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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent - Cobnut |  | 2 |
| Elusive - Oregon Trail |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | | 3 |
| Siren Craft - Memento | | 2 |
| Mighty Oak - Old Oaky | | 3 |
| Kent - Quantum | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | | 3 |
| Ossett - Butterley | | 3 |
| Park - Winter XPA | | 2 |
| Quantock - QPA | | 2 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Mum's The Word |  | 1 |
| Vibrant Forest - Inaudible | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brighton Bier - Smash or Pass | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Mystic | Not Tried | 0 |
| Castle Rock - How High The Moon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Zig Zag | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sureshot - Small Man's Wetsuit | Not Tried | 0 |
| Verdant - Penpol | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
23 Feb 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall for last 30 minutes of serving with a few regulars in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossett - Butterley | 3.80 | | Second day on for this Yorkshire bitter and the head and lacing absent on its first day has emerged from its slumber and was fully evident. A very bitter and malty first hit. A bitter bite in the mouthfeel and a sweetness from the honey-infused hops. There was a maltiness lingering and like garlic can apparently cause, this was trying to make my toes open and shut with a click! |
| Mighty Oak - Old Oaky | 5.20 | | Its third night on for this Maldon winter ale and some head and lacing evident. A very dry and sweetish mouthfeel with the odd fruitiness. A dry hoppiness lingering. |
| Park - Winter XPA | 4.10 | | Second day on also. Some head and lacing on this Kingston extra pale ale. Less of a kick with its fruitiness apparent in the mouthfeel from its mandarin-infused dry hops. |
| Siren Craft - Mum's The Word | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Oregon Trail | 5.80 | Not Tried | |
| Sureshot - Small Man's Wetsuit | 3.90 | Not Tried |
23 Feb 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossett - Butterley | 3.80 | | Basic sharp bittered ale |
| Elusive - Oregon Trail | 5.80 | | Well balanced and strong flavoured |
| Siren Craft - Mum's The Word | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Sureshot - Small Man's Wetsuit | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Old Oaky | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Winter XPA | 4.10 | Not Tried |
22 Feb 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 45 minutes of serving with many a Saturday regular in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Old Oaky | 5.20 | | Second night on and some head and lacing to start off with on this Maldon winter ale. A malty sweetness in the mouthfeel with a dryness lingering. |
| Park - Winter XPA | 4.10 | | Good head and lacing on this Kingston extra pale ale fresh on today. A medicinal kick to it from its citrus flavourings and a fruitiness lingering from its dry hops being partly infused with mandarin. |
| Ossett - Butterley | 3.80 | | Fresh on today was this Yorkshire bitter. Minimal head and lacing and which did not last. A lightly bitter first hit. A slightly hoppy mouthfeel lingering. |
| Siren Craft - Mum's The Word | 5.50 | | No head and lacing came as an omen. A very spicy first hit. It was overly peppery and was like being on fire in the mouthfeel. A fellow real ale drinker was brave enough to drink the rest of the half. I will forever be wary of Siren Craft Brew from Berkshire moving forward. The governor had tried it the night before and did warn me that it could taste like a "Grim Reaper" curry that I had some years earlier described to him as so hot I could manage but a few spoonfuls of it! A fellow customer at the time pointed out from the packaging I brought in for the "Grim Reaper" that surely I knew it was going to be too hot from the number of hot chilli symbols he managed to count on it! Should certainly have hot chilli symbols on this porter with cherry and chipotle in it, and the latter is a smoked hot chilli pepper used in Mexican cooking! |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Oregon Trail | 5.80 | Not Tried | |
| Sureshot - Small Man's Wetsuit | 3.90 | Not Tried |
21 Feb 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Very quiet footfall for a Friday for last 30 minutes of serving with just 3 of the Friday regulars in and 4 of the usual regulars in and one other occasional visitor.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantock - QPA | 4.00 | | Some head and lacing at least but did not last long on the first pint of this APA from Taunton. The second pint seemed to keep its head and lacing for longer. It had a hoppy mouthfeel with a dry citrusy fruitiness lingering. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 | | Only did a half as very sweet the night before. Good head and lacing. A very bitter and toffee-infused first hit. Those toffee notes were definitely having a party in my mouthfeel with a maltiness lingering. |
| Mighty Oak - Old Oaky | 5.20 | | First night on and good head, as in creamy, and lacing on this Essex winter ale from Maldon. A sweet and malty first hit followed by further in the mouthfeel. A sweet aftertaste from the hoppiness and a dryness lingered. |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | Its 8th night on, on Friday 21st February. |
| Castle Rock - How High The Moon | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Mystic | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Zig Zag | 3.40 | Not Tried |
20 Feb 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall with many a Thursday regular in and for last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 | | Fresh on literally when I requested it as the Kent Cobnut had just moved on and was now a deceased ruby ale. This ruby bitter coincidentally came with good head and lacing and following on from the Cobnut's on Tuesday when I sampled it. This one was like drinking a liquid toffee apple and my blood sugars are still up with the gods of real ale! In its favour, and flavour, was that it was also very bitter to the bottom of the glass! It was aided by its toffee malts and fruity hops in this Thursday premier serving. A very dry moreish aftertaste lingered on. |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | Went off immediately on arriving and requesting it and following on from its first appearance on Monday 17th February and sampling on 18th. |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | 7 days on this Thursday, 20th February. |
| Quantock - QPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Mystic | 4.50 | Not Tried |
20 Feb 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 | | Good condition - truly too malty for my palate |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Tired, almost all condition gone |
| Quantock - QPA | 4.00 | | Where was any head and lacing? |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Mystic | 4.50 | Not Tried |
18 Feb 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Not exceptional |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | Usually my favourite Kent ale |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brighton Bier - Smash or Pass | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Mystic | 4.50 | Not Tried |
18 Feb 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall for last 30 minutes of serving with just a table of regulars in and the more occasional visitor in, too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | Second night on but still full of head and lacing on this ruby ale from Birling, north of West Malling. It must have been a sight to behold on the previous night but sadly missed visiting. A very dry, bitter first hit. Its dry bitterness lingered throughout and I got its moreishly malty flavouring as well. |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Also in fine form, head and lacing-wise, and its first night on for this Maidstone pale. It held its head and lacing well as bought some 30 minutes before drinking-up time. A first hit of a dry hoppiness. It presented a very moreishly dry, hoppy and oily mouthfeel that kindly kept on lingering. |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brighton Bier - Smash or Pass | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Mystic | 4.50 | Not Tried |
16 Feb 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall with just a few tables of regulars in for last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | | Good head and lacing on this Berkshire bitter and on its second night on. A bitter and hoppy first hit. A dry bitterness in the mouthfeel with a hint of maltiness lingering. |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Inaudible | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brighton Bier - Smash or Pass | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Quantum | 4.40 | Not Tried |
16 Feb 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Needed more condition for this to really flourish |
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | | Brown and overly malty |
| Kent - Quantum | 4.40 | | Good condition, I just did not like the sour hopping or haze |
| Verdant - Penpol | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Inaudible | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brighton Bier - Smash or Pass | 4.00 | Not Tried |
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 1298 times, seen 1797 different beers and tried 1045 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ