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The Chapel (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby MildExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7Excellent1
Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Man's GoldExcellent1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's AleExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold TopExcellent2
Tonbridge - CoppernobExcellent1
Hopdaemon - Green DaemonGood1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark PorterGood1
Tonbridge - TraditionalGood1
Goacher's - Gold StarGood1
Goacher's - Real Mild AleAcceptable1
Wantsum - 1381Not Tried0
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)Not Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun TopNot Tried0
Wantsum - ImperiumNot Tried0
Tonbridge - Golden BraunNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's DayNot Tried0
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue TopNot Tried0
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter AleNot Tried0
Westerham - Audit AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Chapel, Broadstairs, Kent
Picture 2. The Chapel, Broadstairs, Kent

Visits Details

22 May 2015 (Dosser)
Big crowd in listening to music
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter5.60GoodLittle warm
14 May 2015 (Dosser)
Evening visit to this great library er I mean micro.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Green Daemon5.00Good
18 Feb 2015 (Andrew)
A fleeting visit after a work meal out. Fleeting because I thought others were coming but it appeared to me they'd got the taxi home instead.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80Excellent
20 Sep 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Early afternoon visit – just a couple of other customers present. What a great place. As a confirmed bookworm, I was so engrossed with the shelves of books and the pile that I had accumulated on my table that I nearly forgot to drink my beer.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Real Mild Ale3.40AcceptableVery dark, caramel-flavoured, hop-free mild. Not in the greatest condition here if truth be told.
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30Not Tried
07 Sep 2013 (HSB)
16:45 Unusual but didn't like it all. Cramped, dingy and not enough seating.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - Gold Star5.10Good
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Sun Top3.60Not Tried
Wantsum - Imperium4.00Not Tried
Tonbridge - Golden Braun3.20Not Tried
08 Aug 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Good chat and banter with some locals all of whom supported London football clubs. Seemed dingy and work in progress inside (probably always will too).
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Traditional3.60Good
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA)4.10Not Tried
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale4.80Not Tried
01 Aug 2013 (Pedro)
My first visit and they have moved the stairs as layout is different from photo. nice chat!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Whitstable - Renaissance Ruby Mild3.80Excellent
Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Man's Gold4.00Excellent
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale4.60Excellent
06 Jul 2013 (John B)
No a micro pub but a number of the group had not been here before so a visit was made
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tonbridge - Coppernob3.80ExcellentReally good session bitter
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80Not Tried
Canterbury Brewers - Foundry Man's Gold4.00Not Tried
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale4.80Not Tried
04 Sep 2012 (Ian)
First visit here on my whistle stop of Broadstairs. I liked it. Stood chatting to Blair about beer Italy and gin The gin selection is amazing with Martin Millers the stand out so far
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30GoodCooler temp than at Four Candles but naybe not quite as hoppy. Arh the joys of cask beer.
Westerham - Audit Ale6.20Not Tried
Wantsum - 13813.80Not Tried
07 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2nd visit after mulling over the first one. I concluded that the difficulty I had with the pub was its clutter and, to my mind, its disorganisation having nowhere to really stand at the bar nor any other clear focal point. This does not engender a peace of mind - it is a house style as I feel that way in the sister pub The Lifeboat too. Nevertheless a small bar emphasising local beers on gravity stillage is a welcome addition to Broadstairs's profile.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top4.30ExcellentMaybe my buds but not quite the finesse of the earlier pint
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's Day4.30Not Tried
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80Not Tried
Westerham - 1965 Special Bitter Ale4.80Not Tried

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About The Chapel

The pub sign. The Chapel, Broadstairs, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional2
Excellent11
Good20
Acceptable7
Poor1

The pub is found in Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1LX.

Formerly the Albion bookshop this is now converted to a pub. From the same stable as The Lifeboat in Margate. Real ales from handpump. When first opened this was served from gravity behind a trestle table bar by the stepped entrance but this was subsequently converted to an L-shaped rough plywood bar counter. In 2016 cask ale dispense was converted to handpumps. At the time of opening the venue remained a bookshop too with all books marked for sale. Drinking on several levels including a staircase up to the balcony. Now has 8 handpumps and large array of keg taps on a more formal fixed bar counter.

We have visited this pub 33 times, seen 55 different beers and tried 35 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT10 1LX