The Conqueror Alehouse (Free House)
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22 Mar 2011 (ChrisE)
We arrived at opening time, and before long there was a group of regulars enjoying the ales.
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Wife of Bath's Ale | 3.90 |  | My first pint from Canterbury Ales, so I was looking forward to this, and I was not disappointed. A golden, lemon zesty beer. Very drinkable. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Nine Tenths Below | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
08 Feb 2011 (Blair)
Met up with a few old friends I hadn't seen in a long time. I can see this place becoming my pub of choice, good friendly atmosphere and always an interesting beer or two.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | | Just a top notch session pale ale. |
| Wantsum - Black Pig | 4.80 | | This beer has improved steadily since I first tried it and thought it was pretty mediocre, now it's a lovely beer. Roasted malt, a little fruit in there and a bit of smoke, great body to boot. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
05 Feb 2011 (Blair)
My first visit here and I was very pleasantly surprised. It's a really nice place to sit and sink a few pints and just the right size to always feel busy.
| Oakham - White Dwarf | 4.30 | | Fruity, hoppy and incredibly drinkable. I've only ever had this in winter but I imagine it's close to the perfect summer beer. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Miller's Ale (originally 4.5%) | 4.20 |  | This wasn't great. Poor condition, very wishy-washy with just a hint of malt and fruit. Shame but I'm sure it will improve in time. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
10 Dec 2010 (ChrisE)
Roger Corbett and I spent most of the Friday evening session in here, there was a good crowd of people enjoying both the ales and the conversation. People were discussing the usual topics in this pub, namely beer, Tomson & Wotton, pork pies, sausages, and mustard.
| Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 | | |
| Abigale - Samphire | 4.10 | | |
| Brentwood - Rumpy Pumpy | 4.50 | Not Tried | Those that drank this beer seemed to either love it or hate it. |
04 Dec 2010 (Ian)
Saturday lunchtime. Good smattering of people in enjoying the beer and conversation. Pork pie looks good. Good little corner pub. Beers served on gravity in Gadds glasses. Local football and Stephen Fry were topics of conversation.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 |  | Bit cold but lovely biscuit malts |
| Hopdaemon - Dominator | 5.10 |  | A bit like the Gadds 5, this is too cold and also feels like its been kept too cold as well so the condition does not come through properly and therefore release all the flavours. Very little condition even swirling the glass. Some syrupy fruity malt. Gravity can expose lack of conditioning |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 7 | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
19 Nov 2010 (beery steve)
Second visit, and again the beers went down well (not so many drunk today).
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | This beer was in superb condition. |
| Wantsum - Turbulent Priest | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
17 Nov 2010 (ChrisE)
The second day of opening, and I felt that a visit was long overdue. I arrived just after 12:00 and the pub gradually filled up with a good mix of people including a former employee of Tomson and Wotton Brewery, some local historians, and Martyn from the Butchers Arms.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | 4.00 | | |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | | A good tasty session bitter. Slightly lacking in condition but very enjoyable. |
| Dark Star - Green Hop IPA | 6.50 | | |
16 Nov 2010 (beery steve)
Got there at opening time. Colin the host has done a superb job on this micro pub and I wish him well. The beers were in excellent form and went down too well.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Rye Pale Ale | 4.00 | | |
| Wantsum - More's Head (previously 3.4% & 3.5%) | 3.70 | | |
| Dark Star - Green Hop IPA | 6.50 | | |
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