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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout |  | 2 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 2 |
| Three Legs - West Coast IPA | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 2 |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Six Acres | | 2 |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout |  | 2 |
| Front Row - ESB | | 1 |
| Two by Two - Mashup (collaboration with Kent) | | 1 |
| Kent - Born To Be Mild (was 3.5%) | | 1 |
| South Downs (see now Downlands) - South Downs Devil's Dyke | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
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 | |
03 May 2025 (Dosser)
Sunny but cool breeze. 5 beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | £4.60 a pint and no longer on in RVP. Lots of care in community stuff going on. |
28 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
5 beers on and 5 of us supping.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Nice but had better here. |
| Kent - Born To Be Mild (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | Watery but flavoursome |
24 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
6 beers on, fair crowd in. Heading for camra meeting.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | In good nick |
| Front Row - ESB | 5.00 | | Not my sort of beer. A combination of something that doesn't agree with me but lynne loved it. |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 38 |
| 265 |
| 174 |
| 24 |
 | 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 406 times, seen 417 different beers and tried 292 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS