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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)
Boutilliers - RauchbierExceptional1
Sarah Hughes - Dark RubyExcellent1
Goacher's - 1066 Old AleExcellent1
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Excellent1
Wild Weather - Wild Boys Texas Brown (collaboration with Yeastie Boys)Excellent1
Temperance Union - Vfm SoftyExcellent1
Uprising (sub-brand of Windsor & Eton) - Caramel MacchiatoGood1
Blackjack - StoutGood1
TicketyBrew - Coffee MilkAcceptable1
Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - Christmas FairyNot Tried0
Maregade - Blonde PaleNot Tried0
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - ShindigNot 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

28 Apr 2017 (Magnus Greel)
Came here after we'd left Mind The Gap to find a complete contrast, very busy with all tables taken so we decided to hotfoot it somewhere else.
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20 Feb 2017 (Dosser)
Quiet but warm afternoon. New Brewery/ micro down the road still on track. Bar and stairs are in place.
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Wild Weather - Wild Boys Texas Brown (collaboration with Yeastie Boys)5.50ExcellentJust the right temperature. Fruity darkish beer.
11 Feb 2017 (Dosser)
Great atmosphere
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Goacher's - 1066 Old Ale6.70ExcellentSuperb
29 Jan 2017 (Dosser)
The boss said he has tried to get the mild for 4 years. New pub should be opened in 5 weeks.
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Sarah Hughes - Dark Ruby6.00ExcellentYummy.
08 Jan 2017 (Dosser)
Final stop on our pub crawl. The micro pub will be moving down the street in the next few weeks.
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Boutilliers - Rauchbier6.10ExceptionalAmazing beer. Smoky, pork flavoured...all sorts going on. I bought some pork scratchings to compare the smells. Real quality. Time to go home after this one.
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.
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TicketyBrew - Coffee Milk5.10AcceptablePerfectly drinkable but not to my taste. Powdery tart sweet sickly instant coffee.
Skinner's (now brewed by Goodh) - 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
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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
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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.
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Temperance Union - Vfm Softy1.00Excellent
05 Jun 2016 (Dosser)
Fairly busy pub. Beers being replaced quickly.
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Uprising (sub-brand of Windsor & Eton) - Caramel Macchiato6.40GoodA very powerful brew full of coffee and caramel. An 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
Excellent38
Good48
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 86 times, seen 151 different beers and tried 102 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT10 1LR