx of thirsty hipsters into the area and a business like this should do well. The blendery part is also interesting, they basically take beers from various brewers and barrel age them, then they blend different batches to make the final product. It's something that's been done in Belgium and Holland for many years and can create beers of huge complexity and depth, much like fine-wine. Can't wait to see how it pans out!
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