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Unit 3, Cromwell Industrial Estate, Staffa Road, E10 7QZ
Every hour on the hour Neckstamper will give a brewery tour explaining our brewing process and equipment we use. The brewery taproom will also be open for the public to enjoy our beer or purchase cans to take away.
55, 56, W19
Closest stations: Lea Bridge (National Rail - accessible from both Stratford and Tottenham Hale), St James Street (Overground)
Neckstamper Brewing is a 10 barrel brewery in the heart of East London - in the lovely Lea Valley - not too far from the Olympic Park.
The current rise and rise of craft brewing in London is quite amazing. And whilst the current craft brewing trend is a modern one, the beer industry itself is far from a recent phenomenon. Hence, we looked to London's history for inspiration to name the brewery. Reading through old dictionaries shows how many old words have become obsolete, especially "canting" or slang terminology. And there it was, amongst the old cant terms used in beer culture from over 300 years ago... Neckstamper.
According to many accounts, the so-called "neck-stamper" was the slang term given to the pot-boy (or girl) at an ale-house or tavern since the 1600s. One of the neck-stamper's jobs was to collect drinking vessels - bottles or tankards - that had previously been sent out full of beer to private homes or other establishments. Yes...takeaway beer in the 17th century!
Every hour on the hour we will give a brewery tour explaining the brewing process and equipment used. The brewery taproom will also be open for the public to enjoy our beer or purchase cans to take away.
