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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Church End - Goats Milk |  | 2 |
| Siren Craft - Memento |  | 1 |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | | 5 |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | | 1 |
| Rooster's - Easy-Going Assassin | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 1 |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | | 3 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | | 1 |
| Lost Pier - Oatmeal Stout | | 2 |
| Anspach & Hobday - Hop Pickers' Pale | | 1 |
| Brew York - Clementine Chameleon |  | 1 |
| Southwark - Homemade Salted Caramel Stout | | 2 |
| Southwark - 10 Years Celebration IPA |  | 1 |
| Anarchy - Movie Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vibrant Forest - Summerlands (was 3.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - Yellow Snow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Trinity | Not Tried | 0 |
| New Bristol - Bristol Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Kazbek | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
17 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall with a sprinkling of regulars but mostly the Tuesday fiddlers who seemed to have gone forth and multiplied compared to their usual numbers on most Tuesdays. Perhaps they largely take it in turns to show up most weeks and were having a Christmas knees-up with their fiddles and other medley of instruments?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | Very good head and lacing in this bitter from the Maidstone brewery. A bitter first hit with a dry mouthfeel and lingering. |
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Good head and lacing. Think of custard and you have probably got what it tastes like but also dry and hoppy outside of its fruitiness. Just a few decants were needed to keep this barley wine awake! |
| Church End - Goats Milk | 3.80 | | Good head and lacing on this Nuneaton brewery's golden ale which is fresh on this evening. A resinous first hit with a hoppy and oily mouthfeel and a dry aftertaste. Originally brewed for just the Goat Inn in Frognall, near Peterborough, which then helps to explain its name. It became Supreme Champion Beer of Britain in 2017. |
| Anspach & Hobday - Hop Pickers' Pale | 4.50 | | Good head and lacing from this Bermondsey-based brewery's pale. A very hoppy mouthfeel and slightly fruity and spicy in the aftertaste. |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | 5.10 | Not Tried |
17 Dec 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. More than the usual smaller following for the back room Tuesday folk musicians.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Had improved since Sunday. More flavour and a mouthfeel hit |
| Church End - Goats Milk | 3.80 | | New cask on today and in lovely nick |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - Hop Pickers' Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
15 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for last 30 minutes of serving with many a Sunday regular in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Good head and lacing still from trying it first the night before. A very sweet, trickle-like first hit with a maltiness and lingering bitterness. |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | | Began with head and lacing and only the first day on but soon lost it and so needed a good few decants to restore it. A very malty first hit and brought back having it a week or so earlier in here as well. The mouthfeel was of spice among all the malts in it with a bitterness lingering. |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Summerlands (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | 5.10 | Not Tried |
15 Dec 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | A timely ale for Yuletide |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Summerlands (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | 5.10 | Not Tried |
14 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for last 40 minutes of serving with many of the Saturday regulars mixed in among the less frequent.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | A reasonable head and lacing on this Maidstone-based brewery's strong old ale. A first hit of bitterness and maltiness in this fruited barley wine with a heaviness that comes with its gravity of 6.7%. It has a warming and a very moreish aftertaste. |
| Pig & Porter - Galvanise | 5.10 | | Good head and lacing on this Tunbridge Wells-based brewery's ESB. A very bitter first hit. Highly fruited with blackcurrant and toasted malt flavouring. A malty mouthfeel lingers. |
| Vibrant Forest - Kaleidoscope | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Summerlands (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried |
12 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 30 minutes of serving with many a regular in and some good banter to be had.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | | Second evening on and good head and lacing on this Berkshire brew. A very bitter, bitter mouthfeel with a dry aftertaste lingering. |
| Lost Pier - Oatmeal Stout | 5.00 | | Reasonable head and lacing on this Brighton-based brewery beer. A very dry, malty mouthfeel with a hint of plum flavouring. |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Yellow Snow | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Anarchy - Movie Star | 4.30 | Not Tried |
12 Dec 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Jaipur has not regained its cleanness and crispness of taste for some time now |
| Lost Pier - Oatmeal Stout | 5.00 | | Full bodied but lacked the natural carbonation to make it excellent. Multiple decantings did not really help |
| Mighty Oak - Yellow Snow | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Pupa | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Anarchy - Movie Star | 4.30 | Not Tried |
10 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 30 minutes of serving with some of the regulars in and fiddlers out the back.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | | Still holding its head and lacing on the 3rd night but minus the full flavouring in its carbonation. A certain degree of decanting was necessary to keep its head further down the glass. Still holding on to its maltiness and with a moreishly dry aftertaste. |
| Rooster's - Easy-Going Assassin | 4.30 | | Arrived with head and lacing but soon lost it on only its second night on. Despite being packed with tropical fruits, it was only mildly fruity and with a dry finish to it. |
| Mighty Oak - Yellow Snow | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Clementine Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Homemade Salted Caramel Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried |
09 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for last 30 minutes of serving and for a cribbage tournament with another local pub's players visiting from West Greenwich.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | | 2nd night on. Strangely not holding good head and lacing for a new beer on. It actually had minimal head and lacing. All the regulars on it and so not hanging about and doubtful it will be on by Tuesday late evening and with Charlton FC at home at 7pm and so some may well sup it up after the game before I get out belatedly. Still flavoursome with a good maltiness from 5 different malts as in the governor's tasting notes. It had still a moreishly bitter mouthfeel lingering. |
| Southwark - Homemade Salted Caramel Stout | 4.50 | | Only had a small sample. Been on since Saturday and reported to have no head and lacing by other regulars which I can confirm. A very sweet mouthfeel from the salted caramel and so did not do more than the taster. |
| Mighty Oak - Yellow Snow | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Trinity | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Easy-Going Assassin | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Clementine Chameleon | 4.10 | Not Tried |
08 Dec 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew York - Clementine Chameleon | 4.10 | | Chore to finish as had no head, lacing or any carbonation. Poured flat |
| Southwark - 10 Years Celebration IPA | 5.60 | | A poor celebration ale. Poured flat in the glass, surely not how brewer intended it |
| Southwark - Homemade Salted Caramel Stout | 4.50 | | No life in the glass at all when would have expected natural carbonation, head and lacing to show off the unusual flavours |
| Mighty Oak - Yellow Snow | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Trinity | 3.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | Not Tried | New cask came on late |
| New Bristol - Bristol Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | Ran out |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 800 |
| 2196 |
| 742 |
| 63 |
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 1776 times, seen 2040 different beers and tried 1208 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ