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The Conqueror Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port StoutExceptional1
Isla Vale Alesmiths - Natural BlondeExcellent1
Attwell's - Hoodeners AleExcellent1
Westerham - Alsace BlondeExcellent1
Four Candles - TargetExcellent1
Attwell's - Coalman's PorterExcellent1
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's AleExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Thoroughly Modern MildExcellent1
Attwell's - Bitter Sweet MosaicExcellent1
Westerham - Audit AleGood1
Attwell's - St Nicholas Summer PaleGood1
Portobello - Market PorterGood2
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop MosaicGood1
Isla Vale Alesmiths - IPAAcceptable1
Attwell's - Belgium BlondeNot Tried0
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)Not Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7Not Tried0
Mad Cat - Crispin AleNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3Not Tried0
Whitstable - Kentish ReserveNot Tried0
Milestone - Shine OnNot Tried0
Whitstable - Native BitterNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Visits Details

06 Aug 2015 (Dosser)
Good atmosphere. One beer off and changed immediately. Sign of a top pub. Collected camra mags to deliver.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port Stout4.80ExceptionalQuality. Just what wa needed. Hit the spot.
Whitstable - Native Bitter3.70Not Tried
Attwell's - St Nicholas Summer Pale5.00Not TriedEnd of cask. Changed.
30 Jul 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Attwell's - Hoodeners Ale4.30ExcellentVery quaffable indeed
Attwell's - St Nicholas Summer Pale5.00GoodA tad hazy
Whitstable - Kentish Reserve5.00Not TriedRan out as I was about to order one
Milestone - Shine On4.00Not Tried
24 Jul 2015 (Dosser)
Start of Thanet camra walkabout. All 3 of us!Delivering draught copy equivalent ales of thanet. This place has plenty of mags.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Isla Vale Alesmiths - Natural Blonde4.70ExcellentVery nice
18 Jul 2015 (Dosser)
Too full to get through the door so we moved on..
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 35.00Not Tried
16 Jul 2015 (Dosser)
Good conversation. Thanet camra pub crawl starts here 11.30 am next Thursday. Colin said its hard for them to leave his place. Need encouragement with so many great boozers around here!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Single Hop Mosaic5.00Good
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80Not Tried
Mad Cat - Crispin Ale4.00Not Tried
08 Jul 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. Always a good news source for Thanet Micropub developments. Another contributor to this site, Dosser, had apparently just left.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Pardoner's Ale3.80Excellent
Portobello - Market Porter4.60Good
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)4.20Not Tried
08 Jul 2015 (Dosser)
Good atmosphere. Seems like I left just before Phil Pirrip. Will bump into him again one day.Found others who had visited the Queen Charlotte. Once after they clocked the prices
BeerABVScoreNotes
Portobello - Market Porter4.60Good
27 Jun 2015 (Dosser)
After being in the queue at the airport for 45 mins told bag drop closed 2 mins ago. Denied boarding. Gutted!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Westerham - Alsace Blonde4.00Excellent
Westerham - Audit Ale6.20GoodNot a westerham fan but this was good
17 Jun 2015 (Dosser)
Big crowd in
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Thoroughly Modern Mild6.00ExcellentSuperb
Attwell's - Bitter Sweet Mosaic3.90Excellent
Attwell's - Belgium Blonde4.30Not TriedCloudy beer
09 Jun 2015 (ChrisE)
Early evening visit, I took the opportunity to pick up some current London bus maps from the leaflet container, it is so much easier to get them here than try to find them in London. I had a good discussion with Colin about various beer matters.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Four Candles - Target4.50Excellent
Attwell's - Coalman's Porter3.70Excellent
Isla Vale Alesmiths - IPA5.50Acceptable

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About The Conqueror Alehouse

The pub sign. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional16
Excellent232
Good204
Acceptable46
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 365 times, seen 352 different beers and tried 288 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9LR