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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Relativity |  | 1 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | | 3 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 2 |
| Kent - Tropic Ale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | | 1 |
| Kirkstall - Black Band Porter | | 2 |
| Goacher's - Green Hop | | 1 |
| Kent - Huell Melon |  | 1 |
| Brew York - Tonkoko | | 1 |
| Wylam - Gold | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - 24 Dark Gold | | 2 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale | | 1 |
| Allsopp's (wherever it is actually brewed unknown) - Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | | 1 |
| Only With Love - High Fives | | 1 |
| Neptune - Abyss | | 1 |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter |  | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best | | 1 |
| Vocation - Heart & Soul | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Legs - Pale #3 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hophurst - Fjord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hophurst - Sonnet | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vocation - Karate Kiwi (collaboration with Overtone) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hophurst - Cosmati | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
18 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune - Abyss | 5.00 | | |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | | Slight haze that should not be there. Seemed an incomplete brew, not this brand's usual clean hoppiness |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - 24 Dark Gold | 6.70 | Not Tried | |
| Hophurst - Sonnet | 4.20 | Not Tried |
17 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale | 4.10 | | Could have done with a bit more condition |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - 24 Dark Gold | 6.70 | | Full strength |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Tonkoko | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Hophurst - Sonnet | 4.20 | Not Tried |
16 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew York - Tonkoko | 4.30 | | Tasty brew |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - 24 Dark Gold | 6.70 | | A powerful hop hit, one could feel its strength |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | Must be near the end of cask. A N Other complained his was as flat as a pancake |
| Vocation - Heart & Soul | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Three Legs - Pale #3 | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Hophurst - Fjord | 4.50 | Not Tried |
13 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Superb still |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Kentish Best | 3.70 | | Bland, easily drunk without noticing and this was just that |
| Hophurst - Cosmati | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Allsopp's (wherever it is actually brewed unknown) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
12 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Simply as excellent as yesterday |
| Tonbridge - Velvet Raven | 5.20 | | Does not seem as strong as it is |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Allsopp's (wherever it is actually brewed unknown) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Relativity | 4.40 | Not Tried |
11 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Really good wow factor - with some plus on the usual Green Devil |
| Allsopp's (wherever it is actually brewed unknown) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Condition good but one downed without really noticing |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Relativity | 4.40 | Not Tried |
10 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Back to busy Mondays with the winter cribbage league.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | One of Kent's best |
| Goacher's - Green Hop | 3.90 | | Up there with Musket's Flash in the Pan as the best of the 2022 breed |
| Oakham - Relativity | 4.40 | | Well balanced and another appearance of the Huell Melon hop |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
09 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Don't know why, perhaps cooler weather now out of summer, but ales of late here generally in better condition than for some months.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | At its best |
| Kent - Tropic Ale | 4.90 | | In fine form |
| Only With Love - High Fives | 4.20 | | A fruity APA |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Merchant's Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Wylam - Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried |
06 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkstall - Black Band Porter | 5.50 | | Holding up superbly |
| Wylam - Gold | 4.00 | | Basic - hardly noticed as I drank it |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Huell Melon | 4.50 | Not Tried |
05 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | |
| Kirkstall - Black Band Porter | 5.50 | | Every bit as good as yesterday |
| Kent - Huell Melon | 4.50 | | A clean balanced brew |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | New cask on at last knockings |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Vocation - Karate Kiwi (collaboration with Overtone) | 5.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 11 |
| 678 |
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 | 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 1327 times, seen 1813 different beers and tried 1054 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ