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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy |  | 2 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 3 |
| 2 x 2 - NZ Hazy | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 2 |
| Park - Tasman NZ Pale |  | 1 |
| Oakham - Citra | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Session Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Farm Yard - Haybob | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
24 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
Gloomy Tuesday and 8 in with tales of domestic violence and more cheerful topics. 4 beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Lovely citrus notes and £4.20. |
20 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
Doing deliveries. 4 beers on. Lovely sunny day, possibly the last of the summer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | | A decent pint but almost £3 more than Margate spoons last night. |
17 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
Just 4 of us in on a gloomy Tuesday afternoon. Beer extremely cold. Must have been expecting another warm day.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | | After moaning about warm beer for a while this got marked down for being too cold. Good flavoursome hoppy porter at £4.20. |
13 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
5 ales on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Not much left |
12 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
5 beers on and the remains of a free cheeseboard on offer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Lovely pint |
24 Aug 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Two or three having a good argument about the British economy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | 4½* New cask on served in a dimple jug in superb condition. Too many of these would have curtailed the session length in town! |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Farm Yard - Haybob | 3.90 | Not Tried |
18 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
5 beers on and meat raffle. Discussion about why artillery beer is warm.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Superb cold pint |
15 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
4 beers on as weather turns a bit cloudy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park - Tasman NZ Pale | 4.80 | | Hazy and murky but nice. |
13 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
Roasting day and 4 beers to go with 4 customers. Sat outside in 27 degrees.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 x 2 - NZ Hazy | 4.80 | | New brewery and beer. Completely murky, unlined but cold and great taste. If you like this sort of beer. |
09 Aug 2024 (Dosser)
4 beers on...and black pearl at fiver! Expensive for ramsgit. Eddie has put a big increase in price of beer in local area I've been told.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Superb cool pint in the sunshine £4. |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 39 |
| 275 |
| 180 |
 | 25 |
 | 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 424 times, seen 422 different beers and tried 297 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS