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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey Hills - Shere Drop |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - East Kent India Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Oakham - Black Magic Cask Aged | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Glowing Embers |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker | | 1 |
| Kent - Zingiber | | 1 |
| Brew York - Viking DNA | | 2 |
| East London (ELB) - Imperial Stout | | 1 |
| Hammerton - City of Cake | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 2 |
| Oakham - Citra T90 | | 3 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | | 1 |
| 360° - Bluebell Sussex Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Verdant - Penpol | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brockley - Bru-1 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lakedown - Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pentrich - Little Fury | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Memento | Not Tried | 0 |
| Two by Two - HBC586 Talus IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Tacoma | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beerblefish - Pineapple Sour | Not Tried | 0 |
| Blue Bee - Reet Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brockley - Winter Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burnt Mill - Beyond The Firs | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Christmas Session | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Buckeye | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Bloom | Not Tried | 0 |
| Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - N7 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brockley - Kiwi Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
10 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - East Kent India Pale Ale | 6.50 | | Glorious for taste and condition. A heavy heady brew. Moreish |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Blue Bee - Reet Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Winter Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | A N Other sent theirs back for being poured totally flat and conditionless |
| Pentrich - Little Fury | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerton - City of Cake | 5.50 | Not Tried | A N Other here was hooked on this brew |
| Two by Two - HBC586 Talus IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried |
08 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | Refreshing so had two |
| Hammerton - City of Cake | 5.50 | | A half would have sufficed, a pint too much |
| Lakedown - Best Bitter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Pentrich - Little Fury | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Two by Two - HBC586 Talus IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried |
05 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Have had better from this award winning brew |
| Siren Craft - Glowing Embers | 4.70 | | Good but an Irish Red style not to my liking |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | Not Tried | Still seen coming up cloudy |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Bru-1 | 4.30 | Not Tried |
04 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Came on at last knockings. Sensed a little fresh still |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude | 4.00 | | A rather malty bitter |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | Not Tried | Still coming up cloudy for others |
| Brew York - Viking DNA | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Bru-1 | 4.30 | Not Tried |
03 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | A heady pint but very disappointed to be served it with a haze |
| Brew York - Viking DNA | 5.00 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| 360° - Bluebell Sussex Best Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Bru-1 | 4.30 | Not Tried |
01 Jan 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker | 5.00 | | Heavily malted |
| Brew York - Viking DNA | 5.00 | | An original Brew York recipe, too rich a taste to have many |
| Rooster's - Buckeye | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Kiwi Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Bluebell Sussex Best Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Black Magic Cask Aged | 5.00 | Not Tried |
30 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Citra T90 | 4.60 |  | What a fall from grace after previous days' samplings. I could not finish what had lost its taste and all condition. Returned a half for slops, then finished the evening off on a cider |
| East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Buckeye | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Black Magic Cask Aged | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Bloom | 4.40 | Not Tried |
29 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Black Magic Cask Aged | 5.00 | | In really good condition, holding head and lacing to the end |
| Oakham - Citra T90 | 4.60 | | Fine form and dry but had lost something since yesterday's |
| East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Buckeye | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Bloom | 4.40 | Not Tried |
28 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Back on the old treadmill with a late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | | Gadds' reliability |
| Oakham - Citra T90 | 4.60 | | Lovely dry aftertaste, quite different to Oakham's Citra ale |
| East London (ELB) - Nightwatchman | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Burnt Mill - Beyond The Firs | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Christmas Session | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Imperial Stout | 9.50 | Not Tried |
23 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Once again light footfall on a Friday night late on, who knows why.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Hills - Shere Drop | 4.20 | | Past CAMRA CBOB winner and always seems to show it |
| East London (ELB) - Imperial Stout | 9.50 | | Good heady nightcap |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Tacoma | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - Pineapple Sour | 4.40 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 16 |
| 835 |
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| 64 |
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 1834 times, seen 2062 different beers and tried 1230 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ