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The Magnet (formerly The Magnet Micropub) (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Shivering Sands - Estuary PorterExcellent1
Wantsum - GolgothaExcellent2
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Oatmeal PorterExcellent1
Iron Pier - Cast Iron StoutExcellent1
Kent - Tropic AleExcellent1
Musket - Powder BurnExcellent1
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry StoutGood2
Mad Cat - MonumentalGood1
Dorking - Red India AleGood1
Westerham - Family StoutGood1
Romney Marsh - American Pale AleGood1
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal StoutGood1
Titanic - IcebergNot Tried0
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's AleNot Tried0
Iron Pier - Whiteout IPANot Tried0
Picture 1. The Magnet (formerly The Magnet Micropub), Broadstairs, Kent

Visits Details

24 Feb 2024 (Dosser)
Loud music, packed pub on a wet Saturday. Lots of people of a certain age enjoying the music. £4.20 for all 4 real ales. Real community pub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Kent - Tropic Ale4.90ExcellentCitrussy flavours coming through. Big head.
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50GoodEnjoyable but big head on lynnes half. Should have had an oversized glass like me!!
22 Oct 2023 (Dosser)
5 beers on all at £4.20 a pint. Another full pub with a singer.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50ExcellentIn good nick but a little too cold.
Mad Cat - Monumental5.20GoodDark brown porter, but tasted a little thin and too cold.
26 Jul 2023 (Dosser)
3 beerson, all 4% and all £4.20 a pint. Knitting club in. And raining again. Global warming is terrible. Lol.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00GoodNo head...but newbarmaid. Started offline but...
17 Jun 2023 (Dosser)
Sat outside. 4 beers on at £4.20. Cool beers on a warm day.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shivering Sands - Estuary Porter4.10ExcellentLovely beer. The usual big head on the beers.
Romney Marsh - American Pale Ale5.00GoodGood pint but a little too dry for me.
21 Apr 2023 (Dosser)
After a meal at prezzo courtesy of Lynnes mom for my birthday, £24 for the cheapo wine...prices up everywhere we came here to poty runner up for thanet this year.Prices up...all beers £4.20 from 3.60 to 3.80 recently. Lots of oldies in here on a Friday night.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dorking - Red India Ale5.00GoodInteresting red ale.
Westerham - Family Stout4.50GoodDifferent name for a beer! Not bad.
26 Feb 2023 (Dosser)
4 beers on all at £3.80. Pretty full after the band had finished.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - Oatmeal Porter4.90ExcellentTop pint but had to ask for a top up as usual.
09 Jun 2022 (Dosser)
3 beers on all under 4.1%. Pints better value than halves here. Plenty in at 6pm.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pig & Porter - Blackbird Dry Stout4.00Good£1.90 a half. Big head for second visit in a row.
21 Apr 2022 (Dosser)
3 ales on, all £3.60. The Magnet Micropub won poty for Traditional pub. Yep...The beers I saw being pulled here had a one inch plus head on. I was the only one who asked for a top up.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Oatmeal Stout4.60GoodThis was served extremely cold but was in very good condition.
17 Feb 2022 (Dosser)
3 beers on today. All beers were £3,60 whatever the strength.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Musket - Powder Burn5.00ExcellentI havent had this for a while but it was much better than I remembered. The strength has changed.
15 Oct 2021 (ChrisE)
Friday afternoon visit, busy and welcoming. A great micropub.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout4.70Excellent
Titanic - Iceberg4.10Not TriedSelling well today.
Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Knight's Ale4.60Not Tried
Iron Pier - Whiteout IPA5.30Not Tried

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About The Magnet (formerly The Magnet Micropub)

The pub sign. The Magnet (formerly The Magnet Micropub), Broadstairs, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent10
Good12
Acceptable-
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1NE.

In Albion Street, initially a micropub conversion from its previous existence as Reef restaurant. Opened in mid February 2019 selling real ales, ciders and keg beers, gins etc. Real ales sold through 3 handpumps on the bar counter and ciders through handpump and boxes in the fridge. Run by beer and cider enthusiasts from west Kent. Corner house with large picture windows on two sides. Furnished with high and low scrubbed top tables. Variety of traditional pub games available. Mainly sells Kentish real ales but from further afield too. In 2022 chose to rebrand itself as an ale house and no longer a micropub.

We have visited this pub 18 times, seen 34 different beers and tried 21 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT10 1NE