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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Wantsum - GolgothaExceptional1
Ilkley - SummerExcellent1
Itchen Valley - Russian WinterExcellent1
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Mister Squirrel (superseded by 4% version)Excellent1
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)Excellent1
Weltons - Headless HorsemanExcellent1
Mauldons - Blackberry PorterGood1
Bank Top - BlondeGood1
Pig & Porter - Ashcan Rantings CitraGood1
Redemption - London PorterGood1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7Not Tried0
Strathaven - Old MortalityNot Tried0
Redemption - Fellowship PorterNot Tried0
Wolf - Tasmanian WolfNot Tried0
Binghams - Twyford TippleNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2016)Not Tried0
Empire - Old Liquorice StoutNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5Not Tried0
Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri)Not Tried0
Burning Sky - PorterNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent
Picture 2. The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent
Picture 3. The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent
Chris Excell

Visits Details

27 Nov 2016 (Stephen Harris)
My record with finding Micro Pubs open is a poor one, so pleased to find the lights on here at around 4pm. A cross-table conversation about cycling is in full flow.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Platinum Blonde (previously Meaney's Platinum Blonde Ale)4.20ExcellentGolden, fresh and crisp.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 54.40Not Tried
Purple Moose - Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri)3.60Not Tried
Burning Sky - Porter4.80Not Tried
26 Nov 2016 (Dosser)
Good lively crowd
BeerABVScoreNotes
Itchen Valley - Russian Winter5.30ExcellentCrackin stout
01 Oct 2016 (Dosser)
Good chat with the locals
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bank Top - Blonde5.00Good
30 Sep 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Good to see Paul's latest Tomson & Wotton artefact acquisitions.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Ashcan Rantings Citra4.20Good
Bank Top - Blonde5.00Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2016)4.80Not Tried
Empire - Old Liquorice Stout4.50Not Tried
27 Sep 2016 (Dosser)
Good chat as always.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mauldons - Blackberry Porter4.80GoodJust too fruity for me.
25 Sep 2016 (Dosser)
Good chat as always
BeerABVScoreNotes
Weltons - Headless Horseman6.00ExcellentFine pint
20 Sep 2016 (ChrisE)
A proper micropub but spoiled for me by the smell of vaping.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Mister Squirrel (superseded by 4% version)4.30ExcellentA superb pint.
Redemption - Fellowship Porter5.10Not Tried
Wolf - Tasmanian Wolf5.00Not Tried
Binghams - Twyford Tipple3.70Not Tried
18 Sep 2016 (Dosser)
Last ones in
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - London Porter5.00GoodGood dark un
10 Sep 2016 (Andrew)
Third stop of the night. Fairy empty but after we sat down a whole crowd descended. Nice modern interior.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ilkley - Summer4.00ExcellentPale gold. American hops and coriander. Very nice.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 73.80Not Tried
Strathaven - Old Mortality4.20Not Tried
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50Not Tried
10 Sep 2016 (Dosser)
Last ones in
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50ExceptionalWonderful stout

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About The Hovelling Boat Inn

The pub sign. The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional37
Excellent252
Good159
Acceptable22
Poor5

Website.

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 381 times, seen 407 different beers and tried 283 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9DS