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The River Ale House (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Bexley - Bursted Session Bitter (was 3.8%)Excellent2
Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask AgedExcellent1
Leatherbritches - Bad BoyExcellent1
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)Excellent2
Redemption - Big ChiefExcellent2
Anspach & Hobday - The American PaleExcellent1
Oakham - Black Magic Cask AgedExcellent1
Siren Craft - Extra Special Beans with Coffee & HazelnutExcellent1
Redemption - Fellowship PorterExcellent2
Mad Cat - Long TailGood1
Siren Craft - MementoGood1
Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer)Acceptable1
Goacher's - Gold StarAcceptable1
Hammerton - CacheAcceptable1
Falstaff - DarksideAcceptable1
Redemption - Pale AleNot Tried0
Siren Craft - LuminaNot Tried0
Mad Cat - Green & GoldNot Tried0
Bexley - Golden AcreNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Too Many Dicks On The Dance Floor Hibiscus PaleNot Tried0
Bristol Beer Factory - Low RiderNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry StoutNot Tried0
Milestone - Cromwell Best BitterNot Tried0
Ridgeside - Charmed LifeNot Tried0
Milestone - New World Pale AleNot Tried0
Redemption - KazbekNot Tried0
Southwark - Bermondsey BestNot Tried0
C'84 - Yorkshire PaleNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Got The Face OnNot Tried0
Park - Treebox Blonde (was 4.9%)Not Tried0
Siren Craft - Yu LuNot Tried0
Southwark - GodivaNot Tried0
Milestone - Cromwell Gold ExtraNot Tried0
Picture 1. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 2. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 3. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

10 Oct 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Anspach & Hobday - The American Pale4.60ExcellentA good dry bitterness. This version with Simcoe, Amarillo and Columbus hops
Siren Craft - Extra Special Beans with Coffee & Hazelnut5.80ExcellentIts strength was immediately apparent
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Not Tried
Bexley - Golden Acre4.00Not Tried
Bristol Beer Factory - Low Rider3.90Not TriedSome were pushing this down as if it was going out of fashion
Milestone - Cromwell Best Bitter4.40Not Tried
08 Oct 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10AcceptableCame across as rather thin for its strength
Hammerton - Cache3.50AcceptableThis may have put me off of Hammerton's ale forever. A one dimensional sour tasting murk, to me a near- or non-beer. Worse than a chore to finish
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10Not Tried
Bexley - Bursted Session Bitter (was 3.8%)3.40Not Tried
Mad Cat - Green & Gold4.10Not Tried
07 Oct 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10Excellent
Bexley - Bursted Session Bitter (was 3.8%)3.40GoodNoticeable loss of flavour and condition since yesterday
Redemption - Pale Ale3.80Not Tried
Falstaff - Darkside6.00Not TriedRan out or expired
Siren Craft - Lumina4.20Not Tried
Mad Cat - Green & Gold4.10Not Tried
Milestone - Cromwell Gold Extra4.70Not Tried
06 Oct 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10Excellent
Bexley - Bursted Session Bitter (was 3.8%)3.40ExcellentGood malt and hop balance
Redemption - Pale Ale3.80Not Tried
Falstaff - Darkside6.00Not TriedSomehow keeps on trucking
Siren Craft - Lumina4.20Not Tried
Milestone - Cromwell Gold Extra4.70Not Tried
04 Oct 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10Good
Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer)4.20Not Tried
Falstaff - Darkside6.00Not TriedIf that is possible looked flatter than yesterday
Siren Craft - Yu Lu3.60Not Tried
Park - Treebox Blonde (was 4.9%)3.90Not Tried
Milestone - Cromwell Gold Extra4.70Not Tried
03 Oct 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10ExcellentBeer as it should always be
Falstaff - Darkside6.00AcceptableHad the flavours but flatter than a Shrove Tuesday pancake driven over by an Aveling and Porter roller
Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer)4.20Not Tried
Siren Craft - Yu Lu3.60Not Tried
Park - Treebox Blonde (was 4.9%)3.90Not Tried
Southwark - Godiva5.00Not Tried
01 Oct 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Siren Craft - Memento3.80GoodGood nick but overpowering one dimensional sour New World hops taste. Would not want a second one
Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer)4.20AcceptableDisappointingly flat and lacking much flavour
Pig & Porter - Got The Face On4.50Not Tried
Oakham - Black Magic Cask Aged5.00Not Tried
Park - Treebox Blonde (was 4.9%)3.90Not Tried
Mad Cat - Long Tail3.70Not Tried
30 Sep 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Big Chief5.50ExcellentHeavy on flavour
Mad Cat - Long Tail3.70GoodDrank without really noticing
Southwark - Bermondsey Best4.40Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Got The Face On4.50Not Tried
Oakham - Black Magic Cask Aged5.00Not Tried
29 Sep 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Big Chief5.50ExcellentPacked with flavour
Oakham - Black Magic Cask Aged5.00ExcellentIn fine form, a very dry bitterness
Southwark - Bermondsey Best4.40Not Tried
C'84 - Yorkshire Pale3.80Not Tried
27 Sep 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged6.00ExcellentNightcapper
Leatherbritches - Bad Boy4.60ExcellentProper basic mid brown bitter
Pig & Porter - Too Many Dicks On The Dance Floor Hibiscus Pale4.20Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00Not Tried
Ridgeside - Charmed Life4.00Not Tried
Milestone - New World Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
Redemption - Kazbek4.00Not Tried

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About The River Ale House

The pub sign. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional15
Excellent755
Good2066
Acceptable668
Poor58

Website.

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 1645 times, seen 1975 different beers and tried 1162 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 0RJ