The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
02 Jun 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Health | 3.60 |  | Newly on - not even on the blackboards |
| Pheasantry - Ringneck Amber Ale | 4.10 |  | |
| Pheasantry - Mikado Mild | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Belgian Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Key Lime Rye | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Wensleydale - Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
29 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until 11pm close. All the talk was of eye hospitals old and present.
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 |  | Very downable |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Belgian Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Key Lime Rye | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Cattle Shed (sub-brand of Old Dairy) - Cherryon Top | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Cain and Abel | 3.30 | Not Tried | Ran out |
26 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Late extension until 1am due to Charlton Athletic Wembley play off final pre-planned celebrations. Good job they won.
| Goacher's - Silver Star | 4.20 |  | Ran out shortly after I ordered |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Belgian Pale | 4.00 |  | |
| Cattle Shed (sub-brand of Old Dairy) - Cherryon Top | 6.00 |  | Full on flavour but needed more natural carbonation to make it good |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - Summer Perle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Key Lime Rye | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Cain and Abel | 3.30 | Not Tried | |
19 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Much elation at Charlton Athletic's impending Wembley appearance and plans afoot for long extension hours next Sunday night here.
| Anspach & Hobday - The London ESB | 5.50 |  | |
| Kent - Key Lime Rye | 5.30 |  | Hazy. Pre-warned it would be limey, and so it was |
| Gloucester - Gold | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - 85/15 Coffee Stout | 8.50 | Not Tried | |
| Turning Point - Soothsayer | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Goffs - Cheltenham Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
12 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Mr Brownstone | 5.00 |  | Brown IPA, like Black IPA hocus pocus naming |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 |  | Rather flat on pour |
| Acorn - Darkness | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Ayr - Complicated Maisie | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - Kaleidohop IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brighton Bier - Batting Practice | 3.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
08 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Lots of talk about Spurs's earlier Champions League victory tonight.
| Hambleton - Black Forest | 5.00 |  | Very easy drinking smooth coffee and toffee tastes |
| Franklins - Thr33 point 5ive | 3.50 |  | Sharp farmhouse saison style beer not really to my liking |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Smoked Brown | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Great Newsome - The Chairman | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
05 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Anspach & Hobday - The Smoked Brown | 6.00 |  | |
| Isle of Skye - Blaven | 5.00 |  | Last out of cask, flattish and cloying |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | Was on then off after being knocked in cask when tilting, back on tomorrow |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
28 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Settle - Ribblehead Bitter | 3.80 |  | |
| Empire - Rum Porter | 4.70 |  | Tasty but quite flat and lacking any condition |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Dangerous Animals | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Summerskills - St George's Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
21 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Titanic - Crimson Sunset | 4.70 |  | |
| Binghams - Doodle Stout | 5.00 |  | Flat, no condition, chore to finish |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Summerskills - Devon Dew | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Enigma Code IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Bays - Easter Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
18 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | 4.60 |  | Newly on |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Enigma Code IPA | 5.00 |  | Full bodied strong ale |
| Downton - Apple Blossom Ale | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Slater's - Smoked Porter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Liberty Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Irish Red (collaboration with Wicklow Wolf) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
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