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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 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged |  | 1 |
| Bewdley - Baldwin IPA | | 2 |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | | 3 |
| Oakham - Harmonic (collaboration with Salopian) | | 3 |
| Tonbridge - Countryman | | 1 |
| Five Points - Gold | | 2 |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | | 1 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | | 2 |
| Marble - Draft |  | 1 |
| Little Monster - Yul | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Dark Mild | | 1 |
| Vibrant Forest - Black Forest | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Rosherville Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Park - 10 Birthday Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Little Monster - Apprentice in a Box | Not Tried | 0 |
| Park - Poets' Corner | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Cloud | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Park - Goodnight Pete (collaboration with Padstow) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Park - Goodnight Pete English IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
08 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | | Reasonable head and lacing |
| Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | | Nothing like the 4* Yul I had last week at Star & Garter, Bromley |
| Bewdley - Baldwin IPA | 4.20 | | Bordering on poor. Poured flat, no natural carbonation. Chore to finish |
| Vibrant Forest - Black Forest | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Poets' Corner | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Goodnight Pete English IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried |
07 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall for last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Countryman | 4.00 | | Fine carbonation and lacing. Malty mouthfeel and slightly sharp with fruity flavours. |
| Bewdley - Baldwin IPA | 4.20 | | Good head and fruity flavours with a dry, hoppy aftertaste. |
| Vibrant Forest - Black Forest | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Poets' Corner | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Goodnight Pete English IPA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Yul | 4.60 | Not Tried |
06 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busier than usual for last 30 minutes of serving as a local's birthday outing ended here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | | 2nd night on and still a good head and an immediate bitter mouthfeel. |
| Vibrant Forest - Black Forest | 4.90 | | Fresh on for this Friday's visit and had a head when poured and presented with but vanished some 10 minutes later when ready to try this half of porter. Slightly fizzy on the tongue and medicinal tasting as in sour. It was helped down with a bread roll of spicy sausage and tomato. |
| Five Points - Gold | 3.40 | | Not what it was the evening before as had possibly the last one out of the barrel this time around but still with conditioning but lacklustre in fruity taste. |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Poets' Corner | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Goodnight Pete (collaboration with Padstow) | 5.60 | Not Tried |
05 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy on visit for last 40 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | | Fresh on and a good head and very malty to the bottom of the glass but also slightly sharp. |
| Five Points - Gold | 3.40 | | Fresh on with fine foamy head, crisp and applely to taste with a sweet mouthfeel. |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Poets' Corner | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Dark Mild | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Cloud | 4.60 | Not Tried |
05 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Strength helps it hold on after some days |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | | Very ordinary |
| Park - Poets' Corner | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - Gold | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Dark Mild | 3.00 | Not Tried | Hanging on somehow |
| Oakham - Cloud | 4.60 | Not Tried |
03 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall, including a few fiddlers out in the backroom, for last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | | I thought I would give this one another go since trying it on Sunday. Such a good head and less medicinal than on Sunday by a long way but malty to the "nth degree", as you could not have packed more malt into it if you tried! Think also of chestnuts in a soup for this one, a splash of honey and liberal sprinklings of lavender. A few hours later and I was not sure I would hold it down but my stomach accepted it after all. |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Just a half sufficed due to its extra gravity. Very sweet on first tasting with tropical fruit flavours but a fine bitter aftertaste. |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Rosherville Red | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Dark Mild | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Apprentice in a Box | 3.50 | Not Tried |
02 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Pretty much just stalwarts in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Prime condition, no need to try any other ale tonight |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Rosherville Red | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Dark Mild | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Little Monster - Apprentice in a Box | 3.50 | Not Tried |
01 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Very busy for last 40 minutes of serving and staff member who plays the requested music loudly back on, on a Sunday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | | New on with a frothy head and fine lacing. Sharp to taste and to the bottom of the glass but fizzing on the tongue and very, very malty. It was like drinking a soup as although clear, it had a chewy mouthfeel. One sufficed. |
| Oakham - Harmonic (collaboration with Salopian) | 4.40 | | Still good head from trying night before but cor, was it packed with fruit! Many a grapefruit would have been harmed in the making of it! |
| Marble - Draft | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Rosherville Red | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Dark Mild | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Park - 10 Birthday Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried |
01 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Sunday request records on the loud side.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Harmonic (collaboration with Salopian) | 4.40 | | Zesty to mouthfeel, not a bittering I enjoy alas |
| Marble - Draft | 3.90 | | Not overly bitter, little condition. Had Marble in much better condition |
| Iron Pier - Dark Mild | 3.00 | | Unusually bitter for a mild but poured and stayed flat |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | Rumoured to be on but not on menu board |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | Newly on |
| Iron Pier - Rosherville Red | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Park - 10 Birthday Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried | A thimble taster was enough to reject |
31 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for last 50 minutes of serving and so a few more faces back from their summer holidays.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Harmonic (collaboration with Salopian) | 4.40 | | A beer with a good head, that's my boy, and made up for the flat Goachers just before. Hoppy with a very heavy amount of grapefruit flavouring and pine resin. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Shame as was superb night before. Must have been at the end of its barrel as flat and only second day on. Shows how popular it has been! |
| Marble - Draft | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Rosherville Red | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Dark Mild | 3.00 | Not Tried | 3.3% on landlord's sheet. |
| Park - 10 Birthday Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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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 1305 times, seen 1801 different beers and tried 1047 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ