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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Bedlam - Porter |  | 1 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) |  | 1 |
| No Frills Joe - Candy Soup | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Bramling & Brewers Gold Joined at the Hop | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Chiron | | 1 |
| XT Brewing - No. 8 Dark Roast | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | | 1 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | | 1 |
| Weltons - Headless Horseman | | 1 |
| Oakham - Darker Days |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| No Frills Joe - Sloppy Joe | | 1 |
| Potton - Occam’s Razor |  | 1 |
| Wild Weather - Full of Beans 1 | | 1 |
| XT Brewing - No. 8 Porter | | 1 |
| Weltons - Horsham Old | Not Tried | 0 |
| XT Brewing - Animal Brewing Hop Kitty | Not Tried | 0 |
| Northdown - Papworth Victory Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Redemption - Big Chief | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Cat - Red Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Potton - Night Spear | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
31 Dec 2019 (Dosser)
Good choice on a miserable afternoon
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Chiron | 5.00 | | Jaipurs little brother. Very refreshing |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Dark Side of the Moo | 7.00 | | Superb ale but at a much more expensive rate, £4.50 under new management. |
07 Dec 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit, all seats taken. Great hospitality with oodles of Doritos on each table and a mince pie that I took for the train.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Bramling & Brewers Gold Joined at the Hop | 3.80 | | First rate, these Iron Pier dual hoppers are a great success |
| Weltons - Headless Horseman | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Redemption - Big Chief | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Cat - Red Ale | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Potton - Night Spear | 4.80 | Not Tried |
18 Nov 2019 (Dosser)
4 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Couldnt believe how good this was. Back to its best. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | Nice but not as good as it can be |
14 Nov 2019 (Dosser)
4 beers had gone during the day so only 3 available.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | | Im not a fan of goodies beer, but this was very good |
11 Nov 2019 (Dosser)
4 beers on. All tables taken.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedlam - Porter | 5.00 | | Doesnt get better than this |
05 Nov 2019 (Dosser)
4 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltons - Headless Horseman | 6.00 | | Top quality with rich oatmeal stout flavours |
26 Oct 2019 (Dosser)
4 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| XT Brewing - No. 8 Dark Roast | 4.50 | | My pint unlike Mr Pirrips, had a great head and was delicious. |
23 Oct 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit, in just before 9pm close. Bit like a library in atmosphere tonight but several "readers" were prepared to talk!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| XT Brewing - No. 8 Porter | 4.50 | | New cask on today - over-fobbing on pouring but lost all head almost immediately |
| Weltons - Horsham Old | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| XT Brewing - Animal Brewing Hop Kitty | 3.90 | Not Tried |
20 Oct 2019 (Dosser)
4 ales on and a chance to meet the new guv.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Darker Days | 4.80 | | DARKER DAYS is the name, dark hoppy beer that didnt work for me. |
| Wild Weather - Full of Beans 1 | 5.00 | | Couldnt drink this. Far too sickly. |
10 Oct 2019 (Jack William)
Lunchtime visit - six of us adding to a good number of locals.
Bit disappointed that 3 of the 4 ales on were unfined - call me old fashioned but I do like a clear pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Frills Joe - Candy Soup | 5.00 | | 5 hop pale ale, unfined. Only slightly hazy and a very palatable, well balanced pale ale. |
| No Frills Joe - Sloppy Joe | 5.20 | | Unfined, but not cloudy. Quite sweet. |
| Potton - Occam’s Razor | 3.90 | | Marked up as “single hop, hazy, sour” to which I would add “flat”. It did grow on me a bit towards the end of the pint. |
| Northdown - Papworth Victory Best Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 39 |
| 280 |
| 184 |
| 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 433 times, seen 423 different beers and tried 298 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS