Im not a great goodies fan...unless Bill Oddie is in it
10 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 9.30pm close. Guv punch drunk on his forthcoming holiday next week to the Hellenics.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord
5.00
More black IPA (whatever that is!) than porter
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Genesis
3.50
Portobello - Carnival Ale
4.50
Not Tried
21 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Few micro pub hunters in
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Kent - Sacred Grounds
5.10
A fine beer
19 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Good chat as always
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Burning Sky - Aurora
5.60
Wonderful
12 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Crowd arrived later
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Windsor & Eton - Conqueror
5.00
07 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Take aways very popular
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Great Heck - Black Jesus
6.50
Just wonderful
05 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Good crowd in. Black Jesus coming Saturday. Yesss.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)
4.80
Quality beer.
Isla Vale Alesmiths - Ninkasi Pale Ale
4.50
Flowery
30 Jul 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until 9.30pm close. Towards close a cab disgorged a group of Chesterfield glampers who had spent all day doing Thanet micropubs. Before long, for some reason, we were all mimicking the Smash advert laughing aliens.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Kent - Simcoe
4.50
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Thomas Crampton Bicentennial Ale
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 352 times, seen 347 different beers and tried 283 of them.
