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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Stroud - Budding Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| Oakham - Would be Kings Cask Aged | | 1 |
| Oakham - El Dorado / Simcoe Cask Aged | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | | 2 |
| Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery) - Charrington IPA | | 3 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lord Marples | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Rakau + | | 1 |
| Oakham - Citra | | 3 |
| Oakham - Mr Hyde IPA Cask Aged | | 2 |
| Stockport - Jester |  | 1 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Harvest (Green Hop Beer 2020) | | 1 |
| Grey Trees - Drummer Boy Bitter |  | 1 |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | | 1 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - West Coast IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Eagle Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good as Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Maid Marian | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Elephant in the Kanha | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Franklins - What Mama Don’t Know | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Quantock | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Heritage: X Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
25 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Just three of us in by 11pm.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud - Budding Pale Ale | 4.50 | | Stroud is always consistent |
| Oakham - El Dorado / Simcoe Cask Aged | 5.00 | | Another Oakham fully flavoured cask aged jobbie |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
23 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until an initially confused closing time but we all settled on 11pm eventually!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | | The classic Citra pale ale |
| Oakham - Mr Hyde IPA Cask Aged | 6.50 | | An unadulterated nightcapper |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
22 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | | Everything near perfect |
| Oakham - Mr Hyde IPA Cask Aged | 6.50 | | A powerful hitter |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
19 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | As top 'ole as on Monday |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Rakau + | 5.00 | | Top notch yet the cask was apparently best by January 2021 |
| Milestone - Maid Marian | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried |
17 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. My first to a pub for 5 months as I don't do pre-booking or outside drinking. Good to see pretty much every usual old face in tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | Really lovely nick |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | | Heady brew |
| Milestone - Maid Marian | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Elephant in the Kanha | 5.20 | Not Tried | Off sale for rest of evening as seemed to have been knocked in the cellar room |
04 Nov 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit almost missed as a 286 bus flew past my stop at Eltham station with not stopping. A 132 and 129 just saved the day. Good Auld Lang Syne turnout before tomorrow's return to Lockdown.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | |
| Grey Trees - Drummer Boy Bitter | 4.20 | | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Milestone - Eagle Pale Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good as Gold | 4.10 | Not Tried |
02 Nov 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until curfew close. Everyone counting down until lockdown. Fury and incredulity from all at possible ban on pub take-aways during forthcoming lockdown.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery) - Charrington IPA | 4.50 | | My palate or what? Back to excellent |
| Stockport - Jester | 4.20 | | Could have done with more head |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lord Marples | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - West Coast IPA | 5.60 | Not Tried |
01 Nov 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until curfew close. Well full.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Lord Marples | 4.00 | | |
| Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery) - Charrington IPA | 4.50 | | Slight loss of condition since Friday |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Stockport - Jester | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - West Coast IPA | 5.60 | Not Tried |
30 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until the curfew curtain fell all too soon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery) - Charrington IPA | 4.50 | | Just the job - no need to try any other here tonight |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - What Mama Don’t Know | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Quantock | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Harvest (Green Hop Beer 2020) | 3.80 | Not Tried |
28 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until curfew chuck out.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | | |
| Oakham - Would be Kings Cask Aged | 5.00 | | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Harvest (Green Hop Beer 2020) | 3.80 | | Very much better than predicted |
| Franklins - What Mama Don’t Know | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Quantock | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Heritage: X Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | Ran out |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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 | 11 |
| 686 |
| 1721 |
| 505 |
 | 42 |
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.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ