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The Cock Tavern (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Little Earth Project (formerly Mill Green) - Stupid Sexy Suffolk (Blend 2) |  | 1 |
| Short Stack - Table Beer (Vic Secret, Ella) | | 1 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Créme Bearlee | | 1 |
| Buxton - Axe 'X' | | 1 |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | | 1 |
| Heavy Industry - Iron Fist Velvet Glove | | 1 |
| Marble - Little Wolf | | 1 |
| Big Smoke - Underworld Milk Stout | | 1 |
| Short Stack - Mojito Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Wiper and True - Milk Stout (Milk Shake) | | 1 |
| RedWillow - Headless | | 1 |
| Short Stack - Keller Pils | | 1 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Three EEEPA | | 1 |
| Wylam - A Warning to the Curious | | 1 |
| Little Earth Project (formerly Mill Green) - Folly Road 2018 | | 1 |
| Beatnikz Republic - I SMaSH Mosaic | | 1 |
| Big Smoke - Dark Wave Porter | | 1 |
| Beatnikz Republic - I Heart NZ |  | 1 |
| Beatnikz Republic - I SMaSH Simcoe | | 1 |
| Buxton - Big Claw | | 1 |
| Manning Brewers (Born of Man) - Sha Man | | 1 |
| Track - Made in the Shade | | 1 |
| Box Social - Hybrid Theory |  | 1 |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Five Points Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - House IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Imperial Stout Fighting Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Lazarus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Joseph Holt (see also Holt's) - Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Chocolate Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fyne - Jarl | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Dinner Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Riding Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hobsons - Champion Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The London ESB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Firestarter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beer Monkey Brew - Bitter Revival | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weird Beard - Five O'Clock Shadow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Track - Sonoma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wiper and True - Milk Shake | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
20 May 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Monday evening but nevertheless quite a crowd in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Stack - Mojito Pale Ale | 6.30 | | From key-keg. Brewed downstairs and gorgeous, although in a blind tasting I might not have identified this as beer. Lime and mint. |
| Beatnikz Republic - I SMaSH Simcoe | 5.00 | | A hazy-gold, single-hop beer. |
| Hobsons - Champion Mild | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Riding Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - House IPA | 6.90 | Not Tried |
13 May 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Monday afternoon and not crowded.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatnikz Republic - I SMaSH Mosaic | 5.00 | | Great single-hop showcase. |
| Beatnikz Republic - I Heart NZ | 4.40 | | Honey gold. A soft and murky hop burst. |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Beer Monkey Brew - Bitter Revival | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried |
30 Apr 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anspach & Hobday - The Three EEEPA | 6.20 | | A golden IPA. |
| Manning Brewers (Born of Man) - Sha Man | 4.50 | | A passionfruit-flavoured IPA. |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wiper and True - Milk Stout (Milk Shake) | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Riding Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Beer Monkey Brew - Bitter Revival | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The London ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | Unfortunately, this ran out. |
18 Mar 2019 (Stephen Harris)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Smoke - Dark Wave Porter | 5.00 | | Robust, black, rich and chocolatey. |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Créme Bearlee | 4.80 | | Black, sweet, creamy, vanilla. |
| Marble - Little Wolf | 6.30 | | A Coffee IPA. A weird idea, but it works. |
| Joseph Holt (see also Holt's) - Mild | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Bitter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - House IPA | 6.90 | Not Tried |
14 Mar 2019 (Stephen Harris)
It's the monthly cheese night tonight and the featured breweries have both supplied only keg beers. So for once I give the handpumps a rest.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Earth Project (formerly Mill Green) - Folly Road 2018 | 5.80 | | Wild yeast beer from keg. Zero carbonation. A lot of red wine barrel character. |
| Little Earth Project (formerly Mill Green) - Stupid Sexy Suffolk (Blend 2) | 6.50 | | From keg. A Flemish Red style beer- blended from 8 wild-ferementation barrels. Would not look at all out-of-place in Flanders. |
| Buxton - Axe 'X' | 6.80 | | Souped-up version of Axe Edge, from keg. |
| Buxton - Big Claw | 8.00 | | DIPA from keg. This one a bit fizzy. |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Big Smoke - Underworld Milk Stout | 5.00 | 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) - Dinner Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - House IPA | 6.90 | Not Tried |
11 Mar 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening and not too crowded.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | 3.80 | | Very nice. Light, crisp and hoppy. |
| Big Smoke - Underworld Milk Stout | 5.00 | | Sweet, chocolatey Milk Stout. |
| Short Stack - Keller Pils | 5.20 | | From keg. If only all English Lager tasted as good as this. |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Five Points Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Dinner Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried |
12 Feb 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Busy in the evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Stack - Table Beer (Vic Secret, Ella) | 3.30 | | From a keg. The second beer from the latest brewing operation in the cellar here (I missed the first one). It is seriously murky. Pale gold and hop-filled. |
| Track - Made in the Shade | 5.60 | | A smooth, chocolatey Porter. |
| Box Social - Hybrid Theory | 3.50 | | Hazy gold. Odd flavours that I could not identify. Not sure that I liked it very much. |
| Weird Beard - Five O'Clock Shadow | 6.90 | Not Tried | |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wiper and True - Milk Shake | 5.60 | Not Tried |
03 Feb 2019 (Stephen Harris)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RedWillow - Headless | 3.90 | | You cannot fault the hop flavours in this. |
| Wylam - A Warning to the Curious | 7.40 | | A heavy, serious Stout with liquorice and orange and chocolate. |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Imperial Stout Fighting Ale | 11.50 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Dinner Ale | 5.20 | Not Tried |
02 Jan 2019 (Stephen Harris)
It's very quiet in here tonight. I guess most pubs are on this date.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiper and True - Milk Stout (Milk Shake) | 5.10 | | A cask version of this beer badged at 4.5%. Thick, creamy and sweet. |
| Hobsons - Champion Mild | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Firestarter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Beer Monkey Brew - Bitter Revival | 3.90 | Not Tried |
27 Dec 2018 (Stephen Harris)
A brief stop.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Industry - Iron Fist Velvet Glove | 5.70 | | A Stout with chocolate and sour cherry. |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Lazarus | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Zephyr | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Chocolate Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Dinner Ale | 5.20 | 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