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The River Ale House (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Brewers of St. Albans - Classic English Ale |  | 1 |
| Goacher's - Green Hop (Challenger version) | | 1 |
| Kent - Green Dwarf | | 1 |
| Kent - Cobnut | | 2 |
| Twisted Barrel - Rookie | | 1 |
| New Bristol - Cinder Toffee Stout |  | 1 |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | | 1 |
| Brew York - Tonkoko | | 3 |
| Mighty Oak - The Henge | | 4 |
| Oakham - Scarlet Macaw | | 1 |
| New Bristol - My Citra Romance | | 1 |
| Oakham - Celeste | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - First Gold & Ekuanot Joined at the Hop | | 2 |
| Lunebrew - LB501 Session IPA | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop (2024) |  | 2 |
| Kent - Neomexicanus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Mesmerist | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elusive - Woodstock | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - All Day Every Day | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elusive - Metropole | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
12 Oct 2024 (Magnus Greel)
My long overdue re-visit to this much celebrated venue, not as busy as expected for a late Saturday evening to last orders with a couple of tables free and the rear bar empty. No open windows to allow fresh air to circulate made for a rather stuffy and uncomfortable hermetic atmosphere.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twisted Barrel - Rookie | 4.00 | | Full bodied spicy peppery and tropical notes served refreshingly cool to alleviate the tropics. |
| Brew York - Tonkoko | 4.30 | | Toasted coconut, vanilla and chocolate silky smooth nectar. £5.10pp for the thrifty minded.. |
| Lunebrew - LB501 Session IPA | 4.60 | | Hazy with a soft mouth feel and low bitterness |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| 3 Brewers of St. Albans - Classic English Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Green Dwarf | 3.70 | Not Tried | The green hop entropy is spreading... |
| 360° - All Day Every Day | 3.70 | Not Tried |
11 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for this Friday evening with many a Friday regular in plus some other regulars and for last 40 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Brewers of St. Albans - Classic English Ale | 4.00 | | Superb head and lacing. A good old-fashioned bitter, minus the often fruitiness in them. First sip and a wonderful malty hit. Good mouthfeel of a hint of caramel with a very dry, bitter, moreish aftertaste. |
| Kent - Green Dwarf | 3.70 | | Fresh on today and frothing all over the top of the glass and perfect lacing down the sides. Oozing with hoppiness and a pleasant sharpness in the mouthfeel. Everything to like about a virgin green hop brew to my taste buds. |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brew York - Tonkoko | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Twisted Barrel - Rookie | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - All Day Every Day | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Lunebrew - LB501 Session IPA | 4.60 | Not Tried |
10 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall for last 40 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew York - Tonkoko | 4.30 | | Good creamy head and lacing. Initial sip and you duck in case you get hit by its toasted coconut flavouring and in the coconut shy of old fairgrounds. Imagine drinking a Bounty Bar and you have its flavours in one but strangely not sweet and sickly. One half sufficed for me. |
| Mighty Oak - The Henge | 3.70 | | Two I had of this were still lively with a head and lacing. But the last one was minus its frothy head. Still full of a very dry, bitter and moreish mouthfeel. |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Celeste | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop (2024) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - All Day Every Day | 3.70 | Not Tried |
10 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | | Good condition but I recall this once being a clear not a murk ale |
| Brew York - Tonkoko | 4.30 | | Needed more natural carbonation to really bring on the flavourings |
| Oakham - Celeste | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - The Henge | 3.70 | Not Tried | Still holding on |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop (2024) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - All Day Every Day | 3.70 | Not Tried |
08 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for last 30 minutes of serving and with fiddlers playing in the rear seating area.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Celeste | 4.00 | | Good head and lacing. A very lemony mouthfeel. Its tropical fruit flavours are a bit like a whisky might taste though not tasted one for years. Resinous hints come from it also and with a slight fizz on the tongue. |
| Mighty Oak - The Henge | 3.70 | | Still holding its head and lacing on its 3rd night. First tried it on its first night when even livelier. A very dry, hoppy hit on every mouthful, leading to a very satisfying dry, oily aftertaste. |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop (2024) | 4.20 | | Presented with a small head but this soon evaporated and was minus lacing. Fruit hits on every sip with a citrusy mouthfeel. Tastes slightly medicinal. One was sufficient. |
| New Bristol - Cinder Toffee Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - My Citra Romance | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Woodstock | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - All Day Every Day | 3.70 | Not Tried |
06 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for last 40 minutes of serving and with the record request theme of minerals on the human juke-box.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - The Henge | 3.70 | | Superb head and lacing for this Maldon bitter and new on today. Not sweet which I applaud. A slightly malty hit to it and a hoppy mouthfeel. It was so moreish that I stuck to it. |
| 360° - Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Cinder Toffee Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Mesmerist | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - My Citra Romance | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Woodstock | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop (2024) | 4.20 | Not Tried |
06 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bristol - Cinder Toffee Stout | 4.00 | | Needed more condition to carry off the strong flavourings |
| Mighty Oak - The Henge | 3.70 | | Basic copper ale in zesty condition |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop (2024) | 4.20 | | Pretty lacklustre all round |
| 360° - Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Mesmerist | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - My Citra Romance | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Woodstock | 5.60 | Not Tried |
05 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy footfall for last 30 minutes of serving with many of the Saturday regulars in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | Good head and lacing and still had this some 30 minutes after being served at about 10.50pm. A malty first hit and which lingers alongside the dry, bitter mouthfeel. |
| New Bristol - My Citra Romance | 4.50 | | Good head and lacing at first but did not hold it for long. Lightly fruity with a lingering hoppiness. |
| Iron Pier - First Gold & Ekuanot Joined at the Hop | 3.80 | | No head or lacing. Still had a fruit hit on first tasting and a hoppy aftertaste. |
| 360° - Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - Cinder Toffee Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Mesmerist | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Neomexicanus | 5.00 | Not Tried |
04 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Very busy for last 30 minutes of serving but managed to join a table of regulars.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | | Fresh on as I was waiting to be served. Superb head and lacing and a malty hit on first sipping and with a bitter lingering mouthfeel. Slightly sweet but not too much. |
| Iron Pier - First Gold & Ekuanot Joined at the Hop | 3.80 | | New on today and very good head and lacing. Hoppy flavouring and almost like a green hop beer with the lingering hoppiness. |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Scarlet Macaw | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| 360° - Session IPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Neomexicanus | 5.00 | Not Tried |
03 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy for last 40 minutes of serving with a lot of regulars also in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Green Hop (Challenger version) | 3.90 | | Perfect head and lacing. Full of hoppy flavouring with a pleasant, lingering aftertaste. Very moreish with an oily kick from those virgin hops. |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | | Still holding head and lacing 30 minutes after being served. Very hoppy in flavouring and a slight kick from its fruitiness. |
| Oakham - Scarlet Macaw | 4.40 | | Wonderful head and lacing! Fruity and a hoppy lingering mouthfeel. Very moreish! |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Metropole | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 596 |
| 1142 |
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 | 29 |
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 1000 times, seen 1622 different beers and tried 915 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ