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Artillery Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Cottage - Goldrush |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Storm Warning | | 1 |
| Northumberland - Fog on the Tyne | | 1 |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | | 1 |
| Oakham - Delirium |  | 1 |
| Ossett - Excelsius (was Excelsior) | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | | 1 |
| Cottage - Great Western | | 1 |
| Itchen Valley - Easter Bunnies |  | 1 |
| Archers - Top Tipple | | 1 |
| Burton Bridge - Burton Porter | | 1 |
| Swansea - Deep Slade Dark | | 1 |
| Cottage - Chequered Jack | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hampshire - Fall Over | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burton Bridge - Bridge Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | Not Tried | 0 |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Hole Hearted | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | Not Tried | 0 |
| Nelson - Nelsons Blood | Not Tried | 0 |
| Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Anniversary Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cottage - Between the posts | Not Tried | 0 |
| Archers - Special Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
29 Mar 2008 (Blair)
Pretty busy with a good atmosphere. Still not as good as it was in the past, but better than it's been recently.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Storm Warning | 5.00 | | Delicious, dark and chocolatey. Viscous and creamy. |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Whitstable - Pearl of Kent | 4.50 | Not Tried |
24 Feb 2008 (Blair)
Fairly quiet, I was a little on the tipsy side by this point so didn't notice much else.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossett - Excelsius (was Excelsior) | 5.20 | | Gold with a thick white head. Sweet floral hop aroma, slightly soapy. Crisp grainy hop taste. Good bitter finish. |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
17 Feb 2008 (Blair)
Fairly busy at around 4. Had a good selection of ales on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - Delirium | 5.20 | | Red brown colour, quite hoppy and sweet. Decent enough beer. |
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Hampshire - Fall Over | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
28 Jun 2007 (Andrew)
Busy with a mixture of young and old. The music was lively and loud and the atmosphere was good
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea - Deep Slade Dark | 4.00 | | Black with a minimal head. Had a chalky sheen to the surface. Tasted powdery with a base-bitterness to it and a slight hint of blackcurrent. |
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Hole Hearted | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Chequered Jack | 4.70 | Not Tried |
22 Mar 2007 (Andrew)
Fairly busy with most of the people sitting around the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loddon - Gravesend Shrimpers Bitter | 4.10 | | I really liked this. It had strong hints of vanilla pod and tangerine with a fruity hop finish. |
| Archers - Special Bitter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
08 Feb 2007 (Andrew)
What a great pub and this is the first time I've noticed they have a down-stairs. It was fairly busy around the bar so I sat up above it. Led Zep and Pink Floyd were playing on the juke box and the air was thick with smoke. Alaistair was at the bar rubbing in the fact that only he knew when Whitsunday was.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland - Fog on the Tyne | 4.10 | | A golden beer with no head that smelt of wet hay. Tasted of wild strawberries with hints of kiwi and subtle mandarine. The finish was short lived and had a sweet mandarine bitterness to it. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | I had this for the first time really 5 days ago at the Dover Beer Festival and this just goes to show you can't define a pint of real ale by trying it once. This was a totally different pint. Imagine drinking alcoholic raisens with the sugar taken out, combined with burnt parsnip and with a rich dark dry sherry bitter finish. It was nothing like the Dover beer. I must have more before I make my mind up about it. |
| Branscombe (was Branscombe Vale) - Anniversary Ale | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Cottage - Between the posts | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
20 Apr 2006 (Andrew)
Fairly busy and friendly. I came in carrying a plastic bag and one of the regulars thought I'd brought in a Chinese to share with him. Heard a great quote from a drunk bloke opposite: 'Fundamentally, it might or might not'.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Valley - Easter Bunnies | 3.90 | | Smelt of sour malt (in a good way). Brown beer with a short lived head. As for taste ...think of any brown best bitter and you'll have it. |
| Oakleaf (now see Fallen Acorn entries) - Hole Hearted | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Seasider | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Nelsons Blood | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
02 Feb 2006 (Andrew)
An early evening visit. Only a handful of people in so we sat upstairs. Very cosy pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage - Great Western | 4.80 | | Dark ruby brown beer. A slight caramel taste followed by mellow burnt sugar. Slight hop finish with an alcoholic glow on the tonge |
| Cottage - Goldrush | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
22 Dec 2005 (Andrew)
Last pub in my mini-ramsgate tour. Great split level pub with the upper level full of seating and the lower with bar stools. If I lived in Ramsgate this would be my local! I'm sure I saw Eddie Gadd walk in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archers - Top Tipple | 5.00 | | Strong malt bitter taste followed by strong alcohol flavours |
| Burton Bridge - Burton Porter | 4.50 | | Black beer with a bit of damson and a bit of liquorish. |
| Burton Bridge - Bridge Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Nelson - Friggin in the Riggin | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Wells Bombardier (now superseded by 4.1% version) | 4.30 | Not Tried |
08 Sep 2005 (Aliaster)
Marvellous pub with an on-going beerfest. Five Proper Beers ( One regular & four guests ) well cared for by the curmudgeonly landlord and his good lady wife. Door-stop sandwiches are heartily recommended. This most august establishment is home to the "Tuesday Hat Club" - an informal gathering that takes place weekly between opening time & 15.00 - the only stipulation being that some sort of headgear ( the more outlandish, the better! ) is mandatory and worn between said hours, where both jovial banter and fine ale is partaken of in equal measure by a veritable cornucopia of raconteurs, wits, bon-viveurs and all-round good coves. The landlord apparently belongs to a clandestine organisation that goes by the title "Archbishops-r-us".
"An oasis in the midst of a desert of mediocrity" - Oliver Pynt, food and drink critic, The Cleckheaton Thunderer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage - Goldrush | 5.00 | |
About the Artillery Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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 | 33 |
| 398 |
| 295 |
| 65 |
 | 6 |
The pub is found in Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9JS.
A small corner pub on a hill, West Cliff Road, not far from the town centre. It has a rather rambling interior with the main seating area raised above the bar floor and a basement seating area too. Glorious stained glass street windows. 6 handpumps on the bar counter enhanced to make 9 in 2022.
We have visited this pub 531 times, seen 417 different beers and tried 326 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9JS