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The Conqueror Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Chinook Gold		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout		2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - ÜberHop		1
G2 - Plough		1
Mad Cat - Educated Guess		2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider		1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good King Wenceslas		2
Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout		1
Upham - Winter's T'Ale		1
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)	Not Tried	0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7	Not Tried	0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale	Not Tried	0
Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter	Not Tried	0

Picture 1. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Visits Details

15 Feb 2017 (Dosser)

Decorations almost finished

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Chinook Gold	4.90		Quality ale

02 Feb 2017 (Dosser)

Pub is being done up. Comfy stools. Toilet upgraded in a couple of weeks.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout	5.00		Good chocky flavours

01 Feb 2017 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening until 9.30pm close. Every seat taken with quizzers. Bare light yellow walls just emulsioned, with all artefacts and wall decorations removed for the job to be done. I am sure Colin will get them back up soon!

Beer	ABV	Score
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider	4.30
Mad Cat - Educated Guess	4.70
Dark Star - Partridge Best Bitter	4.00	Not Tried

17 Jan 2017 (ChrisE)

Soon after opening time but already almost full. I had a good chat with Colin about various things including forthcoming changes to his own pub and revised opening times at another.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
G2 - Plough	4.40		A superb pint of Otava, apparantly now renamed Plough. Colin advised me that the brewery have now given all their beers English names.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7	3.80	Not Tried
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale	4.60	Not Tried

10 Jan 2017 (Dosser)

Afternoon to collect a few aot mags. Discussion about john the landlord at the great tree who was killed by a train at Ashford on Friday. RIP.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - ÜberHop	5.20

06 Jan 2017 (Dosser)

Enjoying Colins hospitality. Uberhop on soon.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout	4.60

05 Jan 2017 (Dosser)

Good crowd appeared later

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout	4.60		Nice pint

23 Dec 2016 (Dosser)

Usual suspects in

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good King Wenceslas	4.80		Spicy

20 Dec 2016 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening until 9.30pm. Good supply of Ale of Thanet magazine obtained to distribute on my travels.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Upham - Winter's T'Ale	4.50
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good King Wenceslas	4.80		Took many a sip before its spiciness came through. A tad flat
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)	3.40	Not Tried

16 Dec 2016 (Dosser)

Usual banter from the regulars.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Mad Cat - Educated Guess	4.70

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About The Conqueror Alehouse

The pub sign. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

	Total
	16
	219
	196
	45
	4

The pub is found in Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9LR.

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 348 times, seen 346 different beers and tried 282 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9LR