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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation - Chop & Change Centennial |  | 2 |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | | 2 |
| Five Points - Pale | | 2 |
| Tonbridge - New Zealand Pale |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kent Pale | | 2 |
| Oakham - Endless Summer | | 1 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | | 3 |
| Vibrant Forest - Bitter Bench | | 1 |
| Redemption - Trinity | | 2 |
| Goacher's - Silver Star | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | | 4 |
| Oakham - Cohort | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | | 2 |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | | 2 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA |  | 2 |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vibrant Forest - Entelea | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
11 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocation - Chop & Change Centennial | 4.50 | | A zesty brew |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kent Pale | 5.20 | | One of the better Canterbury brews |
| Vibrant Forest - Bitter Bench | 4.00 | | A rather cloying take on a malty dark bitter |
| Redemption - Trinity | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Cohort | 4.00 | Not Tried |
10 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
In for last 45 minutes of serving and busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocation - Chop & Change Centennial | 4.50 | | Very good head and lacing. Not sweet with a nice dry, bitter aftertaste. |
| Redemption - Trinity | 3.00 | | Good head. Very tangy with fruity peach flavours and slightly tart. |
| Oakham - Cohort | 4.00 | | Good carbonation and a sweet aftertaste. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kent Pale | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Bitter Bench | 4.00 | Not Tried |
09 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy and in for just last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redemption - Trinity | 3.00 | | Good head. Tasted sweet with fruit flavouring in this pale. |
| Tonbridge - New Zealand Pale | 4.50 | | Good head with malty and tropical fruit flavours. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kent Pale | 5.20 | | Good on head and strong hoppy flavouring and aftertaste. |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | 4.40 | | Good head but too sweet for more than a half. |
| Vibrant Forest - Bitter Bench | 4.00 | Not Tried |
08 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
In for last 40 minutes of serving and low footfall but some regulars in place.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 | | Five Points - one of my all-time favourites and was not disappointed in the least. Fabulous frothy head and lacing on glass. A citrus flavour and dry, moreish aftertaste. |
| Goacher's - Silver Star | 4.20 | | Low on carbonation but with some fine hoppy flavours in this pale and nice dry aftertaste. Apparently only its second night on. |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | 4.40 | | Good head and flavours of tropical fruit such as mango and lychee. |
| Oakham - Endless Summer | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried |
08 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Endless Summer | 3.40 | | Rather sour bitterness, not to my liking |
| Five Points - Pale | 4.40 | | Good enough to have two |
| Goacher's - Silver Star | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | Not Tried | Never has a tub of Green Devil lasted this long here |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Apparition Stout | 4.40 | Not Tried |
05 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. A regular's birthday night.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | As last night's - have had better, condition good |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | 4.60 | | Condition basically good |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Just a half after someone said they felt it was layered in the cask and better than last night. It was not |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Entelea | 4.50 | Not Tried |
05 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for a Monday though not often out then and for last hour of serving. A cribbage team plays on Mondays in the winter months.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | 4.60 | | In fine form. A very malty and roasted toffee flavour hits you immediately with a hoppy aftertaste. |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | | Still in fine form from previous evening so nearly stuck to it but for two others on also. |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | Good head and full of plum flavouring. Went well with a slice of Belgium chocolate cake I brought in specially to go with it. |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Entelea | 4.50 | Not Tried |
04 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Certainly more in than Sat evening and for last 40 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | | In very fine form with a bitter taste and slightly spicy. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | 4.60 | | Was recommended just before close of serving and so had to try a half. Was not disappointed. Malty with toffee flavouring and looked like a stout as it was so dark, this ESB. |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | | Not the same amount of head as evening before but still some to see. Still moreish with the mint which I like. |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Entelea | 4.50 | Not Tried |
04 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | Always reliable |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | 4.60 | | Long time since I have had this dark ale. Good malt, hop balance |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Disappointing, slight haze, poured flat, little condition |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | Must be gone soon |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Entelea | 4.50 | Not Tried |
03 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
In on return from Herne Bay and for about last hour of serving. Quiet footfall for a Saturday evening but the summer holidays for many.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | | Very lively conditioning in this pale golden ale. A touch of mint in the flavour and that made it very moreish and so kept with it all of the visit. |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Entelea | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 11 |
| 675 |
| 1655 |
| 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 1305 times, seen 1801 different beers and tried 1047 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ