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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA |  | 1 |
| Five Points - Homage IPA | | 2 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | | 2 |
| Ampersand - Sand & Sea (collaboration with Leigh on Sea) | | 3 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Crackendale | | 2 |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout |  | 2 |
| Mad Cat - Saint Augustine's Cross | | 1 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pigeon Pale | | 1 |
| Ampersand - 1870 Runner Heritage Porter | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | | 1 |
| Kent - Chocolate Orange | | 1 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best |  | 1 |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Ena | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brass Castle - Quench | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Waimea | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Zamzama IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - XPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Highway 51 (or Highway Fifty-One) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Gone So Fast | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
14 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampersand - 1870 Runner Heritage Porter | 5.10 | | And old style porter as name suggests. Good nightcap ale |
| Ampersand - Sand & Sea (collaboration with Leigh on Sea) | 5.20 | | Slight loss of condition |
| Gun - Zamzama IPA | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pale Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brass Castle - Quench | 3.20 | Not Tried |
13 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Homage IPA | 5.20 | | Increasingly impressed by this brew |
| Ampersand - Sand & Sea (collaboration with Leigh on Sea) | 5.20 | | |
| Brass Castle - Quench | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Waimea | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Ena | 4.60 | Not Tried |
12 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Homage IPA | 5.20 | | Truly full bodied, a delightful pint |
| Ampersand - Sand & Sea (collaboration with Leigh on Sea) | 5.20 | | Excellent dark bitter with bite |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pale Ale | 4.40 | Not Tried | Came on at very end of session |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Ena | 4.60 | Not Tried |
10 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Crackendale | 5.20 | | What a contrast to the Wealdway - subtle hopping and much more rounded and smooth. Each to his / her own I suppose |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | | Top form but an oh so vicious raw hopping |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best | 4.10 | Not Tried | Presumably got to sell one to each of 72 people |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | Hanging on |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pigeon Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
08 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Crackendale | 5.20 | | Subtle Citra hop jobbie |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best | 4.10 | | Tasting notes say this typical of the style! Awful poured flat, lifeless, heavy on caramel, no off flavours but a chore to drink. Then when back home noted my previous comments on this beer "Beaten into submission about a third way down a pint glass so left it for slops. Over toffee-ish and poured flat and lifeless". A trend forming? |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pigeon Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
07 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Limited footfall tonight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anspach & Hobday - The Pigeon Pale | 4.50 | | Not a style I prefer - too citrus |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 |  | Some loss of condition |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Best | 4.10 | Not Tried | On at very end of session |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried |
06 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | | |
| Mad Cat - Saint Augustine's Cross | 4.80 | | If anything this tasted of bananas. Unusual Trappist Abbey style take. One was enough however |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried |
03 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | 3.80 | | |
| Kent - Chocolate Orange | 5.60 | | Every flavour promised was there |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Highway 51 (or Highway Fifty-One) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Gone So Fast | 4.50 | Not Tried |
02 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | In excellent form - no need to move to any other ale tonight |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Highway 51 (or Highway Fifty-One) | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Gone So Fast | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | Had run out when I ordered |
01 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Normally no great lover of this ale but this was in peak condition so had 2 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Faultless still |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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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 1341 times, seen 1821 different beers and tried 1060 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ