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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Monkey - NUTS |  | 1 |
| Church End - Goats Milk | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | | 1 |
| Kent - Session Pale |  | 1 |
| Goddards - Starboard ! | | 1 |
| Lacons - Affinity | | 1 |
| Westerham - Single Hop Minstrel | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye | | 1 |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | | 1 |
| Slater's - Top Totty | | 1 |
| Canopy - Sunray Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Green Hopped IPA | | 1 |
| Dukeries - Bess Hardwick |  | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | | 1 |
| Westerham - Scotney Green Hop Harvest Ale | | 1 |
| Hadrian and Border - Farne Island Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Slater's - Maravilla Raspberry Beer | | 1 |
| Ghost - Mango Reaper | | 1 |
| Canopy - Green Hop Pale Ale | | 1 |
| East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (now please use 5.5% entry | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canopy - Everyday Oyster Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - Session Golden Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - Session Ruby Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hadrian and Border - Northumbrian Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - Howbury 12 Bullion IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - Black Prince Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Espresso Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| North Yorkshire - Cereal Killer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bowman - Wallops Wood | Not Tried | 0 |
| Slater's - Queen Bee | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Black Prince | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - One Hop Fuggles Green Hop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Poynton - Viaduct Golden Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
16 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. Where did 2 hours go?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Monkey - NUTS | 4.60 | | Dark, malty, nourishing |
| Pig & Porter - Red Spider Rye | 4.80 | | |
| Canopy - Sunray Pale Ale | 4.20 | | Boring lemon juice |
| Wantsum - One Hop Fuggles Green Hop | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Poynton - Viaduct Golden Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Canopy - Everyday Oyster Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried |
10 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. Patronage on the up and up with every visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | | Very tasty but served flat |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Canopy - Green Hop Pale Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried |
08 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. A Meantime Brewery employee was enjoying cask here! Guv said he had started with 11 casks on at opening time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambrook's - Wandle | 3.80 | | Good condition but a wishy washy taste |
| Canopy - Green Hop Pale Ale | 3.60 | | A hazy distinctly average example of the green hopped genre |
| Rudgate - Ruby Mild | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Espresso Stout | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Bowman - Wallops Wood | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | Not Tried |
01 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Scotney Green Hop Harvest Ale | 4.00 | | Tired near end of cask feel |
| Ghost - Mango Reaper | 4.40 | | Don't think this worked very well, heavy murk OK but flat |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Hadrian and Border - Northumbrian Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Goddards - Starboard ! | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Howbury 12 Bullion IPA | 4.80 | Not Tried |
29 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. Catching on locally now, felt like it had always been here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church End - Goats Milk | 3.80 | | Superb nick. Could understand how, in this condition, it won CAMRA's CBOB competition this year |
| Dark Star - Green Hopped IPA | 6.50 | | Condition good but felt it lacked the usual intense hopping |
| Goddards - Starboard ! | 4.00 | | |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Scotney Green Hop Harvest Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Railway Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Session Ruby Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried |
24 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. Some Newcastle United supporters had found the place, after a match at Crystal Palace.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacons - Affinity | 4.80 | | |
| Hadrian and Border - Farne Island Pale Ale | 4.00 | | A bit tired and few distinctive flavours |
| Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (now please use 5.5% entry | 5.80 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Session Golden Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried |
18 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. Listening to the Guv this venture is clearly a labour of love. Learnt much about how a working dog helps a diabetic person by sniffing and sensing potentially dangerous changes in glucose levels and watched him in action, seemed never really relaxed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - Single Hop Minstrel | 4.50 | | |
| Slater's - Maravilla Raspberry Beer | 4.50 | | The fruit addition did not really work on this one but it left a nicely dry aftertaste, generally felt wishy washy |
| Butcombe - Bitter (or Original Beer) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - BOB (Bexley's Own Beer) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Black Prince Porter | 4.60 | Not Tried |
14 Sep 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit after a long bus ride locally which impressed on me how many pubs have been lost in that area so a new one is a blessing. This one did its usual micropub trick of making conversation mandatory, in this case extended on the meaning of kudos, caboodle, hubris and palaver. Time sped on for nearly 3 hours!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | 4.00 | | |
| Slater's - Top Totty | 4.00 | | |
| Dukeries - Bess Hardwick | 5.70 | | A most odd tasting caramelly APA, summat not quite right |
| North Yorkshire - Cereal Killer | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Slater's - Queen Bee | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Black Prince | 3.90 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 11 |
| 689 |
| 1729 |
| 509 |
 | 42 |
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 1368 times, seen 1832 different beers and tried 1065 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ