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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Phipps NBC - Red Star |  | 1 |
| Kent - Session Pale | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 2 |
| Kent - Key Lime Rye |  | 1 |
| Kent - Cobnut | | 1 |
| Southwark - Palisade | | 1 |
| Southwark - Calypso Gold | | 1 |
| Redemption - Hopspur | | 1 |
| Brockley - Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Kent - Zingiber | | 1 |
| Westerham - British Bulldog | | 1 |
| Surrey Hills - Shere Drop | | 1 |
| Westerham - Single Hop Endeavour | | 2 |
| Kent - Pale | | 1 |
| Grafton - Coco Loco | | 1 |
| Phipps NBC - Green & Gold | | 1 |
| Great Heck - Christopher |  | 1 |
| Hammerpot - Shirala IPA | | 1 |
| Redemption - Little Chief |  | 1 |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Humpty Dumpty - Branch Line Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - JHB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wensleydale - Black Dub Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Summer Perle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Rock the Kazbek | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windswept - Weizen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Routemaster Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - The Fire Inside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bays - Summer Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Low Rider Extra Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brockley - Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Downton - Espresso Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nene Valley - Simple Pleasures | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hambleton - Nightmare Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - O Green World | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
26 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close and a bit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phipps NBC - Red Star | 3.80 | | Very quaffable brown basic English bitter aaaaaaaah |
| Nene Valley - Simple Pleasures | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Low Rider Extra Pale Ale | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
| Downton - Espresso Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - O Green World | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Calypso Gold | 5.10 | Not Tried |
22 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Sparsely populated tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phipps NBC - Green & Gold | 4.10 | | First green hopper I have seen this season |
| Southwark - Calypso Gold | 5.10 | | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Low Rider Extra Pale Ale | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
| Downton - Espresso Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried |
18 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Spot on |
| Westerham - Summer Perle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Rock the Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried | Several complained this was sour and unexpectedly cloudy |
| Windswept - Weizen | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Routemaster Red | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - The Fire Inside | 4.30 | Not Tried |
15 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Deserved first time entry in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide for 2020.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Hills - Shere Drop | 4.20 | | |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Windswept - Weizen | 5.20 | Not Tried |
11 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | | Others here were loving this one |
| Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | | |
| Redemption - Little Chief | 4.20 | | Fortunately only had a half. Poured flat with no condition and an unusual smell and unpalatable taste. Not much right then! |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wensleydale - Black Dub Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | 5.50 | Not Tried |
08 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Key Lime Rye | 5.30 | | Assume intended to be very cloudy, the lime flavours dominated as expected |
| Great Heck - Christopher | 4.50 | | Poured flat |
| Hambleton - Nightmare Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while) | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Humpty Dumpty - Branch Line Bitter | 3.90 | Not Tried |
04 Sep 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A pleasant evening of beers with a good friend from Lewisham.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | | |
| Grafton - Coco Loco | 5.00 | | Porter. |
| Southwark - Palisade | 5.00 | | Full-bodied. |
| Westerham - Single Hop Endeavour | 4.50 | | Good hop/malt balance. |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - British Bulldog | 4.10 | Not Tried |
03 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerham - British Bulldog | 4.10 | | Always seems a disappointment to me this beer |
| Westerham - Single Hop Endeavour | 4.50 | | |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Grafton - Coco Loco | 5.00 | Not Tried | Still battling on it seems |
| Southwark - Palisade | 5.00 | Not Tried |
01 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | A good staple |
| Brockley - Pale Ale | 4.10 | | Good zingy mouthfeel but little flavour |
| Grafton - Coco Loco | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Hammerpot - Shirala IPA | 5.20 | Not Tried | Still battling on |
| Southwark - Palisade | 5.00 | Not Tried |
28 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | New cask on today |
| Hammerpot - Shirala IPA | 5.20 | | Disappointing, lacking mouthfeel or condition |
| Bays - Summer Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Brockley - Red Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Grafton - Coco Loco | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 755 |
| 2069 |
| 668 |
| 58 |
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 1646 times, seen 1977 different beers and tried 1164 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ