The River Ale House (Free House)
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Stephen Harris
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16 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 |  | Simply as perfect as yesterday's |
Quantock - Wills Neck | 4.30 |  | OK but probably not the best ale to use as a chaser with 1066 |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Three Sods - Beatbox | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Altered Egos ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
15 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale | 6.70 |  | Wow. Had been kept for further cask ageing at the pub. A surprise appearance on the beer board - no pre-warnings! Beautiful head, lacing and condition. Can't be bettered |
Dark Revolution - Orbital | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Altered Egos ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | Previous problem cask, now clearly signed on beer board as "hazy" |
Quantock - Obsessed with Centennial | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Iron Pier - Spring Time IPA | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
13 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Iron Pier - Spring Time IPA | 4.90 |  | A heady brew, good enough to have a second, a third scotched by closing time |
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Reeve's Ale | 4.10 |  | |
Bexley - May Place Spring Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Dark Revolution - Orbital | 3.20 | Not Tried | |
Quantock - Obsessed with Centennial | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
12 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Bexley - May Place Spring Ale | 4.10 |  | |
Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 |  | Nearing end of cask, some loss of condition |
Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Altered Egos ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | First out of cask served to A N Other but was layered and murky and replaced. Looked a mess |
Quantock - Obsessed with Centennial | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
10 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Kent - Brewers Reserve | 5.00 |  | Spot on |
Tonbridge - Countryman | 4.00 |  | Had this twice in two days in different houses |
Old Dairy - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Siren Craft - Yu Lu | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Quantock - Limitless Endeavour | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
08 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Iron Pier - Bramling & El Dorado Joined at the Hop | 3.80 |  | Usual good form of IP's double hop range |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 |  | Tiring now |
Old Dairy - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Quantock - Limitless Endeavour | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
06 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 |  | Good form, lovely condition |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 |  | |
Old Dairy - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Café Brasilia | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Quantock - QPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
05 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 |  | Would have stayed on this but for the lure of Jaipur! |
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 |  | Heady brew |
Tonbridge - Golden Rule | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Siren Craft - Memento | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Café Brasilia | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
03 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 |  | |
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | 5.90 |  | Still OK |
Pig & Porter - Skylarking | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Only With Love - Yacht Rock | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Kent - Café Brasilia | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
02 May 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 |  | A proper mid brown bitter - nirvana |
Kent - Café Brasilia | 4.30 |  | A half was enough |
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
Pig & Porter - Slave to the Money | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Only With Love - Yacht Rock | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
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