Currently in its thirteenth year (and 2,766 days since
the beloved John Morphy took over as Landlord), this
Real Ale selling MicroPub is located in the main shopping area of Westgate,
close to both Town Centre Bus Stops and the Railway Station
(akin to Platform 9¾ at King's Cross Station, The Bake is somewhat hidden - this time, unlike the train to Hogwarts, being down a hidden passageway, between The Carlton Cinema & Coral's Bookmakers)
The Bake & Alehouse offers a selection of alcoholic beverages. What's on offer varies, but usually includes:
A selection generally between five and eight, of different Real Ales -
To date, the Bake & Alehouse has had over 877 different
ales available (or on the stillage, waiting to be served), from over 186 different breweries On the 865 where we have recorded the strength, this has varied from 2.90% to 7.00%
A selection of Ciders - both Apple & other fruit (such as Rhubarb & Mango)
Red, White & Rosé wines
Prosecco
Vodka
Brandy
Rum
Whisky
Gin - with Fever Tree, or Schweppes, tonic
Other alcoholic beverages (some seasonal, some one-off)
Non-alcoholic drinks, such as
Coffee, Tea, Coke, Lemonade and 'J2O' - not forgetting FREE Squash for the Children
On top of
these drinks and a few morsels of food (Locally Sourced Pork Pies, Peanuts, Pipers Crisps, & other pub snacks), there is also a range of Books (many CAMRA, but not all), a local area notice board, a newspaper, a few pub-games and, perhaps most importantly, some Dog Treats.
Westgate-on-Sea is a village on the Isle-of-Thanet in Kent, situated on the seaside, it is between Margate & Birchington (just a few miles from Ramsgate and under 15 miles from Canterbury).
Real Ales are offered from a range of breweries and, to date, The Bake & Alehouse has supplied beers from over 186 breweries/micro-breweries, including breweries on the Isle-of-Thanet, such as
Gadds' (The Ramsgate Brewery) (brewers of 44 different ales, offered up to today, at the Bake & Alehouse), 4 Candles (7 ales) and Wantsum Brewery (50 ales).
According to records, since August 2012, Westgate's Bake & Alehouse has sold over 4,634 barrels of ale. Over 3,201 of these have been sold since John Morphy took over as Landlord in May 2016.