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% abv
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.
Memento - 3.8%
Memento
Siren
3.8% abv
A wholesome best bitter designed to be true to this iconic beer style, with only a few respectful tweaks. Expect biscuit and caramel flavours from our malts, balanced by English hops with grassy, herbal and citrus notes and refreshing bitterness. Everything is lifted by just a touch of Cascade in the dry-hop.
Oatmeal Stout - 5%
Oatmeal Stout
Lost Pier
5% abv
A rich and indulgently smooth stout made with a complex malt base, vanilla and a touch of Merlot wine to give background notes of plum and red fruit. Vegan friendly.
Movie Star - 4.3%
Movie Star
Anarchy
4.3% abv
The Sabro hop is the star of the show in this session IPA showcase. Made in collaboration with the NEIFF; a celebration of filmmaking inviting the world to head to the North East.
Jaipur - 5.9%
Jaipur
Thornbridge
5.9% abv
A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish.
Kazbek - 4%
Kazbek
Redemption
4% abv
Blonde ale single hopped with Czech Kazbek hop for refreshing zesty lemon, lime and grapefruit flavours with delicate lemon aroma.
Easy-Going Assassin - 4.3%
Easy-Going Assassin
Roosters
4.3% abv
A scaled down version of our flagship IPA, Baby-Faced Assassin. Brewed with 100% Citra hops, Easy-Going Assassin is an easy-drinking, yet punchy session IPA with notes of mandarin orange, mango, apricot and a juicy grapefruit bitterness. Vegan friendly.
Ciders & Perries Available
Toffee Apple - 4%
Toffee Apple
Snails Bank
4% abv
Sweet juicy apple cider, blended with creamy toffee for a sumptuous tipple.
Pheasant Plucker - 4.5%
Pheasant Plucker
Broadoak
4.5% abv
A very apply pleasant to the mouth, yet still farmhouse style cider.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Raspberry Ripple - 4%
Raspberry Ripple
Snails Bank
4% abv
Sweet cider infused with tart raspberry rippled through with vanilla.
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.
Discovery Cider - 6%
Discovery Cider
Nightingale
6% abv
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.
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.
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!
Coming Soon
Lattice - 7.2%
Lattice
Stardust
7.2% abv
An export stout pushing our mash tun to its limit and combines 8 different grains to create a rich depth of flavour like never before! Collaboration with Elusive. Vegan friendly.
Bermondsey Pale - 3.4%
Bermondsey Pale
Anspach & Hobday
3.4% abv
A rewarding English Pale Ale showcasing English hops; produced as a nod to the hardworking families of Bermondsey, who would travel to Kent during the hop picking or 'Oppin' Season, spending their holidays picking hops for local breweries.
Clementine Chameleon - 4.1%
Clementine Chameleon
Brew York
4.1% abv
Our Calmer Chameleon is feeling exceedingly festive this year and has filled this brew up with masses of clementines to give the usual classic brew a citrusy zing. This one-off special is light and refreshing and is sure to bring some Christmas cheer. Vegan friendly.
Kaleidoscope - 6.5%
Kaleidoscope
Vibrant Forest
6.5% abv
Our flagship beer, this IPA has a warm malty backbone and a beautiful amber colour. We dry hop it to oblivion with American hops resulting in a giant tropical explosion and a gentle bitterness on the finish.
Green Hopped Ale Jester - 5.2%
Green Hopped Ale Jester
Lost Pier
5.2% abv
Green hopped with Jester hops from Herefordshire! Copper in colour with a balanced rich bitterness, notes of sweet malt and soft marmalade tones. Vegan friendly.
Cornerstone - 4.8%
Cornerstone
Brew York
4.8% abv
A cask-exclusive hazy pale ale. Inspired by the iconic Arctic Monkeys track, this beer harmonises a trio of Cascade, Centennial, and Citra hops to deliver a bright, zesty, and refreshingly smooth experience. Collaboration with Overtone. Vegan friendly.
Hopspur - 4.5%
Hopspur
Redemption
4.5% abv
Amber ale with some citrus fruit aromas, chewy biscuity malt flavours, slight sticky sweetness and grapefruit piney hop flavours. Well balanced with hop flavours to the fore and an easy bitter finish.
Galvanise - 5.1%
Galvanise
Pig & Porter
5.1% abv
A full strength Extra Special Bitter. Designed to a be a modern classic, brewed with Maris Otter on a backbone of crystal malt, with a pinch of roasted barley, giving it a deep ruby tone. Kentish Bramling Cross hops were chosen for balanced bitterness, offering floral and blackcurrant notes. Combined, these produce a wonderfully harmonious beer, with a lingering and satisfying bitterness. Floral and blackcurrant hop notes. Bready, toffee, toasty malt characters. Complex, satisfying bitterness.
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.
Make It Summit - 4.6%
Make It Summit
Brew York
4.6% abv
A limited edition cask special single hopped pale ale with Summit hops giving grapefruit, orange and pepper flavours. With our single hopped pales we add small amounts of hop at the beginning of the boil, with a larger quantity to the very end, to showcase the subtle aromas and characteristics of each hop variety exclusively. Vegan friendly.
Fennec - 3.4%
Fennec
Brew York
3.4% abv
This super approachable beer uses classic British hops to produce a well rounded and easily drinkable beer. Smooth and refreshing this blonde ale is ideal for supping in the sun, probably followed by another!
Victorian Mild - 6%
Victorian Mild
Redemption
6% abv
An Amarillo hopped mild based on a Victorian recipe. Using a mainly pale base, Munich, Crystal, Chocolate and Pale Chocolate malts give a smooth, slightly sweet flavour. Amarillo gives a lovely hop profile reminiscent of pineapples, mango, and passion fruit. Collaboration with Kernel Brewery.
Cool Eyes - 3.4%
Cool Eyes
Oakham
3.4% abv
Featuring lightning strikes of bold New World hop flavour from Kiwi sourced Pacific Jade and Chinook from the USA. Herbal, fresh citrus and black pepper notes from Pacific Jade work wonderfully with the spice and pine resin qualities and clean grapefruit bitterness of Chinook.
Cinder Toffee Stout - 4%
Cinder Toffee Stout
New Bristol
4% abv
The original - described as liquid Crunchie bars in a stout! Beautifully smooth, very sessionable stout with blow torched honeycomb. Makes everyday feel like Friday!
Double Decker - 4.9%
Double Decker
360 Degree
4.9% abv
We build the flavour of this returning beer and by layering 9 different malt varieties to develop a complex and delicious stout. We increased our adjunct with this new edition and steeped the beer in cacao nibs, nougat and vanilla pods. We brew the beer using lactose - hence the 'milk stout' moniker, which gives the beer its velvety thick mouthfeel. This beer has buckets of character from the chocolate, vanilla and nougat, whilst remaining drinkable and not too sweet like a good stout should. Contains lactose.
Golden Ale - 4.8%
Golden Ale
Vibrant Forest
4.8% abv
Now that we're into winter and cask season (though we think it's all year round here), we've decided to brew a classic style! With a crisp bitterness and an enticing golden hue, we used Ahtanum and Hallertau Blanc to give the peppery and grassy notes you'd expect. Vegan friendly.
The Ordinary Bitter - 3.4%
The Ordinary Bitter
Anspach & Hobday
3.4% abv
Our take on a classic ordinary bitter. A perfect balance between malt sweetness and hop bitterness, with just a hint of spice from American Chinook hops.
Borough Market Brown Ale - 4.5%
Borough Market Brown Ale
Southwark
4.5% abv
English brown style ale. Malty and caramel aroma similar to freshly baked bread, nutty and toffee notes, gentle malt sweetness, moderate caramel, light toffee and nutty on the palate. Low hoppy profile, minty, resinous, earthy notes. Hops: East Kent Goldings, Northern Brewer and Southern Cross.
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.
Burton Ale - 5.5%
Burton Ale
Thornbridge
5.5% abv
We first brewed our Burton Ale with the Kernel brewery back in the summer of 2011, inspired by historical brewing recipes from the early 20th Century. This iteration, fermented on our union system, is malty, rich and dark with a gentle balancing bitterness from the Golding hops. Roasted malts and special brewing sugars make our Burton Ale the perfect winter warmer.
Hop Pickers' Pale - 4.5%
Hop Pickers' Pale
Anspach & Hobday
4.5% abv
A light, fresh, Bavarian inspired wheat beer hopped with Mandarina Bavaria and Amarillo. All the classic characteristics of a German style wheat beer, but at a lower ABV. Aromas of banana, clove spice and citrus peel are paired with a smooth and rounded body, balanced by just enough hop bitterness to keep the beer fresh. A light yet full flavoured wheat beer, perfect for drinking in the sun. Vegan friendly.
Bingle Jells - 5.2%
Bingle Jells
Mighty Oak
5.2% abv
A strong, full bodied, fruity, deep mahogany bitter, with hints of dark fruit, a malt sweetness and balancing bitterness, and a warming finish. Hops: Challenger (UK) and Cascade (US).
Lumina - 4.2%
Lumina
Siren
4.2% abv
Our shining light, glowing with juicy tropical fruit notes. Hoppy aromas of mango and pineapple guide you towards explosive flavour, flashes of delicate citrus highlights and refreshing balanced bitterness. Our epiphany of a session beer drinks with a pillowy soft mouthfeel and pours with a beautiful light haze. Hops: Hallertau Blanc, Mosaic, Chinook, Azacca and Simcoe. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
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The River Ale House is in the South East London CAMRA branch area.