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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 |
| Church End - Vicar's Ruin | | 3 |
| Oakham - Soundcheck | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | | 1 |
| Kent - Galaxy | | 3 |
| Staggeringly Good - Prehistoric Creatures Golden Ale | | 3 |
| Goacher's - Silver Star | | 3 |
| Only With Love - Skipper Transatlantic Pale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star |  | 1 |
| Vocation - Heart & Soul | Not Tried | 0 |
| Castle Rock - Static Energy | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vibrant Forest - Entelea | Not Tried | 0 |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Local Hero | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Dreamboat (collaboration with New Bristol) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
03 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
In on return from Herne Bay and for about last hour of serving. Quiet footfall for a Saturday evening but the summer holidays for many.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - Easy Street Pale | 3.90 | | Very lively conditioning in this pale golden ale. A touch of mint in the flavour and that made it very moreish and so kept with it all of the visit. |
| Tonbridge - Blonde Ambition | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Entelea | 4.50 | Not Tried |
02 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
In for last half-hour of serving and very busy. Sat out in the backroom among regulars. Cooler there as a good-size window open.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Silver Star | 4.20 | | In very fine form and a superb dry, hoppy finish that lingers and makes it very moreish and so stuck to it for whole visit. |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| Vibrant Forest - Entelea | 4.50 | Not Tried |
01 Aug 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
In for last half-hour of serving and sound all back to normal with ceiling redecorated and sound-absorbers back on ceiling since being taken down on last visit on Tuesday. Good number in for another scorcher of a day!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Silver Star | 4.20 |  | Very moreish and best so far was this pale with dry hoppy aftertaste. |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | | In fine form this bitter and thirst-quenching on such a warm evening. Nice citrus and toffee-malt flavours. |
| Kent - Galaxy | 4.50 | | Follow-on tasting from Tues and still in good form with lots of fruity hoppiness. |
| Oakham - Soundcheck | 3.90 | | Very fruity with grapefruit bitterness and in good form as new on since last visit Tues. I did my own soundcheck also with governor's sound-absorbers back on the ceiling whilst enjoying this Soundcheck Pale. |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | Taken off whilst there so did not try at all including on earlier visit in week. |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried |
01 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Silver Star | 4.20 | | Cask newly on today. Possibly fresh as held little head or lacing |
| Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 | | Refreshing lower ABV job. No great USP? |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | Still holding in there |
| Kent - Galaxy | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Soundcheck | 3.90 | Not Tried |
31 Jul 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Galaxy | 4.50 | | A zesty single hopper |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Flattish pour, lacking the condition for full mouthfeel |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Soundcheck | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - Static Energy | 4.00 | Not Tried |
30 Jul 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Still open from 4pm while being redecorated by daytime when closed anyway except Fri to Sun when open earlier. The very effective and home-made (by the publican) sound-absorbers were off the ceiling for a lick of paint up there throughout the front and back rooms. It had become the River Echo House! Such a contrast! The fiddlers out the back were much louder for me out the front, and everyone's voices were bouncing off all the hard surfaces. In for last half-hour of serving for this new audio experience. It was busy and so really tested the lack of sound absorption.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Galaxy | 4.50 | | Very moreish pale with Aussie fruit flavours in this superb hoppy beer with lots of froth to be head over heels about. |
| Goacher's - Fine Light Ale | 3.70 | | In fine form, this pale with its amber bitterness. Very thirst-quenching for one of the warmest days of the year. |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Vocation - Heart & Soul | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - Static Energy | 4.00 | Not Tried |
28 Jul 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
In for last 40 minutes of serving and still busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church End - Vicar's Ruin | 4.40 | | Not as great a head as Saturday evening but still some and good tasting. So stuck to it for whole visit in enjoying the hoppy and malty flavours in this straw-coloured bitter. |
| Vocation - Heart & Soul | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| Staggeringly Good - Prehistoric Creatures Golden Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Dreamboat (collaboration with New Bristol) | 5.50 | Not Tried |
28 Jul 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until close. By last bells just the stalwarts in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church End - Vicar's Ruin | 4.40 | | Another Church End staple in good condition, enough to have two |
| Staggeringly Good - Prehistoric Creatures Golden Ale | 4.00 | | Improved by some double decanting between two pint glasses, brought some head and life to what tasted good |
| Vocation - Heart & Soul | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Dreamboat (collaboration with New Bristol) | 5.50 | Not Tried |
27 Jul 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy but a seat to be had for earlier than usual visit at about 9.30pm to close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church End - Vicar's Ruin | 4.40 | | More tea vicar as it was very moreish! Very dry aftertaste which I enjoyed along with its maltiness. Had to have a second and expect will soon be gone even though fresh on today. Looks like a pale and so had to ask as did another customer, too, whether it was the bitter after all! Described as straw-coloured so that explains it. |
| Staggeringly Good - Prehistoric Creatures Golden Ale | 4.00 | | Only my second sampling ever of this Portsmouth brew as far as I can recall and from previous evening. One sufficed but still in good form and had a tasty bitterness. |
| Gun - Scaramanga Extra Pale Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Dreamboat (collaboration with New Bristol) | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Only With Love - Skipper Transatlantic Pale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
26 Jul 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
30 minutes to close. One of the busiest nights in recent visits. Usual jovial locals among visitors perhaps for the first time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staggeringly Good - Prehistoric Creatures Golden Ale | 4.00 | | Very good refreshing taste and conditioning. Not a problem to sink two on arrival. Also helped wash a food roll down. |
| Only With Love - Skipper Transatlantic Pale | 4.50 | | Recommended by a regular and not disappointed. The marmalade twang definitely stood out and all in all it helped me wash down another food roll. New on today and in fine form, taste-wise and in conditioning. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 | Not Tried | Yesterday's tasting sufficed. |
| Beerblefish - 1820 Porter | 6.60 | Not Tried | Yesterday's tasting of the chocolate in it lives on in my memory! |
| Kent - Local Hero | 3.40 | Not Tried | Tried it yesterday instead but surprised a light-weight has gone so soon as taken off whilst in for remaining 30 minutes of serving. |
| Adnams - Dreamboat (collaboration with New Bristol) | 5.50 | Not Tried | Its slight sourness from day before also lives on in my memory. |
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 1776 times, seen 2040 different beers and tried 1208 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ