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Sonder (formerly The Thirty-Nine Steps Brewhouse; The Thirty-Nine Steps Alehouse) (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Boutilliers - RauchbierExceptional1
Sarah Hughes - Dark RubyExcellent1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESBExcellent1
Goacher's - 1066 Old AleExcellent1
Grainstore - Red KiteExcellent1
Wild Weather - Wild Boys Texas Brown (collaboration with Yeastie Boys)Excellent1
Sharp's - Sea FuryGood1
XT Brewing - Animal Brewing Hop HoundGood1
Boutilliers - Smoked Oatmeal StoutGood1
Boutilliers - 1848 PorterGood1
Skinner's - Betty Stogs BitterNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Spring SprinterNot Tried0
Picture 1. Sonder (formerly The Thirty-Nine Steps Brewhouse; The Thirty-Nine Steps Alehouse), Broadstairs, Kent
Picture 2. Sonder (formerly The Thirty-Nine Steps Brewhouse; The Thirty-Nine Steps Alehouse), Broadstairs, Kent
Photos are of original site before move

Visits Details

31 May 2017 (Dosser)
Quiet afternoon. Prices have increased for stronger beers. Moved on after a half.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Boutilliers - Smoked Oatmeal Stout4.40GoodGood stout
15 May 2017 (ChrisE)
This is a new pub which has replaced the Thirty-Nine Steps Ale House which was a few doors down the road. A much larger pub than the one it has replaced and now with ales on handpump rather than on gravity dispense, a selection of keg and craft ales (whatever they are) is also available. We found that the high ceilings made the place seem a bit noisy and thought that a few soft furnishings or baffles might help the acoustics.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Grainstore - Red Kite3.80Excellent
Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter4.00Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's Spring Sprinter4.00Not Tried
06 May 2017 (Dosser)
Two visits to the opening night of the Broadstairs brewery. The queue was way down the street. More like a beer festival. Loads of craft ales and 4 real ales on. A bar billiards table is upstairs. Well worth a visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB5.50ExcellentGreat beer and at £3 a great price. Went well with the pork pies.
02 May 2017 (Dosser)
Few in. Preparations in hand for the move on Friday
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sharp's - Sea Fury5.00GoodStandard bitter.
XT Brewing - Animal Brewing Hop Hound4.60GoodNicely hoppy
29 Apr 2017 (Dosser)
Another full micro. The new brew house opens next Friday at 7.30pm.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Boutilliers - 1848 Porter5.00GoodA good porter served at the right temperature.
28 Apr 2017 (Magnus Greel)
Came here after we'd left Mind The Gap to find a complete contrast, very busy with all tables taken so we decided to hotfoot it somewhere else.
BeerABVScoreNotes
20 Feb 2017 (Dosser)
Quiet but warm afternoon. New Brewery/ micro down the road still on track. Bar and stairs are in place.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wild Weather - Wild Boys Texas Brown (collaboration with Yeastie Boys)5.50ExcellentJust the right temperature. Fruity darkish beer.
11 Feb 2017 (Dosser)
Great atmosphere
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale6.70ExcellentSuperb
29 Jan 2017 (Dosser)
The boss said he has tried to get the mild for 4 years. New pub should be opened in 5 weeks.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sarah Hughes - Dark Ruby6.00ExcellentYummy.
08 Jan 2017 (Dosser)
Final stop on our pub crawl. The micro pub will be moving down the street in the next few weeks.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Boutilliers - Rauchbier6.10ExceptionalAmazing beer. Smoky, pork flavoured...all sorts going on. I bought some pork scratchings to compare the smells. Real quality. Time to go home after this one.

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About the Sonder (formerly The Thirty-Nine Steps Brewhouse; The Thirty-Nine Steps Alehouse)

The pub sign. Sonder (formerly The Thirty-Nine Steps Brewhouse; The Thirty-Nine Steps Alehouse), Broadstairs, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional4
Excellent35
Good46
Acceptable16
Poor7

Website.

The pub is found in Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1LR.

First incarnation was a former Pet Food shop converted into a micropub in 5 Charlotte Street specialising in cask ales and ciders. Opened on the 30th November 2012. The casks were visible racked behind the bar behind glass frontage. High tables with similarly high wall mounted bench seating abounds. Plans to relocate to a nearby much larger street corner premise at 11-13 Charlotte Street came to fruition on Friday Friday 5th May 2017 and this originally incorporated a brewhouse for what would have been Broadstairs Town Brewery perhaps in 202??! but it never came to fruition. 8 handpumps and 10 keg beer taps in the new location. Bar billiards upstairs where is some extra seating too. The new venue is too large to be a micropub so best called an alehouse or really just a pub. Change of name in 2024 and now with 5 handpumps and 18 keg taps.

We have visited this pub 81 times, seen 142 different beers and tried 98 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT10 1LR