Bexley Redhouse

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		21 Aug 2025	Saw this Bexley ruby bitter served to two others after getting stuck into my peach-infused pale from Salopian and noted this still had good head and lacing on it and so went for it, too. Its head and lacing not lasting as well as when I first tried it last Sunday which is to be expected. It still had much of its conditioning but tasted a tad thinner in its maltiness on its 5th night on. It was now like a soup minus its thickness. A malty bitterness still rising up and hints of biscuity caramel. Its rich maltiness perhaps not such a chore to get down my hatch as when first on.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	20 Aug 2025
Philip Pirrip		19 Aug 2025	Tiring after a few days on
Hogan Sampling		19 Aug 2025	Now the third night on for this Erith-brewed ruby bitter from the neighbouring Bexley borough. Head and lacing, still good, and lasting, also still good. A bitter malty first bite. Its Crystal malts still giving it that almighty malty taste with a hint of biscuity caramel for excitement. Still a soup-like consistency that you cannot simply quaff down. As much as it is moreish, it resolutely refuses to go down my hatch with any haste! Its English Goldings and Challenger hops lending it a good hop-infused bitterness. I had planned a supper on my return but it had so filled me up with its lashings of malt, I could not countenance the prospect. Beer is supposed to be liquid bread but in this instance what I had from the Redhouse ruby bitter felt like the equivalent of clearing at least one whole shelf in a bakers of bread. As much a challenge to get it to slither down as on Sunday when first tried. Once again, very moreish and so stuck to it but extremely heavy and so slow-going!
Philip Pirrip		18 Aug 2025	Holding up after a few days on
Philip Pirrip		17 Aug 2025	Very good condition albeit a style not much to my liking
Hogan Sampling		17 Aug 2025	Fresh on and the epitome of what a good ruby bitter should look like was this Erith-brewed ale from the neighbouring Bexley borough. Positively foaming it was! A great relief after the earlier bitter's demise the evening before. Head and lacing, very good, and lasting, also very good. A very, very malty first bite from its Crystal malts. It reminded me of a soup-like consistency that you cannot simply quaff down. This needed to be sipped for its maltiness rising. A moreish bitterness got in on the act, aided by its English Goldings and Challenger hops. Hints of biscuity caramel coming to the fore alongside its lashings of maltiness managing to slither down my hatch. Very moreish and so stuck to it but slow-going!
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	20 Mar 2025
Hogan Sampling		20 Mar 2025	Served with good head and lacing but not holding it for long on this Erith-based ruby bitter. I was told it was only its second night on having put in a late appearance on Wednesday. A malty first hit and a bitterness came to the fore in the mouthfeel. Could taste a touch of sweetness from its biscuit and caramel flavourings but its bitterness lingered. It had a slight kick to it. A further pint required much decanting to bring it back to life.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	02 Mar 2025
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	02 Mar 2025
Hogan Sampling		01 Mar 2025	Not much head and lacing on this Erith-based ruby bitter and soon vanished. The consensus from the Saturday regulars was not to have more than one and I soon came to that conclusion as well! It had a first hit of biscuity and caramelly maltiness but otherwise was hugely lacklustre in flavouring. Little conditioning seemed to be apparent. A shame as fresh on today to be so flat!
Philip Pirrip		28 Nov 2024	New cask on today, great head just not to my taste. Grim range tonight here pushed me to move to cider
Hogan Sampling		28 Nov 2024	Also new on and so a good frothy head and lacing. A very malty first hit. Not sweet at all despite being described in the notes as biscuity with caramel flavouring. It held its head and lacing well but towards the end it was encouraged by a couple of decants. A bitter aftertaste prevailed.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	02 Nov 2023
Philip Pirrip		25 Jun 2023	Held head and lacing well
Philip Pirrip		18 Nov 2022	Enjoyed this, had a retained head and lacing
Philip Pirrip		09 Jun 2021	New cask - nice and fresh with good head
Philip Pirrip		24 Feb 2020	A basic bitter
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Nov 2019
Philip Pirrip		20 Mar 2019	At least one prominent local thought this beer was named with Jimi Hendrix associations!!
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	15 Jul 2018
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	13 May 2018

Three Daws, Gravesend, Kent

The Handsome Sam, Whitstable, Kent

The Plough Inn, Stalisfield Green, Kent

The Tankerton Arms, Tankerton, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William	Not Tried	09 May 2023
Philip Pirrip		22 Aug 2019	Most enjoyable but it was the first of the day!

Robin Hood & Little John, Bexleyheath, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	04 Dec 2021
ChrisE		25 Aug 2021

The Kings Arms, Upper Upnor, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		11 Nov 2021

The Plume of Feathers, Greenwich, Greater London

The Beer Seller, Tonbridge, Kent

The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		17 Jan 2020	Full head and lacing until the last sip
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Oct 2014	Ran out

The Bolthole, Falconwood, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		03 Dec 2019	Poured rather flat. On gravity

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		27 Jul 2019	Very smooth bitterness
Philip Pirrip		08 Jun 2019	Astonishingly different hop bittering compared to the Harvey's Best
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	04 Mar 2019
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	02 Mar 2019
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	20 Oct 2018
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	06 Mar 2017
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	13 Jan 2017
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	29 Oct 2016
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	19 Aug 2016
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	28 Jan 2016
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Jan 2016

The Long Pond, Eltham, Greater London

The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent

The Lord Northbrook, Lee, Greater London

The Broken Drum, Blackfen, Greater London

Bake & Alehouse, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent

The White Swan, Charlton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	04 May 2016	Ran out
Philip Pirrip		23 Nov 2015	A delight after the Fusilier
Philip Pirrip		22 Nov 2015

Harbour Arms, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		21 Jan 2016

Salt Woolwich (formerly The Taproom SE18), Woolwich, Greater London

Ye Olde Thirsty Pig, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes		03 Oct 2015

The Penny Farthing, Crayford, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		11 Oct 2014	Lots of mouthzing, a brown ale perhaps too gassy