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The River Ale House (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Five Points - Best Goldings HopsExcellent1
Kent - ProhibitionExcellent1
Iron Pier - Export India PorterExcellent3
Oakham - Lord Maximus Cask AgedExcellent1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Charlie BrownGood2
Bexley - Golden AcreGood2
Acorn - Barnsley BitterGood1
Up The Creek - Baltic PorterGood3
Up The Creek - Hair of the DogGood1
Five Points - PaleAcceptable1
Southwark - Bankside BlondeNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Caravan (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Southwark - Mayflower Session IPANot Tried0
Five Points - XPANot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Slave to the MoneyNot Tried0
Park - Gallows PaleNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry StoutNot Tried0
Iron Pier - Watling Street MildNot Tried0
Park - KillcatNot Tried0
Rooster's - Capability BrownNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Got The Face OnNot Tried0
Marble - Manchester BitterNot Tried0
Oakham - OPA Original Pale AleNot Tried0
Park - Lost FarmsNot Tried0
Redemption - Pale AleNot Tried0
360° - Session IPANot Tried0
Quantock - The Simple ThingsNot Tried0
360° - TacomaNot Tried0
Quantock - Wills NeckNot Tried0
Beerblefish - S.M.A.S.H.Not Tried0
Picture 1. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 2. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Picture 3. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

29 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Acorn - Barnsley Bitter3.80GoodAs good as examples of this had in its homeland
Five Points - XPA4.00Not TriedOthers' looked like with slight haze
Park - Gallows Pale4.50Not Tried
Beerblefish - S.M.A.S.H.5.20Not Tried
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Charlie Brown6.20Not TriedNo chance after someone else returned some for slops
27 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Pale4.40AcceptableApparently had been taken off sales before for being hazy and flat - but did not know that when I ordered
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Charlie Brown6.20AcceptableLost all condition and natural carbonation so flat in glass
360° - Tacoma3.90Not Tried
Beerblefish - S.M.A.S.H.5.20Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Caravan (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
26 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Only 3 left in at close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Best Goldings Hops4.10ExcellentIn fine form - the best Five Points ale
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Charlie Brown6.20GoodNot sure what to make of flavouring - certainly not the promised peanut butter
360° - Tacoma3.90Not Tried
Beerblefish - S.M.A.S.H.5.20Not Tried
24 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Up The Creek - Hair of the Dog4.00GoodSome interesting tastes, slight haze
Up The Creek - Baltic Porter6.80GoodLosing some condition so flat in glass
Redemption - Pale Ale3.80Not Tried
360° - Session IPA4.30Not Tried
Quantock - The Simple Things4.10Not Tried
Park - Lost Farms4.80Not Tried
23 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Up The Creek - Baltic Porter6.80GoodOnly one on worth trying, slow drinking to oblivion
Marble - Manchester Bitter4.20Not Tried
Oakham - OPA Original Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Got The Face On4.50Not Tried
Iron Pier - Export India Porter5.90Not Tried
Park - Lost Farms4.80Not Tried
22 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Up The Creek - Baltic Porter6.80GoodWe had been talking to the UTC brewer in here last night. My first experience of his output and this was first out a new cask. Massively fruit cakey flavours
Marble - Manchester Bitter4.20Not Tried
Bexley - Golden Acre4.00Not TriedRan out
Oakham - OPA Original Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Got The Face On4.50Not Tried
Iron Pier - Export India Porter5.90Not Tried
Park - Lost Farms4.80Not Tried
21 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Iron Pier - Export India Porter5.90ExcellentAs good as ever - only about 15 pints left in a firkin
Bexley - Golden Acre4.00GoodHolding up well after a few days
Park - Killcat3.70Not TriedRan out
Rooster's - Capability Brown4.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Got The Face On4.50Not Tried
20 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Very few in tonight and even fewer stayed the kick out course.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Iron Pier - Export India Porter5.90ExcellentA very good one
Bexley - Golden Acre4.00GoodRun of the mill gold
Park - Killcat3.70Not Tried
Rooster's - Capability Brown4.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Got The Face On4.50Not TriedNo way
19 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Prohibition4.80ExcellentIn zesty form
Iron Pier - Export India Porter5.90ExcellentComplex malt and hop hit with noticeable strength and body
Bexley - Golden Acre4.00Not Tried
Park - Killcat3.70Not Tried
Rooster's - Capability Brown4.00Not Tried
Iron Pier - Watling Street Mild3.30Not Tried
17 Mar 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Lord Maximus Cask Aged5.50ExcellentAnother superb Oakham cask aged job - no need to try any other ale here tonight
Quantock - Wills Neck4.30Not Tried
Southwark - Bankside Blonde3.80Not Tried
Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA4.20Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money4.10Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00Not Tried
Iron Pier - Watling Street Mild3.30Not Tried

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About The River Ale House

The pub sign. The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional11
Excellent678
Good1677
Acceptable492
Poor38

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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 1326 times, seen 1811 different beers and tried 1053 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 0RJ