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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | | 6 |
| Five Points - SBR IPA | | 2 |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA |  | 1 |
| Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - Straight Outta Cropton | | 1 |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | | 1 |
| Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown - Green Hop | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | | 1 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Sleng Teng |  | 1 |
| Park - Rituals at Dawn | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Rustic | | 1 |
| Southwark - Single Hop Series Styrian Eagle | | 1 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Relativity | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Potters' Fields Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Park - Saw Pit | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - World Cup Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Cromwell Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Phipps NBC - Single Hop Pale Ernest | Not Tried | 0 |
| Langton - Rainbow Bridge | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
01 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Sleng Teng | 6.00 | | Awful stuff. So-called soft NEIPA but just a tasteless murk in a glass |
| Park - Rituals at Dawn | 4.50 | | Very little life or mouthfeel - disappointment. Kept a poor head |
| Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Langton - Rainbow Bridge | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - World Cup Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried |
30 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - SBR IPA | 5.10 | | Top form heady brew as was yesterday |
| Leatherbritches - Ashbourne Ale | 4.00 | | Basic undistinguished bitter |
| Southwark - Potters' Fields Porter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - World Cup Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - Straight Outta Cropton | 3.80 | Not Tried |
29 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. With music night in back room and just after World Cup football on TV here the front and back rooms had all seats taken.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - SBR IPA | 5.10 | | Another Five Points success. No one could say what SBR stood for but a web look-up later says it is hopped with Sovereign, Bullion, and Relentless! |
| Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - Straight Outta Cropton | 3.80 | | Basic golden ale |
| Southwark - Potters' Fields Porter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cromwell Best Bitter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Saw Pit | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - World Cup Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Phipps NBC - Single Hop Pale Ernest | 4.50 | Not Tried |
27 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. With choice limited to Park and Southwark I turned to a cider after one pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | | Must have been last out as ran out a few minutes later |
| Southwark - Potters' Fields Porter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Park - Saw Pit | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - World Cup Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried |
25 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Low footfall by now, after a busier football on TV session earlier.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Top form, new cask today, great head and lacing to the end |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Can't be more than a drip left in the cask |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown - Green Hop | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Relativity | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Single Hop Series Styrian Eagle | 5.00 | Not Tried | Another AN Other thought this was near undrinkable tosh |
24 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Really last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | | Middle of the road golden jobbie |
| Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown - Green Hop | 4.80 | | Green hopped dark beer made it a little unusual |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Last knockings from the cask |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | 4.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Southwark - Single Hop Series Styrian Eagle | 5.00 | Not Tried |
23 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Near end of cask and after 3 nights consecutively of 5* now tiring significantly. That is real ale for you!! |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown - Green Hop | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Single Hop Series Styrian Eagle | 5.00 | Not Tried |
22 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Music in back room 6 in front room.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 |  | 3rd day running in perfect condition |
| Southwark - Single Hop Series Styrian Eagle | 5.00 | | Hazy and poured totally flat, pleased I had only ordered a half |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried |
21 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Packed with a cribbage league home game too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Up there - top of the shop |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | 4.30 | | Good but difficult to judge with 1066 in the same session |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | 3.60 | Not Tried |
20 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | The holy grail is back. Exceptional ale in exceptional condition. Little local difficulty when I was served Goacher's Dark in error, believing it was 1066, but I was not duped for very long!! |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | OK could have held a better head and lacing |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 11 |
| 678 |
| 1677 |
| 492 |
 | 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 1326 times, seen 1811 different beers and tried 1053 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ