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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged |  | 3 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | | 2 |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Crackendale | | 2 |
| Kent - Ernest | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Saint Augustine's Cross |  | 1 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pigeon Pale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | | 1 |
| Kent - Chocolate Orange | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | | 2 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane |  | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 2 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best |  | 1 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Fist Bump | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | Not Tried | 0 |
| London Beer Lab - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Highway 51 (or Highway Fifty-One) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Gone So Fast | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
10 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Crackendale | 5.20 | | What a contrast to the Wealdway - subtle hopping and much more rounded and smooth. Each to his / her own I suppose |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | | Top form but an oh so vicious raw hopping |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best | 4.10 | Not Tried | Presumably got to sell one to each of 72 people |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | Hanging on |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pigeon Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
08 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Crackendale | 5.20 | | Subtle Citra hop jobbie |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best | 4.10 | | Tasting notes say this typical of the style! Awful poured flat, lifeless, heavy on caramel, no off flavours but a chore to drink. Then when back home noted my previous comments on this beer "Beaten into submission about a third way down a pint glass so left it for slops. Over toffee-ish and poured flat and lifeless". A trend forming? |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pigeon Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
07 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Limited footfall tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pigeon Pale | 4.50 | | Not a style I prefer - too citrus |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | | Some loss of condition |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best | 4.10 | Not Tried | On at very end of session |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried |
06 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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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 1778 times, seen 2040 different beers and tried 1209 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ