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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Bitter |  | 1 |
| Redemption - Urban Dusk | | 1 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Smoked Brown |  | 1 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Enigma Code IPA | | 1 |
| Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery, now brewed at Burton Bridge) - Offilers' Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Hambleton - Black Forest | | 1 |
| Titanic - Crimson Sunset | | 1 |
| Slater's - Smoked Porter | | 1 |
| Franklins - Thr33 point 5ive | | 1 |
| Settle - Ribblehead Bitter | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Cardinal & Ernest Joined at the Hop | | 1 |
| Pennine Brewing (Bedale) - Heartland | | 1 |
| CTZN (formerly Kew) - Mr Brownstone | | 1 |
| Isle of Skye - Blaven |  | 1 |
| Binghams - Doodle Stout | | 1 |
| Northern Alchemy - Mango, Lime and Cracked Black Pepper Oatmeal Pale | | 1 |
| Mad Dog - Cookie Dough White Stout | | 1 |
| Phipps NBC - Black Star | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | | 1 |
| Empire - Rum Porter | | 1 |
| Salopian - Cliff Edge | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | Not Tried | 0 |
| Naylor's - Leprechaun Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fyne - Jarl | Not Tried | 0 |
| Park - Killcat Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | Not Tried | 0 |
| Westerham - British Bulldog | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Longboarder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Irish Red (collaboration with Wicklow Wolf) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Prohibition | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burton Bridge - Springtime Ale (aka Spring Ale) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | Not Tried | 0 |
| Great Newsome - The Chairman | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tryst - Carronade IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Downton - Apple Blossom Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Acorn - Darkness | Not Tried | 0 |
| Portobello - Chestnut Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Liberty Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ayr - Complicated Maisie | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Franklins - Kaleidohop IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northern Monk - Three Peaks Mountain Race (2019 Edition) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summerskills - Devon Dew | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brighton Bier - Batting Practice | Not Tried | 0 |
| Peerless - Triple Blond | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bays - Easter Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Daggers - Daggers Black | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Tropic Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Brewers Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Chocolate & Vanilla Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Park - Dangerous Animals | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vale - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summerskills - St George's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
12 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
14 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slater's - Smoked Porter | 4.80 | | Tasty and a pleasant change and a relief after the Phipps's woody bitterness. The Guv's favourite beer here tonight |
| Phipps NBC - Black Star | 5.00 | | From the wood but the woodiness was extreme and the pint had little condition. Took a while to finish |
| Naylor's - Leprechaun Stout | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Killcat Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Westerham - British Bulldog | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Longboarder | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Irish Red (collaboration with Wicklow Wolf) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | Not Tried | Another customer left some of hers |
07 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage (formerly William Worthington Brewery, now brewed at Burton Bridge) - Offilers' Best Bitter | 4.00 | | A traditional English bitter, makes one wonder how authentic this is compared to output from this long closed Derby brewery |
| Northern Alchemy - Mango, Lime and Cracked Black Pepper Oatmeal Pale | 3.90 | | A long name to order, taste mix did not live up to the name however |
| Titanic - Chocolate & Vanilla Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vale - Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Salopian - Cliff Edge | 4.70 | Not Tried |
04 Apr 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Cardinal & Ernest Joined at the Hop | 3.80 | | Good condition but a hop blend that doesn't really work |
| Pennine Brewing (Bedale) - Heartland | 3.90 | | A malty copper coloured sweetish bitter |
| Peerless - Triple Blond | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Three Daggers - Daggers Black | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Tropic Ale | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Dog - Cookie Dough White Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | Still hanging on there! |
| Northern Monk - Three Peaks Mountain Race (2019 Edition) | 2.80 | Not Tried |
31 Mar 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Mad Dog - Cookie Dough White Stout | 4.70 | | Bordering on poor. Served as flat as any and every Shrove Tuesday pancake and no condition at all. Looked unappetising. Strong flavour but would have been enhanced with mouthfeel and condition and natural carbonation |
| Burton Bridge - Springtime Ale (aka Spring Ale) | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Tryst - Carronade IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Chestnut Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Monk - Three Peaks Mountain Race (2019 Edition) | 2.80 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 16 |
| 835 |
| 2247 |
| 774 |
 | 64 |
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 1834 times, seen 2062 different beers and tried 1230 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ