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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo |  | 2 |
| Gorgeous - Gravedigger | | 1 |
| Muirhouse - APA |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | | 1 |
| Potton - Squirrel's Rest | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Crispin Pale | | 1 |
| Three Sods - BoHo Bitter | | 1 |
| Tollgate - Old Rasputin Stout | | 1 |
| East London (ELB) - Leyton Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| Weltons - Feast of Stephen | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Export Brown Stout | | 1 |
| 3 Piers - Little Bastard | | 1 |
| Beerblefish - 1853 ESB |  | 1 |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Bobbled Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Pig & Porter - Chai Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| 3 Piers - Poulton Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northdown - He-Bru | Not Tried | 0 |
| Poynton - Simcoe Red | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weltons - Xmas Maximus | Not Tried | 0 |
| Potton - A Rye Smile | Not Tried | 0 |
| 3 Piers - Blackpool Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
09 Jan 2019 (beery steve)
Third visit on a lunchtime beerabout. A few in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sods - BoHo Bitter | 4.10 | | |
| Pig & Porter - Fatal Flaw American Amber | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Wealdway IPA | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Pig & Porter - Chai Stout | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| 3 Piers - Poulton Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried |
07 Jan 2019 (Dosser)
5 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgeous - Gravedigger | 5.00 | | Beer of the day |
29 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. A place with a clear local following of regulars.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beerblefish - 1853 ESB | 5.30 | | Grim, no condition and a murk of a beer which was hardly pleasant to finish, a chore. An old recipe best left on a dusty shelf |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried | The beer, I suspect, I should have plumped for |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Tropical Deluxe | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Bobbled Amber | 5.50 | Not Tried |
26 Dec 2018 (Dosser)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | 7.00 | | Superb |
20 Dec 2018 (Dosser)
Early evening and 5 beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | 7.00 | | Superb and £3.80 a pint. |
| Weltons - Feast of Stephen | 3.80 | |
18 Dec 2018 (Dosser)
5 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tollgate - Old Rasputin Stout | 4.50 | | Quality stout |
17 Dec 2018 (beery steve)
Early lunchtime visit a dozen in. This is a superb pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muirhouse - APA | 4.20 | | |
| Potton - Squirrel's Rest | 5.00 | | |
| Weltons - Xmas Maximus | 7.40 | Not Tried | |
| Potton - A Rye Smile | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| 3 Piers - Blackpool Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
14 Dec 2018 (Dosser)
Ales of thanet delivery day
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Export Brown Stout | 6.30 | | Bit sickly |
07 Dec 2018 (Magnus Greel)
Mid evening and fairly busy, friendly welcome from staff and customers - a chap was just leaving and kindly offered the table to us which was greatly appreciated. My first visit here, has not been on my "to do list" down to the daft name of the place however owing to the popularity amongst many of the scribes on this site, plus its convenient location to the Italian restaurant we were on our way to I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt and glad I did. Calm relaxed civilised and friendly atmosphere worlds apart from the Ravensgate we'd just been to.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Cat - Crispin Pale | 4.00 | | Light refreshing aromatic floral ale |
| 3 Piers - Little Bastard | 7.40 | | A chap at the bar insisted I had a taster of this evil devil's juice, not too bad however I wouldn't have chosen this otherwise. |
| East London (ELB) - Leyton Pale Ale | 4.00 | | Aromatic crisp light session ale |
| Northdown - He-Bru | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Poynton - Simcoe Red | 5.00 | Not Tried |
23 Nov 2018 (Dosser)
Good chat.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Yummy |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 37 |
| 252 |
| 159 |
 | 22 |
| 5 |
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 381 times, seen 407 different beers and tried 283 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS