The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
05 Sep 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Leatherbritches - The Bounder | 3.80 |  | A sharp bitter |
| Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale) | 4.20 |  | Fairly bland on flavour |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
02 Sep 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Sikandar Cask Aged | 5.20 |  | |
| Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale | 4.00 |  | Deceptively, perhaps, tasting more bitter than yesterday |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
01 Sep 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Sikandar Cask Aged | 5.20 |  | The cask ageing came through more strongly tonight than yesterday |
| Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale | 4.00 |  | Lovely basic English mid brown bitter with slightly sweet aftertaste |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
31 Aug 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Sikandar Cask Aged | 5.20 |  | 1st out of fresh cask. Fully hopped and full bodied |
| Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout | 4.20 |  | Good wholesome stout |
| Saltaire - DDH Citra | 4.20 |  | |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - Kaleidohop IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
29 Aug 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Inferno | 4.00 |  | |
| Franklins - Kaleidohop IPA | 5.00 |  | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Durham - Dark Angel | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Das Kölner | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Summer Ale | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
28 Aug 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Inferno | 4.00 |  | Oakham usually means reliable |
| Franklins - Kaleidohop IPA | 5.00 |  | Full bodied, apparently the hops used rotate with each brew |
| Tonbridge - Das Kölner | 4.30 |  | Pleasantly surprised with this one |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Durham - Dark Angel | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Brockley - Summer Ale | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
27 Aug 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 |  | Its reliability shines through - professionally brewed, unlike so many others |
| Leatherbritches - Dr. Johnson | 4.00 |  | In fine form |
| Weird Beard - Mariana On Mango | 7.10 | Not Tried | Fingertips bleeding on cliff edge |
| Durham - Dark Angel | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Das Kölner | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - Don't Forget The Suncream | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
26 Aug 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 |  | Always reliable |
| Franklins - What Mama Don't Know | 4.10 |  | Wet dog taste |
| Weird Beard - Mariana On Mango | 7.10 | Not Tried | Hiding on by its fingernails |
| Durham - Dark Angel | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - Don't Forget The Suncream | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
24 Aug 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Packed house perhaps because of acoustic folk music in back room.
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - 1984 Sweet Stout | 5.50 |  | |
| Leatherbritches - Return of the King | 4.20 |  | Quite a dry bittering |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Weird Beard - Mariana On Mango | 7.10 | Not Tried | Holding on tight |
22 Aug 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Last minute visit until a relaxed kick out.
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 |  | One of my favourite Kent jobbies |
| Weird Beard - Mariana On Mango | 7.10 |  | Holding on |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - English Garden | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - 1984 Sweet Stout | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
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