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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout |  | 2 |
| Ilkley - Joshua Jane | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | | 1 |
| Potton - Pride of Potton | | 1 |
| Bad Seed - Dalliance | | 1 |
| Brunswick - Ubiquitous |  | 1 |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA | | 1 |
| Northdown - Magic Dragon |  | 1 |
| Wantsum - 1381 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Arbor Ales - Mosaic | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
17 Aug 2020 (ChrisE)
Monday afternoon and a lot of familiar faces in here, we managed to get a spare table and enjoyed some good micropub banter.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilkley - Joshua Jane | 3.70 | |
17 Aug 2020 (Magnus Greel)
Mid afternoon jovial reception from the locals enjoying the good beers on offer, track and trace details given as requested hence we can relax and enjoy the superb atmosphere here
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Seed - Dalliance | 4.00 | | Dry yeasty plummy yet pale and refreshing |
| Wantsum - 1381 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Ilkley - Joshua Jane | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Arbor Ales - Mosaic | 6.80 | Not Tried |
19 Mar 2020 (Dosser)
10 in, all on separate tables. Sad to learn regular drinker Laurence died last Friday. Well known character.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potton - Pride of Potton | 6.00 | | Lovely pint but 2£ for lynnes coke |
14 Mar 2020 (Dosser)
4 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick - Ubiquitous | 6.00 | | Started off well but it lost something near the end |
11 Mar 2020 (Dosser)
3 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northdown - Magic Dragon | 5.50 | | Tasted like something was missing. Too dry. |
07 Mar 2020 (Dosser)
3 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | In great nick tonight |
27 Feb 2020 (Dosser)
3 ales on. Barmaid wasnt to comfortable tonight
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | In great nick |
25 Feb 2020 (Dosser)
Nice to find this place open after it closed early on Friday. Just 3 beers on and 19 customers for Jackie to serve.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | Not much left in this cask |
14 Feb 2020 (Dosser)
4 beers on with Gadds featuring heavily
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA | 5.60 | | A good pint but ive had better |
29 Jan 2020 (Dosser)
4 beers on, mostly low gravity.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | | Nice but watery after my imperial stouts in the Baltics. |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 40 |
| 281 |
| 186 |
| 26 |
 | 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 437 times, seen 423 different beers and tried 298 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS