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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent - Tropic Ale |  | 1 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | | 1 |
| Kent - Yule Log | | 1 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | | 2 |
| Phipps NBC - Becket's Honey Ale |  | 1 |
| Wolf - Timber Wolf | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | | 1 |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | | 2 |
| Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | | 1 |
| Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery, now brewed at Burton Bridge) - Happy As Larry | | 1 |
| Canopy - Three Sheets | | 1 |
| Kent - Christmas Pudding |  | 1 |
| Phipps NBC - Black Star | | 1 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Stour Valley Gold | | 1 |
| Cross Bay - Halo | | 1 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Special Edition Best Single Hop Fuggles | | 1 |
| Southwark - Harvard APA | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Walthamstow Beer - Green Hopped Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Amarillo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Great Oakley - Egret | Not Tried | 0 |
| Saltaire - South Island Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Routemaster Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - God's Wallop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Itchen Valley - Pure Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Hop Contract #11 Chinook, Ekuanot, Motueka | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Fireside Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - Anchor Bay IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exeter - Santa's Sack | Not Tried | 0 |
| Phipps NBC - IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Revolution - Orbital | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Alaris | Not Tried | 0 |
| Slater's - Haka | Not Tried | 0 |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Camellia | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Centennial Single Hopped Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Session Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Join the Kew IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Five Gold Grains | Not Tried | 0 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Bramber | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Three Kings | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
16 Jan 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit for SPBW London Pub of the Year 2019 presentation for which the pub was packed to the gunnels. Several Phipps beers provided in wooden casks for the occasion. Became uncomfortably stuffy so I left after a couple.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phipps NBC - Becket's Honey Ale | 4.50 | | Served from a wooden cask which gave the beer its soured taste profile. Needed more condition I felt |
| Phipps NBC - Black Star | 4.80 | | Served from a wooden cask which gave the beer its soured taste profile. Needed more condition as it was pouring out flat, making it a chore to finish off |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Anchor Bay IPA | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Phipps NBC - IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Hop Contract #11 Chinook, Ekuanot, Motueka | 4.60 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Salopian - Alaris | 3.70 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery, now brewed at Burton Bridge) - Happy As Larry | 4.60 | Not Tried |
13 Jan 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | |
| Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery, now brewed at Burton Bridge) - Happy As Larry | 4.60 | | Have had fuller bodied Heritage brews |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Great Oakley - Egret | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Routemaster Red | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Hop Contract #11 Chinook, Ekuanot, Motueka | 4.60 | Not Tried |
09 Jan 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Yule Log | 4.50 | | Nicely spiced winter job |
| Cross Bay - Halo | 3.60 | | Little condition although fresh on |
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 804 |
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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