The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
09 Jan 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Stour Valley Gold | 4.20 |  | Don't think it should be hazy, not as hazy as this anyway |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Special Edition Best Single Hop Fuggles | 4.10 |  | First out of new cask, rather wet dog |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Bramber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Three Kings | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
06 Jan 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 |  | |
| Kent - Tropic Ale | 4.90 |  | Full on fruit tastes |
| Canopy - Three Sheets | 7.50 |  | Good hit but going flat |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Bramber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
31 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until past midnight to bring 2019 into view. The Scots piper appeared at ten to one.
| Kent - Yule Log | 4.50 |  | Nicely spiced winter job |
| Cross Bay - Halo | 3.60 |  | Little condition although fresh on
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| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Join the Kew IPA | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Canopy - Three Sheets | 7.50 | Not Tried | |
30 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 |  | |
| Kent - Christmas Pudding | 5.80 |  | |
| Slater's - Haka | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Camellia | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Centennial Single Hopped Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
24 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. An orderly shutdown for Christmas.
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 |  | Matured a tad since yesterday |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 |  | Rather think gruel |
| Ilkley - Fireside Porter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Exeter - Santa's Sack | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Revolution - Orbital | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
23 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 |  | |
| Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | 4.80 |  | |
| Itchen Valley - Pure Gold | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Ilkley - Fireside Porter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Exeter - Santa's Sack | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Revolution - Orbital | 3.20 | Not Tried | With Citra, Mosaic, Equinox hops. No indication on clip it was as murky as a smoothie, why not? One smell of it from another customer immediately told me this was replicating lemon juice |
18 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 |  | First rate stronger bitter |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 |  | |
| Saltaire - South Island Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - God's Wallop | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Three Kings | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
16 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 |  | Superb head, condition and strength hit |
| Wolf - Timber Wolf | 5.20 |  | Winter Ale, went down without being noticed much |
| Wantsum - Five Gold Grains | 5.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| East London (ELB) - Three Kings | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Walthamstow Beer - Green Hopped Pale Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | Apparently a cask found still at the brewery |
| Kent - Amarillo | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
12 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Wantsum - UXB? | 4.60 |  | Not a very successful raspberry porter blend |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - EKG IPA | 3.90 |  | |
| Mordue - Workie Ticket | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | Apparently flying out of the door |
| Wantsum - Figgy Pudding | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Five Gold Grains | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Phipps NBC - IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
09 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 |  | Great head and condition, a pleasure to imbibe |
| Wantsum - Figgy Pudding | 4.50 |  | An excellent bitter ale but where were the figs and other Christmasy spicinesses? |
| Mordue - Workie Ticket | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Delicious | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Peerless - Ekuanot | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Saltaire - Wai-Iti | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
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