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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Kent - Hygge Exceptional2
Bristol Beer Factory - Milk StoutExcellent1
Little Critters - Hazelnut Milk StoutExcellent2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster StoutExcellent1
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Bombay SocialGood1
Shivering Sands - Red SandsGood1
Shivering Sands - Searchlight IPAGood1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop (2023)Good1
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is DeadGood2
Kent - PaleNot Tried0
Kent - Session PaleNot Tried0
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)Not Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Not Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3Not Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale AleNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea ShellsNot Tried0
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

10 Dec 2023 (Dosser)
5 beers on. Foods run out and got caught up in meat draw. Didn't win. 5 beers on. Prices up here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Hygge 5.00ExceptionalOutstanding smoky stout. £4.20 a pint.
09 Dec 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Decided to settle here with Loop buses' diversions making other plans unreliable. Conversation is absolutely inevitable here with all and anyone.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Hygge 5.00ExcellentShown on board as coming soon but fortunately was on - superb condition holding a powerful head and lacing until last sip
Shivering Sands - Searchlight IPA4.20GoodFull of bitterness, very moreish. Had a distinctive old-time beer smell rarely encountered these days
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 35.00Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale3.60Not Tried
17 Nov 2023 (Dosser)
4 beers on, all under 4.5%
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout4.50ExcellentIn superb condition
03 Nov 2023 (Dosser)
Back for a session whilst waiting for blood test. One off u hope. 5 beers on. All men in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout6.20Excellent2 pints here at £4.20 a pint. No beers I fancied in lion unfortunately. Lovely pearl.
23 Sep 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Always welcoming to strangers. Someone was winding up the guvnor for tomorrow with post-it-notes left all over the place.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop (2023)4.80GoodFirst taste of 2023 green hoppers
Bristol Beer Factory - Milk Stout4.50Not Tried
Kent - Pale4.00Not Tried
Kent - Session Pale3.70Not Tried
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)3.40Not Tried
Little Critters - Hazelnut Milk Stout6.00Not Tried
22 Sep 2023 (Dosser)
4 beers on but I had the one not yet on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Little Critters - Hazelnut Milk Stout6.00ExcellentStill in great nick though still not available. LOL.
19 Sep 2023 (Dosser)
4 beers on, 2 coming soon but I had a coming soon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Little Critters - Hazelnut Milk Stout6.00ExcellentSuperb stout full of flavour and at £4.40.
12 Sep 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit until close. Welcomed by several who thought I was dead after such time since last visit. Took a lot to convince them I was not.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Bombay Social3.80GoodVery competitive price for a very good ale
Shivering Sands - Red Sands4.00GoodNeeded more condition to be excellent
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells4.70Not Tried
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead5.30Not TriedMissed this one in the rush to order
12 Sep 2023 (Dosser)
4 beers on. 9 of us in. Papa John Greek restaurant next door brought is gratis food...lovely. New magazine delivery from camra.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead5.30GoodBetter than what I had Saturday but after 2nd pint not many left.
09 Sep 2023 (Dosser)
4 beers on, others not ready on a hot afternoon. Sea mist keeping it cool outside.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead5.30GoodI asked for this even though it wasn't quite ready so a little fresh..

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About The Hovelling Boat Inn

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

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional36
Excellent233
Good142
Acceptable20
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 346 times, seen 388 different beers and tried 272 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9DS