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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | | 1 |
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Six Acres | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | | 3 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead | | 2 |
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | | 1 |
| Front Row - ESB |  | 1 |
| Two by Two - Mashup (collaboration with Kent) | | 1 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 1 |
| Kent - Born To Be Mild (was 3.5%) | | 1 |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kent - Session Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
30 May 2025 (Dosser)
6 ales on. Lots of boat owners on trips around the UK in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Six Acres | 6.50 | | Second cask of week but cold and lacking lacing. But tasted good |
26 May 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on. Huge crowd
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two by Two - Mashup (collaboration with Kent) | 5.00 | | Strange mango ipa. Not great, and £4.90 meant expensive for Ramsgit. |
| Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout | 4.70 | | Not great. %4.60 a pint |
23 May 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on, 2 dark uns and discussion about the returning little ships to ramsgate.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCanns (used to use Angels and Demons name as well) - Six Acres | 6.50 |  | Wow. Strong, dark, powerful and £5 a pint. Wonderful Ruby porter. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | |
03 May 2025 (Dosser)
Sunny but cool breeze. 5 beers on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | £4.60 a pint and no longer on in RVP. Lots of care in community stuff going on. |
28 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
5 beers on and 5 of us supping.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Nice but had better here. |
| Kent - Born To Be Mild (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | Watery but flavoursome |
24 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
6 beers on, fair crowd in. Heading for camra meeting.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | In good nick |
| Front Row - ESB | 5.00 | | Not my sort of beer. A combination of something that doesn't agree with me but lynne loved it. |
21 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
5 beers on, good crowd in, £3.80 to £4.40 a pint. Richard not pleased to hear artillery has reduced its beer prices, when everywhere else they are going up for cash customers. Will he match it?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | Lovely sweetish stout. |
18 Apr 2025 (Andrew)
Pub no. 3. Not many in. We sat in the corner by the window and talked about Topsham, and things.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.60 | | Really very drinkable |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dr Sunshine's Special Friendly English Wheat Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Session Pale | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead | 5.30 | Not Tried | |
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | 4.70 | Not Tried |
16 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
5 beers on, mostly citrus flavoured.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead | 5.30 | | Good but on the way out |
12 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
Great selection on Saturday afternoon. 5 beers on. Prices moving up. £3.80 to £4.20, so ramsgate is still a good place to go for a quality reasonably priced pint.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead | 5.30 | | Lovely smooth pint |
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | 4.70 | | Stout in great nick |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 38 |
| 263 |
| 172 |
| 24 |
 | 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 402 times, seen 416 different beers and tried 292 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS