Evening visit until 9.30pm close. Just the Guv and me.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy
4.90
Northdown - Pale Ale Mary
4.00
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider
4.30
Not Tried
15 Sep 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Approached with some trepidation as I could not remember the planned closure dates. Evening visit until 9.30pm close. ** Will be closed for autumn holidays from Friday 21st September to Monday 8th October INCLUSIVE. **
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Mosaic
4.30
Four Candles - St Laurence Gridiron Belgian Style Abbey Beer
6.80
Bottle conditioned beer which was blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. One could feel its strength!
Mad Cat - Red Ale
3.90
Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Strong Pale
5.80
Not Tried
15 Sep 2018 (Dosser)
Friday and Saturday visit
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Strong Pale
5.80
Has the Canterbury taste but a big hitter
08 Sep 2018 (Dosser)
Usual suspects in
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Saltaire - Unity IPA
6.00
Wonderful beer
25 Aug 2018 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit on a Saturday, quiet at first with just one other customer. Not so quiet by the time we left.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Kent - Breakfast Oatmeal Stout
4.20
A very good pint.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Festiv'Ale
3.80
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)
3.40
Not Tried
This ran out.
Kent - Prohibition
4.80
Not Tried
16 Aug 2018 (Dosser)
Early evening
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale
4.60
Not one of my favourites. Too sour.
04 Aug 2018 (Dosser)
Usual suspects in
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Mad Cat - Educated Guess
4.70
Not one of my favourite beers but Colin gets the best out of it
28 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until 9.30pm close.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Romney Marsh - Amber Ale
4.20
Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale
5.00
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)
3.40
Not Tried
15 Jul 2018 (Dosser)
Quiet on a warm evening
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)
4.70
Talk about changes in the taste of Dark Star since the Fullers deal
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 346 times, seen 346 different beers and tried 282 of them.
