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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA |  | 2 |
| Mighty Oak - Cascade IPA | | 2 |
| Mighty Oak - Strawberry Lane | | 1 |
| Kent - Barbe Rouge | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Silver Star | | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Cyclops Best | | 4 |
| Five Points - Best | | 3 |
| Settle - Ribblehead Bitter |  | 3 |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Maltiverse Dark Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elusive - Cabrillo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Anspach & Hobday - Bermondsey Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | Not Tried | 0 |
| Outhouse (cuckoo at Jolly Boys') - Session Juice | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elusive - Orie | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Krush | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Vista | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
22 Jul 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Not busy footfall for last 30 minutes of serving in the front seating area. A better contingent of fiddlers out the back than in recent weeks and still playing for my arrival, and one of whom was on vocation here having moved to Europe.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Cascade IPA | 6.20 | | Came with good head and lacing did this Essex IPA from Maldon on its third night on. A fruit-infused first bite. A touch of fruity grape about its floral flavouring derived from the US Cascade hop in its ingredients. A dry hoppiness lingering. |
| Settle - Ribblehead Bitter | 3.80 | | Third night on for this North Yorkshire bitter from the Settle-based brewery, north-west of Skipton. Head and lacing, poor. Lasting, non-existent. A malty first bite. A gentle bitterness rising up. The odd hop or two joining in. A maltiness, with a touch of caramel thrown in, winning over the hops. A very dry maltiness lingering. |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - Bermondsey Pale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Maltiverse Dark Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Barbe Rouge | 4.50 | Not Tried | Tried a sample and too sweet, as in the red fruit in it, and so left it at that. |
20 Jul 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Quietish footfall for last 30 minutes of serving with the usual Sunday regulars in among the odd one or two more occasional.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Settle - Ribblehead Bitter | 3.80 | | Fresh on today and presented with good head and lacing was this North Yorkshire bitter from the Settle-based brewery set up in 2012, north-west of Skipton, and bordering the Yorkshire Dales National Park. As for its head and lacing lasting, I would say only fair as some decants became necessary. A fruit-infused bitter first bite. A hoppy fruitiness rising up. A moreish bitterness winning over and a caramel-infused malty note or two performing the odd somersault. A hoppy dryness bowing out for my taste buds. |
| Mighty Oak - Cascade IPA | 6.20 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - Bermondsey Pale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Vista | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Maltiverse Dark Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | Nearly tried it but was told it was rather too sweet! |
| Kent - Barbe Rouge | 4.50 | Not Tried |
20 Jul 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Cascade IPA | 6.20 | | Good condition, not a taste I enjoyed much |
| Kent - Barbe Rouge | 4.50 | | Good condition but did not deliver its tasting notes attributes |
| Settle - Ribblehead Bitter | 3.80 | | Pretty much flat. Chore to finish |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - Bermondsey Pale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Vista | 4.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Siren Craft - Maltiverse Dark Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried |
19 Jul 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Very busy again following on from Friday for my timing of just 30 minutes of serving remaining. Landlord's daughter's wedding anniversary brought a few extra in out the front. Sat out the back where the fiddlers normally play on a Tuesday and on this occasion among a few hardened Saturday regulars.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Cyclops Best | 4.30 | | Third night on and still bouncing just was this Essex bitter from Maldon! Head and lacing, poor, and lasting, very poor and veering to the invisible. A malty infused bitter first bite accompanied by its caramel-flavourings. A moderate bitterness rising and a maltiness prevailing. The odd dry hoppy note playing in its swan-song finale. |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Gold | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Vista | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Maltiverse Dark Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Cabrillo | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Barbe Rouge | 4.50 | Not Tried |
18 Jul 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Very busy for last 30 minutes of serving with many a regular in among the not so regular. Not seen it this busy since Charlton's winning against Leyton Orient at Wembley and so going up a league to the Championship and on Sunday 25th May 2025!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Cyclops Best | 4.30 | | Second night on and still punching its flavours out was this Essex bitter from Maldon. Head and lacing, good. Lasting, fair, as the odd decant or two became necessary. A malty-infused bitter first bite. A caramel-infused maltiness rising up in its moreish bitterness. A malty note or two playing in its finale and a pleasantly dry hoppy bitterness lingering. |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | By my records, now its 14th day on, as on the blackboard but not on the tasting notes. This must be the all-time record in here for the longest a cask ale has been on! |
| Five Points - Gold | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Vista | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Maltiverse Dark Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Cabrillo | 4.80 | Not Tried |
17 Jul 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Upon arrival all eyes seemed to be on the TV England women's football international.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Cyclops Best | 4.30 | | New cask on today. OK to good |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | Little head or lacing, too flat |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Tiring after a few days on |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | Everlasting |
| Five Points - Gold | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Krush | 4.40 | Not Tried |
17 Jul 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 30 minutes of serving and unusually the tele on and this time around for England and Sweden women's football, the UEFA Women's Euro's quarter-finals, and battling it out in a penalty shoot-out with England winning 3-2 on penalties to reach the Euro 2025 semi-finals.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - Cyclops Best | 4.30 |  | Fresh on this evening and scoring all the right goals in my mouth was this Essex bitter from Maldon. Not had the pleasure of this one from Mighty Oak before. They have been nearly a quarter of a century on the scene in Maldon from 2001. They first set up in Brentwood, Essex, in 1996. Head and lacing, very good. Lasting, good. A malty bitter first bite. A caramel-infused bitterness pleasantly rising up. A hoppy touch scoring on my palate. A dry moreish bitterness lingering with its malty notes playing extra time and joyously stuck in the groove without question. |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Gold | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Krush | 4.40 | Not Tried |
15 Jul 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet for last 30 minutes of serving with just a handful of regulars in among a few more occasional. The fiddlers, the few there were, had already stopped playing out the back and so finishing early for the second week running.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Silver Star | 4.20 | | Second night on and so presenting good head and lacing and lasting. A hoppy fruit-infused first bite on this Maidstone-based pale ale. A dry hoppy fruitiness rising and a dry hoppiness, emanating from its Kent Fuggles, lingering. |
| Five Points - Best | 4.10 | | Now its third day on. Had a taster first to check it was not too flat following Sunday's third one going that way. Looked and tasted ok. So bravely went for a pint followed by another. Head and lacing was restored since Sunday and lasted reasonably well with just the odd decant on the second one towards the end. A fruit-infused bitter first bite on this Hackney best. A fruity hoppiness rising up, aided by its Fuggles' hops. A hint or two of caramel-infused biscuity maltiness surfacing. A bitter fruitiness lingering with the odd fruity kick from the mule. |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Outhouse (cuckoo at Jolly Boys') - Session Juice | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Krush | 4.40 | Not Tried |
13 Jul 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Very good but have had better |
| Five Points - Best | 4.10 | | Could have done with more natural carbonation |
| Mighty Oak - Strawberry Lane | 4.30 | | Only mildly strawberry flavoured. Principally a flat half |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | Must have everlasting life |
| Outhouse (cuckoo at Jolly Boys') - Session Juice | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Orie | 4.30 | Not Tried |
13 Jul 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Not at all busy for last 35 minutes of serving with just a few of the Sunday regulars in, mixed with the hardened, and a couple playing cards but not "strip poker" as seemed to keep their necessary attire on at least despite it being another steamy evening! This micro was a former knickers' shop after all but they did not quite reach that level in their game!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best | 4.10 | | Very good to start with was this East London bitter from Hackney but by the third one ordered, its head and lacing had somewhat scarpered. Tasted the same did the third one and so not a case of mistaken identity in what was poured. A bitter first bite throughout all of them. A hoppy bitterness rising, aided by the Fuggles' hops from Huskins, a 120 year-old family hop farm. A pronounced fruitiness lingering among its hint of maltiness care of Maris Otter, Wheat Malt, and Light Crystal and Amber. Much decanting necessary for a semblance of a head and lacing on the third one. |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Outhouse (cuckoo at Jolly Boys') - Session Juice | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Orie | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Strawberry Lane | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 685 |
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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 1353 times, seen 1825 different beers and tried 1061 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ