The River Ale House
Greenwich, SE10 0RJ
Greenwich, SE10 0RJ
The River Ale House
Greenwich, SE10 0RJ
Greenwich, SE10 0RJ
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Bluebell - 4.3%
Bluebell
360 Degree
4.3% abv
Our Sussex Best Bitter is bittersweet, fruity, round and thirst quenching. Crafted from only the best English malt to deliver a beautifully modern take on this most English of beers. Hops used are East Kent Goldings, Fuggles and Cascade.
Skylarking - 4%
Skylarking
Pig & Porter
4% abv
An ultra-pale super refreshing session IPA hopped with Ella and Galaxy. Expect hints of tropical fruit, mango, lychee and melon.
Got The Face On - 4.5%
Got The Face On
Pig & Porter
4.5% abv
Wheat and oat additions in this beer boost the mouthfeel and body and allow the hops to be the showcase of every mouthful. Citra, EXP431 and Vic Secret hops bring on flavours of mandarins, nectarines and melon making this beer one of the fruitiest pale ales we have ever made. Hops: Summit, EXP431, Chinook, Galaxy, Citra and Vic Secret.
Olicana Pale - 3.6%
Olicana Pale
Canterbury
3.6% abv
A fruity thirst quenching session pale ale using Olicana hops. One of the great new generation of English hops giving stone fruit and tangerine tones to a delicious pale.
Green Devil IPA - 6%
Green Devil IPA
Oakham
6% abv
This contemporary IPA explodes with amazing hop harvest aromas, packing in big tropical and citrus hop flavours before a crisp, refreshing finish. Double hopped with 100% USA sourced Citra hops. Green Devil is the big brother of our best selling Oakham Citra.
Tonkoko - Vegan - 4.3%
Tonkoko - Vegan
Brew York
4.3% abv
We have created a vegan-friendly version of our most popular stout! Tonkoko is our multi-award winning stout infused with decadent amounts of hand-toasted coconut, Belgian-sourced Cacao nibs, Madagascan vanilla, and Tonka Beans (South American aromatic delicacy with Marzipan-like character). Many have rightly described it as like a liquid Bounty, but we think it’s even better than that!
Ciders & Perries Available
Pilot - 4.8%
Pilot
Ascension
4.8% abv
This is our original and best selling cider. Wild fermented cider blends with freshly pressed apple juice to create a refreshing and fruity blend.
Toffee Apple - 4%
Toffee Apple
Snails Bank
4% abv
Sweet juicy apple cider, blended with creamy toffee for a sumptuous tipple.
Pig Squeal - 7%
Pig Squeal
Snails Bank
7% abv
Named after the delightful sound of pigs when they come across some windfall apples! Like those pigs this is full of character. A rich bronze cider that is smooth as it is tasty. Beautifully balanced with a satisfyingly rounded finish.
Eltham Gold - 7%
Eltham Gold
Eltham Gold Cider
7% abv
A dry cider with an appley sharpness that sorts the men out from the boys. Brewed locally in Eltham.
Apple Hog - 4.5%
Apple Hog
Snails Bank
4.5% abv
Dabinett and Michelin apples are blended here to present a very interesting medium cider.
Pheasant Plucker - 4.5%
Pheasant Plucker
Broadoak
4.5% abv
A very apply pleasant to the mouth, yet still farmhouse style cider.
Tenterden Cider - 5.5%
Tenterden Cider
Nightingale
5.5% abv
This cider celebrates the connection between our orchards and hometown in the Weald of Kent. A beautifully balanced, bright and floral medium still cider.
Vintage Pip - 5.5%
Vintage Pip
Kentish Pip
5.5% abv
Using the sweetest dessert and a higher percentage of cider apples this, more punchy cider is aged for a year to mellow, giving a rich medium sweet cider with lots of complexity and a long smooth finish.
Dry Cider - 6%
Dry Cider
Burrow Hill
6% abv
This dry farmhouse cider is smooth, golden and moreish - a cider that treads the path between rustic and refined with assured ease. Made with a blend of at least 11 varieties of vintage cider apples.
Whisky Cask - 6.7%
Whisky Cask
Thistly Cross
6.7% abv
The perfect marriage between Scottish methods and Scotland's favourite craft cider. We use Glen Moray Distillery casks to give our cider its warming notes of oak, vanilla and honey.
Medium Cider - 6%
Medium Cider
Burrow Hill
6% abv
This medium farmhouse cider is smooth, golden and moreish - a cider that treads the path between rustic and refined with assured ease. Made with a blend of at least 11 varieties of vintage cider apples.
Rhubarb - 4%
Rhubarb
Snails Bank
4% abv
A real apple cider infused with tart rhubarb and blended with vanilla for a smooth session cider.
Mango Cider - 4%
Mango Cider
Snails Bank
4% abv
A light medium cider blended with succulent mango's. Mouthwateringly fruit and refreshing.
Very Perry - 5%
Very Perry
Snails Bank
5% abv
A fruity medium Perry with a complex yet balanced flavor only found in real Perry. This little number is made from Stinking Bishop Perry pears and has all the hall marks of a top quality Perry.
Raspberry Ripple - 4%
Raspberry Ripple
Snails Bank
4% abv
Sweet cider infused with tart raspberry rippled through with vanilla.
Apple & Ginger - 4%
Apple & Ginger
Snails Bank
4% abv
A clear and refreshing medium cider pepped up with freshly ground root ginger for a fiery kick!
Draught Cider - 6%
Draught Cider
Broadoak
6% abv
A still, dry cider made with a blend of apple varieties. Traditional cloudy cider with a flavour of bitter-sweet apples.
Coming Soon
Countryman - 4%
Countryman
Tonbridge
4% abv
Best bitter brewed using 100% Kentish hops from farms we know and work with.
Pews Porter - 4.5%
Pews Porter
Church End
4.5% abv
A rich roasted porter, with plenty of mouth feel. Moderately hopped, with a dry thirst quenching finish.
Inaudible - 5%
Inaudible
Vibrant Forest
5% abv
This pale ale is full of tropical fruit with pleasant resinous citrus notes. Bitterness is low and fermentation on our house yeast offers up glorious stone fruit flavours. Hopped with Talus, Chinook and Simcoe.
Maris The Otter - 3.9%
Maris The Otter
Brew York
3.9% abv
A complex modern take on English Bitter hopped with 3 varieties of new world hops, set against a malt backbone of 5 different malts. Vegan friendly.
Metamorph - 5.5%
Metamorph
Vibrant Forest
5.5% abv
A strong pale ale brewed for the Butcher's Hook's 5th Birthday. It sits between East and West coast in style, strong bitterness, but a lot of soft character with juicy hops.
KPA - 5.2%
KPA
Canterbury
5.2% abv
Kent Pale Ale - A crisp hoppy medium bodied pale. A true Kentish IPA brewed with EKG and Ernest from our local farm.
Picea - 4.5%
Picea
Vibrant Forest
4.5% abv
This pale ale combines Simcoe and Ekuanot hops. The aroma is sweet and full of light citrus and grape. The flavour is a barrage of bitter grapefruit and smooth stone fruits. Peach, plum and mango coalesce into a smooth and lingering finish.
Five Points Pale - 4.4%
Five Points Pale
Five Points
4.4% abv
A fresh, zesty, aromatic pale ale brewed with malted barley, a little wheat, and Amarillo and Citra hops from the West Coast of the USA. The British ale tradition collides head first with the best of the US craft beer movement, resulting in an incredibly drinkable Pale Ale with tonnes of US hop aroma and flavour.
Mary Jane - 3.5%
Mary Jane
Ilkley
3.5% abv
Multi-award-winning pale ale packed with American hops. Intensely refreshing, with citrus aroma and balanced bitterness.
The Springtime Pale - 4.5%
The Springtime Pale
Anspach & Hobday
4.5% abv
A pale ale with a barley, rye and spelt base giving great minerality with a fresh and spicy fruit punch of Mosaic, Loral and Hersbrucker hops.
Black Forest - 4.9%
Black Forest
Vibrant Forest
4.9% abv
A fervent mix of rich coffee, bittersweet chocolate and the darkest of Black Forest berries. This beer overflows with a deep complexity and will drown you in its depths.
Rustic - 4%
Rustic
Tonbridge
4% abv
A deep bronze coloured, rich tasting "Country Ale". Lightly hopped with the scarce, Kent grown "Epic" variety giving a delicate spicy taste and aroma. A few "Fuggles" hops from the Alsace region round off the flavour rather nicely.
The Smoked Brown - 5%
The Smoked Brown
Anspach & Hobday
5% abv
A modern take on traditional brown ale. It’s brewed using malt smoked over beechwood in Bamberg, Germany. The subtle smokiness, together with dark-fruit and toffee flavours, makes this a complex and intriguing beer.
Te Tau Ihu - 4.5%
Te Tau Ihu
Tonbridge
4.5% abv
New Zealand hopped pale ale brewed with Nelson Sauvin and Motueka hops. Bready, grainy and mild toffee malt flavours with tropical fruit, gooseberry and zingy citrus hop flavours and aromas.
Summerlands - 3.4%
Summerlands
Vibrant Forest
3.4% abv
Summerlands takes the full hop experience of a true IPA and packs it into a low alcohol brew. The aroma is heavy with citrus and pine and this bursts across the palate to blend with smooth tropical fruit flavours. The bitter finish is light, but punchy.
Nectaron - 4%
Nectaron
Oakham
4% abv
A single hop pale ale brewed with the outstandingly powerful and intense new Kiwi variety Nectaron. Expect loads of Southern Hemisphere tropical pineapple, passion fruit and peach characters plus citrus grapefruit notes and herbal hints.
Slave To The Money - 4.1%
Slave To The Money
Pig & Porter
4.1% abv
A modern take on a classic bitter, this beer has a complex and measured malt base and generous additions of Kentish Bramling Cross hops giving notes of blackberries, currants and all the best parts of a really great fruit cake.
Jumping Frog - 4.2%
Jumping Frog
Pig & Porter
4.2% abv
A pale ale featuring Sabro hops, this beer has a soft mouthfeel with a simple malt base designed to showcase the hops. We have used Citra to complement the Sabro and the result is a highly aromatic and beautifully flavoured beer that feels stronger than it's 4.2%. Grapefruit and pineapple are forward in the aroma and there are notes of stone fruits and a hint of coconut.
Gold - 3.4%
Gold
Five Points
3.4% abv
A golden ale hopped with Cascade and Ernest varieties. Brewed using our house ‘Best’ yeast, expect bright and fruity berry esters alongside comforting flavours of biscuit, orange, peach and honey. A wonderfully balanced and sessionable beer weighing in at 3.4% that’s perfect for the warmer months.
Old Chestnut - 4.4%
Old Chestnut
Tonbridge
4.4% abv
A chestnut coloured ale with a full bodied and complex malty flavour, Kentish Pilgrim and Bramling Cross hops provide a rich dark fruit and honey finish.
The Joy of Sesh - 4.2%
The Joy of Sesh
New Bristol
4.2% abv
Session IPA, packed to the brim with flavour. A simple clean malt bill with Maris Otter and Oats for that lovely mouthfeel. Packed with Mosaic and Citra hops. Expect notes of tropical citrus and stone-fruits.
Blonde Ambition - 4.2%
Blonde Ambition
Tonbridge
4.2% abv
Crisp, clean tasting blonde beer with a refreshing bitterness to quench a thirst any time of year. Fully flavoured with a combination of spicy and citrus notes from generous amounts of Kent grown "Challenger" and "First Gold" hops. This beer packs a real taste punch and is very hoppy, maybe not for those that like their Ale on the milder side.
Promise - 3.8%
Promise
Ilkley
3.8% abv
A light, easy-drinking ale brewed to showcase the beauty of Golden Promise, our principal malt from Simpsons Malt in Berwick.
Flying Saucer - 4.3%
Flying Saucer
Vibrant Forest
4.3% abv
This beer is supremely well balanced and sessionable. It begins with a strong piney, citrus aroma which moves to a bright hoppy flavour on the palate. A firm bitterness sits on its golden malty base and lingers just long enough to make you demand more.
Railway Porter - 4.8%
Railway Porter
Five Points
4.8% abv
A Porter in the classic London style with our own twist. Aromas of chocolate and coffee with hints of caramel, brewed with British East Kent Goldings hops.
My Citra Romance - 4.5%
My Citra Romance
New Bristol
4.5% abv
Our Citra hop-centric IPA detonates on the palate with a brilliant array of tropical fruits, peach, apricot and lemon. Clear and easy to sink. Vegan friendly.
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