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The River Ale House (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Scarlet Macaw |  | 2 |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | | 3 |
| Goacher's - Green Hop (Challenger version) | | 2 |
| Kent - Cobnut | | 2 |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild |  | 2 |
| Mighty Oak - The Henge | | 3 |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | | 1 |
| Oakham - Celeste | | 1 |
| New Bristol - My Citra Romance | | 2 |
| Iron Pier - First Gold & Ekuanot Joined at the Hop | | 2 |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | | 1 |
| New Bristol - Cinder Toffee Stout | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Challenger Joined at the Green Hop (2024) |  | 2 |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | Not Tried | 0 |
| Vocation - Naughty & Nice | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elusive - Sundown | Not Tried | 0 |
| Lunebrew - LB201 Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elusive - Metropole | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - Session IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Neomexicanus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Siren Craft - Mesmerist | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elusive - Woodstock | Not Tried | 0 |
| 360° - All Day Every Day | Not Tried | 0 |
Stephen Harris
Visits Details
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 |
03 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Scarlet Macaw | 4.40 | | Fresh cask on today and full of natural carbonation |
| Goacher's - Green Hop (Challenger version) | 3.90 | | Reasonable level of conditioning |
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | Not Tried | |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Metropole | 4.50 | Not Tried |
01 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busiest it has been for a Tuesday for a long while for last 25 minutes of serving.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | In very good form and from first trying two nights before. Ordered shortly after 10.50pm and did not sample until 30 minutes later but held its glass-lacing well. Sweet hit on first tasting and a hoppy aftertaste. |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | | Good head and lacing. Bitter and fruity mouthfeel. Slightly medicinal in supping it up. |
| Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | | Superb head and lacing. Nutty and dry hit on first tasting. Hoppy and liquorice lingering mouthfeel. |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Siren Craft - Lumina | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Metropole | 4.50 | Not Tried |
29 Sep 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Cask fresh on this evening resulting in a long lasting head and lacing. Not my favourite Goacher's ale however |
| New Bristol - My Citra Romance | 4.50 | | Basic Citra jobbie |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Vocation - Naughty & Nice | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Sundown | 6.00 | Not Tried | A thimble sized taster was enough to reject this out of hand |
| Lunebrew - LB201 Pale | 4.10 | Not Tried |
29 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Quiet footfall for last 40 minutes of serving on this slightly windy and drizzly evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Gold Star | 5.10 | | Ended on this one and great head and lacing. Lacing even after some 30 minutes of ordering, and within drinking up time as sampling at 11.20pm. Sweet hit from first sip but not too severe and a pleasant hoppy mouthfeel. Very moreish unlike the Southwark Blonde that was a slight chore to drink. Advertised as: "Dangerously drinkable!" I agree with that 100% |
| Southwark - Bankside Blonde | 3.80 | | Also tried on Sat on first night on and still holding head and lacing. Only slightly fruity and long-lasting hoppiness. But not moreish and not sure why it took me a while to sink a couple? Day before back from a beer festival and so slightly full was I then but not on this visit. |
| Southwark - Bermondsey Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Vocation - Naughty & Nice | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| New Bristol - My Citra Romance | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Elusive - Sundown | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Lunebrew - LB201 Pale | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About The River Ale House
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 593 |
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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 996 times, seen 1618 different beers and tried 911 of them.
Postcode: SE10 0RJ