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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeland (formerly Stringers) - Dog Days |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The IPA | | 2 |
| Fyne - Jarl |  | 1 |
| Bexley - Spike Island | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Green & Gold | | 1 |
| Ascot - Starting Gate | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Forever Lost | | 1 |
| Vocation - Beewitched (collaboration with Cloudwater) | | 1 |
| 360° - Fastback | | 1 |
| Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout | | 2 |
| Milestone - Summer Lovin | | 1 |
| Bad Seed - Stage Hand | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | | 1 |
| Bexley - Bursted Session Bitter (was 3.8%) |  | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 1 |
| Three Sods - BoHo Bitter | | 1 |
| Time and Tide - ESB 2021 Harvest | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Crispin Amber |  | 1 |
| Three Sods - Old Normal | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Stone Free | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Leatherbritches - Hop Tropic | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Lion's Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Little Critters - Little Hopper | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - IPA (Imperial Pale Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Quantock - Seek & Find | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brockley - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Summer Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Table Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
11 Sep 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Spike Island | 5.30 | | Nourishing but the second was perhaps too much |
| Ascot - Starting Gate | 4.00 | | Drank without really noticing |
| Brockley - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Summer Pale | 4.80 | Not Tried |
08 Sep 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milestone - Summer Lovin | 3.90 | | Zingy |
| Bexley - Bursted Session Bitter (was 3.8%) | 3.40 | | 1st pint better than 2nd - how come? |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | Hanging on in there |
| 360° - Fastback | 5.20 | Not Tried | Hanging on in there |
04 Sep 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | In great nick, best No. 5 I have had for a long time. Don't know why I did not stay on it |
| 360° - Fastback | 5.20 | | Not sure if I liked this or not |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Disappointing with no head, rather flat and little natural condition |
| Mad Cat - Golden IPA (previously Meaney's Golden India Pale Ale) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Quantock - Seek & Find | 4.40 | Not Tried |
01 Sep 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland (formerly Stringers) - Dog Days | 3.90 | | Had sold out in less than 24 hours |
| Bad Seed - Stage Hand | 4.20 | | Drank without hardly noticing |
| Three Sods - BoHo Bitter | 4.10 | | The dying embers from a dead brewery. This looked good in the glass at first but had no smell and no taste - like drinking brown water |
| Milestone - IPA (Imperial Pale Ale) | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | Hanging on in there |
29 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout | 5.00 | | |
| Mad Cat - Green & Gold | 4.10 | | Cool |
| Pig & Porter - Forever Lost | 5.30 | | I was surprised I enjoyed this usually avoiding P&P. Only a half mind |
| Milestone - Lion's Pride | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Little Critters - Little Hopper | 3.60 | Not Tried |
28 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout | 5.00 | | Held lacing and head well |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | | Nice and cool |
| Mad Cat - Crispin Amber | 4.00 | | Poured flat, lifeless. If I had known it would be last out of a cask I would have avoided it |
| Leatherbritches - Hop Tropic | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Pig & Porter - Forever Lost | 5.30 | Not Tried |
25 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | 4.20 | | Soon went flat in the glass |
| Vocation - Beewitched (collaboration with Cloudwater) | 5.00 | | OK - not a beer style to my taste. Pleased I only had a half |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Time and Tide - ESB 2021 Harvest | 5.80 | Not Tried |
22 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | | Good first beer of a session |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | | Soon went flat in glass. Needed more condition to make it truly palatable |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Stone Free | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Time and Tide - ESB 2021 Harvest | 5.80 | Not Tried |
21 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anspach & Hobday - The IPA | 6.00 | | |
| Time and Tide - ESB 2021 Harvest | 5.80 | | Rather flat and very sweet |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Three Sods - Old Normal | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Table Beer | 3.50 | Not Tried |
19 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anspach & Hobday - The IPA | 6.00 | | A heady broth of an ale so I had two |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | Came on late |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Table Beer | 3.50 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 16 |
| 835 |
| 2247 |
| 774 |
| 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