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The Conqueror Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Five Points - Railway PorterExcellent1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark PorterExcellent2
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)Good1
Four Candles - Winter WarmerGood1
Mad Cat - Jet Black Stout (previously Meaney's Jet Black Stout)Good1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster StoutGood1
Four Candles - StoutGood1
Range Ales - Shot In The DarkAcceptable1
Five Points - Five Points PaleNot Tried0
Whitstable - Pearl of KentNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Visits Details

17 May 2021 (Dosser)
Lunchtime. Full refurbed micro. Colin drinking but 2 new bosses in.Full inside and outside. 4 4 candles beers on. £3.20 TO £3.40 a pint. £1.80 for a 200ml coke.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Four Candles - Stout4.80GoodA little sweet
23 Oct 2020 (Dosser)
News on the Conq. https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2020/10/22/all-change-at-the-helm-for-ramsgates-conqueror-micropub/
BeerABVScoreNotes
06 Mar 2020 (Dosser)
2 beers on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Jet Black Stout (previously Meaney's Jet Black Stout)4.50GoodA little flat but fine
25 Feb 2020 (Dosser)
Mr. Excel accompanied me here. 3 beers on and a big crowd for 5.40 pm.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80ExcellentA superb pint and my beer of the day.
14 Feb 2020 (Dosser)
3 beers on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Mad Cat - Ninth Life (a.k.a. 9th Life)5.90GoodNice pint
29 Jan 2020 (Dosser)
2 beers on but the locals were enjoying them
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter5.60ExcellentLovely pint
23 Jan 2020 (Jack William)
First stop on our train circuit of east Kent - and my first visit here. Warm welcome - and one of the regulars gave us all a copy of Beery Steve’s Mini Guide to Thanet Pubs - nice.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Range Ales - Shot In The Dark4.50AcceptableGood body and taste - but flat.
Whitstable - Pearl of Kent4.50Not Tried
10 Jan 2020 (Dosser)
2 beers on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter5.60GoodA good pint
04 Jan 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit with most of the local CAMRA branch committee in residence.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout6.20GoodSlow drinking, perhaps the wrong choice for first of the evening but enjoyed nevertheless
Five Points - Five Points Pale4.40Not Tried
22 Dec 2019 (Dosser)
Two ales on
BeerABVScoreNotes
Four Candles - Winter Warmer6.00GoodThis was 4.7%.

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About The Conqueror Alehouse

The pub sign. The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional16
Excellent217
Good191
Acceptable45
Poor4

The pub is found in Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9LR.

Micropub located in Grange Road towards the sea end. Located on Stagecoach East Kent's Thanet Loop bus route which also conveniently serves Ramsgate Harbour and Ramsgate railway station. A former corner shop converted to a pub specialising in real ales. There is no bar, and no television or fruit machines. Beers are served by gravity dispense, and one cider is usually available. Keg beers and lagers are not sold in this pub which opened for business on 16 November 2010. Awarded CAMRA Thanet Branch's Pub of the Year 2012. Awarded CAMRA's East Kent Pub of the Year for 2012. Awarded CAMRA's Kent Pub of the Year 2012 in August 2012 so became one of the last 16 in CAMRA's National Pub of the Year for 2012 competition. In November 2012 selected as one of the last 4 in the CAMRA National 2012 PoTY competition. On Saturday 12th September 2020 the founding father licensee, Colin Aris, retired and the pub closed for a refurbishment. Re-opened under new ownership, associated with the Four Candles brewery in St Peter's, and fully refurbished on Monday 17th May 2021. Reported closed either after Christmas 2022 (probably 30th December 2022) with future now uncertain. Re-opened on 31st August 2023 with new operator. Now has sofas and a long padded bench for seating and a chilled multi-tiered cabinet for cask ales and ciders served on gravity dispense. Table service. Cash and card payment accepted.

We have visited this pub 341 times, seen 342 different beers and tried 279 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT11 9LR