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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Vale - Red Kite |  | 2 |
| Kent - Tech Noir | | 2 |
| Kent - Pale |  | 1 |
| Five Points - Pale | | 2 |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Stour Valley Gold | | 2 |
| Bexley - Old Mill Autumn Ale | | 3 |
| Bexley - Bursted Session Bitter | | 2 |
| Bexley - Spike Island | | 4 |
| Five Points - Green Hop Cascade | | 3 |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold |  | 1 |
| Kent - No Kinda Plan | | 1 |
| Kent - Cobnut | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| New Bristol - Coffee & Biscotti Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Little Monster - Yul | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
14 Nov 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall but with usual regulars for the last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | Very good head and lacing. Slightly fruity mouthfeel with a dry, hoppy aftertaste. |
| Bexley - Bursted Session Bitter | 3.80 | | Very good head and lacing. A slightly less bitter taste than I favour as an ever so slightly sweet, malty mouthfeel with a dry finish. |
| Kent - Tech Noir | 6.10 | | Good head and lacing and a dry first hit. A slightly fruity, sweet mouthfeel with a lingering dryness persisting. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Stour Valley Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | Not Tried |
14 Nov 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Tech Noir | 6.10 | | A heavy slow drinking porter |
| Bexley - Bursted Session Bitter | 3.80 | | New cask on today. A nice refreshing pint |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Stour Valley Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | Not Tried |
12 Nov 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 30 minutes of serving with fiddlers out the back and a few regulars among others in the front seating area.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale - Red Kite | 4.30 | | Superb long-lasting head and lacing and also fresh on this evening. A very bitter first hit. A hint of chestnut with a not too malty mouthfeel and a pleasantly dry, bitter aftertaste. |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Stour Valley Gold | 4.20 | | Fresh on and came with a lasting head and lacing. It was very thirst-quenching but without a lot of flavouring. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Spike Island | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | Not Tried |
12 Nov 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Irish fiddlers in back room seem teetotal from drinks being bought (or not).
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale - Red Kite | 4.30 | | Always wary of red ales as being overly malty but this was a good traditional bitter |
| Nethergate (was Nethergate Growler for a while then name reverted) - Stour Valley Gold | 4.20 | | Very zingy golden ale which held head and lacing well |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Spike Island | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | Not Tried |
10 Nov 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Green Hop Cascade | 3.70 | | A very zesty green hopper - good enough to have a second one |
| Bexley - Spike Island | 5.30 | | Poured flat, impossible to revive with multiple decantings so a chore to finish. Imagine this would be a grand ale with decent condition |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Old Mill Autumn Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried |
10 Nov 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall for last 30 minutes of serving and minus usual Sunday evening barman who sets music theme and this time, history, which is then carried over to his next Sunday on. Wishing him well.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Old Mill Autumn Ale | 4.50 | | 3rd night on. Still got the head and lacing. Sweet mouthfeel with the odd toffee and caramel flavouring. Very malty aftertaste and one pint sufficed. |
| Bexley - Spike Island | 5.30 | | Still holding its flavours of coffee and chocolate third night on. But little head and lacing but restored with multiple decantings. Left with a lingering bitterness. |
| Five Points - Green Hop Cascade | 3.70 | | Good head and lacing. Also third night on. A very oily first hit with a very dry, moreish mouthfeel and a piney aftertaste. |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried |
09 Nov 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall for regulars and not so "regular" regulars for last 40 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Old Mill Autumn Ale | 4.50 | | 2nd night on and in good form with head and lacing. A malty and sweet first hit. A pleasantly very bitter aftertaste for my pallet. |
| Bexley - Spike Island | 5.30 | | Good head and lacing for its second night on but needed a gentle decant to restore some of it. Wonderful subtle chocolatey and coffee flavours throughout with a bitter aftertaste. |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Green Hop Cascade | 3.70 | Not Tried |
08 Nov 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for Friday's last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Old Mill Autumn Ale | 4.50 | | Fresh on and a very lively head and lacing. A pleasantly not sweet mouthfeel despite the toffee and caramel flavours. A moreishly very bitter aftertaste. |
| Bexley - Spike Island | 5.30 | | Very good head and lacing on its first night on. On the first mouthfeel, a slight sweetness from its chocolatey coffee flavours but a pleasantly bitter aftertaste. |
| Five Points - Green Hop Cascade | 3.70 | | Fresh on and good head and lacing. Hoppy throughout. A lingeringly dry mouthfeel. |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 | Not Tried |
07 Nov 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 40 minutes of serving with many a regular in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 | | Good head and lacing to start with. 2nd night on and a good hoppy mouthfeel. Had to decant as time moved on to waken up the head and lacing. Slightly citrusy and resinous with a pleasantly dry aftertaste. |
| Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold | 3.80 | | Good head and lacing but lacked much flavouring to my taste-buds. One sufficed as a touch too watery. |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Coffee & Biscotti Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - No Kinda Plan | 4.90 | Not Tried |
07 Nov 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | | Good condition as a new cask on but underwhelming otherwise for flavour |
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 | | Very little condition in my glass yet others raved over it! |
| Kent - No Kinda Plan | 4.90 | | Something lost since yesterday's, in fact quite a fall from grace |
| Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Coffee & Biscotti Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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 | 11 |
| 661 |
| 1554 |
| 453 |
 | 37 |
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 1239 times, seen 1773 different beers and tried 1033 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ