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The Conqueror Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout		2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter		1
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)		2
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)		1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Chinook Gold		1
G2 - Plough		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider		1
Mad Cat - Educated Guess		1
Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout		1
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
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Friday	Not Tried	0
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)	Not Tried	0

Picture 1. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Visits Details

01 Apr 2017 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening visit until 9.30pm. First visit since the refurbishment was completed with all its matching black high stools.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout	6.20		Third superb Gadds' beer of the evening. Fast becoming the best brewer in Kent
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Friday	4.50	Not Tried
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)	3.40	Not Tried

29 Mar 2017 (Dosser)

Quiz night and delivering ales of thanet. The only place I found a dark strong un in ramsgate tonight on my delivering trip.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)	4.80		Wonderful

08 Mar 2017 (Dosser)

Good chat as always

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)	5.90

05 Mar 2017 (Dosser)

Great banter as always

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)	5.90		Very good

21 Feb 2017 (Dosser)

Pub almost finished when it comes to upgrades. Great atmosphere. conservation about how chris excel went from kent to bulgaria and ended up drinking sheps master brew!!

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter	5.60		Doesnt get any better.

17 Feb 2017 (Dosser)

Great evening. Colin supplied food and Mr Excell turned up.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout	6.20		Superb

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

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About The Conqueror Alehouse

The pub sign. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

	Total
	16
	222
	199
	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 354 times, seen 348 different beers and tried 284 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9LR