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The Cock Tavern (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudwater - Bellini Slushie |  | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Yüki | | 1 |
| Cloudwater - Yellow Self Optimisation in the Digital Age |  | 1 |
| Hobsons - Simcoe Chinook Black IPA (collaboration with Brew By Numbers) | | 1 |
| Cloudwater - Green Self Optimisation in the Digital Age | | 1 |
| Five Points - Green Hop Ernest | | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Breakdown | | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Former brewery at Cock Tavern) - Threefold | | 1 |
| Cloudwater - Bourbon BA Kentucky Common | | 1 |
| Elusive - Akuma | | 1 |
| DEYA - Put the Kettle On |  | 1 |
| Almasty - New Zealand IPA | | 1 |
| Almasty - Oat Pale | | 1 |
| Wylam - Galatia | | 1 |
| Almasty - DDH Amarillo Waimea |  | 1 |
| Almasty - Vanilla & Coconut IPA |  | 1 |
| Wiper and True - Milk Stout (Milk Shake) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pomona Island - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wiper and True - Kaleidoscope | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cromarty - Pribroch | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - House IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pudding Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Track - Sonoma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Holt's (see also Joseph Holt) - Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Big Chief | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | Not Tried | 0 |
| Almasty - Dark Fruit Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Holt's (see also Joseph Holt) - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Peach Melbear | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tring - Pale Four | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hobsons - Old Prickly | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beerblefish - 1892 IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
24 Oct 2019 (Stephen Harris)
I've been doing stuff in Hackney Library all day, but break out for a quick one here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Green Hop Ernest | 3.70 | | Not quite as alarmingly fresh as it was a couple of weeks ago. Still excellent though. |
| Tring - Pale Four | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1892 IPA | 6.90 | Not Tried | |
| Pomona Island - Session IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried |
14 Oct 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-afternoon. So relaxed it's almost horizontal. Two more cask beers available but I forgot to note their names.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobsons - Simcoe Chinook Black IPA (collaboration with Brew By Numbers) | 4.80 | | BIPA revival. |
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried |
10 Sep 2019 (Stephen Harris)
An afternoon visit when quiet here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylam - Galatia | 3.90 | | A golden, hoppy beer with a malty finish. |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Peach Melbear | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - House IPA | 6.90 | Not Tried |
15 Aug 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Some leftover Howling Hops Brewery kegs from the recent London Craft Beer Festival are being drained here tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Yüki | 9.20 | | From key-keg. A very serious, barrel-aged Imperial Stout. |
| Howling Hops (Former brewery at Cock Tavern) - Threefold | 10.50 | | From key-keg. Brewed on the small kit here at the Cock Tavern. A massive dose of Citra and Simcoe hops in a proper headbanger of a beer. |
| Almasty - New Zealand IPA | 6.00 | | Tasty. |
| Almasty - Vanilla & Coconut IPA | 6.00 | | I did not like this at all. On reflection, there may have been an issue with the cask. |
| Holt's (see also Joseph Holt) - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| DEYA - Put the Kettle On | 5.00 | Not Tried |
30 Jul 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Late-afternoon lull.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almasty - Oat Pale | 4.20 | | Hop soup. |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Holt's (see also Joseph Holt) - Mild | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pudding Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried |
19 Jul 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A brief call.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEYA - Put the Kettle On | 5.00 | | A brewery that rarely dabbles with cask beer. This is typical soft fruity murk. |
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Almasty - Dark Fruit Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
05 Jul 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Friday evening drinks with friends.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Breakdown | 6.20 | | From keg dispense and very palatable. |
| Almasty - DDH Amarillo Waimea | 4.00 | | Possibly a murk too far for me. |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | 4.10 | Not Tried |
20 Jun 2019 (Stephen Harris)
It's another Cloudwater Brewery night here, to coincide with the pub's monthly cheese night. In contrast to a couple of weeks ago, Cloudwater have this time sent only keykeg beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudwater - Bellini Slushie | 8.00 | | An extraordinary beer (at an extraordinary price). Strong, dry from champagne yeast, and oozing with peaches. |
| Cloudwater - Bourbon BA Kentucky Common | 8.20 | | An incredibly complex beer. Pale and murky, woody and dry. |
| Wiper and True - Kaleidoscope | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pudding Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried |
10 Jun 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Quiet in the late afternoon. Five subtly different cask Bitters from Cloudwater Brewery are available.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudwater - Yellow Self Optimisation in the Digital Age | 5.00 | | High quality Best Bitter with the mellowness of Fuggles hops. |
| Cloudwater - Green Self Optimisation in the Digital Age | 5.00 | | Best Bitter brewed with Endeavour hops. The slightly sharper taste makes this one my preference of the two I tried. |
03 Jun 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A relaxed late-afternoon pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elusive - Akuma | 5.20 | | Strong, hoppy Brown Ale. |
| Hobsons - Old Prickly | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Wiper and True - Milk Stout (Milk Shake) | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Wiper and True - Kaleidoscope | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Cromarty - Pribroch | 7.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - House IPA | 6.90 | Not Tried |
About The Cock Tavern
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 15 |
| 187 |
| 90 |
| 28 |
| 1 |
The pub is found in Hackney, Greater London, E8 1EJ.
There was a pub called the Cock in Hackney village as early as the 1650s, and in 1661 it was the venue for ‘Popish Conspirators’, plotting an unsuccessful assassination attempt on King Charles II. Nobody is quite sure if this was the predecessor of today’s pub – but the present pub was certainly around by the 1830s and was rebuilt in its present form by Truman’s Brewery in around 1930. Very much a down-market, high street, strictly ‘no real ale’ sort of place, it closed in early 2012 for refurbishment, and re-opened on 18 July 2012 as a real ale champion, complete with in-house ‘Howling Hops’ micro-brewery (subsequently relocated to larger premises). This pub is sister pub to the Southampton Arms in Kentish Town.
We have visited this pub 124 times, seen 426 different beers and tried 269 of them.
Postcode: E8 1EJ