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The Hovelling Boat Inn (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur |  | 3 |
| Kent - Prohibition | | 2 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | | 1 |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead | | 2 |
| Shivering Sands - Ribersborg Stout | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA |  | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Blarney Stone | | 1 |
| Milestone - Deliverance |  | 1 |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Citra | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fyne - Jarl | Not Tried | 0 |
Chris Excell
Visits Details
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 |
10 Apr 2025 (Magnus Greel)
Early evening a few groups in but one of the window tables were free so parked there and engaged with the friendly locals and the similar landlord who made my friend's day with his recommendation of a brandy she hadn't tried before!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | |
| Marble - Manchester Bitter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Angels & Demons (now uses McCanns branding not its own) - Goldilocks is Dead | 5.30 | Not Tried |
08 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on, 4 In, freezing outside but lovely sunny day. Goos chat about Spanish taxes and prices.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | 3 pints of a lovely well laced but too heady beer. Only one top up. |
02 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on and a large group of oldies eating food, possibly home made. My first real ale after 22 days in Tenerife drinking inferior stuff.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout | 4.60 | | A fine pint of smooth stout at £4. |
03 Mar 2025 (Dosser)
Lovely sunny afternoon by the seafront. RVP doesn't seem to be putting on any more guest ales so it's the boat for us.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent - Prohibition | 4.80 | | Nice pint. Just 3 in and 4 beers on. |
27 Feb 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on, but the 2 coming soon were being sold to regulars in the know!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Coming soon, but not really. |
24 Feb 2025 (Dosser)
A few in on a Monday pm. 5 beers on. I persuaded Ricky to put the jaipur on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | 4.60 fora quality pint. |
19 Feb 2025 (Dosser)
5 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Blarney Stone | 4.30 | | Nice stoutish beer. £3.80 so almost a £ less than the Monty. |
| Milestone - Deliverance | 4.60 | | Not very flavoursome. On the way out? |
04 Jan 2025 (Dosser)
4 beers on
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - West Coast IPA | 5.60 | | Hoppy |
About The Hovelling Boat Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 37 |
| 259 |
| 166 |
| 23 |
 | 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 394 times, seen 411 different beers and tried 287 of them.
Postcode: CT11 9DS