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The River Ale House (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Owens Court Gold |  | 1 |
| Castle Rock - Unchained Melody |  | 1 |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | | 3 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | | 2 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Green Hop (EKG version) |  | 1 |
| Goacher's - Green Hop Ale (East Kent Goldings) | | 1 |
| Kent - Green Manalishi Peter Green Hopped Pale | | 1 |
| Kent - Pale | | 2 |
| Oakham - Multi-Continental Cask Aged (collaboration with Oregon) | | 2 |
| Ossett - Peak Rat (collaboration with Thornbridge) | | 1 |
| Three Acre - Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Three Acre - Bonfire Beer | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Country Best | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | | 1 |
| Two by Two - Citra Simcoe Ekuanot | | 1 |
| Kent - Green Fusion | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Cromwell Gold Extra | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Cushty Peeve | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - 3 Witches | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Original Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Cosmic Jive | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Two by Two - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
19 Oct 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Multi-Continental Cask Aged (collaboration with Oregon) | 5.00 | | Citrus job as one expects from Oakham |
| Castle Rock - Unchained Melody | 4.20 | | New cask on today |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | | Holding up OK |
| Oakham - 3 Witches | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Owens Court Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried |
18 Oct 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. A live solo singer pumping out crooner's faves.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | | Good nightcapper |
| Oakham - Multi-Continental Cask Aged (collaboration with Oregon) | 5.00 | | Usual citrus offering |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Owens Court Gold | 3.80 | | A new Canterbury regular from a new brewer. OK |
| Oakham - 3 Witches | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Captain Bob | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Two by Two - Session IPA | 4.00 | Not Tried |
15 Oct 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossett - Peak Rat (collaboration with Thornbridge) | 4.50 | | New cask on today, in lovely nick holding great head and lacing |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | Lost a little since yesterday |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Green Manalishi Peter Green Hopped Pale | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - Bonfire Beer | 6.70 | Not Tried |
14 Oct 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. 2 or 3 only in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | Zingy mouthfeel |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | OK condition |
| Kent - Green Manalishi Peter Green Hopped Pale | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - Bonfire Beer | 6.70 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cromwell Gold Extra | 4.50 | Not Tried |
11 Oct 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. A modicum of punters was in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Country Best | 4.00 | | One of Tonbridge's best ales. New cask on today and zesty |
| Kent - Green Manalishi Peter Green Hopped Pale | 4.90 | | Unexceptional. Little life |
| Three Acre - Bonfire Beer | 6.70 | | Strong yes but poured flat with no condition at all. A case of what could have been |
| Pig & Porter - Cosmic Jive | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Green Fusion | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cromwell Gold Extra | 4.50 | Not Tried |
09 Oct 2026 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall with some Friday regulars on parade among the more occasional for the last half an hour of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | | Fresh on and exhibiting an excellent head and lasting lacing on this Kentish session bitter from brewing set up in 2010 in Capel, just on the outskirts of Tonbridge, before in April 2013 moving to Branbridges Industrial Estate in East Peckham, Kent, and roughly 7 miles north-east of Tonbridge. A lightly fruited hoppy first hit on this light brown hued brew. A very gentle bitterness rising from its Kent-grown leaf hops. First Gold behind its zesty tang, Goldings behind its floral notes and Challenger behind its crisp bitterness. Married together in the boil, releasing for me a fruity and floral aroma and taste to delight my old sniffer and palate. Its floral hoppiness prevailing. The odd malty note joining in with a blend of classic malted barley lending an earthy foundation alongside roasted grains giving off a mild toffee flavouring. A hoppy fruitiness lingering on its outflow. A tad fresh perhaps as slightly tingly on the tongue and caused me a good few belches along the way unlike the average drop in this micropub. |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cushty Peeve | 4.50 | Not Tried | Ran out. |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Original Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Two by Two - Citra Simcoe Ekuanot | 6.00 | Not Tried |
08 Oct 2026 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall with a good turnout of regulars among the odd lesser spotted for the last half an hour of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | 5.40 | | 2nd beer of this visit: This seemed very popular with most of the regulars on this Hackney-brewed brown ale and despite it now being its fifth night on. Head and lacing still very evident on being poured but not anything like as creamy as it was. Still very porter-like in its flavourings which were holding well. See my full details of it in my entry for Sunday 4th October 2026. |
| Three Acre - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | 1st beer of this visit: Now its fifth night on for this Uckfield Best Bitter and it has not really had the chance to lose its head and lacing as very little was presented on its first day on, on Sunday. Just a smidgen of head on being served it. It tasted not too tired but overly toffee-flavoured for my liking with a prevailing maltiness throughout. See my full details of it in my entry for Sunday 4th October 2026. |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cushty Peeve | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Two by Two - Citra Simcoe Ekuanot | 6.00 | Not Tried |
08 Oct 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | 5.40 | | Few days on and still acceptable |
| Three Acre - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cushty Peeve | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Two by Two - Citra Simcoe Ekuanot | 6.00 | Not Tried |
06 Oct 2026 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for the last half an hour of serving with a local club in among the hardened regulars and the final strains for another week from this micropub’s rear where the fiddlers’ batteries were evidently winding down after their session’s delights to everyone's ears.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Green Hop Ale (East Kent Goldings) | 3.90 | | 1st beer of this visit: Fresh on and served with a handsome head and lasting lacing on this gold-coloured green hop ale from Goacher’s Brewery set up in 1983, making it Kent's oldest independent microbrewery, in a former paper mill in the Loose Valley, close to Hayle Mill, Kent, before in 1990 moving to Tovil Green Business Park. A very floral hoppy first bite on this green hop ale that was first brewed in 2015 and where the freshest local green foliage was picked straight from the Kentish bines and rushed to the copper within hours. A hoppy crispness rapidly rising from those virgin East Kent Goldings aroma hops freshly picked and unkilned, delivering for me a floral spice and an earthy, herbal bitterness. Its 100% Maris Otter winter barley malt sourced from traditional floor maltings aiding a sweet digestive biscuit base, and staying as smooth as a silk topper for me. A lingering oiliness on my lips and on the swallow before swishing down my potato trap with a fruity finish. Served in ‘up to the knocker’ top form condition and highly moreish and so another two followed. |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | 5.40 | | 2nd beer of this visit: Third night on and still exhibiting a creamy head and lasting lacing on this brown ale from brewing launched in 2013, under a noisy railway arch at Hackney Downs train station, before the caboodle moved to a massive former warehouse on Hackney's bustling Mare Street, bringing the brewery and taproom all under one roof. The Brewery's name comes from the busy five-way road junction just down the cobbles where Amhurst Road crosses Dalston Lane. A very malty first bite on this mahogany and deep reddish-brown coloured ale and where they first boiled the copper for it in autumn 2016, naming the Brick Field Brown after the old Victorian brickworks that used to clutter the East End marshlands. A marry-up of Maris Otter, Amber, Light Crystal, Dark Crystal, Brown and Chocolate malts, smoothed out with Golden Naked Oats and the Maris Otter lending a sweet, bready biscuit base. Its Amber, Brown and Crystal malts tossing dollops of demerara sugar, rich caramel and toasted hazelnuts on my taste buds. Its Chocolate malt lending a roastiness and its Naked Oats leaving it smooth as satin on my tongue. An oak woodiness in on the act prevailing for me. A sweetened bitterness rising from its American Willamette hops with distinct notes of elderberry and floral spice. Its British Challenger and Goldings hops tossed into the copper for good measure and behind for me a sharp and earthy herbal bitterness. A good sugar rush if ever there was one but slightly too sweet for me to go beyond a half. Served in top notch condition with a lingering toffee finish. |
| Three Acre - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cushty Peeve | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Two by Two - Citra Simcoe Ekuanot | 6.00 | Not Tried |
06 Oct 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Usual music noise from back room.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Green Hop (EKG version) | 3.90 | | In peak condition - full of flavour |
| Two by Two - Citra Simcoe Ekuanot | 6.00 | | A haze job and I could feel its ABV strength |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cushty Peeve | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
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The pub is found in East Greenwich, Greater London, SE10 0RJ.
Micropub in Woolwich Road in a former street corner lingerie and hosiery business premises and which opened on 13th September 2017. Comprises a front room with bar counter and with real ales and ciders served on gravity dispense from a temperature controlled cellar room behind the bar, and a rear room down one step. Each day a pre-prepared paper ale menu sheet, with tasting notes, is provided to every table. Bare-board flooring throughout and all seating at wall mounted high settles and hand made wooden high tables. CAMRA card holders' discount on pints and halves of real ale and cider. Card payments accepted. SPBW London Pub of the Year 2019. Local CAMRA branch 2019, 2022 and 2024 Pub of the Year and its Cider Pub of the Year too in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. CAMRA Greenwich District Pub of the Year 2024.
We have visited this pub 1836 times, seen 2064 different beers and tried 1232 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ