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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Jarl |  | 1 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout |  | 1 |
| Kent - Tropic Ale | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 2 |
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Mosaic | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter |  | 1 |
| Kent - Session Pale | | 1 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | | 2 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
22 Sep 2026 (Dosser)
4 beers on. 6 in and lots of chatter as the gbg entries arrive. Well done the boat.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downlands (formerly South Downs) - Mosaic | 4.80 | | Lovely ipa |
19 Sep 2026 (Dosser)
3 beers on and party time. Beckys 50th so a packed pub and food everywhere. Found finding a seat difficult.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout | 4.50 | | A fine stout |
| Kent - Tropic Ale | 4.90 | | Beautiful fruity pint at £4.20. Richards made a mistake. Lol |
15 Sep 2026 (Dosser)
4 beers on. Suns gone but warm 4 customers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Nice pint with big head. |
12 Sep 2026 (Dosser)
Back to the boat after a trip to the rvp and the chippie. Discussing with those in the know how the windows in the Artillery are worth more than the pub! Hopefully will continue as a pub because developers won't make any money!!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Fresh on but tasted like it may have been on for a select while for a select few! |
12 Sep 2026 (Dosser)
4 beers on. Met people going to the Artillery for sandys wake.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 |  | I'm unlucky this afternoon. This is virtually the end of the cask but just acceptable. However I'm sure out of towners wouldn't notice like a local would! |
17 Aug 2026 (Dosser)
5 beers on but only1 customer when we arrived. All beers ubder 4.2%.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | | Surprisingly good. Would have been great on a warm day. |
08 Aug 2026 (Dosser)
4 beers in, 6 of us enjoying a bit of coolness out of the heat.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Extremely cold which impaired the flavour. Normally welcome a cold pint on a hot day, just not a £4.80 porter. |
05 Aug 2026 (Dosser)
Back home and delivering my east Kent Drinker mags to a few pubs. 4 beers on and 6 customers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Lovely cool pint but at £5 a tad more pricey than my next stop. |
21 Jul 2026 (Dosser)
So many beers going off and on not sure what's really on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | | Not sure this was on, but it was served and was outstanding. For a 3.8% and only £3.80 this was wonderful value for a superb beer. |
16 Jul 2026 (Dosser)
First real ale after 22 days in tenerife where the weather was nowhere near the temperature at home.4 real ales on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | Very cold which spoilt it a tad. £4.50. |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 40 |
| 284 |
| 189 |
| 27 |
 | 5 |
The pub is found in Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9DS.
Micropub in York Street that opened on Good Friday 2013 on the site of the Hovelling Boat pub which closed in 1909 (and re-opened 104 years later). No lager or keg beers are sold here. Other past lives of the building have been as a florist's shop and a fancy gift shop. A menu of the beer and cider on offer is shown on a wall blackboard then your drink is fetched (with table service) from a back room having been served on gravity dispense there. Under new ownership in spring 2018.
We have visited this pub 443 times, seen 423 different beers and tried 300 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS