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The Cock Tavern (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - White IPA |  | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale Ale No. 1 |  | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - 1/2 IPA | | 2 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Black XX No. 1 | | 1 |
| Redchurch - Tartelette | | 1 |
| Brixton - Effra Ale | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Saison à la Provision | | 1 |
| Maregade - Blonde Pale | | 2 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Chocolate Stout | | 1 |
| Maregade - Green Hop Pale | | 1 |
| Harbour - Session IPA | | 1 |
| Bad Seed - Raspberry Red |  | 1 |
| Pressure Drop - Wu Gang Chops – The Tree | | 1 |
| Five Points - Hook Island Red | | 2 |
| Maregade - Summer Fruit Brown | | 1 |
| Maregade - Vanilla Milk Stout (keg) | | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX No. 1 | | 1 |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Kumquat Session IPA | | 1 |
| Big Smoke - Mothership |  | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | | 1 |
| Hawkshead - ITI (little NZPA) | | 1 |
| Maregade - Green Hopped Pale 2016 | | 1 |
| Redchurch - Urban Farmhouse | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Ryesing Tides IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | Not Tried | 0 |
| Liverpool Organic - Shipwreck IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Clovis Point Brown | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Hopspur | Not Tried | 0 |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Hospital Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Former brewery at Cock Tavern) - Smoked Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Ancho Cocoa Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Under Current | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Redwood | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Running Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Ruby Red Dinner Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Neanderthal | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Former brewery at Cock Tavern) - Oatmeal Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Riding Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| TicketyBrew - Table IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Enigma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout (superseded by 6.5% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Smoked Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Salutation Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harbour - Amber Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brixton - Reliance Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harbour - India Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Docker's Delight Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
10 Nov 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Late afternoon into early evening with after work crowds beginning to arrive.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - 1/2 IPA | 3.00 | | Great low-strength/full-flavour beer that gives Redemption Trinity and Tap East Tonic Ale a run for their money. |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | 4.50 | | I’ve had this beer tasting better to be honest. |
| Brixton - Reliance Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Brixton - Effra Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Docker's Delight Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | 5.40 | Not Tried |
26 Oct 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening. Two Crate Brewery / Howling Hops collaboration beers are being launched here tonight, so there are lots of familiar faces present.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - 1/2 IPA | 3.00 | | A collaboration beer with Crate Brewery – this one brewed at Howling Hops. Full flavoured but low strength. Very pale in colour. |
| Maregade - Green Hopped Pale 2016 | 4.30 | | Cloudy, golden beer. Very sharp. I think it needs something to balance the fresh hops and make the beer more mellow. |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Salutation Pale Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale Ale No. 1 | 3.80 | Not Tried |
07 Jul 2016 (Stephen Harris)
It’s the monthly cheese night in here and the pub is crowded already when more pack in to watch the football at 8pm.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maregade - Summer Fruit Brown | 4.20 | | Reddish-brown and a bit odd. A malty Brown Ale with lots of fruit flavours. |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Kumquat Session IPA | 3.90 | | Pale gold in colour. Unexpectedly dry and a bit nutty rather than fruity. |
| Hawkshead - ITI (little NZPA) | 3.50 | | Great hop flavours but tasting a little bit thin. |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Riding Ale | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Maregade - Blonde Pale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Enigma | 4.40 | Not Tried |
05 Feb 2016 (Stephen Harris)
It became rather crowded in here. I was stood at the bar with a group of friends and acquaintances, most of whom were either coming from or going to the beer festival at the Snooty Fox (which I had forgotten all about).
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Hook Island Red | 6.00 | | I find it hard to ignore this lush, strong beer when it is on the bar and finished up for the evening with an enjoyable pint. |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Chocolate Stout | 4.80 | | The only beer on in cask from the house brewery. Very chocolaty. |
| Redchurch - Tartelette | 4.50 | | On keg dispense. At last, a classy sour beer – after a couple of days of disappointment. Delicate, citrus flavours. |
| Redchurch - Urban Farmhouse | 3.80 | | On keg dispense. A cloudy, gold colour. A base, sour beer. Tastes like it is waiting for flavour to be added. |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Under Current | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Ryesing Tides IPA | 7.40 | Not Tried | |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Hospital Porter | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Neanderthal | 4.40 | Not Tried |
19 Jan 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Unexpectedly rather busy in here in the mid-evening. Not much January abstinence in Hackney it seems.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maregade - Blonde Pale | 4.80 | | A hazy, sharp, Pale Ale. |
| Maregade - Vanilla Milk Stout (keg) | 3.80 | | On keg dispense. Thick and black, with a foamy head. Initially strong coffee flavour, then the vanilla kicks in. I’m not detecting much lactose sweetness. |
| Five Points - Hook Island Red | 6.00 | | I’m very ambivalent about anything ‘red’. If it has a strong hop flavour I usually love it, dominated by sweetness and I hate it. Usually love this one, but not tonight when the dominant flavour seemed to be caramel. |
| Liverpool Organic - Shipwreck IPA | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Clovis Point Brown | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Hospital Porter | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Ancho Cocoa Stout | 6.40 | Not Tried | |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Redwood | 5.80 | Not Tried |
22 Nov 2015 (Stephen Harris)
In here mid-afternoon on a Sunday for a pork pie lunch after an energetic day so far. Stunned to find that pork pies are no longer sold and that “we are investigating alternative catering options”. I’ll have to go hungry.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale Ale No. 1 | 3.80 | | On first class form. |
| Big Smoke - Mothership | 5.50 | | Hazy dark amber. Unfined, robust, yeasty and bitter. |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Harbour - Amber Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Harbour - India Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Ryesing Tides IPA | 7.40 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Running Beer | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Ruby Red Dinner Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried |
05 Nov 2015 (Stephen Harris)
It’s a friend’s birthday and I’m in a group of more than 20 here. It is the first Thursday of the month which is ‘Holy Cheese Mountain’ night hereabouts, and copious amounts of cheese are consumed. I didn’t quite note all the cask beer names I don’t think.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Saison à la Provision | 6.50 | | On keg dispense. Golden. A very tart, fruity (grapes and gooseberries), sour sort of beer. |
| Maregade - Green Hop Pale | 4.80 | | An unfiltered, golden beer with quite a pungent green hop character. |
| Pressure Drop - Wu Gang Chops – The Tree | 4.10 | | On keg dispense. A very unusual, herbal Wheat Beer. |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX No. 1 | 5.00 | | Not quite as fresh-tasting from cask as it is served at the Tank Bar. |
| Marble - Bitter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Running Beer | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Smoked Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried |
09 Oct 2015 (Stephen Harris)
A low-key launch night tonight for Maregade, the new brewery which has set up in the cellar space here. The beer is excellent and proved very popular; 100 pints are sold on this first evening. I did not note all the cask beers that were available, on what proved to be a long session.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maregade - Blonde Pale | 4.80 | | On keg dispense. Light and fresh and hoppy. |
| Harbour - Session IPA | 4.30 | | Just right for a low-ish strength hophead. |
| Bad Seed - Raspberry Red | 4.30 | | Red in colour and very fruity. |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout (superseded by 6.5% version) | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pale XX No. 1 | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Smoked Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried |
26 Aug 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening. I made new a friend of the Greyhound variety – and it was a different one to a previous occasion in this dog-friendly pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - White IPA | 5.10 | | An absolutely gorgeous, fresh, hoppy IPA. |
| Brixton - Effra Ale | 4.50 | | A really nice, brown Best Bitter which I thoroughly enjoyed. |
| Siren Craft - Under Current | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| TicketyBrew - Table IPA | 2.80 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Former brewery at Cock Tavern) - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | Not Tried |
05 Aug 2015 (Stephen Harris)
This pub is now mostly supplied by the new Howling Hops Brewery at Hackney Wick.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Black XX No. 1 | 5.50 | | Lush Black IPA. |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Former brewery at Cock Tavern) - Smoked Porter | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Under Current | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Running Beer | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Ruby Red Dinner Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Former brewery at Cock Tavern) - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | 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