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The Conqueror Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Pig & Porter - Cast No Shadow Chocolate Orange Porter		1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good King Wenceslas		2
Upham - Winter's T'Ale		1
Dark Star - Green Hopped IPA		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout		2
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - ÜberHop		1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker		1
G2 - Plough		1
Mad Cat - Educated Guess		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

Picture 1. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Visits Details

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

14 Dec 2016 (Dosser)

Few in. New AOT magazine out very soon.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Little Cracker	5.00

26 Nov 2016 (Dosser)

Usual mob in

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Pig & Porter - Cast No Shadow Chocolate Orange Porter	5.70		Coffee flavours. Packed a punch. Colin had it at 6%

01 Oct 2016 (Dosser)

Boss back from hols

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Dark Star - Green Hopped IPA	6.50		Near the end of the cask.

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About The Conqueror Alehouse

The pub sign. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

	Total
	16
	232
	204
	46
	5

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 365 times, seen 352 different beers and tried 288 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9LR