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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) |  | 2 |
| Oakham - El Dorado / Simcoe Cask Aged | | 3 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Rakau + | | 1 |
| Three Sods - Dark Magus | | 3 |
| Oakham - Citra | | 2 |
| Oakham - Mr Hyde IPA Cask Aged | | 2 |
| Stroud - Budding Pale Ale |  | 3 |
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Golden State | | 1 |
| Moor - Nano Cask Faram Fuggle |  | 1 |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | | 1 |
| Milestone - Maid Marian | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Elephant in the Kanha | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Manchester - Cord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
01 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Good hubbub of conversation.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | | New on today and surprisingly good, for once, for a Southwark ale |
| Three Sods - Dark Magus | 4.70 | | Still holding up very well |
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Moor - Nano Cask Faram Fuggle | 3.80 | Not Tried |
31 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Lively chat with a Swansea Jack about Brains beers, the former Adam & Eve on his home patch and Cardiff's dockland former pubs.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sods - Dark Magus | 4.70 | | As excellent as yesterday |
| Salopian - Shropshire Gold | 3.80 | | A cooking beer |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Golden State | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Moor - Nano Cask Faram Fuggle | 3.80 | Not Tried |
30 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last half hour until evening close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sods - Dark Magus | 4.70 | | First rate well balanced nourishing stout upon which to end the evening |
| Rooster's - Golden State | 4.30 | | No Rooster's lover but this was good although not exciting |
| Moor - Nano Cask Faram Fuggle | 3.80 | | Unnecessarily hazy I thought. A beer one can drink but not notice |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Manchester - Cord | 4.00 | Not Tried |
28 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. A good number in tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - El Dorado / Simcoe Cask Aged | 5.00 | | |
| Stroud - Budding Pale Ale | 4.50 | | Flat, no condition so a chore to finish and became apparent, as another customer tried to order it, mine was last out of the cask. Bordering on poor |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop | 3.80 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Rooster's - Golden State | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Manchester - Cord | 4.00 | Not Tried |
27 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Very quiet in tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - El Dorado / Simcoe Cask Aged | 5.00 | | |
| Stroud - Budding Pale Ale | 4.50 | | Waning a little |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop | 3.80 | | Quite good for what must be last year's hops |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Manchester - Cord | 4.00 | Not Tried | Another customer described this as having teeth jangling dryness |
25 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. Just three of us in by 11pm.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud - Budding Pale Ale | 4.50 | | Stroud is always consistent |
| Oakham - El Dorado / Simcoe Cask Aged | 5.00 | | Another Oakham fully flavoured cask aged jobbie |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
23 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until an initially confused closing time but we all settled on 11pm eventually!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | | The classic Citra pale ale |
| Oakham - Mr Hyde IPA Cask Aged | 6.50 | | An unadulterated nightcapper |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
22 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | | Everything near perfect |
| Oakham - Mr Hyde IPA Cask Aged | 6.50 | | A powerful hitter |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while) | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
19 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | As top 'ole as on Monday |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Rakau + | 5.00 | | Top notch yet the cask was apparently best by January 2021 |
| Milestone - Maid Marian | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried |
17 May 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. My first to a pub for 5 months as I don't do pre-booking or outside drinking. Good to see pretty much every usual old face in tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | Really lovely nick |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | | Heady brew |
| Milestone - Maid Marian | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Elephant in the Kanha | 5.20 | Not Tried | Off sale for rest of evening as seemed to have been knocked in the cellar room |
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 1645 times, seen 1975 different beers and tried 1162 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ