PubsandBeer

History: Home > The River Ale House

The River Ale House (Free House)

[Back to most recent] [Previous Visits] [More Visits]

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Church End - Goats MilkExceptional1
Bexley - Anchor Bay IPAExcellent1
Humpty Dumpty - Broadland SunriseExcellent1
Redemption - TrinityExcellent1
East London (ELB) - RascalGood1
Lymestone - Flag StoneGood1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper TopGood1
Mallinsons - Nelson SauvinGood2
Phipps NBC - Midsummer MeadowGood1
Derventio - X AnnoGood2
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurGood1
1648 - Choc Orange MildGood1
Williams Brothers - Midnight SunGood1
Signature Brew - Progressive (Motueka & Chinook)Good1
Phipps NBC - Farthing AleAcceptable1
Torrside - Yellow PeakAcceptable1
Black Hole - TitanAcceptable1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring TopNot Tried0
Signature Brew - NightlinerNot Tried0
Hambleton - IcedNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (now please use 5.5% entryNot Tried0
Harviestoun - Vienna LagerNot Tried0
Grafton - Hayloft BitterNot Tried0
Rooster's - FranklinNot Tried0
Black Tor - New Zealand IPANot Tried0
Blindmans - Mine BeerNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Loddon - Gorgeous GeorgeNot Tried0
RedWillow - HeadlessNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Old ChestnutNot Tried0
Bushy's - Oyster StoutNot Tried0
Tring - EnigmaNot Tried0
Bradfield - Farmers Steel CowNot Tried0
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Beachcomber BlondeNot Tried0
Ayr - Otto & GriseldaNot Tried0
Milestone - ChocoholicNot Tried0
Salopian - SpiralNot Tried0
Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish BitterNot Tried0
Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPANot Tried0
Peerless - Mocha MatariNot Tried0
Strathaven - Claverhouse Red AleNot Tried0
Phipps NBC - Black StarNot Tried0
Southwark - Bankside BlondeNot Tried0
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old GrowlerNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über BrewNot Tried0
1648 - St GeorgeNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - CowcatcherNot Tried0
Rudgate - Ruby MildNot Tried0
Park - Spring PaleNot Tried0
Bedlam - Phoenix Pale AleNot Tried0
Harviestoun - Haggis HunterNot Tried0
North Yorkshire - NYPANot Tried0
Great Newsome - Fine FettleNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Two 9Not Tried0
Southwark - Rhode IslandNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale AleNot Tried0
Redemption - Rock the KazbekNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - JamboreeNot Tried0
Reedley Hallows - New Laund DarkNot Tried0
Rooster's - Highway 51 (or Highway Fifty-One)Not Tried0
Bexley - RedhouseNot Tried0
Picture 1. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 2. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 3. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

27 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Good debrief from a customer as to how this year's Kidbrooke Beer Festival went - some 900 through the door.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Humpty Dumpty - Broadland Sunrise4.20ExcellentNicely rounded orange citrus on rye
Phipps NBC - Farthing Ale3.50AcceptableTiring, been on 4 days
Westerham - Grasshopper Kentish Bitter3.80Not Tried
Strathaven - Claverhouse Red Ale4.50Not Tried
Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Old Growler5.00Not Tried
East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher4.80Not Tried
Bedlam - Phoenix Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
Great Newsome - Fine Fettle4.10Not Tried
20 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Phipps NBC - Midsummer Meadow3.90GoodNicely rounded flavour
1648 - Choc Orange Mild3.60GoodHad kept its head and condition and flavour despite being on a few days by now
Blindmans - Mine Beer4.20Not Tried
RedWillow - Headless3.90Not Tried
Tring - Enigma3.80Not Tried
Ayr - Otto & Griselda4.60Not Tried
13 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Some sadness here after Charlton Athletic's play offs failure today.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bexley - Anchor Bay IPA4.80ExcellentFull in body, full in flavour
East London (ELB) - Rascal3.80GoodGinger infused
Redemption - Rock the Kazbek4.00Not Tried
Reedley Hallows - New Laund Dark4.40Not Tried
Bexley - Redhouse4.20Not Tried
Hambleton - Iced4.20Not Tried
Grafton - Hayloft Bitter3.90Not Tried
06 May 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Trinity3.00ExcellentNever ceases to amaze this tasty, tasty low abv ale
Williams Brothers - Midnight Sun5.60GoodSpiced porter, probably with ginger
1648 - St George4.50Not Tried
Park - Spring Pale3.80Not Tried
North Yorkshire - NYPA4.60Not Tried
Southwark - Rhode Island4.90Not Tried
30 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mallinsons - Nelson Sauvin3.80Good
Derventio - X Anno4.60Good
Loddon - Gorgeous George4.30Not Tried
Southwark - Bankside Blonde3.80Not Tried
Peerless - Mocha Matari5.00Not Tried
29 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 11pm close. All the metal grille window coverings are now up.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mallinsons - Nelson Sauvin3.80Good
Derventio - X Anno4.60Good
Loddon - Gorgeous George4.30Not Tried
Bushy's - Oyster Stout4.20Not TriedRan out
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Beachcomber Blonde4.20Not Tried
Salopian - Spiral4.00Not Tried
Peerless - Mocha Matari5.00Not Tried
22 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Earlier today the 40,000+ London Marathon runners had passed right outside with no evidence that any came in for a quick half.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Lymestone - Flag Stone4.20GoodAmber covered, easy drinking
Black Hole - Titan4.40AcceptableCame out flat with little condition
East London (ELB) - Jamboree4.80Not Tried
Rooster's - Highway 51 (or Highway Fifty-One)3.70Not Tried
Signature Brew - Nightliner5.70Not Tried
Harviestoun - Vienna Lager4.80Not Tried
Black Tor - New Zealand IPA5.20Not Tried
15 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until 11pm close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90Good
Signature Brew - Progressive (Motueka & Chinook)4.80Good
Rudgate - Ruby Mild4.40Not Tried
Harviestoun - Haggis Hunter4.30Not Tried
Tonbridge - Two 92.90Not Tried
East London (ELB) - Peacock English Pale Ale4.20Not TriedRan out
12 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. Front room all seats taken, thriving.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10Good
Torrside - Yellow Peak4.20AcceptableGratis half, last knockings of the cask
Bradfield - Farmers Steel Cow4.50Not Tried
Milestone - Chocoholic4.80Not Tried
Signature Brew - Roadie - All-Night IPA4.30Not TriedWith Citra
Phipps NBC - Black Star5.00Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew3.80Not Tried
08 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 11pm close. The promised Goats Milk was on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Church End - Goats Milk3.80ExceptionalSuperb, one to drown in. Say no more
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Spring Top4.00Not Tried
East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (now please use 5.5% entry5.80Not Tried
Rooster's - Franklin4.30Not Tried
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)3.20Not Tried
Tonbridge - Old Chestnut4.40Not Tried

[Back to most recent] [Previous Visits] [More Visits]

About The River Ale House

The pub sign. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional15
Excellent804
Good2199
Acceptable742
Poor63

Website.

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.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 0RJ