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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent - Cobnut |  | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | | 1 |
| Kent - Brewers Reserve | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Bramling Cascade | | 1 |
| Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Summa That | | 1 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Founder's | | 2 |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | | 1 |
| Phipps NBC - IPA |  | 1 |
| Malt, The Brewery - Voyager | | 1 |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | | 1 |
| Green Jack - Jester | | 1 |
| Goose Eye - Pommie's Revenge | | 1 |
| Daleside - Sea Fever | | 1 |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | | 1 |
| Signature Brew - Nightliner | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Porter |  | 1 |
| Elgood's - Putin The Boot In! | | 1 |
| Upham - Tipster | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - American Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Loddon - N.O.T.U.S | Not Tried | 0 |
| Phipps NBC - Golden Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Anniversary Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Daleside - Old Legover (a.k.a. Country Stile) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Humpty Dumpty - Broadland Sunrise | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grafton - Caramel Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Great Newsome - Sleck Dust | Not Tried | 0 |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Born Free | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Victorian Mild (collaboration with The Kernel) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Great Heck - Chopper | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northern Whisper - Soft Mick | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bosun's - Down The Hatch | Not Tried | 0 |
| Franklins - Lawless | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Dynamo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Saltaire - South Island Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Naylor's - Whitfield Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elland - Overlord Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goose Eye - Barm Pot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Robinsons - Hoppy Wan Kenobi | Not Tried | 0 |
| Peerless - Lottie Dod | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bank Top - Lunar Halo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Moore | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kirkby Lonsdale - Crafty Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
01 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - Bramling Cascade | 3.80 | | Usual Mallinsons high quality |
| Elgood's - Putin The Boot In! | 3.90 | | A brown ale, regrettably almost completely flat |
| Goose Eye - Barm Pot | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Dynamo | 4.30 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Peerless - Lottie Dod | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Moore | 4.50 | Not Tried |
27 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | | Full bodied with a clever sweetness / bitterness balance |
| Big Smoke - Solaris Session Pale | 3.80 | | Cloudy cloudy cloudy, too citrus |
| Goose Eye - Pommie's Revenge | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Born Free | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Dynamo | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Naylor's - Whitfield Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | Allegedly everything that is good about June!! |
24 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Only 2 other customers in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Eye - Pommie's Revenge | 5.20 | | Years since I last had Goose Eye |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | | |
| B&T (Banks & Taylor's) - Born Free | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Great Heck - Chopper | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Grafton - Caramel Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Bosun's - Down The Hatch | 4.00 | Not Tried |
20 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | A great and consistent low gravity beer |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | | |
| Daleside - Old Legover (a.k.a. Country Stile) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Grafton - Caramel Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Loddon - N.O.T.U.S | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Phipps NBC - IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried |
17 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The TV for World Cup football has already got larger!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Founder's | 4.50 | | |
| Phipps NBC - IPA | 4.30 | | |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - American Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Loddon - N.O.T.U.S | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Phipps NBC - Golden Mild | 3.50 | Not Tried |
14 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The pub has imported a TV for at least the World Cup Football.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Summa That | 5.00 | | |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Founder's | 4.50 | | Suoerb mid brown English bitter, what the doctor ordered, pity it can't be on prescription |
| East London (ELB) - Foundation Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | 3.20 | Not Tried | Ran out at last knockings |
| Bank Top - Lunar Halo | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kirkby Lonsdale - Crafty Mild | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Green Jack - Jester | 4.40 | Not Tried | Ran out |
10 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The pub is basking in the sunlight of a column all about it in today's Sunday Telegraph.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Jack - Jester | 4.40 | | New cask on today |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Porter | 3.70 | | Extra pale in colour and slight citrus, not my bag |
| Bank Top - Lunar Halo | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Signature Brew - Nightliner | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Malt, The Brewery - Voyager | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Elland - Overlord Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried |
08 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Brew - Nightliner | 5.70 | | The coffee favours were fortunately not overpowering |
| Malt, The Brewery - Voyager | 5.00 | | I could feel the alcohol hit |
| Saltaire - South Island Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Elland - Overlord Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Ilkley - Blonde | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Robinsons - Hoppy Wan Kenobi | 4.00 | Not Tried |
03 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daleside - Sea Fever | 4.30 | | |
| Upham - Tipster | 3.60 | | Pretty lifeless and head soon dissipated. Guv concerned too how this could be, from a newly broached cask that had been fobbing earlier |
| Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Anniversary Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Victorian Mild (collaboration with The Kernel) | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Franklins - Lawless | 3.80 | Not Tried |
31 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | Kent quality in motion |
| Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 | | |
| Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Anniversary Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Humpty Dumpty - Broadland Sunrise | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Great Newsome - Sleck Dust | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Victorian Mild (collaboration with The Kernel) | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Northern Whisper - Soft Mick | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 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