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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') - No. 5Excellent2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - SeasiderExcellent2
Iron Pier - Bramling & El Dorado Joined at the HopExcellent1
Five Points - Derailed PorterGood1
Kent - Café BrasiliaGood1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurGood3
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)Good3
Only With Love - Yacht RockGood1
Burning Sky - AuroraGood3
Mad Cat - Green & GoldAcceptable1
Goacher's - Special House AleAcceptable1
Brockley - Pale AleNot Tried0
Oakham - OPA Original Pale AleNot Tried0
Ampersand - BidonNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Slave to the MoneyNot Tried0
Siren Craft - LuminaNot Tried0
Pig & Porter - SkylarkingNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Siren Craft - MementoNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue TopNot Tried0
Iron Pier - BitterNot Tried0
Quantock - QPANot Tried0
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry StoutNot Tried0
Quantock - Limitless EndeavourNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red TopNot Tried0
Redemption - TrinityNot 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

08 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Iron Pier - Bramling & El Dorado Joined at the Hop3.80ExcellentUsual good form of IP's double hop range
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90AcceptableTiring now
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80Not Tried
Iron Pier - Bitter4.00Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00Not Tried
Quantock - Limitless Endeavour4.20Not Tried
06 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider4.30ExcellentGood form, lovely condition
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90Excellent
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80Not Tried
Iron Pier - Bitter4.00Not Tried
Kent - Café Brasilia4.30Not Tried
Quantock - QPA4.00Not Tried
05 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider4.30ExcellentWould have stayed on this but for the lure of Jaipur!
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90ExcellentHeady brew
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%)3.20Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Skylarking4.00Not Tried
Siren Craft - Memento3.80Not Tried
Kent - Café Brasilia4.30Not Tried
03 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40Good
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)5.90GoodStill OK
Pig & Porter - Skylarking4.00Not Tried
Only With Love - Yacht Rock3.80Not Tried
Kent - Café Brasilia4.30Not Tried
02 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40ExcellentA proper mid brown bitter - nirvana
Kent - Café Brasilia4.30GoodA half was enough
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)5.90Not Tried
Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money4.10Not Tried
Only With Love - Yacht Rock3.80Not Tried
01 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)5.90GoodGoing strong after a couple of days
Only With Love - Yacht Rock3.80GoodZingy zesty golden ale
Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money4.10Not Tried
Siren Craft - Lumina4.20Not Tried
Kent - Café Brasilia4.30Not Tried
29 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)5.90ExcellentFull bodied well balanced strong bitter
Goacher's - Special House Ale3.80AcceptableRather flat so a chore to finish
Brockley - Pale Ale4.10Not Tried
Ampersand - Bidon3.80Not Tried
Five Points - Derailed Porter5.50Not Tried
28 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close plus a very relaxed departure.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - Aurora5.60AcceptableGreat loss of condition since yesterday, must have been very near end of cask
Mad Cat - Green & Gold4.10AcceptableLacklustre with a scummy head
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried
Redemption - Trinity3.00Not Tried
Brockley - Pale Ale4.10Not Tried
Five Points - Derailed Porter5.50Not Tried
27 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - Aurora5.60ExcellentStill top form so no need to move to any other ale tonight
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried
Redemption - Trinity3.00Not Tried
Brockley - Pale Ale4.10Not Tried
Oakham - OPA Original Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Mad Cat - Green & Gold4.10Not Tried
Five Points - Derailed Porter5.50Not Tried
26 Apr 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - Aurora5.60ExcellentStill top form
Five Points - Derailed Porter5.50GoodStaring to get flatter
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top3.80Not Tried
Redemption - Trinity3.00Not Tried
Brockley - Pale Ale4.10Not Tried
Oakham - OPA Original Pale Ale4.00Not Tried
Mad Cat - Green & Gold4.10Not 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
Excellent679
Good1693
Acceptable496
Poor39

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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 1338 times, seen 1818 different beers and tried 1058 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 0RJ