The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
06 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 |  | |
| Mad Cat - Saint Augustine's Cross | 4.80 |  | If anything this tasted of bananas. Unusual Trappist Abbey style take. One was enough however |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
03 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 |  | |
| Kent - Chocolate Orange | 5.60 |  | Every flavour promised was there |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Highway 51 (or Highway Fifty-One) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Gone So Fast | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
02 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 |  | In excellent form - no need to move to any other ale tonight |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Highway 51 (or Highway Fifty-One) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Gone So Fast | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | Had run out when I ordered |
01 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 |  | Normally no great lover of this ale but this was in peak condition so had 2 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 |  | Faultless still |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
28 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 |  | Superbly flavoursome and with a substantial body, a truly professional brew |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 |  | Poured as clear as a bell but with little or no head, lacing or condition |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
27 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 |  | Quality ale |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 |  | No more conditioning over time, flat but I acknowledge its full flavours |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| London Beer Lab - Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Fist Bump | 3.20 | Not Tried | Very hazy low gravity jobbie |
25 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 |  | Superb form |
| Kent - Ernest | 4.50 |  | Interesting single hopper |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 |  | Needed more condition to hold a head and make less of a chore to down |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | 5.20 | Not Tried | Still going |
| Rooster's - Fist Bump | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
24 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening until close.
| Northern Whisper - Soft Mick | 3.80 |  | As tasting notes said "A big flavour punch" but quite of what I could not identify, per se |
| Three Sods - BoHo Bitter | 4.10 |  | A malty brew resembling a traditional old English bitter |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | 5.20 | Not Tried | Hanging in there still |
| Anspach & Hobday - Daniel Gambino's Chocolate Brown | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
23 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 |  | As it should be |
| Orval - Orval | 6.20 |  | Bottled. Good but belch inducing unfortunately |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 |  | Flat, no condition. Disappointment |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | Not Tried | Ugh - ran out as I ordered |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - Daniel Gambino's Chocolate Brown | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - English Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
21 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. One customer had to be Ubered home!
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | 5.20 |  | Slight condition loss since yesterday |
| Anspach & Hobday - Daniel Gambino's Chocolate Brown | 5.50 |  | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Three Sods - Mon Chéri IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - English Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
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