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The Red Lion (Thorley Taverns)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2012) |  | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | | 6 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop (2023) | | 1 |
Visits Details
01 Jan 2026 (Dosser)
Lots of bods in for a pint on a cold day. Same 3 gadds beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | Still superb |
31 Dec 2025 (Dosser)
3 gadds on and a band lined up for later. Freezing outside everywhere but boiling inside.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | Best beer of the night. They know how to look after a beer here, especially when Simon is on duty. |
22 Dec 2025 (Dosser)
A mild day and a good crowd in for a Monday afternoon. The Pub was far too hot but the 3 gadds beers were cool.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | In fine form. Lacing to the bottom of the pint. |
13 Dec 2025 (Dosser)
After 3 weeks drinking local rubbish yellow stuff in tenerife where they've had the coolest November and start to December on record its back to cold but sunny Ramsgit. 3 gadds beers available and the new East Kent Drinker out for a good read about all the pubs on the market.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | A fine pint under £4. For now. Heard Thorleys are raising their very reasonable prices soon. |
18 Nov 2025 (Dosser)
3 gadds on. Heard new boss with the bright ideas has left. Simon now has loads of greenhop and Dogbolter in the cellar and the country music on the jukebox will disappear. Happy dayz
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2012) | 4.80 | | Lovely drop |
12 Nov 2025 (Dosser)
Sunny day and 3 gadds on. Handfull of customers and different sort of music on the jukebox. Gond the metal days!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | Fine pint, but lacing disappeared early. Made no difference to the taste. |
06 Nov 2025 (Dosser)
After my shingles, flu and blood test earlier today, back on the beer full time. Parachute Polly from Hackney, our mp taking pictures of herself outside the lion and empty buildings. Take more than that to get her reelected.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - DogBolter Dark Porter | 5.60 | | Fine pint of stout at only £3.95 |
31 Oct 2025 (Dosser)
3 gadds beers on and a surprisingly large crowd..mainly oldies.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop (2023) | 4.80 | | Another quality pint. |
24 Oct 2025 (Dosser)
3 gadds beer on and a huge crowd in for a Friday afternoon. Lynne wasn't keen on her £2.75 cup of tea.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2012) | 4.80 | | Really was superb. My first green hop of the season at £3.95. Made up for lynnes tea. |
17 Sep 2025 (Dosser)
3 gadds on. Camra meeting upstairs.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | | Best beer of the day so far. Always a good one here. |
About The Red Lion
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 28 |
| 146 |
 | 47 |
 | 3 |
 | - |
The pub is found in Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 8NN.
Busy corner pub right in the centre of town in King Street. Attracts a mostly alternative crowd and there will often be heavy rock music on the jukebox. Several large TV screens for sport enthusiasts. There is a raised area to the rear. 3 handpumps on the lower bar counter. Deservedly awarded a CAMRA Good Beer Guide entry for 2021.
We have visited this pub 203 times, seen 59 different beers and tried 42 of them.
Postcode: CT11 8NN