PubsandBeer

History: Home > The River Ale House

The River Ale House (Free House)

[Back to most recent] [Previous Visits] [More Visits]

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Oakham - Helter Skelter Cask AgedExcellent2
Oakham - CitraExcellent1
Oakham - Yonder Cask AgedExcellent2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Excellent1
Siren Craft - Coldblooded Cold-Steeped PorterExcellent2
Goacher's - Special House AleExcellent1
Five Points - Five Points PaleExcellent1
Big Hand - Bastion Best BitterGood1
Titanic - Plum PorterGood1
Redemption - Fellowship PorterGood1
Tonbridge - Capel Pale Green HopGood1
Hophurst - Porteresque Milkshake PorterGood1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale AleGood2
Goacher's - Fine Light AleGood2
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)Good1
Cellar Head - Session BestGood1
Hophurst - WolfAcceptable1
Hophurst - APANot Tried0
Vocation - Bread & ButterNot Tried0
Siren Craft - MementoNot Tried0
Goacher's - Gold StarNot Tried0
Siren Craft - Yu LuNot Tried0
Oakham - RelativityNot Tried0
Park - YompNot Tried0
Kent - Brewers ReserveNot Tried0
Three Acre - Best BitterNot Tried0
Redemption - KazbekNot Tried0
Hammerton - N7Not Tried0
Oakham - AsylumNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über BrewNot Tried0
Picture 1. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 2. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 3. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

08 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Excellent Professionally brewed ale, always reliable
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70GoodBasic stocking filler ale
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10Not Tried
Hammerton - N75.20Not Tried
Redemption - Kazbek4.00Not Tried
07 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Yonder Cask Aged5.20ExcellentIn fine form still. Bursting with flavours
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70GoodBasic stuff
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10Not Tried
Redemption - Kazbek4.00Not Tried
Hophurst - Wolf4.00Not Tried
06 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Yonder Cask Aged5.20ExcellentIn fine full-bodied form
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10GoodSoon lost its head and did not lace the glass
Hophurst - Wolf4.00AcceptableBit of a nothingness with taste
Three Acre - Best Bitter4.00Not TriedRan out
Redemption - Kazbek4.00Not Tried
03 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until closing time, plus a very relaxed kick out.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Siren Craft - Coldblooded Cold-Steeped Porter5.00ExcellentFull bodied
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale4.00Good
Cellar Head - Session Best4.00GoodSlight haze marred good flavour
Kent - Brewers Reserve5.00Not Tried
Siren Craft - Yu Lu3.60Not Tried
Oakham - Helter Skelter Cask Aged5.00Not Tried
02 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Siren Craft - Coldblooded Cold-Steeped Porter5.00ExcellentNew cask on today - good contrast to so many pale ales
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale4.00GoodAlways refreshing is rye ale
Oakham - Citra4.20Not Tried
Big Hand - Bastion Best Bitter4.20Not Tried
Siren Craft - Yu Lu3.60Not Tried
Park - Yomp4.10Not Tried
Oakham - Helter Skelter Cask Aged5.00Not Tried
01 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Citra4.20Excellent
Oakham - Helter Skelter Cask Aged5.00ExcellentExcellent but I was tiring of very light pale ales tonight
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)4.80Not Tried
Big Hand - Bastion Best Bitter4.20Not Tried
Siren Craft - Yu Lu3.60Not Tried
Park - Yomp4.10Not Tried
31 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Really last knockings visit until close. Due to bus cancellations I think I might have arrived at 11.01pm - phew.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Helter Skelter Cask Aged5.00ExcellentIn fine form - truly professional brew
Big Hand - Bastion Best Bitter4.20GoodGood condition but one of those ales drunk with hardly noticing
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not TriedA N Other said it was undrinkable but still on sale
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)4.80Not Tried
Siren Craft - Yu Lu3.60Not Tried
Park - Yomp4.10Not Tried
30 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40ExcellentIn very fine form
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)4.80GoodJust a half and good
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Siren Craft - Yu Lu3.60Not Tried
Oakham - Relativity4.40Not Tried
Park - Yomp4.10Not Tried
27 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Due to cancelled bus a truly last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Capel Pale Green Hop4.50GoodGood but really drunk without noticing
Hophurst - Porteresque Milkshake Porter5.50GoodA sweet porter which could have been excellent if had more natural carbonation
Vocation - Bread & Butter3.90Not Tried
Siren Craft - Memento3.80Not Tried
Hophurst - APA5.20Not Tried
24 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Special House Ale3.80ExcellentFine form
Titanic - Plum Porter4.90GoodGood condition but just, perhaps, overly plummy and cloying
Oakham - Asylum4.50Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew3.80Not Tried
Hophurst - APA5.20Not Tried

[Back to most recent] [Previous Visits] [More Visits]

About The River Ale House

The pub sign. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional15
Excellent755
Good2057
Acceptable666
Poor58

Website.

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 1640 times, seen 1971 different beers and tried 1161 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 0RJ