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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 StarExcellent1
Kent - Session PaleExcellent1
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast StoutExcellent2
Kent - Key Lime RyeGood1
Kent - CobnutGood1
Southwark - PalisadeGood1
Southwark - Calypso GoldGood1
Redemption - HopspurGood1
Brockley - Pale AleGood1
Kent - ZingiberGood1
Westerham - British BulldogGood1
Surrey Hills - Shere DropGood1
Westerham - Single Hop EndeavourGood2
Kent - PaleGood1
Grafton - Coco LocoGood1
Phipps NBC - Green & GoldGood1
Great Heck - ChristopherAcceptable1
Hammerpot - Shirala IPAAcceptable1
Redemption - Little ChiefPoor1
Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale AleNot Tried0
Humpty Dumpty - Branch Line BitterNot Tried0
Oakham - JHBNot Tried0
Wensleydale - Black Dub StoutNot Tried0
Southwark - Harvard APANot Tried0
Westerham - Summer PerleNot Tried0
Redemption - Rock the KazbekNot Tried0
Windswept - WeizenNot Tried0
Southwark - Bankside BlondeNot Tried0
Southwark - Routemaster RedNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - The Fire InsideNot Tried0
Bays - Summer AleNot Tried0
360° - Low Rider Extra Pale AleNot Tried0
Brockley - Red AleNot Tried0
Downton - Espresso StoutNot Tried0
Southwark - Bermondsey BestNot Tried0
Nene Valley - Simple PleasuresNot Tried0
Hambleton - Nightmare PorterNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - O Green WorldNot Tried0
Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while)Not Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper TopNot Tried0
Picture 1. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 2. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 3. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

26 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close and a bit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Phipps NBC - Red Star3.80ExcellentVery quaffable brown basic English bitter aaaaaaaah
Nene Valley - Simple Pleasures3.60Not Tried
360° - Low Rider Extra Pale Ale3.30Not Tried
Downton - Espresso Stout5.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - O Green World4.50Not Tried
Southwark - Calypso Gold5.10Not Tried
22 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Sparsely populated tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Phipps NBC - Green & Gold4.10GoodFirst green hopper I have seen this season
Southwark - Calypso Gold5.10Good
Southwark - Bermondsey Best4.40Not Tried
360° - Low Rider Extra Pale Ale3.30Not Tried
Downton - Espresso Stout5.00Not Tried
18 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout6.50ExcellentSpot on
Westerham - Summer Perle3.80Not Tried
Redemption - Rock the Kazbek4.00Not TriedSeveral complained this was sour and unexpectedly cloudy
Windswept - Weizen5.20Not Tried
Southwark - Bankside Blonde3.80Not Tried
Southwark - Routemaster Red4.20Not Tried
Pig & Porter - The Fire Inside4.30Not Tried
15 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Deserved first time entry in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide for 2020.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Surrey Hills - Shere Drop4.20Good
Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout6.50Good
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10Not Tried
Windswept - Weizen5.20Not Tried
11 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Hopspur4.50GoodOthers here were loving this one
Kent - Zingiber4.10Good
Redemption - Little Chief4.20PoorFortunately only had a half. Poured flat with no condition and an unusual smell and unpalatable taste. Not much right then!
Oakham - JHB3.80Not Tried
Wensleydale - Black Dub Stout4.40Not Tried
Southwark - Harvard APA5.50Not Tried
08 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Key Lime Rye5.30GoodAssume intended to be very cloudy, the lime flavours dominated as expected
Great Heck - Christopher4.50AcceptablePoured flat
Hambleton - Nightmare Porter5.00Not Tried
Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while)3.90Not Tried
Redemption - Hopspur4.50Not Tried
Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Humpty Dumpty - Branch Line Bitter3.90Not Tried
04 Sep 2019 (Stephen Harris)
A pleasant evening of beers with a good friend from Lewisham.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Session Pale3.70Excellent
Grafton - Coco Loco5.00GoodPorter.
Southwark - Palisade5.00GoodFull-bodied.
Westerham - Single Hop Endeavour4.50GoodGood hop/malt balance.
Kent - Cobnut4.10Not Tried
Westerham - British Bulldog4.10Not Tried
03 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Westerham - British Bulldog4.10GoodAlways seems a disappointment to me this beer
Westerham - Single Hop Endeavour4.50Good
Kent - Cobnut4.10Not Tried
Kent - Session Pale3.70Not Tried
Grafton - Coco Loco5.00Not TriedStill battling on it seems
Southwark - Palisade5.00Not Tried
01 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Cobnut4.10GoodA good staple
Brockley - Pale Ale4.10GoodGood zingy mouthfeel but little flavour
Grafton - Coco Loco5.00Not Tried
Hammerpot - Shirala IPA5.20Not TriedStill battling on
Southwark - Palisade5.00Not Tried
28 Aug 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Pale4.00GoodNew cask on today
Hammerpot - Shirala IPA5.20AcceptableDisappointing, lacking mouthfeel or condition
Bays - Summer Ale3.90Not TriedRan out
Brockley - Red Ale4.80Not Tried
Southwark - Bermondsey Best4.40Not Tried
Grafton - Coco Loco5.00Not Tried

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About The River Ale House

The pub sign. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional15
Excellent755
Good2069
Acceptable668
Poor58

Website.

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.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 0RJ