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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is DeadExceptional1
London Beer Lab - Pale Ale Mosaic & EquinoxExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster StoutExcellent1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - 23Excellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Excellent1
Iron Pier - Cast Iron StoutExcellent1
360° - West Coast PaleExcellent1
3D (a brand of Epic Beers) - Hop Gun DangerzoneExcellent1
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The TroubadourGood2
Shivering Sands - Ribersborg StoutGood1
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - JaipurGood1
Wantsum - Yellow TailNot Tried0
Kent - Black MirrorNot Tried0
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Bombay SocialNot Tried0
Cwrw Iâl - Pocket RocketNot 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

14 Aug 2021 (Dosser)
Sunny afternoon. 6 beers on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
360° - West Coast Pale5.20ExcellentCool pint on a warm day.
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur5.90GoodNever as good out of cask. Handpump seems to work better with this beer.
11 Aug 2021 (Dosser)
4 beers on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - 236.40ExcellentLimited edition beer. Very nice. £3,80.
04 Aug 2021 (Dosser)
4 beers on. No 5% ers tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout4.70GoodNew brewery for me. £3.40 a pint and quite good
26 Jul 2021 (Dosser)
Went to the Monty but its shut Mondays and Tuesday lunchtimes so I ended up here before we had a thai meal around the corner for Lynnes birthday.
BeerABVScoreNotes
London Beer Lab - Pale Ale Mosaic & Equinox5.00ExcellentCloudy citra with great taste.
25 Jul 2021 (Dosser)
First real ale for 7 weeks. 6 beers on here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout4.70ExcellentVery nice
3D (a brand of Epic Beers) - Hop Gun Dangerzone6.00ExcellentThis was excellent
07 Jul 2021 (ChrisE)
Afternoon visit, I was greeted by name from Dave (former landlord of the Northern Bell) who was looking after the place today. Always good in here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40Excellent
Wantsum - Yellow Tail4.50Not Tried
Kent - Black Mirror4.50Not Tried
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Bombay Social3.80Not Tried
Cwrw Iâl - Pocket Rocket4.00Not Tried
06 Jun 2021 (Dosser)
4 beers on. Good crowd in on a warm afternoon
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The Troubadour4.50AcceptableThis was selling for £2.50 a pint. Perfectly acceptable but not my sort of beer
20 May 2021 (Dosser)
4 in and chat with boss about great pub crawls you can have around ramsgate these days. We disagreed on a few pubs tho.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout6.20Excellent Quality
17 May 2021 (Dosser)
Big crown inside after 6 and a half months closed. 6 beers on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead5.30ExceptionalSuperb
30 Oct 2020 (Dosser)
19 in this tiny micro. Not eady to distance. Only 3 beers on with 3 to go on tomorrow. Discussed the latest gbgs with the locals.
BeerABVScoreNotes
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The Troubadour4.50GoodIn good nick but not my sort of beer. My beers are on tomorrow.

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About The Hovelling Boat Inn

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

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional37
Excellent252
Good159
Acceptable22
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 381 times, seen 407 different beers and tried 283 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9DS