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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
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the MoonExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster StoutExcellent1
Northdown - Magic DragonExcellent2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Excellent1
Wantsum - Ravening WolfExcellent1
Ilkley - Joshua JaneExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue TopGood1
McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The TroubadourGood2
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Bombay SocialNot Tried0
Cwrw Iâl - Pocket RocketNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2020)Not Tried0
Wantsum - Yellow TailNot Tried0
Kent - Black MirrorNot 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

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.
28 Oct 2020 (Dosser)
Fancied a pint after my blood test.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80GoodNice pint
26 Sep 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
I have put this score on behalf of Dosser who is having problems logging on to this site. This is his score, not mine. He reports "Pouring rain brings in a full afternoon pub. 4 beers on. Good conversation about how many people in the pub were from Ramsgate. No one it seemed. I'm from Brum. 17 in but seems easier to distance here. Less furniture?"
BeerABVScoreNotes
Northdown - Magic Dragon5.50Good
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2020)4.80Not Tried
11 Sep 2020 (ChrisE)
I have put this score on behalf of Dosser who is having problems logging on to this site. This is his score, not mine.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf5.90Excellent
06 Sep 2020 (Dosser)
6 in today, all well spaced out plus a few outside.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Black Taxi to the Moon5.40ExcellentLovely pint
Northdown - Magic Dragon5.50ExcellentFull of flavour
17 Aug 2020 (ChrisE)
Monday afternoon and a lot of familiar faces in here, we managed to get a spare table and enjoyed some good micropub banter.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ilkley - Joshua Jane3.70Excellent

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About The Hovelling Boat Inn

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

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional38
Excellent265
Good174
Acceptable24
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 406 times, seen 417 different beers and tried 292 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9DS