Tate Eats tap takeovers return with two new brews inspired by the abstract and natural world in the Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life exhibition.
Our tap takeovers champion British suppliers and encourage creative collaborations with food and drink – inspired by artists.
Both beers will be available in the restaurant and bar spaces within each Tate gallery and via the Tate Shop, including online and partnering websites, for the duration of the exhibition.
Verdant's brew
Inspired by artist Piet Mondrian, the First Note is a 5.2% ABV IPA, a hop-forward, endlessly juicy brew – a style for which Verdant is now world famous.
For this project, the brewery has enlisted the talents of Justin Robertson, a London-based artist. He has explored themes from Forms of Life to create a Mondrian-inspired artwork, the name of which has inspired the brew.
Watch the beers get made in Verdant's brewery
DEYA's brew
Inspired by artist Hilma af Klint, Séance is a 4.5% ABV pale ale created with Tate Eats’s Andrew Downs (Head of Hops and Ops). It’s a session brew that uses orange zest for citrus freshness.
DEYA’s Thom Hobson created a special edition label, drawing inspiration from Klint’s spirituality. 'For this artwork, I wanted to embody Hilma’s approach to spirituality,' said Thom. 'I’ve rendered our crocodile in a way where it feels like it has been summoned by each bodily component bingo prize of a distant outer worldly shape. It feels like a memory, whether familiar is suddenly unfamiliar.'
Photography by DEYA Brewing
DEYA
Séance 4.5% ABV
Meet Me In The City 6.5% IPA 30L
Brett Pils 4.8% 20L
That’s That Then 4.8% Pale Ale 30L
Verdant
The First Note 5.2% ABV IPA
Even Sharks Need Water IPA 6.5%
Light Through The Veins 9%
Helles Lager 4.8%
Five A.M. DIPA 8%
DEYA brewing
Founded in 2015, DEYA has been developing innovative and delicious beers from their base in Cheltenham. Inspired by American beer and beer culture, DEYA Brewing Company specialises in soft, hoppy beers and juicy IPAs. DEYA’s pioneering US Taproom model of promoting on-site sales and consumption while securing relationships with the best speciality beer wholesalers, sees the brewery go from strength to strength.
Verdant Brewing
Based in Falmouth, Cornwall, Verdant Brewing Company creates hoppy, juicy, hazy, unfiltered, vegan-friendly beers. Verdant was founded in 2014 by homebrewers who teamed up to craft US-inspired beers that weren’t available locally. The team’s focus was hop-forward beers inspired by the New England craft beer scene. The Verdant ethos revolves around brewing flavour-packed beers people love to drink, and ensuring that beer lovers have access to delicious, quality-driven brews.
Tate Eats
Tate Eats delivers everything from large scale bespoke events to intimate dinners, craft beer collaborations, stunning cocktails, al fresco wood fired pizzas, a vibrant ethical coffee-roasting business, through to family cafes and food for Tate’s staff. All profits are returned to Tate, supporting the galleries’ mission.
Tap Takeovers
The goal of Tate Eats’ Tap Takeovers is to recognise and celebrate the finesse and flair of local British brewers and foster the growing intersection of craft beer and art. Many of the breweries taking part have also developed bespoke beers to coincide collections, a specific work of art, or a featured exhibition.