The River Ale House (Free House)
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08 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
Kent - Key Lime Rye | 5.30 |  | Assume intended to be very cloudy, the lime flavours dominated as expected |
Great Heck - Christopher | 4.50 |  | Poured flat |
Hambleton - Nightmare Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Humpty Dumpty - Branch Line Bitter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
04 Sep 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A pleasant evening of beers with a good friend from Lewisham.
Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 |  | |
Grafton - Coco Loco | 5.00 |  | Porter. |
Southwark - Palisade | 5.00 |  | Full-bodied. |
Westerham - Single Hop Endeavour | 4.50 |  | Good hop/malt balance. |
Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Westerham - British Bulldog | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
03 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
Westerham - British Bulldog | 4.10 |  | Always seems a disappointment to me this beer |
Westerham - Single Hop Endeavour | 4.50 |  | |
Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Grafton - Coco Loco | 5.00 | Not Tried | Still battling on it seems |
Southwark - Palisade | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
01 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 |  | A good staple |
Brockley - Pale Ale | 4.10 |  | Good zingy mouthfeel but little flavour |
Grafton - Coco Loco | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Hammerpot - Shirala IPA | 5.20 | Not Tried | Still battling on |
Southwark - Palisade | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
28 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
Kent - Pale | 4.00 |  | New cask on today |
Hammerpot - Shirala IPA | 5.20 |  | Disappointing, lacking mouthfeel or condition |
Bays - Summer Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Brockley - Red Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Grafton - Coco Loco | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
25 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout | 4.20 |  | Good enough to want a second |
Brockley - Red Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Papa Jr | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Brockley - Summer XPA | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Goose Eye - Goose Eye Bitter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
Electric Bear - Comet | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
21 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Big crowd in after a Charlton Athletic evening home match.
Mallinsons - Columbus | 3.80 |  | |
Kent - Comet | 4.50 |  | Good still despite being very last half out of the cask |
Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Wantsum - Yellow Tail | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Bridgehouse - Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Bramber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
18 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'Ale | 3.80 |  | |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best | 3.70 |  | Good head and lacing |
Wantsum - Miller's Mirth | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Bridgehouse - Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Bramber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Tiny Rebel - Super Sharp Shooter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
13 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. A small hardy well-oiled group of locals arrived back from a Westerham Brewery hospitality night, by minibus, just before close.
Peerless - Shabash IPA | 5.40 |  | The higher strength was well evident |
Bexley - Alcock and Brown | 4.00 |  | Much better than the taster I had on Sunday! |
Acorn - Old Moor Porter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Franklins - English Garden | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Nene Valley - Simple Pleasures | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Severn - Double Hopped Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Summer Session | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
11 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
Severn - Double Hopped Pale Ale | 4.20 |  | |
Titanic - Nine Dogs | 4.90 |  | Flat and sour tasting |
Acorn - Old Moor Porter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Nene Valley - Simple Pleasures | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Bexley - Alcock and Brown | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Summer Session | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Pheasantry - Light Dragonfly | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
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