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The River Ale House (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Redemption - Big ChiefExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Excellent1
Southwark - Bermondsey BestExcellent1
Oakham - El Dorado / Simcoe Cask AgedExcellent2
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Oatmeal PaleExcellent1
Three Sods - Dark MagusExcellent3
Redemption - Urban DuskExcellent1
Stroud - Budding Pale AleGood2
Salopian - Shropshire GoldGood1
Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green HopGood1
Bexley - Anchor Bay IPAGood2
Bexley - RedhouseGood1
Iron Pier - Pilgrim & Bramling Joined at the HopGood1
Rooster's - Golden StateGood1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea ShellsAcceptable1
Moor - Nano Cask Faram FuggleAcceptable1
Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer)Acceptable1
Tonbridge - Ebony MoonNot Tried0
Manchester - CordNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Southwark - Harvard APANot Tried0
Southwark - Routemaster RedNot Tried0
Oakham - Khyber Pass Cask AgedNot Tried0
Bexley - May Place Spring AleNot Tried0
Bad Seed - State ShiftNot Tried0
Goacher's - Real Mild AleNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's AleNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale AleNot Tried0
Thirst Class Ale - Hoppy Go LuckyNot 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

13 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Urban Dusk4.60ExcellentHeavy on malts
Redemption - Big Chief5.50Excellent
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale3.80Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale3.60Not Tried
Thirst Class Ale - Hoppy Go Lucky4.10Not Tried
09 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bexley - Redhouse4.20GoodNew cask - nice and fresh with good head
Bexley - Anchor Bay IPA4.80AcceptableSome loss of condition since yesterday
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer)4.20Not Tried
Bad Seed - State Shift3.80Not Tried
08 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40ExcellentGoing down a treat here tonight. Cask almost emptied in one day
Bexley - Anchor Bay IPA4.80Excellent
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40Not Tried
Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer)4.20Not Tried
Bad Seed - State Shift3.80Not Tried
06 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. A good smattering of Sundayers in tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells4.70AcceptableSour tanginess
Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer)4.20AcceptableDisappointingly lacking much taste or body
Bexley - May Place Spring Ale4.10Not Tried
Southwark - Routemaster Red4.20Not Tried
Three Sods - Dark Magus4.70Not Tried
Bad Seed - State Shift3.80Not Tried
04 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Pretty well packed and rather steamy with the humidity outside too.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Oatmeal Pale4.50ExcellentVery fine. Superb lingering bittersweet hoppiness. Had a second
Iron Pier - Pilgrim & Bramling Joined at the Hop3.80Good
Southwark - Routemaster Red4.20Not Tried
Three Sods - Dark Magus4.70Not Tried
Oakham - Khyber Pass Cask Aged5.50Not Tried
01 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Good hubbub of conversation.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Southwark - Bermondsey Best4.40ExcellentNew on today and surprisingly good, for once, for a Southwark ale
Three Sods - Dark Magus4.70ExcellentStill holding up very well
Salopian - Shropshire Gold3.80Not Tried
Southwark - Harvard APA5.50Not Tried
Moor - Nano Cask Faram Fuggle3.80Not Tried
31 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Lively chat with a Swansea Jack about Brains beers, the former Adam & Eve on his home patch and Cardiff's dockland former pubs.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Sods - Dark Magus4.70ExcellentAs excellent as yesterday
Salopian - Shropshire Gold3.80GoodA cooking beer
Southwark - Harvard APA5.50Not Tried
Rooster's - Golden State4.30Not Tried
Moor - Nano Cask Faram Fuggle3.80Not Tried
30 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last half hour until evening close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Three Sods - Dark Magus4.70ExcellentFirst rate well balanced nourishing stout upon which to end the evening
Rooster's - Golden State4.30GoodNo Rooster's lover but this was good although not exciting
Moor - Nano Cask Faram Fuggle3.80AcceptableUnnecessarily hazy I thought. A beer one can drink but not notice
Southwark - Harvard APA5.50Not Tried
Manchester - Cord4.00Not Tried
28 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. A good number in tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - El Dorado / Simcoe Cask Aged5.00Good
Stroud - Budding Pale Ale4.50AcceptableFlat, no condition so a chore to finish and became apparent, as another customer tried to order it, mine was last out of the cask. Bordering on poor
Tonbridge - Ebony Moon4.20Not Tried
Southwark - Bermondsey Best4.40Not Tried
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)3.20Not Tried
Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop3.80Not TriedRan out
Rooster's - Golden State4.30Not Tried
Manchester - Cord4.00Not Tried
27 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Very quiet in tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - El Dorado / Simcoe Cask Aged5.00Excellent
Stroud - Budding Pale Ale4.50GoodWaning a little
Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop3.80GoodQuite good for what must be last year's hops
Tonbridge - Ebony Moon4.20Not Tried
Manchester - Cord4.00Not TriedAnother customer described this as having teeth jangling dryness

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About The River Ale House

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

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional11
Excellent686
Good1721
Acceptable505
Poor42

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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 1360 times, seen 1830 different beers and tried 1065 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 0RJ