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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - HopWalk Green Hop Ale |  | 1 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | | 2 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Jester | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Jester | | 2 |
| Disruption IS Brewing (sub-brand of Ascot) - Shadow of Darkness - Biscoff |  | 2 |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | | 1 |
| Marble - Every Street | | 2 |
| Oakham - Reaper's Wish | | 2 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | | 2 |
| Kent - Local Hero | | 1 |
| Castle Rock - Sundown | | 2 |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop (2024) | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | | 2 |
| Renegade (sub-brand of West Berkshire then became name when West Berkshire went under) - Good Old Boy | | 1 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | | 1 |
| Only With Love - Herbert | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2024) | | 3 |
| Mighty Oak - Jake the Snake | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale |  | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| 360° - Cruel Summer | | 1 |
| Track - Sonoma | Not Tried | 0 |
| Little Monster - Yul | Not Tried | 0 |
| Staggeringly Good - Thai-Ranno Citrus IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Tacoma | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
24 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop (2024) | 4.20 | | Not the tastiest of green hoppers I have had this season |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Jester | 4.80 | | Lost some condition since Tuesday but still good |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Staggeringly Good - Thai-Ranno Citrus IPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | A vicious citrus (lime)-juicer by all accounts |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
22 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet for last 30 minutes of serving despite it being a very clement, mild evening. A few regulars in and regular fiddlers' club out the back.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Jester | 4.80 | | Superb head and lacing. A very hoppy, moreish mouthfeel with a touch of sweet fruitiness in the aftertaste. |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | A creamy head and lacing restored after some 30 minutes of being served this in decanting. A touch of chocolate in the malty flavouring. |
| Mighty Oak - Jake the Snake | 4.00 | | Marked as 4.1% on the publican's tasting notes. Good head and very long-lasting lacing. Lack-lustre in flavouring with a slightly sweet but pleasantly dry aftertaste. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | | Good head and lacing. A very dry, moreish aftertaste and lightly spicy and fruity in flavouring. |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | | Not a lot of head and no lacing which is not good for only its 2nd day on. Rather murky also in appearance. A bitter mouthfeel as you might hope to expect and with the odd spicy hint. An earlier Iron Pier bitter a few weeks back here also failed to impress. |
| Marble - Every Street | 4.30 | Not Tried |
22 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Jester | 4.80 | | Very powerful taste combined with a very zesty lingering mouth feel |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Good solid dark mild |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | | Good condition but drank it with hardly noticing |
| Mighty Oak - Jake the Snake | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Every Street | 4.30 | Not Tried |
20 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 40 minutes of serving with the playlist theme being any music appertaining to Australia.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Good head and lacing. Very moreish first mouthfeel. Slightly fruity with some tropical notes in its flavouring and a resinous aftertaste. |
| Disruption IS Brewing (sub-brand of Ascot) - Shadow of Darkness - Biscoff | 5.00 | | On first sipping a "Cor!" comes in handy to react to a slightly sharp mouthfeel. Mildly chocolatey but not sweet in flavours. |
| Marble - Every Street | 4.30 | | Good head and lacing. Lightly fruity and moreish. |
| 360° - Cruel Summer | 4.00 | | Not a lot of head and lacing. If you like peach flavours, you would not be disappointed but for me a bit like a fruit juice to the palate. |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Renegade (sub-brand of West Berkshire then became name when West Berkshire went under) - Good Old Boy | 4.00 | Not Tried |
20 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Have had better - maybe a little tired this one |
| Disruption IS Brewing (sub-brand of Ascot) - Shadow of Darkness - Biscoff | 5.00 | | Just a half and enough |
| Marble - Every Street | 4.30 | | Good mouthfeel, a tongue zinginess |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Cruel Summer | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Renegade (sub-brand of West Berkshire then became name when West Berkshire went under) - Good Old Boy | 4.00 | Not Tried |
19 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
A very late arrival due to Saturday's trains across much of London having a day or even weekend off running, no DLR, no Piccadilly, no Jubilee and no Thameslink to name the ones I knew about, but busy for last 7 minutes of serving when finally got here from Northolt. The governor's birthday and so regulars sang Happy Birthday on his leaving the premises in the hands of a staff member to close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renegade (sub-brand of West Berkshire then became name when West Berkshire went under) - Good Old Boy | 4.00 | | Came with head and some lacing. But this soon evaporated and so multiple decanting became necessary for the other two served. It was fresh on today. A very malty and slightly sweet mouthfeel with a dry, bitter aftertaste. |
| Track - Sonoma | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Disruption IS Brewing (sub-brand of Ascot) - Shadow of Darkness - Biscoff | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Every Street | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Cruel Summer | 4.00 | Not Tried |
18 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Not busy at all for a Friday late evening from 10.30pm onwards for serving. A lot of usual Friday regulars not there.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Certainly the best in condition on this visit. A foaming head and lacing. A very sweet first hit with a pleasantly hoppy and dry mouthfeel. Second sip and almost a punch you would have been proud of in a boxing ring. Very moreish and made me go "Cor!, Cor!" rather than "More!, More!" despite being highly moreish. A pleasantly sweet and fruity aftertaste. |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | First one presented with excellent head and lacing. It was lightly hoppy in the mouthfeel and new to me this one, a cross between their Fine Light and Best Dark from the tasting notes. |
| Kent - Local Hero | 3.40 | | Full of head and lacing. A pleasure to behold. A very fruity and hoppy lingering mouthfeel for this light-weight at just 3.4%. Got it at same time as the Oakham Green Devil to finish with and took a sip from both at the same time to determine who was who and this one nearly had me fooled until next taking a sip from the Green Devil! |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 |  | Do not know what happened to the 2nd one some 15 minutes later as this was fresh on today but they open on Friday at 2pm so perhaps almost the last out by this time in the late evening. No head or lacing suddenly on the 2nd one. Still a mildly hoppy mouthfeel. Moved onto something else new on after this. |
| Oakham - Reaper's Wish | 4.50 | Not Tried | Been on too long to try again! |
| Only With Love - Herbert | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - Sundown | 4.30 | Not Tried |
17 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 40 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2024) | 4.80 | | Good head and lacing but minus some of the dry hoppy mouthfeel of my earlier visit on Tuesday. |
| Only With Love - Herbert | 4.10 | | Good head and lacing. I guessed the fruit flavouring in it as in peach before looking at the tasting notes. |
| Castle Rock - Sundown | 4.30 | | In good condition. Hugely fruity. A slightly medicinal mouthfeel and so one sufficed and with a bitterness lingering. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | Been on too long as in 5 nights, although some head for a short while. A malty bitterness persisted but also a slight sourness giving it a somewhat medicinal mouthfeel. One sufficed. |
| Oakham - Reaper's Wish | 4.50 | | Good head and lacing but a slight vinegary mouthfeel in this dark ale. I could though taste the spicy berry and woody hop flavouring. |
| 360° - Tacoma | 3.90 | Not Tried |
17 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2024) | 4.80 | | Tiring after a few days on but full of flavour albeit with some loss of condition |
| Castle Rock - Sundown | 4.30 | | New cask on today, zesty but lacking body. Suspected best offer on here today though |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | 5th day on - another customer found it "on the way" |
| 360° - Tacoma | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Reaper's Wish | 4.50 | Not Tried | 5th day on tells the story |
| Only With Love - Herbert | 4.10 | Not Tried |
16 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2024) | 4.80 | | Best of the 2024 Kent brewed Green Hoppers I have so far tried. Crystal clear |
| Oakham - HopWalk Green Hop Ale | 4.10 | | A non-Kentish take on a green hop ale |
| Oakham - Reaper's Wish | 4.50 | | Holding up well after a few days on |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Tacoma | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Only With Love - Herbert | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 675 |
| 1653 |
| 478 |
| 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 1304 times, seen 1801 different beers and tried 1047 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ