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
Pupa - 4.5%
Pupa
Vibrant Forest
4.5% American IPA
Pupa is built to sit between East and West Coast styles of American IPA. Both aroma and flavour swell with a deep hit of light citrus and ripe tropical fruits. Oats create a full yet smooth mouthfeel and the fruity yeast strain lends a soft stone fruit flavour to the finish.
Jumping Frog - 4.2%
Jumping Frog
Pig & Porter
4.2% Pale Ale
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. Vegan friendly.
Canopy Series: Golden Ale - 3.7%
Canopy Series: Golden Ale
Vibrant Forest
3.7% Golden Ale
On the back of the success of our English Bitter, we've used a base malt of Maris Otter, which brings biscuity notes and added Cascade hops for a balanced classic English golden ale. Cask only release. Vegan friendly.
Got The Face On - 4.5%
Got The Face On
Pig & Porter
4.5% Pale Ale
Wheat and oat additions in this beer boosts the mouthfeel and body and allows 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. Vegan friendly.
Ralph Dutton ESB - 5.8%
Ralph Dutton ESB
Steam Town
5.8% ESB
This British Extra Special Bitter is made with Maris Otter together with crystal, chocolate and wheat malts. Hopped with classic spicy Goldings, together with the modern fruit-filled Jester variety. It’s rich and smooth with a mellow citrus bitterness.
Evolve - 4.1%
Evolve
Mad Squirrel
4.1% Brown
Our take on one of our indigenous heritage styles. A modern bitter, expertly hopped with Chinook, Harlequin, and Olicana. Its mahogany hue introduces an enticing blend of pine and citrus aromas. Each sip unfolds a harmonious blend of robust pine, floral, and tropical notes. Embodying the evolution of craft beer.
Razorbill - 5%
Razorbill
Two By Two
5% Pale Ale
Tropical pale ale, light, juicy and very drinkable. Nectaron dry hop, Idaho hot side. Vegan friendly.
Ciders & Perries Available
Pilot - 4.8%
Pilot
Ascension
4.8% Medium Cider
This is our original and best selling cider. Wild fermented cider blends with freshly pressed apple juice to create a refreshing and fruity blend.
Pheasant Plucker - 4.5%
Pheasant Plucker
Broadoak
4.5% Medium Cider
A very apply pleasant to the mouth, yet still farmhouse style cider.
Apple Hog - 4.5%
Apple Hog
Snails Bank
4.5% Medium Cider
Dabinett and Michelin apples are blended here to present a very interesting medium cider.
Eltham Gold - 7%
Eltham Gold
Eltham Gold Cider
7% Dry Cider
A dry cider with an appley sharpness that sorts the men out from the boys. Brewed locally in Eltham.
Dry Cider - 6%
Dry Cider
Burrow Hill
6% Dry Cider
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.
Craft Organic Medium Cider - 5%
Craft Organic Medium Cider
Dunkertons
5% Medium
Medium organic cider, easy drinking with the classic Dunkertons deep apple flavour.
Toffee Apple - 4%
Toffee Apple
Snails Bank
4% Fruit Cider
Sweet juicy apple cider, blended with creamy toffee for a sumptuous tipple.
Pig Squeal - 7%
Pig Squeal
Snails Bank
7% Medium
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.
Vintage Pip - 5.5%
Vintage Pip
Kentish Pip
5.5% Med/Sweet
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.
Medium Cider - 6%
Medium Cider
Burrow Hill
6% Medium Cider
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.
Whisky Cask - 6.7%
Whisky Cask
Thistly Cross
6.7% Medium Cider
The perfect marriage between Scottish methods and Scotland's favourite craft cider. We use Glen Moray Distillery Scotch whisky casks to give our cider its warming notes of oak, vanilla and honey.
Very Perry - 5%
Very Perry
Snails Bank
5% Med/Sweet
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% Fruit Cider
Sweet cider infused with tart raspberry rippled through with vanilla.
Apple & Ginger - 4%
Apple & Ginger
Snails Bank
4% Medium Cider
A clear and refreshing medium cider pepped up with freshly ground root ginger for a fiery kick!
Draught Cider - 6%
Draught Cider
Broadoak
6% Dry Cider
A still, dry cider made with a blend of apple varieties. Traditional cloudy cider with a flavour of bitter-sweet apples.
Rhubarb - 4%
Rhubarb
Snails Bank
4% Fruit Cider
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% Med/Sweet Cider
A light medium cider blended with succulent mango's. Mouthwateringly fruit and refreshing.
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Rustic - 4%
Rustic
Tonbridge
4% Bitter
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. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Five Points Pale - 4.4%
Five Points Pale
Five Points
4.4% Blonde
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.
Special House Ale - 3.8%
Special House Ale
Goachers
3.8% Brown
Originally blended from our Fine Light and Best Dark ales as a special for a local pub, this is now brewed as an independent ale and supplied to several houses.
American Brown Ale - 5.6%
American Brown Ale
Thornbridge
5.6% American Brown
American brown ale brewed on the Union Set, built on a complex and intriguing malt bill, giving the beer its inviting colour and rich, full body. Classic US West Coast hops layer in pine and citrus, working in harmony throughout to create a balanced, characterful beer. Hops: Centennial, Simcoe, Cascade and Chinook. Collaboration with Track.
Byker Pale - 4%
Byker Pale
Two By Two
4% Pale Ale
A tropical easy drinking pale ale with Centennial hop side and Mosaic dry hop. Vegan friendly.
Apparition - 4.4%
Apparition
Pig & Porter
4.4% Stout
A very well made stout, quite light and easy to drink but not lacking in complexity or depth of flavour. It's also a very sessionable beer which appeals to all dark beer lovers. Hops: Willamette. Vegan friendly.
Ernest - 4%
Ernest
Oakham
4% English Pale
A single hopped pale ale brewed with Ernest hops. A UK hop variety with pronounced New World characteristics. Expect complex flavours and predominantly fruity notes of apricot, citrus and spice.
Citra Simcoe Ekuanot IPA - 6%
Citra Simcoe Ekuanot IPA
Two By Two
6% IPA
Full bodied IPA, oats and dextrin add to mouthfeel, with Citra, Simcoe and Ekuanot hops bringing pine, herb and juicy citrus notes. Vegan friendly.
Golden Rule - 3.2%
Golden Rule
Tonbridge
3.2% Golden Ale
A light, refreshing golden ale with a crisp, biscuity maltiness and delicate floral / citrus hop flavours. Hops: Cascade from Kent, Mittlefruh from Germany. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Brick Field Brown - 5.4%
Brick Field Brown
Five Points
5.4% Brown
Our take on the traditional English brown ale. This is a well balanced, full bodied beer brewed with all-British barley and Golden Naked Oats, coupled with Willamette hops from the USA. Earthy aromas and flavours of demerera and hazelnuts. It's a hug in a glass.
Scarecrow - 4%
Scarecrow
Pig & Porter
4% Session IPA
This IPA is made with an American ale yeast well suited to the style, with Maris Otter and Munich malt giving biscuit notes. The hop combination is stunning with lots of orange, tangerine, and mango from Krush which we used as the dry hop. Vic Secret and Enigma used in the boil both add further complex fruity notes. It has a balanced bitterness, firm but not overpowering and a lovely lingering finish. It has a beautiful deep golden orange hue. Vegan friendly.
Yes, No, Wait, Sorry! - 4%
Yes, No, Wait, Sorry!
Pig & Porter
4% Best Bitter
A flavourful medium-bodied refreshing and well balanced Best Bitter which is extremely drinkable and rewarding. Vegan friendly.
Butterley - 3.4%
Butterley
Ossett
3.4% Yorkshire Bitter
A traditional, easy drinking Yorkshire Bitter, made from all British ingredients. Pale copper in colour, this beer initially has sweet malt and honey on the palate, followed by a moderately bitter finish. The delicate hop aromas can be described as floral and spicy.
Citra Motueka - 4.5%
Citra Motueka
Two By Two
4.5% Pale Ale
Seasonal pale ale hopped with Citra and Motueka. Vibrant hop aromas of mango and lime, lovely floral backbone. Vegan friendly.
Cosmic Jive - 3.4%
Cosmic Jive
Pig & Porter
3.4% Pale Ale
A light session pale ale dry hopped with Amarillo. Easy drinking with floral notes and a hint of orange and spice. Vegan friendly.
Cacaophony - Rum Barrel Aged - 8.4%
Cacaophony - Rum Barrel Aged
Vibrant Forest
8.4% BA Imperial Stout
Cacaophony has always been a beer for indulgent moments. Rich, thick, and decadent, we've taken it up a notch by ageing it in rum barrels for over a year which adds a gentle warmth and a hint of oak and vanilla, before adding even more cacao nibs to the conditioning tank leading to a delicious chocolatey finish. Vegan friendly.
Discovery Cider - 6%
Discovery Cider
Nightingale
6% Medium
The Discovery apple is the first to mature and be picked in the autumn. With the nose and flavour of this early variety, our Discovery blend is a medium fruity cider with a delicate rose blush.
Abrahalls AM - 6%
Abrahalls AM
Celtic Marches
6% Medium Cider
A well rounded, easy to drink, still medium cider, made on the family farm from 100% cider apples grown in our Herefordshire cider apple orchards. The cider is made from a blend of bitter sweet and sharp cider apples - Dabinett, Michelin and a smattering of Kingston Black. The fruit in our orchards is allowed to grow and fully ripen bringing out a full flavour in the cider.