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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout |  | 2 |
| Kent - Prohibition |  | 1 |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Six Acres | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Blarney Stone | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2025) | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 1 |
| Three Legs - West Coast IPA | | 1 |
| Tonbridge - American Pale |  | 1 |
| Two by Two - Mashup (collaboration with Kent) | | 1 |
| South Downs (see now Downlands) - South Downs Devil's Dyke | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
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. |
01 Aug 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on, all good selection. Lively crowd. And getting more Lively.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | A fine pint with citrus hit and at £4 a pop. |
| South Downs (see now Downlands) - South Downs Devil's Dyke | 5.00 | Not Tried |
22 Jul 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on. Good crowd avoiding the rain.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Bit of a head but didn't keep it. £4.40 still pretty decent. |
12 Jul 2025 (Dosser)
Back from Tenerife for my first real ale in a month. Cool and cloudy in Ramsgit whilst the rest of the country fries. 6 beers on and 6 customers inside.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Legs - West Coast IPA | 5.50 | | Lovely vegan ipa. At £4.40 great value and with a kick after the awful Spanish lager of the last month. |
30 May 2025 (Dosser)
6 ales on. Lots of boat owners on trips around the UK in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Six Acres | 6.50 | | Second cask of week but cold and lacking lacing. But tasted good |
26 May 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on. Huge crowd
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two by Two - Mashup (collaboration with Kent) | 5.00 | | Strange mango ipa. Not great, and £4.90 meant expensive for Ramsgit. |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | | Not great. %4.60 a pint |
23 May 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on, 2 dark uns and discussion about the returning little ships to ramsgate.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Six Acres | 6.50 |  | Wow. Strong, dark, powerful and £5 a pint. Wonderful Ruby porter. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 38 |
| 265 |
| 176 |
| 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 409 times, seen 419 different beers and tried 294 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS