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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout |  | 1 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Blarney Stone | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter |  | 3 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2025) | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 2 |
| Tonbridge - American Pale |  | 1 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
18 Nov 2025 (Dosser)
5 beers on. Richard in fine form.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | A fine pint. |
15 Nov 2025 (Dosser)
Bers going off and on rapidly.Waiting for the Prohibition x to come on at 6.8% but not available.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Dogbolter went off so it's this one. Fine, but not a replacement for Dogbolter. |
12 Nov 2025 (Dosser)
6 beers on and indian food to sample. Does it get any better?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | In great order and tasting fab with my simosas. |
06 Nov 2025 (Dosser)
Lots of chatty people. 4 beers on, including jaipur.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Lovely porter, even better than in the lion. £4.40. |
31 Oct 2025 (Dosser)
First real ale for a week preparing for a blood test. 5 ales on. Usual faces in the pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | A nice pint but have had better.£4.40 is good value these days. |
24 Oct 2025 (Dosser)
First real ale after a month, mostly in Tenerife. 4 beers on, 2 coming soon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | In great nick with citrus notes.£4.60. |
24 Sep 2025 (Dosser)
6 beers on. Gadds green hop just on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2025) | 4.80 | | Nice, greeny but no head or lacing from a beer that was put on for us. But interesting. 4.40 a pint. |
17 Sep 2025 (Dosser)
Out early for a camra meeting at 7pm.Not a great selection unless you are into Gadds. And the lion later for our meet has 3 gadds on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Blarney Stone | 4.30 | | Lost its head and lacing quickly though quite flavoursome. Bit watery for a stout. |
11 Sep 2025 (Dosser)
5 beers on, one coming soon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge - American Pale | 5.00 | | Not at its very best and it went off later. Still acceptable to a man who hadn't had a real ale in 26 days. |
12 Aug 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on. Richard said he's got a massive bill to pay for the building. Doesn't sound good.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | | Head disappeared quickly no lacing. Flavours fine. Tasted fine. £4 a pop. |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 38 |
| 269 |
| 178 |
| 25 |
 | 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 415 times, seen 419 different beers and tried 294 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS