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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Elusive - Jan-Ken-Pon (collaboration with Wild Horse) |  | 2 |
| Anspach & Hobday - Hop Pickers' Pale |  | 1 |
| Oakham - Cool Eyes | | 2 |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | | 4 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%) | | 1 |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | | 1 |
| Anspach & Hobday - Bermondsey Pale | | 2 |
| Church End - Goats Milk | | 5 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | | 1 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter Grand Reserve | | 3 |
| Redemption - Hopspur |  | 2 |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vibrant Forest - Summerlands (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - All Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Clementine Chameleon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Cornerstone (collaboration with Overtone) | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Double Decker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
22 Dec 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Plum Porter Grand Reserve | 6.50 | | Needed more conditioning to carry off the strong flavour |
| Elusive - Jan-Ken-Pon (collaboration with Wild Horse) | 4.80 | | A tasty mid brown bitter, not as per the tasting notes |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - Bermondsey Pale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Cool Eyes | 3.40 | Not Tried |
22 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Not overly busy for those Sunday regulars in and for last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elusive - Jan-Ken-Pon (collaboration with Wild Horse) | 4.80 | | A reasonable head and lacing on this Wokingham pale ale. Very amber in colour. A dry, oily mouthfeel with a slight bite to it and a bitterness lingering. |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | | Good head and lacing on this Bermondsey beer as fresh on. A very bitter first hit and a bitterness lingering along with some biscuity and caramel flavouring. |
| Anspach & Hobday - Bermondsey Pale | 3.40 | | Good head and lacing for its second night on. A hoppy mouthfeel with a dryness lingering. Slightly lacklustre in flavours. |
| Titanic - Plum Porter Grand Reserve | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Cool Eyes | 3.40 | Not Tried |
21 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy with many a Saturday evening regular in for last 45 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Plum Porter Grand Reserve | 6.50 | | 2nd night on and good head and lacing on this Stoke-on-Trent porter. The first hit was of 100% plums with a slight sweetness pervading. This was followed by a dry mouthfeel with the plums lingering. |
| Anspach & Hobday - Bermondsey Pale | 3.40 | | Fresh on and so good head and lacing. A very lightly hoppy mouthfeel and slightly lacklustre in flavouring. A very dry aftertaste. |
| Oakham - Cool Eyes | 3.40 | | Good head and lacing on this Peterborough pale with its 2nd night on. A very dry first hit with a slight fruitiness in the mouthfeel. A pleasantly dry, oily aftertaste lingering. |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Jan-Ken-Pon (collaboration with Wild Horse) | 4.80 | Not Tried |
20 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Not overly busy with a good few Friday regulars not there for the last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Plum Porter Grand Reserve | 6.50 | | Very good head and lacing on this Stoke-On-Trent porter. A first hit of 100% plums with a dry and not sweet mouthfeel lingering. |
| Oakham - Cool Eyes | 3.40 | | Good head and lacing on this Peterborough pale. A very hoppy and dry first hit and lingering throughout the mouthfeel. |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Cornerstone (collaboration with Overtone) | 4.80 | Not Tried |
19 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall indeed for last 30 minutes of serving as a choir group in performing Christmas carols out the front. At least 3 staff serving and so not too long a wait and then retreated to the comparative quiet and space of the back seating area.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church End - Goats Milk | 3.80 | | Good head and lacing on this Nuneaton golden ale and now on its third night for my sampling of it. It was first brewed for the Goat Inn in Frognall, near Peterborough, to help explain its name. Pleasantly hoppy and oily in the mouthfeel with a moreishly dry lingering aftertaste. |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | | Good head and lacing on this amber bitter from Tottenham. It had a sharp sourness in the mouthfeel which made it not very pleasing to my palette. It was very malty with caramel, toffee and honey notes lingering. |
| Rooster's - All Star | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Clementine Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Double Decker | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Cornerstone (collaboration with Overtone) | 4.80 | Not Tried |
19 Dec 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Cutty Sark singers were still here for Trussell Trust charitable singing of Christmas Carols and songs. Great harmony, sometimes earsplittingly so.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church End - Goats Milk | 3.80 | | Holding up well after a few days on |
| Redemption - Hopspur | 4.50 | | Almost first pints out of a new cask on. Fresh and lacking any real body to it |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Rooster's - All Star | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Clementine Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Double Decker | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Cornerstone (collaboration with Overtone) | 4.80 | Not Tried |
18 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Noticeably busier over recent nights and in the run-up to Christmas and for my timing of the last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church End - Goats Milk | 3.80 | | Not that I have tried goat's milk and I would hope nothing like such a milk and so a strange name for this Nuneaton-based brewery's golden ale. Good head and lacing and nothing milk-like in appearance or consistency as totally clear. A very dry, hoppy mouthfeel with a lingering dryness. No sweetness in it which is not the norm for golden ales. |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Rather tired as has been on since last Saturday as I recall. Only a slight head and lacing now and much decanting was needed. Still fruity in flavouring with a dry aftertaste. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - All Star | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Clementine Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - Hop Pickers' Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Cornerstone (collaboration with Overtone) | 4.80 | Not Tried |
17 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall with a sprinkling of regulars but mostly the Tuesday fiddlers who seemed to have gone forth and multiplied compared to their usual numbers on most Tuesdays. Perhaps they largely take it in turns to show up most weeks and were having a Christmas knees-up with their fiddles and other medley of instruments?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Very good head and lacing in this bitter from the Maidstone brewery. A bitter first hit with a dry mouthfeel and lingering. |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Good head and lacing. Think of custard and you have probably got what it tastes like but also dry and hoppy outside of its fruitiness. Just a few decants were needed to keep this barley wine awake! |
| Church End - Goats Milk | 3.80 | | Good head and lacing on this Nuneaton brewery's golden ale which is fresh on this evening. A resinous first hit with a hoppy and oily mouthfeel and a dry aftertaste. Originally brewed for just the Goat Inn in Frognall, near Peterborough, which then helps to explain its name. It became Supreme Champion Beer of Britain in 2017. |
| Anspach & Hobday - Hop Pickers' Pale | 4.50 | | Good head and lacing from this Bermondsey-based brewery's pale. A very hoppy mouthfeel and slightly fruity and spicy in the aftertaste. |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | 5.10 | Not Tried |
17 Dec 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. More than the usual smaller following for the back room Tuesday folk musicians.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Had improved since Sunday. More flavour and a mouthfeel hit |
| Church End - Goats Milk | 3.80 | | New cask on today and in lovely nick |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - Hop Pickers' Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
15 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for last 30 minutes of serving with many a Sunday regular in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Good head and lacing still from trying it first the night before. A very sweet, trickle-like first hit with a maltiness and lingering bitterness. |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | | Began with head and lacing and only the first day on but soon lost it and so needed a good few decants to restore it. A very malty first hit and brought back having it a week or so earlier in here as well. The mouthfeel was of spice among all the malts in it with a bitterness lingering. |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Summerlands (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | 5.10 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 11 |
| 675 |
| 1651 |
| 477 |
 | 38 |
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 1303 times, seen 1800 different beers and tried 1046 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ