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The River Ale House (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale |  | 4 |
| Five Points - Best Goldings Hops | | 1 |
| Bexley - Redhouse | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - War Horse | | 1 |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | | 1 |
| Five Points - Five Points Pale |  | 1 |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | | 1 |
| Pig & Porter - Purest Green | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | | 2 |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa Special | | 1 |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | | 1 |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon (was 3.7%) | | 1 |
| Beerblefish - Edmonton Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Settle - Old Smithy Porter | | 1 |
| Southwark - Single Hop Series Styrian Eagle | | 1 |
| Beerblefish - Hoppy Pale No. 18 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - N1 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Got The Face On | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | Not Tried | 0 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown - Green Hop | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hammerton - N7 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | Not Tried | 0 |
| Five Points - XPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salopian - Kalon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Dark Matter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
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Visits Details
23 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Near end of cask and after 3 nights consecutively of 5* now tiring significantly. That is real ale for you!! |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Golden Acre | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Strangely Brown - Green Hop | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Single Hop Series Styrian Eagle | 5.00 | Not Tried |
22 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Music in back room 6 in front room.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 |  | 3rd day running in perfect condition |
| Southwark - Single Hop Series Styrian Eagle | 5.00 | | Hazy and poured totally flat, pleased I had only ordered a half |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried |
21 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Packed with a cribbage league home game too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | Up there - top of the shop |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | 4.30 | | Good but difficult to judge with 1066 in the same session |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - AM:PM | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | 3.60 | Not Tried |
20 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 | | The holy grail is back. Exceptional ale in exceptional condition. Little local difficulty when I was served Goacher's Dark in error, believing it was 1066, but I was not duped for very long!! |
| Goacher's - Best Dark Ale (aka Original) | 4.10 | | OK could have held a better head and lacing |
| Southwark - LPA London Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Bipperty Bopperty | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Bexley - Amarillo, Motueka & Ernest Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried |
18 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley - Redhouse | 4.20 | | Enjoyed this, had a retained head and lacing |
| Oakham - Green Devil IPA Cask Aged | 6.00 | | Never fails to please |
| Pig & Porter - Purest Green | 5.20 | Not Tried | Holding on by its fingernails |
| Pig & Porter - Got The Face On | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Settle - Old Smithy Porter | 4.70 | Not Tried |
17 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beerblefish - Edmonton Best Bitter | 4.30 | | All round lacklustre |
| Settle - Old Smithy Porter | 4.70 | | Poured flat, no life |
| Hammerton - N1 | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Purest Green | 5.20 | Not Tried | Still hanging on there |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | Lemon juice to be avoided |
16 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa Special | 4.20 | | I enjoyed this a lot. Well balanced and so not the oft encountered malt dominated Scottish ales |
| Brew York - Calmer Chameleon (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | | Good but my fault in choosing and being lumbered with what was simply lemon juice with a fancy name |
| Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Dark Matter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Purest Green | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - Edmonton Best Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried |
13 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - War Horse | 4.00 | | Dark malty |
| Pig & Porter - Purest Green | 5.20 | | One of the stronger green hop ales this season |
| Vale of Glamorgan (VOG) - Dark Matter | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Beerblefish - Hoppy Pale No. 18 | 4.50 | Not Tried |
11 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points - Best Goldings Hops | 4.10 | | In very fine zesty form, only confused as the tasting notes described it as for the Fuggles variety |
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 | | Has lost most of its condition |
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Five Points - XPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Salopian - Kalon | 4.50 | Not Tried |
09 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Crown Imperial Stout | 4.50 | | Always consistent |
| Redemption - Pale Ale | 3.80 | | Only a half |
| Five Points - Five Points Pale | 4.40 | | Slight loss of condition |
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | Not Tried | So madly sour lemon juiced one customer returned his for the sink |
| Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 15 |
| 755 |
| 2057 |
| 666 |
 | 58 |
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 1640 times, seen 1971 different beers and tried 1161 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ