The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
16 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Good to see local Gary back on the beat.
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Kazbek Rye Porter | 5.20 |  | Best of the bunch here tonight |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 |  | Good basic session job |
| Bushy's - Shuttleworth Snap IPA | 4.00 |  | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Magic Rock - Hat-Trick | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Gone So Fast | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
10 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Five Points - Pale All British Hops | 4.80 |  | Superb, like yesterday's |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Surrey Hills - Ranmore Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Phipps NBC - Kinky Boots | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
09 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Five Points - Pale All British Hops | 4.80 |  | Spot on balance of hops, great mouthfeel and condition |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 |  | |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Surrey Hills - Ranmore Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Phipps NBC - Kinky Boots | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
03 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 |  | Went flat in the glass within a few sips |
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | 4.10 |  | Should not be hazy, described nowhere as unfined |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Health | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Elland - Elland Gold | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Pale All British Hops | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
02 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 |  | Nicely rounded basic jobbie |
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 |  | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Health | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Elland - Elland Gold | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
29 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. A homely group of 4 or 5 in.
| Wantsum - Dynamo | 4.30 |  | Great balance |
| Wantsum - Turbulent Priest | 4.40 |  | Quite malty |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good King Wenceslas | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Resolution | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Naylor's - Toffee Mild | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Alchemy - Hallertau Blanc, Styrian Celeia and Lemongrass Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
27 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard | 4.50 |  | |
| Naylor's - Toffee Mild | 4.20 |  | |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good King Wenceslas | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - 2020 Vision | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Alchemy - Hallertau Blanc, Styrian Celeia and Lemongrass Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
26 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Good to see one lady customer back in out of hospital.
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good King Wenceslas | 4.80 |  | A spicy red ale |
| Naylor's - Toffee Mild | 4.20 |  | A rather good taste experience |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 |  | To me an off smell and flavour and swapped with good grace |
| Kirkby Lonsdale - Stanley's | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - 2020 Vision | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Peerless - Langton Spin | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Alchemy - Hallertau Blanc, Styrian Celeia and Lemongrass Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
20 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm and a bit. Busy with a cribbage evening.
| Hop Back - Winter Lightning | 5.50 |  | Slight loss of edge from last days' examples |
| Phipps NBC - IPA | 4.30 |  | Kept good head and lacing |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Life | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Dead Good | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Oatmeal Milk Stout | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
19 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Hop Back - Winter Lightning | 5.50 |  | Exceptionally fine tasting |
| Southwark - Oatmeal Milk Stout | 5.10 |  | Disappointingly poured flat |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Life | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Montgomery (was SS Richard Montgomery) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Bramling Cross Best | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Phipps NBC - IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
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