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
Easy Street Pale - 3.9%
Easy Street Pale
Tonbridge
3.9% Pale Ale
Refreshing, golden pale ale hopped with Kent grown Ernest and Fuggles. Very easy drinking beer with subtle hints of citrus and spice. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
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.
Best Bitter - 4%
Best Bitter
Three Acre
4% Best Bitter
Our flagship beer is a modern take on the traditional Best Bitter. We use only select, premium malts and English hops to deliver an ever-reliable pub favourite. Vegan friendly.
Cushty Peeve - 4.5%
Cushty Peeve
Milestone
4.5% Pale Ale
Hazy pale ale packed full of tropical flavours. Pineapple, passion fruit and citrusy grapefruit. Vegan friendly.
Cathedral Gold - 4.3%
Cathedral Gold
Milestone
4.3% Golden Ale
A pale golden ale with a crisp refreshing fruity citrus flavour dry hopped for a fresher finish.
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.
Ciders & Perries Available
Oak Aged - 5.6%
Oak Aged
Hallets
5.6% Medium
Limited Edition: Fermented in oak single malt whisky barrels and further matured to give a complex full flavoured cider.
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.
Pheasant Plucker - 4.5%
Pheasant Plucker
Broadoak
4.5% Medium Cider
A very apply pleasant to the mouth, yet still farmhouse style cider.
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.
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.
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.
Raspberry Ripple - 4%
Raspberry Ripple
Snails Bank
4% Fruit Cider
Sweet cider infused with tart raspberry rippled through with vanilla.
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.
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 - 3.4%
Mango Cider
Snails Bank
3.4% Med/Sweet Cider
A light medium cider blended with succulent mango's. Mouthwateringly fruit and refreshing.
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Bitter - 4%
Bitter
Iron Pier
4% Bitter
A delicious bitter brewed using English hops grown by Hukins Hops here in Kent. Honey and toffee malt flavours are complimented by spicy hops and smooth bitter finish. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Green Giant - 6%
Green Giant
Kent
6% IPA
A green hopped IPA brewed with a colossal amount of freshly harvested East Kent Goldings - a giant in every sense!
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.
Green Fusion - 4.4%
Green Fusion
Kent
4.4% Pale Ale
A blend of fresh Kentish green hops with some of our favourite dried New World varieties to create a deliciously unique modern pale ale.
Green Ernest - 4.6%
Green Ernest
Kent
4.6% Pale Ale
A deliciously fruity pale ale packed with freshly picked Ernest, a modern variety of which we were involved in its early trials.
The Joy Of Sesh - 4.2%
The Joy Of Sesh
New Bristol
4.2% Session IPA
A session IPA packed full of flavour. A simple clean malt bill with Maris Otter and oats for that lovely mouth feel. Packed with Mosaic and Citra hops. Expect notes of tropical citrus and stone-fruits. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Bonfire Beer - 6.66%
Bonfire Beer
Three Acre
6.66% Old Ale
Dark, rich and warming. This is an old ale style with moreish biscuity flavours backed up by a balanced sweetness from the range speciality malts used in the brewing process. At 6.66% it's devilishly warming as the days get shorter and bonfire season begins.
Fine Light - 3.7%
Fine Light
Goachers
3.7% Pale
A pale amber light bitter with a rewarding floral hop character from the WGV and East Kent Golding hops. Now our most popular brew.
Session Pale - 3.7%
Session Pale
Kent
3.7% Session Pale
A light and hoppy session beer with hints of citrus and elderflower.
Railway Porter - 4.8%
Railway Porter
Five Points
4.8% London Porter
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.
Unchained Melody - 4.2%
Unchained Melody
Castle Rock
4.2% American IPA
A pale ale with juicy tropical fruit and sweet citrus flavours from Idaho 7 amplified by Mosaic's stone fruit and soft piney bitterness.
Green Devil IPA - 6%
Green Devil IPA
Oakham
6% IPA
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.
Traditional - 3.6%
Traditional
Tonbridge
3.6% English Pale
Easy drinking and refreshing ale with a light fruity taste and aroma from Kent grown Golding and Challenger hops. Typical traditional English style. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Country Best - 4%
Country Best
Tonbridge
4% Best Bitter
Classic best bitter with a light malty taste. Kentish Fuggles and Pilgrim hops provide a refreshing spice and fruit finish. Previously known as Countryman. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
Green Manalishi - 4.9%
Green Manalishi
Kent
4.9% Pale Ale
A special brew of freshly harvested, rich green hops to commemorate the sad passing of Peter Green of the original Fleetwood Mac.
Peak Rat - 4.5%
Peak Rat
Ossett
4.5% Pale Ale
White Rat vs Thornbridge Peak Rat. Pale ale with a smooth, malty baseline compromising of Munich and caramalt, leading into tropical and citrus notes from a blend of Citra and Mosaic. Clean and pithy bitterness balanced against a soft, biscuity backbone. Expect pineapple and mango aromas followed by peach and grapefruit on the finish. Collaboration with Thornbridge Brewery.
Cromwell Gold Extra - 4.5%
Cromwell Gold Extra
Milestone
4.5% Golden Ale
An aromatic golden ale.
Session IPA - 4%
Session IPA
Two By Two
4% Session Pale
Our house session pale, light, bitter, zesty with Citra, Centennial and Chinook hops. Vegan friendly.
Return Of The King - 4.2%
Return Of The King
Leatherbritches
4.2% Golden
A light copper ale with a reddish tinge. Hoppy and fruity nose, bitter finish.
Day Tripper - 4.3%
Day Tripper
Liquid Light
4.3% Pale Ale
This thick juicy cask Pale Ale is packed full of Amarillo at flameout and double dry-hopped with yet more Amarillo and Motueka for a huge fruity citrusy aroma and lush notes of orange and mandarin on the palate. This monster hop profile sits well on a malt bed of pale ale, oats and Munich malt.
Pale - 4%
Pale
Kent
4% Pale Ale
A full flavoured, aromatic and satisfying pale ale brewed using a rich blend of hops and Maris Otter pale malt.
Mule - 4%
Mule
Anspach & Hobday
4% Lager
An English hopped lager. Cereal malt, grassy and herbaceous aromas arrive first, followed by subtle orchard fruits. A touch of sweetness is present in the mid palate, giving way to a crisp, dry, bitter and ultimately refreshing finish. Hops: Admiral, Challenger and Bramling Cross. Collaboration with Belgian specialists of the style, Brasserie de la Mule. Vegan friendly.
Plum Porter - 4.9%
Plum Porter
Titanic
4.9% Fruited Porter
Our infamous, strong, dark porter that has re-defined the sector. A well-rounded speciality porter with a sweet, fruity nose. Notes of plum and other stone fruits are present throughout, balanced against a delicate blend of classic hops. The richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Goldings hops and natural plum flavouring.
Multi-Continental Pale - 5%
Multi-Continental Pale
Oakham
5% Pale Ale
Pale ale featuring a tri-Continental hop line-up of Olicana (UK), Nelson Sauvin (NZ) and Karma (USA). Bright, aromatic flavours of citrus orange and tropical fruits, gooseberries and stone fruits with resinous undertones and grapefruit bitterness. Collaboration with Oregon brewery Deschutes as part of the Charles Faram "Project Firkin" series.
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.
Trip Hop #9 - 4%
Trip Hop #9
Ossett
4% Pale Ale
Citra and Mosaic are both cornerstones of craft brewing, and this pale ale contrasts their sweet citrus and stone fruit flavours against the sharper Southern Hemisphere profile of Nelson Sauvin, which includes notes of tart gooseberry.
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.
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.
Green Dwarf - 3.7%
Green Dwarf
Kent
3.7% Green Hopped Pale
A green hopped session pale brewed with beautiful, aromatic, freshly harvested fluorescent green hop cones of a very small batch experimental variety.
3 Witches - 4.4%
3 Witches
Oakham
4.4% Amber
Amber in colour with bewitching orange aromas and spell-binding soft fruit notes. A grainy background stirs up in the cauldron leading to a dry fruity finish. Hops: Amarillo, Cascade and Willamette (all USA).
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.
Toffee Apple - 4%
Toffee Apple
Snails Bank
4% Fruit Cider
Sweet juicy apple cider, blended with creamy toffee for a sumptuous tipple.