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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Salopian - Monkey Business |  | 1 |
| Bank Top - Bad To The Bone |  | 1 |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Anubis Porter | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | | 1 |
| Otley - O5 Hop Angeles | | 1 |
| Brass Castle - Burnout | | 1 |
| Temperance Union - Vfm Softy | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout |  | 1 |
| Triple fff - Rock Lobster (has previously been 4% & 4.5%) | | 1 |
| Mad Cat - 200th Brew Cele-brew-tion Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| Box Steam - Half Sovereign | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
07 Jul 2016 (Alenomore)
Late afternoon, and a convenient rendezvous with the Dosser! Great location for a micro. Top marks all round here.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperance Union - Vfm Softy | 1.00 | |
05 Jul 2016 (Alenomore)
Lunchtime. First visit, and with a pal from Buxton down too. Well run micro. Impressed. Not listing/scoring these days.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperance Union - Vfm Softy | 1.00 | |
06 Jun 2016 (Dosser)
Cool by the seaside
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple fff - Rock Lobster (has previously been 4% & 4.5%) | 5.00 | | Hoppy |
01 Jun 2016 (Dosser)
Miserable day so pub crawl time
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otley - O5 Hop Angeles | 4.80 | |
28 May 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Full when I arrived then completely emptied then started to fill up again!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | | Bit heavy to start the day on but it was the local brew |
| Bank Top - Bad To The Bone | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Otley - O5 Hop Angeles | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Box Steam - Half Sovereign | 3.40 | Not Tried |
28 May 2016 (ChrisE)
Early evening visit, I had a good chat with one of the other customers about steam traction engines and Isle of Man locomotives.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Top - Bad To The Bone | 4.00 | | |
| Otley - O5 Hop Angeles | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Box Steam - Half Sovereign | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Golgotha | 5.50 | Not Tried |
27 May 2016 (Dosser)
Delivering AOT mags.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salopian - Monkey Business | 5.20 | | Superb |
31 Mar 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit. Other beers details lost in this website's server crash.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brass Castle - Burnout | 5.80 | | Full bodied and flavoured |
| Mad Cat - 200th Brew Cele-brew-tion Pale Ale | 5.00 | | Dry aftertaste but not very exciting |
21 Feb 2016 (Dosser)
Big crowd in. Not many youngsters.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | Paul had it as 4.8%. |
14 Feb 2016 (Dosser)
Good banter
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Anubis Porter | 5.20 | | Sooo much coffee flavours |
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