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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Tinker's Cuss |  | 1 |
| Nightjar (formerly Slightly Foxed) - Cosmonaut |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | | 1 |
| East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (now please use 5.5% entry | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Canopy - EPA | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Old School Mild | | 1 |
| Brightside - Pinwheel IPA | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Porter |  | 1 |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | | 1 |
| Four Candles - Coffee & Hazelnut Porter | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Aurora |  | 1 |
| Oakham - Citra |  | 1 |
| Potton - South of the Border | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | Not Tried | 0 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard | Not Tried | 0 |
| Weltons - Rampant Rooster | Not Tried | 0 |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elgood's - Golden Newt | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milton - Nike | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
02 Aug 2018 (Dosser)
Small crowd in. % beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nightjar (formerly Slightly Foxed) - Cosmonaut | 4.40 | | Superb milk stout |
| East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (now please use 5.5% entry | 5.80 | | Near the end but a good pint |
28 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. All of Ramsgate's good and great were out on the streets for the first tolerably warm (as against stifling) evening for weeks.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | | No head, flat with no apparent condition made it a chore to drink. No off flavours to be fair |
| Elgood's - Golden Newt | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Milton - Nike | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Potton - South of the Border | 3.60 | Not Tried |
27 Jul 2018 (Dosser)
Hot evening. Sat outside.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | | Fine pint. Room temperature |
19 Jul 2018 (Dosser)
5 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canopy - EPA | 5.50 | | Quality beer with citrus flavour |
15 Jul 2018 (Dosser)
Usual faces in
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | Superb |
13 Jul 2018 (Dosser)
Beers running out fast
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Fine pint for my first one after my holiday. AOT now out and about after my deliveries. |
14 Jun 2018 (Dosser)
10 in and 6 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Old School Mild | 4.00 | | |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | A little tired |
06 Jun 2018 (Dosser)
6 beers on. Lots of good dark uns. They know there customers!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| East London (ELB) - Quadrant Oatmeal Stout (now please use 5.5% entry | 5.80 | | |
| One Mile End Brew Co. (formerly Mulligans at the White Hart and then WH Brew Pub) - Tinker's Cuss | 5.20 | | Wow |
| Iron Pier - Porter | 5.30 | |
01 Jun 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Not much has changed here except an extra real ale on and most of the local closed brewery artefacts gone.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Candles - Coffee & Hazelnut Porter | 4.70 | | |
| Adnams - Ghost Ship | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Weltons - Rampant Rooster | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Iron Pier - Perry St Porter | 3.70 | Not Tried |
10 May 2018 (Dosser)
7 beers on! Hope they can sell them all. The ones we tried were very good.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightside - Pinwheel IPA | 5.00 | | Fine pint. Hazy. |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | 4.80 | |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 38 |
| 263 |
| 172 |
| 24 |
| 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 402 times, seen 416 different beers and tried 292 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS