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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout |  | 1 |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The Troubadour | | 1 |
| Potton - Pride of Potton | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | | 2 |
| Brunswick - Ubiquitous |  | 1 |
| Northdown - Magic Dragon | | 2 |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA | | 1 |
| Northdown - Muggy Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Anarchy - Backfire | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northdown - Merry Margate | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
19 Mar 2020 (Dosser)
10 in, all on separate tables. Sad to learn regular drinker Laurence died last Friday. Well known character.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potton - Pride of Potton | 6.00 | | Lovely pint but 2£ for lynnes coke |
14 Mar 2020 (Dosser)
4 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick - Ubiquitous | 6.00 | | Started off well but it lost something near the end |
11 Mar 2020 (Dosser)
3 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northdown - Magic Dragon | 5.50 |  | Tasted like something was missing. Too dry. |
07 Mar 2020 (Dosser)
3 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | In great nick tonight |
27 Feb 2020 (Dosser)
3 ales on. Barmaid wasnt to comfortable tonight
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | In great nick |
25 Feb 2020 (Dosser)
Nice to find this place open after it closed early on Friday. Just 3 beers on and 19 customers for Jackie to serve.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | Not much left in this cask |
14 Feb 2020 (Dosser)
4 beers on with Gadds featuring heavily
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA | 5.60 | | A good pint but ive had better |
29 Jan 2020 (Dosser)
4 beers on, mostly low gravity.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | | Nice but watery after my imperial stouts in the Baltics. |
23 Jan 2020 (Jack William)
Friendly welcome as usual.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northdown - Magic Dragon | 5.50 | | Delicious, in sparkling condition. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | Not Tried | Superb according to my chum - and just £3.60 a pint. |
| Northdown - Merry Margate | 3.80 | Not Tried |
18 Jan 2020 (ChrisE)
Early evening and all tables were occupied but this is a friendly place and there was no problem in sharing tables. Prompt and friendly service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - The Troubadour | 4.50 | | |
| Northdown - Muggy Porter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Anarchy - Backfire | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 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