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The Conqueror Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter		2
Swan - Seven Swans		1
Five Points - Railway Porter		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy		1
Mad Cat - Tuk Tuk Thai PA		1
Mad Cat - Christmas Jumper		1
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)		1
Four Candles - Winter Warmer		1
Range Ales - Shot In The Dark		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker	Not Tried	0
Five Points - Five Points Pale	Not Tried	0
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent	Not Tried	0

Picture 1. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Visits Details

25 Feb 2020 (Dosser)

Mr. Excel accompanied me here. 3 beers on and a big crowd for 5.40 pm.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Five Points - Railway Porter	4.80		A superb pint and my beer of the day.

14 Feb 2020 (Dosser)

3 beers on

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)	5.90		Nice pint

29 Jan 2020 (Dosser)

2 beers on but the locals were enjoying them

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter	5.60		Lovely pint

23 Jan 2020 (Jack William)

First stop on our train circuit of east Kent - and my first visit here. Warm welcome - and one of the regulars gave us all a copy of Beery Steve’s Mini Guide to Thanet Pubs - nice.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Range Ales - Shot In The Dark	4.50		Good body and taste - but flat.
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent	4.50	Not Tried

10 Jan 2020 (Dosser)

2 beers on

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter	5.60		A good pint

04 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)

Mid evening visit with most of the local CAMRA branch committee in residence.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout	6.20		Slow drinking, perhaps the wrong choice for first of the evening but enjoyed nevertheless
Five Points - Five Points Pale	4.40	Not Tried

22 Dec 2019 (Dosser)

Two ales on

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Four Candles - Winter Warmer	6.00		This was 4.7%.

17 Dec 2019 (Magnus Greel)

Afternoon, time for a relaxed pint prior to 14.30 close. Four other jolly chaps in who'd obviously been in since opening time, conversation mostly centered around one chap's amusing anecdotes of being a funeral director..

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Swan - Seven Swans	4.20		Crisp blond dry hoppy and refreshing
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker	5.00	Not Tried

07 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until until 9.30pm close. Last part just the Guv and me to chew things over.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Mad Cat - Tuk Tuk Thai PA	4.60
Mad Cat - Christmas Jumper	4.40		Easy drinking in good condition

26 Oct 2019 (Dosser)

2 ales on, same as Mr Ps below

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy	4.90		My pint was better than Mr Ps I think.

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About The Conqueror Alehouse

The pub sign. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

	Total
	16
	219
	196
	45
	4

The pub is found in Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9LR.

Micropub located in Grange Road towards the sea end. Located on Stagecoach East Kent's Thanet Loop bus route which also conveniently serves Ramsgate Harbour and Ramsgate railway station. A former corner shop converted to a pub specialising in real ales. There is no bar, and no television or fruit machines. Beers are served by gravity dispense, and one cider is usually available. Keg beers and lagers are not sold in this pub which opened for business on 16 November 2010. Awarded CAMRA Thanet Branch's Pub of the Year 2012. Awarded CAMRA's East Kent Pub of the Year for 2012. Awarded CAMRA's Kent Pub of the Year 2012 in August 2012 so became one of the last 16 in CAMRA's National Pub of the Year for 2012 competition. In November 2012 selected as one of the last 4 in the CAMRA National 2012 PoTY competition. On Saturday 12th September 2020 the founding father licensee, Colin Aris, retired and the pub closed for a refurbishment. Re-opened under new ownership, associated with the Four Candles brewery in St Peter's, and fully refurbished on Monday 17th May 2021. Reported closed either after Christmas 2022 (probably 30th December 2022) with future now uncertain. Re-opened on 31st August 2023 with new operator. Now has sofas and a long padded bench for seating and a chilled multi-tiered cabinet for cask ales and ciders served on gravity dispense. Table service. Cash and card payment accepted.

We have visited this pub 348 times, seen 346 different beers and tried 282 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9LR