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The River Ale House (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Bexley - Crook Log Winter AleExcellent1
Five Points - Railway PorterExcellent1
Five Points - Best Fuggles HopsExcellent1
Oakham - Kaizen Cask AgedExcellent2
Kent - The Quiet AmericanExcellent1
Twisted Oak - Ghost TownExcellent1
Kent - Nelson SauvinExcellent2
Oakham - Triple BeamExcellent1
Goacher's - Special House AleGood1
Durham - EquinoxGood1
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)Good1
Beerblefish - Infinite ImprobabilityGood1
Goacher's - Gold StarGood1
Tonbridge - CoppernobAcceptable1
Well Drawn - GoldAcceptable1
Arundel - Sussex GoldAcceptable1
Leatherbritches - Ashbourne AleAcceptable1
Hammerton - BitterAcceptable1
East London (ELB) - Foundation BitterNot Tried0
Hammerton - N7Not Tried0
East London (ELB) - CowcatcherNot Tried0
Wylam - GoldNot Tried0
Oakham - Session StoutNot Tried0
Redemption - Big ChiefNot Tried0
Vocation - Bread & ButterNot Tried0
Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)Not Tried0
Hammerton - N1Not Tried0
Turning Point - Radio NowhereNot Tried0
Twisted Oak - Slippery SlopeNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Blonde AmbitionNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale AleNot Tried0
360° - FastbackNot Tried0
Milestone - Lock, Prop & BarrelNot Tried0
Redemption - KazbekNot Tried0
360° - TacomaNot Tried0
Park - Phantom KölschNot Tried0
Milestone - KaizenNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the GarterNot Tried0
Redemption - Fellowship PorterNot 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

17 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Twisted Oak - Ghost Town5.70ExcellentReally too sweet for me so a bit sickly
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10Good
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition4.20Not Tried
360° - Fastback5.20Not Tried
360° - Tacoma3.90Not Tried
Milestone - Kaizen4.50Not Tried
14 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Good
Durham - Equinox4.30Good
Tonbridge - Coppernob3.80AcceptableBasic stuff
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)4.20Not Tried
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Not Tried
Turning Point - Radio Nowhere3.80Not Tried
12 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Kaizen Cask Aged5.00Excellent
Hammerton - Bitter4.00AcceptableNo mention of haze on tasting notes, lacklustre and cloying
Arundel - Sussex Gold4.20Not Tried
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Not Tried
Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%)3.60Not Tried
11 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Kaizen Cask Aged5.00ExcellentAn unusual multi-hop, multi-malt flavour came through
Arundel - Sussex Gold4.20AcceptableLacklustre and actually a chore to finish
Goacher's - Special House Ale3.80Not Tried
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Not Tried
Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%)3.60Not Tried
10 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Excellent
Kent - Nelson Sauvin4.50Excellent
Goacher's - Special House Ale3.80Good
Arundel - Sussex Gold4.20Not Tried
Redemption - Big Chief5.50Not Tried
Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%)3.60Not Tried
08 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - The Quiet American4.20ExcellentStrong taste, subdued citrus
Kent - Nelson Sauvin4.50ExcellentLovely dry bitterness
Goacher's - Special House Ale3.80Not TriedCame on at end of session, primarily for tomorrow
Redemption - Big Chief5.50Not Tried
Vocation - Bread & Butter3.90Not Tried
Oakham - Session Stout4.00Not Tried
07 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops4.10ExcellentBest of Five Points's beers by a long chalk and a credit to it
East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher4.80Not Tried
Wylam - Gold4.00Not Tried
Oakham - Session Stout4.00Not Tried
03 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale5.20ExcellentIn excellent form and a full bodied surprise quite heavy on malt
Well Drawn - Gold4.40AcceptableA glass of nothing in taste. Poured away the last third through boredom
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80Not Tried
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10Not TriedOthers' looked flat
East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter4.20Not Tried
Hammerton - N75.20Not Tried
01 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Triple Beam5.00ExcellentSuperb taste hits
Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope5.30Not TriedHanging on by its splintered fingernails
Milestone - Lock, Prop & Barrel4.00Not Tried
East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale Ale4.20Not Tried
Beerblefish - Infinite Improbability6.70Not Tried
Redemption - Kazbek4.00Not TriedRan out
Park - Phantom Kölsch4.20Not Tried
31 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last evening visit until close with a relaxed leaving time.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Beerblefish - Infinite Improbability6.70GoodVery enjoyable Saison
Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale4.00AcceptableNear end of cask - in fact ran out shortly after mine
Hammerton - N14.10Not Tried
Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope5.30Not TriedStill hanging on in there
East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale Ale4.20Not Tried

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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
Exceptional15
Excellent755
Good2059
Acceptable667
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 1641 times, seen 1972 different beers and tried 1162 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 0RJ