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Ye Olde Cock Tavern (Greene King)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Southwark - Bermondsey BestExcellent1
Dunham Massey - Dunham PorterExcellent1
Westerham - 1730Excellent1
London Fields - Love Not WarGood1
Hackney - Winter WarmerAcceptable1
East London (ELB) - NightwatchmanNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells / Dogfish Head DNANot Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - EmperorNot Tried0
Cottage - JungaNot Tried0
Cottage - Norman's Conquest 5%Not Tried0
Cottage - Golden ArrowNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - Foundation BitterNot Tried0
London Fields - Hackney HopsterNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - RunnerNot Tried0
Cottage - Evening StarNot Tried0
Sambrook's - Pale AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. Ye Olde Cock Tavern, Fleet Street, Central London
Picture 2. Ye Olde Cock Tavern, Fleet Street, Central London

Visits Details

01 Oct 2019 (ChrisE)
We popped in for a quick one and stayed a bit longer than planned as the heavens opened up. A nice pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Southwark - Bermondsey Best4.40Excellent
Sambrook's - Pale Ale4.20Not Tried
08 Jun 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. 6 handpumps and 2 had Cottage beers on - presume a good discounted sales job by that brewery.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Westerham - 17304.00Excellent£4.50 pp less 10% discount was £4.10!
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Cottage - Golden Arrow4.50Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Runner4.00Not Tried
Cottage - Evening Star4.70Not Tried
03 Dec 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Early evening. Some legal types in with something to celebrate. I had to ask the barman to go down to the cellar to find out what the Hackney Brewery beer was called – they just had a generic Hackney pumpclip showing without the beer name or strength filled in – the lack of info did not seem to be stopping people from ordering it though.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hackney - Winter Warmer5.00AcceptableDry, red/brown and spicy. A little bit thin. The barman insisted the beer strength was 4.4% (5.0% last year).
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
London Fields - Love Not War4.20Not Tried
London Fields - Hackney Hopster4.20Not Tried
Westerham - 17304.00Not Tried
07 May 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Pleased to see CAMRA’s Champion Winter Beer on sale in here – so pleased in fact that I ignored the two London-brewed beers, which is unusual for me. 10% CAMRA discount claimed.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dunham Massey - Dunham Porter5.20ExcellentA nice, rich Porter.
Cottage - Norman's Conquest 5%5.00Not Tried
Cottage - Golden Arrow4.50Not Tried
East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter4.20Not Tried
London Fields - Hackney Hopster4.20Not Tried
17 Apr 2014 (HSB)
14:45 Fairly busy. Interesting chat with the Manager. He focuses on beers from London brewers and SIBA members.
BeerABVScoreNotes
London Fields - Love Not War4.20Good
East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman4.50Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells / Dogfish Head DNA4.50Not Tried
Big Penny (formerly Truman's) as of late 2022 contract brewed - Emperor4.20Not Tried
Westerham - 17304.00Not Tried
Cottage - Junga4.00Not Tried

About the Ye Olde Cock Tavern

The pub sign. Ye Olde Cock Tavern, Fleet Street, Central London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent3
Good1
Acceptable1
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Fleet Street, Central London, EC4Y 1AA.

This pub was established in 1549 as the Cock & Bottle and stood on the north side of Fleet Street until demolished in 1887 to accommodate the building of the Bank of England branch (itself now a pub). The Cock was rebuilt across the road on its current site and the present half-timbered façade dates from a 1912 revamp. Formerly a Truman’s Brewery pub, it has been branded as a ‘Taylor Walker’ pub since 2010. Supposedly the narrowest frontage of any London pub. It opens out into a large single room pub with a long bar against the left hand wall. Also has mezzanine and first floor drinking areas. 6 handpumps.

We have visited this pub 5 times, seen 18 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: EC4Y 1AA