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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Redemption - Fellowship PorterExcellent1
Revolutions - Communiqué (collaboration with Tyne Bank)Excellent1
Wantsum - Black PigExcellent1
Kent - ProhibitionExcellent1
Wantsum - Vacay in CaliExcellent1
Iron Pier - Cast Iron StoutExcellent1
Iron Pier - Rye IPAExcellent1
No Frills Joe - Candy SoupExcellent1
Northdown - He-BruExcellent1
Canopy - Everyday Oyster StoutExcellent1
No Frills Joe - Sloppy JoeGood1
Mad Cat - Syndale Green Hop Pale AleGood1
Oakham - Darker DaysGood1
No Frills Joe - HefeweizenAcceptable1
Wild Weather - Full of Beans 1Acceptable1
Potton - Occam’s RazorAcceptable1
Iron Pier - AmberNot Tried0
XT Brewing - Animal Brewing CrowNot Tried0
Cross Bay - Strawbs 'N' CreamNot Tried0
Northdown - Papworth Victory Best BitterNot 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

20 Oct 2019 (Dosser)
4 ales on and a chance to meet the new guv.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Darker Days4.80GoodDARKER DAYS is the name, dark hoppy beer that didnt work for me.
Wild Weather - Full of Beans 15.00AcceptableCouldnt drink this. Far too sickly.
10 Oct 2019 (Jack William)
Lunchtime visit - six of us adding to a good number of locals. Bit disappointed that 3 of the 4 ales on were unfined - call me old fashioned but I do like a clear pint.
BeerABVScoreNotes
No Frills Joe - Candy Soup5.00Excellent5 hop pale ale, unfined. Only slightly hazy and a very palatable, well balanced pale ale.
No Frills Joe - Sloppy Joe5.20GoodUnfined, but not cloudy. Quite sweet.
Potton - Occam’s Razor3.90AcceptableMarked up as “single hop, hazy, sour” to which I would add “flat”. It did grow on me a bit towards the end of the pint.
Northdown - Papworth Victory Best Bitter4.20Not Tried
28 Sep 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Business brisk here.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Syndale Green Hop Pale Ale4.30GoodPleasantly refreshing
Iron Pier - Amber3.90Not Tried
XT Brewing - Animal Brewing Crow4.60Not Tried
Cross Bay - Strawbs 'N' Cream4.30Not TriedShould have tried this after excellent vibes from past Cross Bay ales
26 Sep 2019 (Dosser)
Full pub and 4 beers on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Northdown - He-Bru4.80ExcellentI havent found this beer anywhere in as good order as here.
22 Sep 2019 (Dosser)
4 beers on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout4.70ExcellentSuperb pint
13 Sep 2019 (Dosser)
5 beers on. It is with great sadness that I must announce...that the boats been sold!! October. New landlord ex publican. Sold 2
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Black Pig4.80Excellent
Kent - Prohibition4.80Excellent
26 Aug 2019 (Dosser)
Afternoon visit on a roasting day. 5 beers on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10ExcellentLovely pint
21 Aug 2019 (Dosser)
Usual suspects in
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canopy - Everyday Oyster Stout5.00ExcellentLovely pint
16 Aug 2019 (Dosser)
4 beers on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Iron Pier - Rye IPA5.10ExcellentNot keen on red beers but this ones great.ish.
11 Aug 2019 (Dosser)
5 ales on. The usual suspects in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Revolutions - Communiqué (collaboration with Tyne Bank)6.00ExcellentThis beer was a stout called castleford . Amazing
Wantsum - Vacay in Cali7.00ExcellentSuperb big hitter. Only £3.90 a pint. Noticed it at £5.40 in another Kent micro!
No Frills Joe - Hefeweizen4.30AcceptableNot very enjoyable. Maybe an infection?

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About The Hovelling Boat Inn

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

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional37
Excellent260
Good166
Acceptable23
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 395 times, seen 412 different beers and tried 288 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9DS