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The Conqueror Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Great Heck - Black JesusExceptional1
Kent - SimcoeExcellent1
Burning Sky - AuroraExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea ShellsExcellent1
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)Excellent1
Isla Vale Alesmiths - Ninkasi Pale AleExcellent1
Kent - SaisonExcellent1
Temperance Union - Vfm SoftyExcellent2
Windsor & Eton - ConquerorExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Thomas Crampton Bicentennial AleGood1
Pig & Porter - Slow Black StoutGood1
Picture 1. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Visits Details

19 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Good chat as always
BeerABVScoreNotes
Burning Sky - Aurora5.60ExcellentWonderful
12 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Crowd arrived later
BeerABVScoreNotes
Windsor & Eton - Conqueror5.00Excellent
07 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Take aways very popular
BeerABVScoreNotes
Great Heck - Black Jesus6.50ExceptionalJust wonderful
05 Aug 2016 (Dosser)
Good crowd in. Black Jesus coming Saturday. Yesss.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)4.80ExcellentQuality beer.
Isla Vale Alesmiths - Ninkasi Pale Ale4.50ExcellentFlowery
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.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Simcoe4.50Excellent
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Thomas Crampton Bicentennial Ale3.80Good
Kent - Saison5.10Not Tried
27 Jul 2016 (Dosser)
9 customers on a warm early evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Saison5.10ExcellentCloudy but a quality ale.
10 Jul 2016 (Dosser)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Slow Black Stout5.10Good
07 Jul 2016 (Alenomore)
Early evening and Pork Pie night, and, with the Dosser again! A good stop off point en route to the station. Top marks.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Temperance Union - Vfm Softy1.00Excellent
05 Jul 2016 (Alenomore)
Evening, and my first visit. Nice micro, friendly, amenable guv'. Impressed. One of the best micros so far. Not listing/scoring these days.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Temperance Union - Vfm Softy1.00Excellent
17 Jun 2016 (Dosser)
Colin has banned talk of the EU election!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells4.70ExcellentIn top form

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About The Conqueror Alehouse

The pub sign. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional16
Excellent226
Good202
Acceptable45
Poor5

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 359 times, seen 349 different beers and tried 285 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9LR