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The River Ale House (Freehouse)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent - KGB |  | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | | 2 |
| Kent - Tangerine Dream |  | 2 |
| Weird Beard - Black Perle | | 1 |
| Hammerton - N7 | | 2 |
| 360° - Double Act | | 1 |
| Park - Isabella | | 1 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | | 3 |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | | 1 |
| Bad Seed - Session I.P.A. Nelson Sauvin, Ekuanot, Chinook | | 1 |
| London Beer Lab - Stout | | 1 |
| Kent - Zingiber |  | 1 |
| Brockley - Winter Gold | | 1 |
| Wylam - Gold | | 1 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best |  | 1 |
| Hammerton - N1 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Neptune - Abyss | Not Tried | 0 |
| Buxton - Right to Roam | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - Cache | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | Not Tried | 0 |
| Green Jack - Red Robin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - Penton (or Pentonville Oyster Stout) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
13 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weird Beard - Black Perle | 3.80 | | With just a bit more condition could make this a real winner for its style |
| Kent - Tangerine Dream | 5.20 | | Mellowing a tad |
| Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Winter Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Wylam - Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
12 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Left too late for a bus to a usual nightcapper last knockings elsewhere.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | | Good but not a style to my taste |
| Kent - Tangerine Dream | 5.20 | | The tastes profile was as promised |
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 | Not Tried | Hanging on in there |
| Hammerton - Penton (or Pentonville Oyster Stout) | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Winter Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Wylam - Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
11 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockley - Winter Gold | 4.30 | | Uninspiring with a disappearing yeasty head and little condition |
| Wylam - Gold | 4.00 | | Little condition, flat |
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 | Not Tried | Another well respected customer did not finish theirs - a cloudy murk |
| Hammerton - Penton (or Pentonville Oyster Stout) | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried | Somehow still holding on in there |
09 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - KGB | 4.10 | | Only a half but best of the evening |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | Poured flat, no condition |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | A bitterness had developed nearing end of cask. Good balance lost |
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Green Jack - Red Robin | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerton - Penton (or Pentonville Oyster Stout) | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried |
07 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Beautifully balanced |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Burning Sky - Plateau | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Bad Seed - Session I.P.A. Nelson Sauvin, Ekuanot, Chinook | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| London Beer Lab - Stout | 5.20 | Not Tried |
06 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | First rate, so well balanced too |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | | Slight loss of nose since yesterday |
| Bad Seed - Session I.P.A. Nelson Sauvin, Ekuanot, Chinook | 4.00 | | Harmless taste |
| Hammerton - Cache | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Double Act | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| London Beer Lab - Stout | 5.20 | Not Tried |
05 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | | Rather a floral hopping |
| 360° - Double Act | 4.50 | | Heavy hazy pale which was drunk with hardly noticing, just a relief it was only a fairly subdued lemon juicer job |
| Hammerton - Cache | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| London Beer Lab - Stout | 5.20 | Not Tried |
03 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | | A fool mouthful of taste |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best | 4.10 | | Beaten into submission about a third way down a pint glass so left it for slops. Over toffee-ish and poured flat and lifeless |
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerton - Cache | 3.50 | Not Tried | High priced allegedly due to masses of hops in this so called Micro IPA |
| Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried |
02 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | | Pleasant basic bitter, slight haze |
| London Beer Lab - Stout | 5.20 | | Rarely available sweet stout style, one sufficed |
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried |
01 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | | Full bodied with a rather over-boiled backtaste evident |
| Park - Isabella | 4.30 | | Relief to get something not insipidly pale in hue |
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Neptune - Abyss | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Buxton - Right to Roam | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 2 |
| 326 |
| 473 |
| 169 |
| 15 |
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. 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. 4 pint take-home containers can be supplied. Card payments accepted. SPBW London Pub of the Year 2019. Local CAMRA branch 2019 Pub of the Year and its Cider Pub of the Year too in 2019 and 2020.
We have visited this pub 469 times, seen 1091 different beers and tried 572 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ