The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
24 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until a curfew exodus into teeming rain.
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 |  | New cask on - lacking the dry sharpness of a bitter I look for |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Gold | 5.30 |  | Just a half swigged at curfew |
| Iron Pier - Citra | 4.50 |  | More citrus than a well balanced Citra single hopper should be |
| Iron Pier - Heritage: X Mild | 4.40 |  | Not a good example of the style |
| Milestone - Rich Ruby | 4.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Surrey Hills - Shere Drop | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Franklins - Lawless | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
21 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until the usual rushed 21:59:59 chuck out.
| Northern Whisper - Yammerhouse | 4.50 |  | |
| Iron Pier - Bullion IPA | 5.00 |  | |
| Kent - Old Jamaica | 5.10 |  | Now tired after 6 days |
| Milestone - Rich Ruby | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis | 3.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Weird Beard - Bat Oat of Hell | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Long Ferry | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
20 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until curfew time, not a second later.
| Iron Pier - Bullion IPA | 5.00 |  | |
| Kent - Old Jamaica | 5.10 |  | Tiring |
| Northern Whisper - Yammerhouse | 4.50 |  | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Weird Beard - Bat Oat of Hell | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Long Ferry | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
18 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until curfew close. Light loading tonight here.
| Iron Pier - Bullion IPA | 5.00 |  | |
| Kent - Old Jamaica | 5.10 |  | |
| Iron Pier - Long Ferry | 3.90 |  | A rare Iron Pier failure. Poured totally flat and to be honest tasted of tepid water |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Whisper - Yammerhouse | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Weird Beard - Bat Oat of Hell | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ugh still on sale |
17 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening of no mixin', minglin' nor meeting times, outside the household, until curfew kick out.
| Kent - Old Jamaica | 5.10 |  | |
| Iron Pier - Bullion IPA | 5.00 |  | |
| Weird Beard - Bat Oat of Hell | 4.00 |  | Tasting notes spoke of a slight haze not a London peasouper. At £4.50pp the most expensive beer ever here. Thank the Lord I only had a half |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 | Not Tried | Ran out as I ordered, not even a half could be squeezed out |
| Northern Whisper - Yammerhouse | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Long Ferry | 3.90 | Not Tried | Only the menu but not ready after spiling plus settling time |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Styrian Cardinal | 4.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
16 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until a massed rank exodus spot on curfew time.
| Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 |  | New cask today - first rate |
| Kent - Old Jamaica | 5.10 |  | New cask on today, full bodied, full taste although I got only the bitterness of the ginger but full on toffee |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Weird Beard - Bat Oat of Hell | 4.00 | Not Tried | Not on as not settled fully in cask |
| Franklins - Exit Through The Taproom | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Styrian Cardinal | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
15 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until curfew's mass exodus on to the pavement. The beer range got a bit short and the vodka had run out too.
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 |  | Tiring somewhat |
| Franklins - Exit Through The Taproom | 3.80 |  | Holding up well after a few days |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | Not Tried | Hanging on in there but not for me |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Goodness Gracious Me Green Hop | 4.80 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Leatherbritches - Hop Tropic | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| White Rose (Sheffield) - Gecko and the Bunnymen | 4.20 | Not Tried | Ran out |
14 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until curfew close hurried evacuation. Much discussion about when Covid further restrictions will be hoisted.
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 |  | |
| Franklins - Exit Through The Taproom | 3.80 |  | |
| White Rose (Sheffield) - Gecko and the Bunnymen | 4.20 |  | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Goodness Gracious Me Green Hop | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Leatherbritches - Hop Tropic | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
13 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until curfew close.
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 |  | |
| Franklins - Exit Through The Taproom | 3.80 |  | Citrus edge alas |
| White Rose (Sheffield) - Gecko and the Bunnymen | 4.20 |  | Citrus edge alas |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Goodness Gracious Me Green Hop | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Pale East Kent Goldings Green Hop Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Leatherbritches - Hop Tropic | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
11 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until the exalted and fearsome bewitching curfew hour.
| Kent - Mandarina | 4.50 |  | |
| Leatherbritches - Hop Tropic | 4.20 |  | In fine form but not one destined to tempt me to have a second one |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 |  | A porter as flat as a Shrove Tuesday's pancake, no life |
| Milestone - Lion's Pride | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Goodness Gracious Me Green Hop | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Monk - Eternal Session IPA | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Green & Pale East Kent Goldings Green Hop Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
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