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Ale House in the Middle of our Street (formerly NauticAles) (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Jack Sparrow |  | 1 |
| Four Candles - NauticAle | | 1 |
| Four Candles - Plum Porter | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Grim Reaper | | 1 |
| Temperance Union - Vfm Softy | | 1 |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Ark Porter | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | | 1 |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Bitter End | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Red Raddle |  | 1 |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Long John Silver | | 2 |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Bosun's Whistle | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | Not Tried | 0 |
| White Horse - Wayland Smithy | Not Tried | 0 |
| Bridestones - Smoked Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Four Candles - All Black IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Springhead - Outlawed | Not Tried | 0 |
| Great Heck - Christopher | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
01 Feb 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit thanks to the Loop bus service which makes micropubbing in Thanet so easy. 4 customers on high stools at the bar with entertaining conversation, worth earwigging, about trucking. Apparently the extra high tables and stools here came from The Conqueror.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Red Raddle | 5.00 | | Most flavoursome |
| Springhead - Outlawed | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Great Heck - Christopher | 4.50 | Not Tried |
17 Jan 2017 (ChrisE)
I arrived soon after the current 16:30 opening time and there was already a good crowd at the bar, many of which appeared to be refugees from the temporarily closed Artillery Arms. Some delicious home-made cheese straws were available for nibbles on the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Ark Porter | 4.50 | | |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Long John Silver | 5.40 | | Just a taster. |
08 Jan 2017 (Dosser)
Great value here for camra members. 50p off weekend lunchtimes.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Grim Reaper | 5.50 | | Great pint at only £2.50. |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Ark Porter | 4.50 | | A fine porter |
17 Dec 2016 (Dosser)
Cheap beer for camra members Saturday afternoons.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Long John Silver | 5.40 | | Excellent value at £2.50. Not my sort of beer but a good pint. |
17 Sep 2016 (Dosser)
£2.50a pint for camra members from 12 till 3. 3 of their own beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Jack Sparrow | 4.50 | | Came for a pint but had a second this was so good. |
10 Sep 2016 (Andrew)
We got off the train at Ramsgate and got on a Thanet Loop bus (£2.75 each for unlimited use!). NauticAles was quite a way up the Margate road. The landlord told us he brews his own beer using the kit at the Four Candles. I liked it.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Bitter End | 4.00 | | Brewed on the Four Candles kit. Mid brown. Red fruit. Toasted. Sweet. Lovely |
| Four Candles - All Black IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Bosun's Whistle | 4.20 | Not Tried |
30 Jul 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit. Only customer for most of my hour's stay. Guv Micky is a real character and very happy to talk about Micropubs, brewing and life. I like the look and feel of this place which is easily located on the frequent Loop bus service. Shortly before I departed a lady came in with a small dog that barked just like a seagull's call.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NauticAles (brewed at Four Candles) - Bosun's Whistle | 4.20 | | Pleasant cool light brown bitter with orange citrus notes |
| White Horse - Wayland Smithy | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Bridestones - Smoked Porter | 4.60 | Not Tried |
09 Jul 2016 (Alenomore)
Opening time/lunch. My first visit, and stumbled upon this via the Loop bus, so made a swift stop. Nice micro, friendly, amenable guv'. Impressed. Not listing/scoring these days.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperance Union - Vfm Softy | 1.00 | |
11 Jun 2016 (Dosser)
Our first visit. Top quality beer. The plum porter is 4.7% and not 4.3 Mr Excel.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Candles - Plum Porter | 4.70 | | Very nice and 4.7%. |
28 May 2016 (ChrisE)
My first visit here, a welcome addition to the Thanet Loop pub crawl and a true micropub. I enjoyed this visit and stopped a little longer than originally intended. A new edition of the Thanet Loop Pub Guide should be out this summer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Candles - NauticAle | 4.40 | | A good tasty copper/bronze beer brewed by Nauticales using the Four Candles plant. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Four Candles - Plum Porter | 4.70 | Not Tried |
About the Ale House in the Middle of our Street (formerly NauticAles)
Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6SG.
Micropub in Margate Road, a long time in the planning, in the Northwood area of the town near to the Hare & Hounds pub, which had been on the cards since summer 2015. Conversion from offices, planning permission refused. Re-application in early 2016 resulted in permission granted but without the previously applied for drinking area in the front forecourt. Opened Thursday 21st April 2016. Cask ales and ciders served on gravity dispense from a temperature controlled stillage cabinet behind an L-shaped bar counter. The NauticAles beer sold here is brewed at Four Candles Brewery at St Peter's. Closed mid-July 2022 - there is talk of someone else taking it over (last said January 2023). Re-opened Saturday 17th June 2023 with new owners and a new name. Now serving cask ales through 3 handpumps on bar counter and from casks on gravity dispense in a rear chilled cabinet.
We have visited this pub 30 times, seen 40 different beers and tried 33 of them.
Postcode: CT12 6SG