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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Kent - ProhibitionExcellent2
Kent - Hygge Excellent1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur Dry-HoppedExcellent1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurExcellent1
Oakham - Bishops FarewellExcellent1
Gun - Zamzama IPAExcellent1
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - London PorterGood1
Twisted Wheel - No Mikey, NoGood1
Tonbridge - American PaleGood1
Rudgate - York Chocolate StoutAcceptable1
Picture 1. The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent
Picture 2. The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent
Picture 3. The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent
Chris Excell

Visits Details

02 May 2026 (Dosser)
4 beers on and a good crowd on on a sunny afternoon. The gadds went as I ordered it.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Prohibition4.80ExcellentJust come on so very fresh but great condition.
15 Apr 2026 (Dosser)
Wet outside, 4 people inside. 4 beers on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Bishops Farewell4.60ExcellentLovely pint, citrussy, 4 of us on it. £4.20.
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - London Porter5.00GoodDry porter, a little thin but perfectly drinkable.
11 Apr 2026 (Dosser)
4 guests on. Few punters obsessed with grand national. Be abolished when the greens zac is PM. Lol
BeerABVScoreNotes
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur Dry-Hopped5.90ExcellentFull of flavour.
08 Apr 2026 (Dosser)
Only 1 customer in on a sunny and warmish day. 4 beers on, not too interesting.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - American Pale5.00GoodIn good nick but nothing special.
08 Mar 2026 (Dosser)
Down to 2 beers but soon up to 4
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Prohibition4.80GoodFresh on
05 Mar 2026 (Dosser)
4 beers on. Full pub. Beers 3.80 to 4.20
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout5.00AcceptableFlat as a pancake, but drinkable.
21 Feb 2026 (Dosser)
Getting slightly warmer but still miserable. Richard playing supertramp, as he did last week. 4 beers on, 3 settling.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Gun - Zamzama IPA6.50ExcellentVegan friendly. Or so it says but a clear pint. Good flavours with lacing lasting for a while. At £4.80 for a 6.5% beer great value.
18 Feb 2026 (Dosser)
4 beers on and Richard looking good after his health scare.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90ExcellentSuperb pint and at £4.50 great value.
04 Jan 2026 (Dosser)
Kebabs and nibbles on offer. 5 beers on but Richards still not well.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Hygge 5.00ExcellentDifferent winter ale. As you'd expect from Kent.
31 Dec 2025 (Dosser)
Richards not well so replacements are in.5 beers on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Twisted Wheel - No Mikey, No5.00GoodHanging in there

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About The Hovelling Boat Inn

The pub sign. The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional39
Excellent278
Good183
Acceptable26
Poor5

Website.

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 430 times, seen 423 different beers and tried 298 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9DS