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Cock Tavern

315 Mare Street, Hackney
Hackney, Greater London England E8 1EJ

bar (ShortStack Basement Brews)

4.55/5.0 75 reviews

//www.thecocktavern.co.uk ?

Mon-Sat 1200-0100, Sun 1200-2230

Mayor: Leighton (4) | Taps: 20 | Bottles: 10-12

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Beers At Cock Tavern

Name	Style	ABV	Score	Entered
Dig Brew Co Cask Bier Dark Mild	Mild Ale	4.2%		10/29/2021
Brick (UK) / Neon Raptor Black Light	IPA - Black / Brown / Cascadian Dark	6%		10/22/2021
Cloak+Dagger Komodo Bozo	ISA - Session IPA	4.2%	77	10/1/2021
Howling Hops Cut It Out	Pale Ale	%		9/8/2021
Howling Hops Function Void	Stout - Extra / Foreign / Tropical	4.8%		8/14/2021
Howling Hops Miles Away	Pale Ale - Australian / New Zealand	5%		8/14/2021

AMBIANCE 4/5
SERVICE 8/10
SELECTION 12/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE N/A
OVERALL 16/20

fonefan (384) VestJylland, Denmark | February 14, 2021

Visited many times.

AMBIANCE 4/5
SERVICE 7/10
SELECTION 12/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE N/A
OVERALL 15/20

kwik-lime (126) London, England | February 2, 2021

AMBIANCE 4/5
SERVICE 8/10
SELECTION 13/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE N/A
OVERALL 17/20

Mr_Pink_152 (377) The Shire, Lincoln, England | February 8, 2020

Proper old school pub. Lots of small tables and etched glass. Friendly staff and a long line of hand pulls. Within sight of Hackney central station.

AMBIANCE 4/5
SERVICE 5/10
SELECTION 12/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE N/A
OVERALL 17/20

Holmen2 (332) , Norway | January 17, 2020

Visited with TT 23.08.19. Friendly and lively atmosphere with a good selection of casks and cider. We ended the evening with a pint of Crone's Special Reserve Cider (7.5 % ABV).

AMBIANCE 3/5
SERVICE 6/10
SELECTION 11/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE 6/10
OVERALL 13/20

TBone (517) Pori, Finland | December 27, 2019

10min+ walk from Red Hand in buzzling multicultural Dalston thru middle-class housing area back to Hackney Central. Cock Tavern looks like a traditional, a bit run down pub but they have a good selection of craft beer on cask plus real ciders. Customers seem to be from suit guys to not so succesful ones. Cromarty Rogue Wave I've had before, fruity and pale malty. Beatnikz I Smash Mosaice tasty although not the strongest Mosaic showcase.

AMBIANCE 2/5
SERVICE 4/10
SELECTION 12/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE N/A
OVERALL 10/20

Stuu666 (410) Edinburgh, Scotland | May 28, 2019

Interesting sort of place. Classic old-man boozer complete with a bored barwoman and a junkie in the corner. Surprising selection of beers though the condition of the casks wasn't great. I'd probably re-visit if I was in the area.

AMBIANCE 3/5
SERVICE 6/10
SELECTION 13/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE 6/10
OVERALL 12/20

Wirralbeerveg (669) Port Sunlight, England | January 7, 2019

Large open plan place with a great selection of beers on tap and handpull..

AMBIANCE 5/5
SERVICE 8/10
SELECTION 11/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE 8/10
OVERALL 15/20

stevoj (850) Boise, Idaho | December 7, 2018

Situated on the same block as my hotel, this looked like an old pub, but inside was pure craft beer. A bit dark, but great selection of handles. Food was only available by delivery. Nice little place.

AMBIANCE 4/5
SERVICE 8/10
SELECTION 12/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE 7/10
OVERALL 16/20

King_Alex_II (283) , Switzerland | October 1, 2018

Authentic old corner pub with heavy wood interior and not much light. The bar crew is quite knowledgeable and gives good suggestions. The selection consists of several taps and a lot of casks. This bar may not be perfect for everyone, but if you like authentic old and a bit dark pubs, this is somewhat of a benchmark.

AMBIANCE 4/5
SERVICE 8/10
SELECTION 11/15
FOOD N/A
VALUE 6/10
OVERALL 14/20

ManVsBeer (2879) Hebden Bridge, England | May 7, 2018

Corner pub with a wood heavy interior, dark painted, darkly lit, and very cosy for it. An 'L' shaped bar against its inside walls has an impressive row of cask pumps on it, with plenty of worthwhile local ales and guests, but they have a good focus on real cider in here too and the end pumps may include 4 or 5 clips for these. These may be served from a box but as I only had ale here I'm not sure. It's only a couple of minutes walk south of Hackney Central station.