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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Traditional |  | 2 |
| Nuttycombe - RCH Pitchfork | | 2 |
| Red Rose - Paddy O'Hacker's Genuine Irish Stout |  | 2 |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | | 2 |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | | 5 |
| Leatherbritches - The Bounder | | 3 |
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | | 1 |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | | 1 |
| Milestone - XX Anniversary Ale | | 1 |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | | 2 |
| Five Points - Best | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Castle Rock - A Love Supreme | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Hurricane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Green Mountain | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brew York - Fennec Blonde (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
19 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 40 minutes of serving with a good number of regulars in. A regular brought in a number of daily Evening Standards to give out. Apparently from next week onwards it will only be weekly.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | | Fresh on and in very good form with frothy head and lacing. Great old-fashioned bitter taste and lingering hoppiness. All that I want was there and so almost top marks for this! |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | | Fruit hits you on first sipping, perhaps the odd peach and pear or two, and with a hoppy mouthfeel. Not a lot of carbonation but if you do not look too hard, not a lot of people would know that! |
| Red Rose - Paddy O'Hacker's Genuine Irish Stout | 4.60 | | First hit from this and wanted to put the fire out as a very smokey taste. Some moderately good carbonation but certainly not creamy and foamy as you would expect out of an extinguisher to put a smokey episode out! Nice bitter aftertaste. |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Fennec Blonde (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried |
19 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | Clearer and better conditioned than yesterday's. Still very sour hopping |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | | Bitterer than expected. A lively pint |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Fennec Blonde (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Red Rose - Paddy O'Hacker's Genuine Irish Stout | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried |
18 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA | 6.00 | | This seemed sourer than in the past, little head or lacing. Used to be so much cleaner on the palate |
| Red Rose - Paddy O'Hacker's Genuine Irish Stout | 4.60 | | A very bitter stout. One was enough |
| Leatherbritches - The Bounder | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Fennec Blonde (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried |
17 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Very quiet footfall for last 30 minutes of serving but still with a few fiddlers out the back and one who was also trying to sing along to the rest.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leatherbritches - The Bounder | 3.80 | | Not as good as when fresh on, on Sunday evening but still very good carbonation. Hoppy and fruity flavours with a moreish bitterness in the aftertaste. |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Green Mountain | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - Cathedral Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried |
15 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall for last 40 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leatherbritches - The Bounder | 3.80 | | Fresh on this evening, so like liquid bread shortly after coming out of the oven. Great carbonation with a dry, hoppy moreish mouthfeel. |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | | New on and very malty with 5 different ones according to the micro's tasting notes. Good carbonation and a lingering hoppiness. |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Nuttycombe - RCH Pitchfork | 4.30 | Not Tried |
15 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuttycombe - RCH Pitchfork | 4.30 | | Overly citrus for me but excellent condition and pleased to see true Nuttycombe provenance on the pumpclip |
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | | |
| Leatherbritches - The Bounder | 3.80 | | All very OK |
| Brew York - Maris the Otter | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried |
14 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last hour of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | | Good head and lacing. Chocolatey mouthfeel and a lingering bitterness. |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | | Good head and lacing. Malty mouthfeel and hoppy aftertaste but not as good as when first on, on Friday. |
| Nuttycombe - RCH Pitchfork | 4.30 | | Superb carbonation. Slight tingling on the tongue with a fruity kick to it and a dry, hoppy long-lasting mouthfeel. |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Hurricane | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried |
13 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Like Thursday people are back and so busy for last 30 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | | Still got good conditioning with it being 2nd night on for me. Chocolate hits you on first tasting and with a lovely bitterness then remaining with you. |
| Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | | In very good condition as fresh on today. Sharp, fruity flavours with a long-lasting hoppiness. |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Hurricane | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - A Love Supreme | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - XX Anniversary Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
12 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for last 40 minutes of serving. People are back from their summer holidays.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | | Good head and lacing. Does not overpower you with chocolatey flavours and leaves you with a bitter aftertaste and so very moreish. |
| Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | 4.80 | | Good head. Hits you on first sip with applely crispness and leaves you with a lingering dry bitterness. |
| Five Points - Best | 4.10 | | Very good head and lacing. Fruity mouthfeel and lingering hoppiness. |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - A Love Supreme | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Milestone - XX Anniversary Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
12 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | | Even better once decanted between 2 pint glasses to add faux condition |
| Five Points - Best Fuggles Hops | 4.10 | | Held little head or lacing |
| Milestone - XX Anniversary Ale | 4.50 | | Lots of zest and zing to the mouthfeel |
| Tonbridge - India Pale Ale | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - A Love Supreme | 4.20 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 800 |
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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 1776 times, seen 2040 different beers and tried 1208 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ