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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged |  | 3 |
| Northern Whisper - Soft Mick | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | | 2 |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | | 1 |
| Kent - Ernest | | 1 |
| Kent - Pale | | 1 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's |  | 2 |
| Three Sods - BoHo Bitter | | 1 |
| Anspach & Hobday - Daniel Gambino's Chocolate Brown | | 2 |
| Orval - Orval | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Special House Ale | | 1 |
| Kent - Chocolate Orange | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 1 |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane |  | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | | 1 |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Sods - Mon Chéri IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Acre - English Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Rooster's - Fist Bump | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | Not Tried | 0 |
| London Beer Lab - Session IPA | 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 |
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Visits Details
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 |
28 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Superbly flavoursome and with a substantial body, a truly professional brew |
| Ilkley - Mary Jane | 3.50 | | Poured as clear as a bell but with little or no head, lacing or condition |
| 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 |
27 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Quality ale |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | No more conditioning over time, flat but I acknowledge its full flavours |
| Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| London Beer Lab - Session IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Rooster's - Fist Bump | 3.20 | Not Tried | Very hazy low gravity jobbie |
25 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | | Superb form |
| Kent - Ernest | 4.50 | | Interesting single hopper |
| Siren Craft - Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | 6.50 | | Needed more condition to hold a head and make less of a chore to down |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | 5.20 | Not Tried | Still going |
| Rooster's - Fist Bump | 3.20 | Not Tried |
24 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Whisper - Soft Mick | 3.80 | | As tasting notes said "A big flavour punch" but quite of what I could not identify, per se |
| Three Sods - BoHo Bitter | 4.10 | | A malty brew resembling a traditional old English bitter |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | 5.20 | Not Tried | Hanging in there still |
| Anspach & Hobday - Daniel Gambino's Chocolate Brown | 5.50 | Not Tried |
23 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Pale | 4.00 | | As it should be |
| Orval - Orval | 6.20 | | Bottled. Good but belch inducing unfortunately |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | | Flat, no condition. Disappointment |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | Not Tried | Ugh - ran out as I ordered |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Anspach & Hobday - Daniel Gambino's Chocolate Brown | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - English Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried | Ran out |
21 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. One customer had to be Ubered home!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | 5.20 | | Slight condition loss since yesterday |
| Anspach & Hobday - Daniel Gambino's Chocolate Brown | 5.50 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Three Sods - Mon Chéri IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - English Pale | 3.50 | Not Tried |
20 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | Have had better and more bitter |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Host's | 5.20 | | I liked the spiciness of this, good for a winter's night |
| Anspach & Hobday - Daniel Gambino's Chocolate Brown | 5.50 | | Full bodied |
| Marble - Pint (was 3.9%) | 3.40 | 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 1344 times, seen 1824 different beers and tried 1061 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ