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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)
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)Exceptional1
Dark Star - Crème BrûléeExcellent1
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Excellent1
Temperance Union - Vfm SoftyExcellent1
Blackjack - StoutGood1
Isla Vale Alesmiths - Short and StoutGood1
Grainstore - Rutland BeastGood1
Long Man - Session IPAGood1
Uprising (sub-brand of Windsor & Eton) - Caramel MacchiatoGood1
TicketyBrew - Coffee MilkAcceptable1
Maregade - Blonde PaleNot Tried0
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - ShindigNot Tried0
Adnams - Ghost ShipNot Tried0
Oddly - VIPA Very Indian Pale AleNot Tried0
Skinner's - Christmas FairyNot 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

17 Dec 2016 (Andrew)
Never been here before. I liked it. We sat at the side and planned how we were going to bottle a pin of Goachers Old.
BeerABVScoreNotes
TicketyBrew - Coffee Milk5.10AcceptablePerfectly drinkable but not to my taste. Powdery tart sweet sickly instant coffee.
Skinner's - Christmas Fairy3.90Not Tried
Maregade - Blonde Pale4.80Not Tried
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Shindig4.30Not Tried
24 Jul 2016 (Dosser)
Soo warm
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70ExcellentCool for a hot day
19 Jul 2016 (Dosser)
Roasting day so time for a pint
BeerABVScoreNotes
Blackjack - Stout5.00GoodNice stout
06 Jul 2016 (Alenomore)
Lunchtime, my second time here, and with a pal from Buxton down too. Nice micro. Impressed. Not listing/scoring these days.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Temperance Union - Vfm Softy1.00Excellent
05 Jun 2016 (Dosser)
Fairly busy pub. Beers being replaced quickly.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Uprising (sub-brand of Windsor & Eton) - Caramel Macchiato6.40GoodA very powerful brew full of coffee and caramel. An acquired taste.
31 May 2016 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime and no other customers. Radio One was being played on the music system.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Long Man - Session IPA3.80Good
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Uprising (sub-brand of Windsor & Eton) - Caramel Macchiato6.40Not Tried
Oddly - VIPA Very Indian Pale Ale5.00Not Tried
27 May 2016 (Dosser)
Few in
BeerABVScoreNotes
Grainstore - Rutland Beast5.30GoodPacks a punch but not one of my favourites
19 Mar 2016 (Dosser)
Excellent beer. Camra joint social between Thanet and Bromley. The pub will be moving two doors down with a new brewery on site. The beer will flow continuously so there will be no closure of the pub. Great news.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Saltaire - Triple Choc (was Triple Chocoholic)4.80ExceptionalSuperb Superb
18 Feb 2016 (Dosser)
Lots of noisy older people in this afternoon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Isla Vale Alesmiths - Short and Stout5.00Good
15 Jan 2016 (Dosser)
Final pub on the micro tour. Musical act on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - Crème Brûlée5.90ExcellentAn acquired taste

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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