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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| 3D (a brand of Epic Beers) - Flat out like a Lizard Drinkin' |  | 1 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Evil Thieves | | 1 |
| Kent - Hazed and Confused | | 1 |
| Kent - 40 Winks Porter | | 1 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - I Spy Dragonfly IPA | | 1 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | | 1 |
| Kent - Tropic Ale | | 2 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the Moon | | 2 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Tyler the Viking |  | 1 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 1 |
| Big Hand - Havok American Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
22 Jul 2022 (Dosser)
4 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Tropic Ale | 4.90 | | As good as ever |
20 Jul 2022 (Dosser)
Sat outside watching petanque. 4 beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Tropic Ale | 4.90 | | Very hoppy |
| 3D (a brand of Epic Beers) - Flat out like a Lizard Drinkin' | 5.00 | | Another hoppy citrus beer |
18 Jul 2022 (Dosser)
5 beers on. Boiling day.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | |
14 Jul 2022 (Dosser)
3 beers on, 3 beers settling.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Hazed and Confused | 4.60 | | Hazy grapefruit |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Tyler the Viking | 5.10 | | Oaty IPA |
11 Jul 2022 (Dosser)
Hot afternoon. 4 beers available
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Evil Thieves | 5.10 | | Fine hoppy beer. £3.80. |
12 Jun 2022 (Dosser)
After Jack's report on taxi here yesterday I needed a pint. 4 beers on and several different to Jack's selection yesterday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the Moon | 5.40 | | Quality beer at £4 a pint. |
11 Jun 2022 (Jack William)
Stop 7 on my early Father’s Day treat. Late afternoon, pleasantly busy. I do love these sessions with my daughter.
6 ales on the board.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the Moon | 5.40 | | Oh so good. Even (or because?) I’d just had a salted caramel ice cream. |
| Big Hand - Havok American Bitter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried |
08 Jun 2022 (Dosser)
A few regulars in, 4 beers on, 2 settling.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Had a couple of these |
04 Jun 2022 (Dosser)
4 beers on. People leaving to go home.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - I Spy Dragonfly IPA | 5.00 | | Great pint |
03 Jun 2022 (Dosser)
Packed pub on a warm afternoon. Beers settling. Sat outside watching a petanque game.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - 40 Winks Porter | 4.90 | | Think this is now known as a complex stout. Maybe not. |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
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 | 37 |
| 260 |
| 166 |
 | 23 |
 | 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 395 times, seen 412 different beers and tried 288 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS