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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition |  | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | | 2 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2024) |  | 1 |
| Park - Tasman NZ Pale | | 1 |
| Farm Yard - Haybob | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - White Star | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Citra | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Session Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
26 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
This marked the start of my return crawl to the centre of Ramsgate a year on and having only done two on the fringes of the town centre earlier in the year. A warm, friendly welcome and good service for this early afternoon visit after a trot round the marina quay. Just a few customers in but not changed at all from my previous visits over some 8 years.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Green Hop Ale (2024) | 4.80 | | Good head and lacing. A sharp first hit of hoppiness with a lingering and refreshing mouthfeel. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - White Star | 4.50 | Not Tried |
26 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
4 beers on and a full pub on a Thursday afternoon. Persuaded Ricky to put the Black pearl on. And it didn't disappoint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | | Fresh on and superb. Smooth finish at £4.60. Different price every time he puts this on. I think he looks at what he thinks the customers can afford that day. Will be giving it away when the winter fuel allowance is cancelled. Lol. |
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. |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 36 |
| 249 |
| 157 |
 | 22 |
 | 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 376 times, seen 404 different beers and tried 282 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS