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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Naylor's - Toffee Mild |  | 1 |
| Fuzzy Duck - Fusion | | 1 |
| North Yorkshire - NYPA | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | | 1 |
| Hammerpot - Double Helix | | 1 |
| Brunswick - Ubiquitous | | 1 |
| Dukeries - Gunsmoke | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) |  | 1 |
| Wantsum - Noah's Ark Ale | | 1 |
| Poynton - Black Pearl | | 1 |
| Exeter - Tomahawk | | 1 |
| Peerless - Knee-Buckler IPA | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | | 1 |
| Springhead - Resolution |  | 1 |
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | | 1 |
| Strathaven - Lines Out | Not Tried | 0 |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Hengist | Not Tried | 0 |
| Twisted - Gaucho | Not Tried | 0 |
| North Yorkshire - Valhalla | Not Tried | 0 |
| 3 Piers - Golden Smiler | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Red Ghost IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ashover - Jaggers | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
12 Apr 2018 (Jack William)
Lunchtime - well patronised - some talk of the change of owner about to happen. Good snacks.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuzzy Duck - Fusion | 3.70 | | Superb light ale, well hopped. Unanimously favoured by our party of 5. |
| North Yorkshire - NYPA | 4.60 | | Good body and lingering bitterness. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | 6.00 | | |
| Springhead - Resolution | 4.20 | | Rather a soapy aftertaste. Not popular with the group. |
07 Apr 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid to late evening visit. The Guv's privately owned local brewery artefacts slowly being taken down, leaving the walls increasingly empty, prior to the pub changing hands after next weekend, being the end of an era.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord | 5.00 | | Came out with little carbonation or head |
| North Yorkshire - Valhalla | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| 3 Piers - Golden Smiler | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Springhead - Resolution | 4.20 | Not Tried |
31 Mar 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit with plenty of banter all round. The Guv is selling on this Micropub and is leaving in a fortnight.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Best beer of the evening, a superb Gadds' concoction |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Hengist | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Twisted - Gaucho | 4.60 | Not Tried |
11 Mar 2018 (Dosser)
Only 2 in....
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poynton - Black Pearl | 5.00 | |
08 Mar 2018 (Dosser)
Few in
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dukeries - Gunsmoke | 5.50 | | Smokin |
| Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life) | 5.90 | |
04 Mar 2018 (Dosser)
Good chatter as always
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick - Ubiquitous | 6.00 | | Flavoursome |
25 Feb 2018 (Dosser)
New owners after Easter?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammerpot - Double Helix | 5.20 | | Outstanding |
17 Feb 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit, took the last table space.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Noah's Ark Ale | 3.50 | | Rather thin |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Red Ghost IPA | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Ashover - Jaggers | 4.60 | Not Tried |
10 Feb 2018 (Andrew)
Pub no.3. We wanted to get the bus here from the Artillery Arms but it didn't turn up on time so we walked the 50m. I was informed that I looked like Christopher Reeve by a local. I didn't live it down all day.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter - Tomahawk | 3.50 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
| Strathaven - Lines Out | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale | 5.00 | Not Tried |
30 Jan 2018 (Dosser)
Just before closing time
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor's - Toffee Mild | 4.20 | | Like a stout |
| Peerless - Knee-Buckler IPA | 5.20 | |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 40 |
| 281 |
| 186 |
| 26 |
 | 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 437 times, seen 423 different beers and tried 298 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS