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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 |  | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | | 2 |
| Iron Pier - Spring Time IPA | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Bramling & El Dorado Joined at the Hop | | 1 |
| Kent - Brewers Reserve |  | 2 |
| Tonbridge - Countryman | | 1 |
| Kent - Café Brasilia | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 3 |
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | | 3 |
| Bexley - May Place Spring Ale | | 1 |
| Only With Love - Yacht Rock | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale |  | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Quantock - QPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Quantock - Limitless Endeavour | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Revolution - Orbital | Not Tried | 0 |
| Quantock - Obsessed with Centennial | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brockley - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Altered Egos ESB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ampersand - Bidon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Derailed Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Memento | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
13 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Spring Time IPA | 4.90 | | A heady brew, good enough to have a second, a third scotched by closing time |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale | 4.10 | | |
| Bexley - May Place Spring Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Revolution - Orbital | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Quantock - Obsessed with Centennial | 4.50 | Not Tried |
12 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - May Place Spring Ale | 4.10 | | |
| Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 | | Nearing end of cask, some loss of condition |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Altered Egos ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | First out of cask served to A N Other but was layered and murky and replaced. Looked a mess |
| Quantock - Obsessed with Centennial | 4.50 | Not Tried |
10 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 | | Spot on |
| Tonbridge - Countryman | 4.00 | | Had this twice in two days in different houses |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Quantock - Limitless Endeavour | 4.20 | Not Tried |
08 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Bramling & El Dorado Joined at the Hop | 3.80 | | Usual good form of IP's double hop range |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Tiring now |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Quantock - Limitless Endeavour | 4.20 | Not Tried |
06 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | Good form, lovely condition |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Café Brasilia | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Quantock - QPA | 4.00 | Not Tried |
05 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | Would have stayed on this but for the lure of Jaipur! |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Heady brew |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Café Brasilia | 4.30 | Not Tried |
03 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | 5.90 | | Still OK |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Only With Love - Yacht Rock | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Café Brasilia | 4.30 | Not Tried |
02 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | A proper mid brown bitter - nirvana |
| Kent - Café Brasilia | 4.30 | | A half was enough |
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Only With Love - Yacht Rock | 3.80 | Not Tried |
01 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | 5.90 | | Going strong after a couple of days |
| Only With Love - Yacht Rock | 3.80 | | Zingy zesty golden ale |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Café Brasilia | 4.30 | Not Tried |
29 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | 5.90 | | Full bodied well balanced strong bitter |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | Rather flat so a chore to finish |
| Brockley - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Ampersand - Bidon | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Derailed Porter | 5.50 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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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 1641 times, seen 1972 different beers and tried 1162 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ