The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
17 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Twisted Oak - Ghost Town | 5.70 |  | Really too sweet for me so a bit sickly |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 |  | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Fastback | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Tacoma | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Kaizen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
14 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 |  | |
| Durham - Equinox | 4.30 |  | |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 |  | Basic stuff |
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Turning Point - Radio Nowhere | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
12 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Kaizen Cask Aged | 5.00 |  | |
| Hammerton - Bitter | 4.00 |  | No mention of haze on tasting notes, lacklustre and cloying |
| Arundel - Sussex Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
11 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Kaizen Cask Aged | 5.00 |  | An unusual multi-hop, multi-malt flavour came through |
| Arundel - Sussex Gold | 4.20 |  | Lacklustre and actually a chore to finish |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
10 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 |  | |
| Kent - Nelson Sauvin | 4.50 |  | |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 |  | |
| Arundel - Sussex Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brass Castle - Session Mini-IPA (was 3.5%) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
08 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 |  | Strong taste, subdued citrus |
| Kent - Nelson Sauvin | 4.50 |  | Lovely dry bitterness |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | Came on at end of session, primarily for tomorrow |
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vocation - Bread & Butter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Session Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
07 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | 4.10 |  | Best of Five Points's beers by a long chalk and a credit to it |
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wylam - Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Session Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
03 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Bexley - Crook Log Winter Ale | 5.20 |  | In excellent form and a full bodied surprise quite heavy on malt |
| Well Drawn - Gold | 4.40 |  | A glass of nothing in taste. Poured away the last third through boredom |
| Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Fellowship Porter | 5.10 | Not Tried | Others' looked flat |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
01 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Triple Beam | 5.00 |  | Superb taste hits |
| Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope | 5.30 | Not Tried | Hanging on by its splintered fingernails |
| Milestone - Lock, Prop & Barrel | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - Infinite Improbability | 6.70 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Park - Phantom Kölsch | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
31 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last evening visit until close with a relaxed leaving time.
| Beerblefish - Infinite Improbability | 6.70 |  | Very enjoyable Saison |
| Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale | 4.00 |  | Near end of cask - in fact ran out shortly after mine |
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope | 5.30 | Not Tried | Still hanging on in there |
| East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
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