The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
18 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 |  | Fruity with sweet backtaste |
Leatherbritches - Bad Boy | 4.60 |  | |
Tonbridge - Ebony Moon | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Brockley - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | Others customers' were coming up crystal clear - looked great |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
17 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
Kent - Mosaic | 4.50 |  | If anything better than yesterday |
Leatherbritches - Bad Boy | 4.60 |  | Hoppy copper coloured jobbie |
Brockley - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Weird Beard - Black Perle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
16 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Kent - Mosaic | 4.50 |  | Subtle citrus. First rate |
Tonbridge - Traditional | 3.60 |  | Staple basic bitter |
Brockley - Pale Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Weird Beard - Black Perle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Astryd | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - Frozen Fresh Hop Citra | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
14 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. A foggy, damp, cold night, outside I hasten to add. Reverted to a bottled Orval at session end for something reliable.
Leatherbritches - Mad Ruby | 4.40 |  | Not a style to my liking but in OK condition |
Brockley - Pale Ale | 4.10 |  | No off flavours, just poured totally flat and lifeless so a chore to finish. Adding Brockley to Southwark as ones not to bother ordering in future |
Weird Beard - Black Perle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Hammerton - Cache | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
13 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Weird Beard - Black Perle | 3.80 |  | With just a bit more condition could make this a real winner for its style |
Kent - Tangerine Dream | 5.20 |  | Mellowing a tad |
Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Brockley - Winter Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Wylam - Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
12 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Left too late for a bus to a usual nightcapper last knockings elsewhere.
Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 |  | Good but not a style to my taste |
Kent - Tangerine Dream | 5.20 |  | The tastes profile was as promised |
Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 | Not Tried | Hanging on in there |
Hammerton - Penton (or Pentonville Oyster Stout) | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Brockley - Winter Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Wylam - Gold | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
11 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Brockley - Winter Gold | 4.30 |  | Uninspiring with a disappearing yeasty head and little condition |
Wylam - Gold | 4.00 |  | Little condition, flat |
Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 | Not Tried | Another well respected customer did not finish theirs - a cloudy murk |
Hammerton - Penton (or Pentonville Oyster Stout) | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Old Chestnut | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried | Somehow still holding on in there |
09 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 |  | Only a half but best of the evening |
Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 |  | Poured flat, no condition |
Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 |  | A bitterness had developed nearing end of cask. Good balance lost |
Weird Beard - Mariana Trench | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Green Jack - Red Robin | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Hammerton - Penton (or Pentonville Oyster Stout) | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Golden Rule (was 3.5%) | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
07 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 |  | Beautifully balanced |
Tonbridge - Rustic | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Zingiber | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Bad Seed - Session I.P.A. Nelson Sauvin, Ekuanot, Chinook | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
London Beer Lab - Stout | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
06 Jan 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 |  | First rate, so well balanced too |
Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 |  | Slight loss of nose since yesterday |
Bad Seed - Session I.P.A. Nelson Sauvin, Ekuanot, Chinook | 4.00 |  | Harmless taste |
Hammerton - Cache | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Park - Isabella | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
360° - Double Act | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
London Beer Lab - Stout | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
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