The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
Visits Details
13 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Siren Craft - Suspended in Eclipse | 4.00 |  | A milk shake looking murk of Eclipse hop flavouring. Is it beer? |
| Nuttycombe - Cotleigh Tawny Owl | 3.80 |  | Drank without really noticing |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Revolution - Velveteen | 4.80 | Not Tried | Seems to have been on since the start of time |
| Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Ossett - Macaroni Ted | 5.20 | Not Tried | Taster was ugh |
10 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. New barman in place.
| Kent - The Quiet American | 4.20 |  | A tasty brew |
| Elusive - California Games | 4.50 |  | A well balanced mix of hops that fortunately did not purvey a lemon juice one dimension |
| Dark Revolution - Velveteen | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Salopian - Half Life | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Best Bitter | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
06 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 |  | A heap of hop bitterness |
| Iron Pier - Haffenden Gold | 4.20 |  | A distinctive sweet aftertaste |
| Dark Revolution - Velveteen | 4.80 |  | New on tonight - disappointing when poured quite flat |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Thoroughly Modern Mild | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Kazbek | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
04 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Thoroughly Modern Mild | 6.00 |  | A heavy slow drinking ale |
| Five Points - Brick Field Brown | 5.40 |  | Another slow drinker tonight |
| Hobsons - Old Prickly | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Citra | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Shine | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Double Act #3 | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
03 Aug 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Kent - Citra | 4.50 |  | A good version of the style, one of the earliest |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 |  | Zingy mouthfeel |
| Hobsons - Old Prickly | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Shine | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Double Act #3 | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
30 Jul 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Internet down giving problems for card payments.
| Oakham - Hangar 17 | 4.10 |  | Lots of mouthfeel zing and a mass of malt and hops |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 |  | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 |  | An average unexciting pint |
| Kent - KGB or Kent Golding Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
27 Jul 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| INNformal - INNdeep | 5.00 |  | Realised too late it had been on too long. Had the taste but little condition |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - West Coast Light | 3.60 |  | OK but rather thin |
| 360° - Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | Ordered but as last out of cask had lumps in it as shown to me so I chose not to partake. Alas left a pretty lacklustre remaining ale choice on the board |
| 360° - Bluebell Sussex Best Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - US Pale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
26 Jul 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 |  | Good enough to have a second one with an otherwise lacklustre selection of ales on the board |
| INNformal - INNdeep | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Bluebell Sussex Best Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - West Coast Light | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
23 Jul 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Oakham - Nimrod Cask Aged (Collaboration with Elusive) | 5.00 |  | Lovely full bodied well balanced |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Carnivale | 4.00 |  | Rather thin gruel |
| INNformal - INNdeep | 5.00 | Not Tried | Came on late on |
| Brew York - Tonkoko | 4.30 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Park - Field Haze | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
| Cloudwater - Piccadilly Best | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Summer Breeze | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
20 Jul 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Footfall of 8 depleted soon to 5.
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 |  | Zingy, lots of mouthfeel, good enough to have a second one |
| Brew York - Tonkoko | 4.30 |  | Soon lost what had started as a very healthy head |
| New Bristol - The Joy of Sesh IPA | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Tacoma | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Symphony | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
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