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Bake & Alehouse (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPAExcellent2
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good LifeExcellent1
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue TopExcellent1
Wantsum - Black PigExcellent1
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good LordExcellent1
Bexley - Howbury 27 StoutExcellent1
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)Excellent1
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)Excellent2
Wantsum - GolgothaExcellent2
Oakham - Endless SummerExcellent1
Bexley - Howbury 20 CascadeGood1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's DayGood1
Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker (formerly Best Bitter)Good1
Bexley - Black Prince Porter RumGood1
Wantsum - ImperiumGood1
Oakham - InfernoGood1
Bexley - Bexley's Own BeerAcceptable1
Wantsum - Ravening WolfNot Tried0
Tonbridge - CountrymanNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Skinner's - Betty Stogs BitterNot Tried0
Great Heck - DAVENot Tried0
Five Points - Railway PorterNot Tried0
Brains - The Rev James OriginalNot Tried0
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal StoutNot Tried0
Wantsum - 1381Not Tried0
Oakham - JHBNot Tried0
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - The Usual (at one time 4.1%)Not Tried0
Picture 1. Bake & Alehouse, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
Picture 2. Bake & Alehouse, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent

Visits Details

18 Feb 2023 (Dosser)
Lunchtime drink. 6 beers on and one coming soon. Such a pity this fine micro only opens at weekends.All beers £3.30 to £3.50.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50ExcellentLovely chocolatey pint.
09 Jun 2022 (Dosser)
Pub opened especially for our camra committee meeting. Have heard many arent happy this micro is closed all week. 4 beers on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50ExcellentSuperb pint
09 Jan 2022 (Dosser)
Apparently this micropub is only open at weekends but they still managed to be serving 6 ales on a cold Sunday afternoon to a packed pub.£3 to £3.40 a pint so offering great value. Lots of takeaways available to get you through the week!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA5.60Excellent£3.40 and in great nick.
12 Mar 2020 (Jack William)
9 of us on our “2nd Thursday of the month” outing descend on one of our favourite venues. Excellent choice of beers, good banter with the regulars.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70ExcellentSparkling
Bexley - Howbury 27 Stout5.20ExcellentSmooth, rich body, superb.
Wantsum - Imperium4.00GoodGood, rounded flavour - just slightly hazy.
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50Not Tried
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout4.60Not Tried
Wantsum - 13813.80Not Tried
20 Oct 2019 (Dosser)
8 beers on, though most low strength beers
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bexley - Black Prince Porter Rum5.00GoodGood but a little flat
08 Aug 2019 (Jack William)
Lunchtime visit with my bus-pass cronies. Excellent choice so we stayed for the session. Newish owners of the Hovelling Boat were there - we promised to visit soon.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - Endless Summer3.40ExcellentSuperb dry, crisp pale beer - loads of flavour for a low ABV.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA5.60ExcellentGorgeous.
Oakham - Inferno4.00Good
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter4.00Not Tried
Great Heck - DAVE3.80Not Tried
Five Points - Railway Porter4.80Not Tried
30 Jul 2019 (Dosser)
Windy Westgate on a Tuesday afternoon. Interesting to see the poty selling old speckled hen.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Black Pig4.80ExcellentSuperb pint and temperature
14 Jun 2019 (Magnus Greel)
Not long after opening time and already a few in, we sat outside and made the most of a warm sunny afternoon, sadly lacking of late. A good selection of beers on today, could've stayed much longer...
BeerABVScoreNotes
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Life3.90ExcellentNot an fan of Goody Ales but this was excellent, bitter citrus and hoppy flavours lingered throught.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Summer's Day4.30GoodRefreshing malty amber ale
Oakham - JHB3.80Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker (formerly Best Bitter)4.00Not Tried
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - The Usual (at one time 4.1%)4.40Not Tried
Wantsum - Black Pig4.80Not Tried
Wantsum - Ravening Wolf5.90Not Tried
Tonbridge - Countryman4.00Not Tried
11 Apr 2019 (Jack William)
Lunchtime- first stop on our Thanet crawl - but we liked it so much we stayed for the whole session. All beers in very good condition. Plenty of chatty regulars. Our group of 7 made the pub pretty much full at times.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top4.80ExcellentHints of lavender? Definitely flowery notes.
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Lord5.00ExcellentSmoky.
Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%)3.40ExcellentCrisp and crystal clear.
Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker (formerly Best Bitter)4.00GoodGood honest pint.
Bexley - Bexley's Own Beer4.20AcceptableOk - not so flavourful as the Boltmaker.
07 Apr 2019 (Dosser)
Packed out and 7 ales on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's)4.70GoodDidnt have the hoppy citrus flavours of old
Bexley - Howbury 20 Cascade5.00GoodThis was a dark ale and had coffee flavours

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About the Bake & Alehouse

The pub sign. Bake & Alehouse, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional3
Excellent50
Good41
Acceptable7
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, CT8 8RE.

Another of the new generation of Micropubs. This single storey building is situated close to Westgate-on-Sea railway station in an alleyway between the Carlton Cinema and Coral's bookmakers. The pub has an almost complete collection of Good Beer Guides from 1975 onwards. A mixture of breweriana and kitchenalia adorn the walls and lampshades are made from upside-down colanders. Usually 4 real ales on sale served from a cooled cellar room in the corner which has a viewing window. 2014 Thanet CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year. Changed hands in May 2016 as the original owners Pete and Gwyneth retired from the business. Local CAMRA branch Micropub of the Year 2019 and 2020 and overall local CAMRA branch Pub of the Year 2019 and 2020 too.

We have visited this pub 59 times, seen 118 different beers and tried 78 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT8 8RE