5 beers on, some possibly left from their beer festival and some very expensive ones for ramsgate. They are 6% ers though.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Kent - Rogue 24
6.00
New IPA, sraw coloured. Strong but not exciting. Not sure how long it's been on. £4.70 a pint.
05 May 2024 (Dosser)
5 beers on with a fine spread. Lovely cheeses and chocolate cakes.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Mad Cat - Monumental
5.20
Lovely pint of porter to go with the vintage cheeses. £4.40 a pint. Heard the price of pins has gone up a lot compared to casks therefore price rises locally. Be catching up London soon. Lol.
15 Apr 2024 (Dosser)
3 ales on
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter
5.60
Quality porter
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf
5.90
Lovely pint
10 Apr 2024 (Dosser)
3 beers on and just 3 of us in.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Tonbridge - Velvet Raven
5.20
Lovely dark beer
06 Apr 2024 (Dosser)
4 ever-changing ales here. Small crowd this lunchtime..Ramsgate are playing away.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Tonbridge - Velvet Raven
5.20
Delicious smooth stout coming in at £4.20.
04 Apr 2024 (Dosser)
4 beers on.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Wantsum - Golgotha
5.50
Good but near the end of the cask
27 Mar 2024 (Dosser)
4 beers on, fair few in
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Kent - Beyond the Pale
5.40
£4.20 for a lovely hoppy beer
4T's - Squirrels Heaven
4.80
Tasty peanut stout at £3.90.
27 Feb 2024 (Dosser)
5 beers on and a good crowd on a Tuesday afternoon.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf
5.90
Quite sweet but enjoyable.
20 Feb 2024 (Dosser)
Pub crawl in a different direction. So a sober start. 4 beers on.
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 341 times, seen 342 different beers and tried 279 of them.
