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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 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 2 |
| Kent - Session Pale | | 1 |
| Kent - Zingiber |  | 1 |
| Westerham - British Bulldog | | 1 |
| Southwark - Palisade | | 1 |
| Surrey Hills - Shere Drop | | 1 |
| Westerham - Single Hop Endeavour | | 2 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Baltic Porter | | 2 |
| Kent - Elysium | | 1 |
| Phipps NBC - Green & Gold | | 1 |
| Kent - Key Lime Rye | | 1 |
| Southwark - Calypso Gold | | 1 |
| Redemption - Hopspur | | 1 |
| Grafton - Coco Loco | | 1 |
| Great Heck - Christopher |  | 1 |
| Redemption - Little Chief |  | 1 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Low Rider Extra Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Cobnut | Not Tried | 0 |
| Downton - Espresso Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hambleton - Nightmare Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nene Valley - Simple Pleasures | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9% then 3.4% for a while) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - O Green World | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Humpty Dumpty - Branch Line Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Daleside - Old Legover (a.k.a. Country Stile) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - JHB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Up & Udder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wensleydale - Black Dub Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canopy - Leap Green Hop Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Belgian Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - Summer Perle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Eureka | 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 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
30 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anspach & Hobday - The Baltic Porter | 6.50 | | Another dose of this heavy one |
| Kent - Elysium | 5.90 | | Nearly end of cask but wonderful strong flavours abound still |
| Daleside - Old Legover (a.k.a. Country Stile) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Up & Udder | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Canopy - Leap Green Hop Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Belgian Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | Selling slowly methinks - an acquired taste |
| Pig & Porter - O Green World | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Eureka | 5.00 | Not Tried |
29 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Humorous description of a bedbug incident from one of the benches.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anspach & Hobday - The Baltic Porter | 6.50 | | Cask had been stored on site for some months. A royal feast of tastes |
| Daleside - Old Legover (a.k.a. Country Stile) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Up & Udder | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Canopy - Leap Green Hop Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Belgian Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | Unpopular with at least 3 customers |
| Kent - Elysium | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - O Green World | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Eureka | 5.00 | Not Tried |
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 |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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 | 15 |
| 804 |
| 2199 |
| 742 |
| 63 |
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 1778 times, seen 2040 different beers and tried 1209 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ