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The River Ale House (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Anspach & Hobday - The IPAExcellent2
Five Points - Railway PorterExcellent2
Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%)Good2
Pig & Porter - Forever LostGood1
Vocation - Beewitched (collaboration with Cloudwater)Good1
Rudgate - York Chocolate StoutGood2
Burning Sky - What Gives?Good1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über BrewGood1
Fyne - JarlGood1
Vocation - Chop & Change CitraGood1
Mad Cat - Green & GoldGood1
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)Good1
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)Acceptable1
Time and Tide - ESB 2021 HarvestAcceptable1
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry StoutAcceptable1
Mad Cat - Crispin AmberPoor1
Pig & Porter - Stone FreeNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopNot Tried0
Leatherbritches - Hop TropicNot Tried0
Milestone - Lion's PrideNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's AleNot Tried0
Little Critters - Little HopperNot Tried0
Oakham - Black Magic Cask AgedNot Tried0
Southwark - Single Hop Series BelmaNot Tried0
Southwark - Bankside BlondeNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Got The Face OnNot Tried0
Three Sods - BeatboxNot Tried0
Southwark - Elderflower Pale AleNot Tried0
Goacher's - Fine Light AleNot Tried0
Five Points - PaleNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Table BeerNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper TopNot Tried0
Three Sods - Old NormalNot 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
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Visits Details

29 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout5.00Good
Mad Cat - Green & Gold4.10GoodCool
Pig & Porter - Forever Lost5.30GoodI was surprised I enjoyed this usually avoiding P&P. Only a half mind
Milestone - Lion's Pride3.80Not Tried
Little Critters - Little Hopper3.60Not Tried
28 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout5.00GoodHeld lacing and head well
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew3.80GoodNice and cool
Mad Cat - Crispin Amber4.00PoorPoured flat, lifeless. If I had known it would be last out of a cask I would have avoided it
Leatherbritches - Hop Tropic4.20Not TriedRan out
Pig & Porter - Forever Lost5.30Not Tried
25 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)4.20GoodSoon went flat in the glass
Vocation - Beewitched (collaboration with Cloudwater)5.00GoodOK - not a beer style to my taste. Pleased I only had a half
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried
Anspach & Hobday - The IPA6.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00Not Tried
Time and Tide - ESB 2021 Harvest5.80Not Tried
22 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fyne - Jarl3.80GoodGood first beer of a session
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00AcceptableSoon went flat in glass. Needed more condition to make it truly palatable
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10Not Tried
Anspach & Hobday - The IPA6.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Stone Free4.30Not Tried
Time and Tide - ESB 2021 Harvest5.80Not Tried
21 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Anspach & Hobday - The IPA6.00Good
Time and Tide - ESB 2021 Harvest5.80AcceptableRather flat and very sweet
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top4.10Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00Not Tried
Three Sods - Old Normal4.20Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Table Beer3.50Not Tried
19 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Anspach & Hobday - The IPA6.00ExcellentA heady broth of an ale so I had two
Goacher's - Fine Light Ale3.70Not TriedCame on late
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Not Tried
Five Points - Pale4.40Not Tried
Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%)3.40Not TriedRan out
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Table Beer3.50Not Tried
18 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80GoodA little lost since yesterday
Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%)3.40Good
Pig & Porter - Got The Face On4.50Not Tried
Three Sods - Beatbox5.30Not Tried
Southwark - Elderflower Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
17 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80ExcellentNourishing
Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter (was 3.7%)3.40GoodKept good head and lacing
Pig & Porter - Got The Face On4.50Not Tried
Three Sods - Beatbox5.30Not Tried
Southwark - Elderflower Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
14 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Vocation - Chop & Change Citra4.50GoodHobsons choice, only ale not still on from Thursday's visit. Not really a taste to my liking
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10Not Tried
Southwark - Bankside Blonde3.80Not TriedRan out
Oakham - Black Magic Cask Aged5.00Not Tried
Southwark - Single Hop Series Belma5.00Not Tried
11 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - What Gives?4.40GoodNew on today, dry and well balanced
Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original)4.10AcceptableI aver something has changed in the recipe, seems maltier and sweeter than is usual (or used to be)
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale3.90Not Tried
Oakham - Black Magic Cask Aged5.00Not Tried
Southwark - Single Hop Series Belma5.00Not 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
Good1684
Acceptable494
Poor39

Website.

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 1330 times, seen 1813 different beers and tried 1056 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 0RJ