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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Transatlantic Fog |  | 2 |
| No Frills Joe - Brainwash Bitter | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Speyside BA Export Porter | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout |  | 2 |
| 3 Piers - Sad Bastard | | 1 |
| Hammerton - N7 | | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pudding Ale | | 1 |
| Northdown - Muggy Porter | | 1 |
| East London (ELB) - Pearly Queen Porter | | 1 |
| East London (ELB) - Quadruped Black APA |  | 1 |
| Oddly - Empathy Citra IPA |  | 1 |
| Kent - Cobnut | Not Tried | 0 |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
17 Jul 2019 (Dosser)
Warm day. 4 beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | Superb pint |
12 Jul 2019 (Dosser)
Good afternoon crowd in
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | Superb quality and temperature |
22 Jun 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Middle evening visit. Dosser of this website was in residence and agreed to accompany me on my remaining Ramsgate travels.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oddly - Empathy Citra IPA | 5.00 | | Rather cloying and no pre-warning it would be hazy |
| Kent - Cobnut | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| East London (ELB) - Pale Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
22 Jun 2019 (Dosser)
2 visits. 5 different ales on. Found Mr Pirrip in here on my second visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pier - Speyside BA Export Porter | 7.30 | | Superb. Off by my second visit. |
20 Jun 2019 (Dosser)
4 beers on. Usual suspects in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammerton - N7 | 5.20 | | Superb |
| Wantsum - Transatlantic Fog | 6.00 | | Still great after last weekends session |
16 Jun 2019 (Dosser)
6 ales on including 2 dark uns
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Transatlantic Fog | 6.00 | | Even better than at the brewery |
| East London (ELB) - Pearly Queen Porter | 4.50 | | |
| East London (ELB) - Quadruped Black APA | 5.30 | |
08 Jun 2019 (Dosser)
My first real ale for 50 days. Usual suspects in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northdown - Muggy Porter | 5.00 | | Nice beer |
03 May 2019 (Dosser)
Only 3 beers on...2 had just an out. First beer for 10 days.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howling Hops (Brewed at Hackney Wick) - Pudding Ale | 4.80 | | Mmmnn |
14 Apr 2019 (Dosser)
Most tables taken. 4 beers on. Shouldnt discuss beer with a vegan. Or food. Or Brexit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Frills Joe - Brainwash Bitter | 5.80 | | Beautiful dark unfined bitter. A vegan lectured me on drinking beer with fish guts. |
05 Apr 2019 (Dosser)
Quick drink before a great meal at the Greek restaurant around the corner
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Piers - Sad Bastard | 7.30 | | Big hitter with one hell of a kick. Not bad at £3.80 a pint |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 38 |
| 266 |
| 177 |
| 25 |
 | 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 411 times, seen 419 different beers and tried 294 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS