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Visits Details 10 May 2018 (McGargle)
Neighbourhood metal bar winding up for the evening.
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Adrift 3.20 Typically Swannay grainy. Big on flavour for such a light beer. APA style. Fyne - Jarl 3.80 Not Tried Cromarty - Red Rocker 5.00 Not Tried Cromarty - Hit The Lip 3.80 Not Tried Windswept - Weizen 5.20 Not Tried Spey Valley - Spey Stout 5.40 Not Tried
22 Feb 2018 (McGargle)
A few taking refeshment bore the Tempest tap takeover at The Craftsman just up the road.
Fyne - Avalanche 4.50 Cromarty - Brewed Awakening 4.70 Tasty coffee porter. Drank stronger than its abv.
28 Nov 2017 (McGargle)
Coming to the end of their beer week (casks tend to be swapped on a Thursday) so limited choice. Think Windswept and Spey Valley.
Sierra Nevada - Pale Ale 5.00 Bordering on 'Poor' this lacked the freshness you'd expect. Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa Special 4.20
05 Oct 2017 (McGargle)
Cromarty - Whiteout 3.80 Fyne - Jarl 3.80 Spey Valley - Spey Stout 5.40 Not stout: thin. Cromarty - Brewed Awakening 4.70 Not Tried Windswept - Weizen 5.20 Not Tried
01 Aug 2017 (McGargle)
Quiet, early evening.
Cromarty - Hit The Lip 3.80 Fruity and flavoursome. Fyne - Avalanche 4.50 Thin and uninteresting.
13 Jul 2017 (McGargle)
Don't be put off by a lack of pump clips. Thursday is usually fresh cask day and they sometimes forget to show the pimpclips. Seven beers on.
Fyne - Avalanche 4.50 Fresh and refreshing.
10 Mar 2017 (McGargle)
Busy, noisy. Just as it should be.
Fyne - Jarl 3.80 Yardstick beer. Swannay (formerly Highland) - Dark Munro 4.00 Not Tried Cromarty - Atlantic Drift 3.50 Not Tried Windswept - Weizen 5.20 Not Tried Spey Valley - Spiced Oot 6.10 Not Tried
20 Jan 2017 (McGargle)
Bands setting for a night of raucous music. Eight ales available.
Fyne - Jarl 3.80 Ideal refresher. Cromarty - AKA 6.70 Big and bold but lacking the finesse of Southville Hop in CASC.
29 Dec 2016 (McGargle)
Regulars.
Cromarty - Kowabunga 4.60 Seemed tired.
17 Nov 2016 (McGargle)
Eight ales available. Only those tried noted.
Fyne - Avalanche 4.50 Cromarty - Happy Chappy 4.10
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Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Aberdeen , Aberdeenshire , AB11 5AA
Rock and metal music bar on Trinity Quay, with friendly staff and customers. Unstinting commitment to real ale - usually five from mostly Scottish micros (often BrewDog) on. Lined glasses used. Excellent selection of keg beers on font and plenty of interesting bottles - think Rodenbach, Cantillon and the like. Real Cider too. One of the best bars in Scotland and probably Britain, The Moorings Bar is an Aberdeen 'must visit'. Renamed in 2015.
In March 2020 decided to closed for the duration of the Coronavirus alerts.
We have visited this pub 140 times, seen 156 different beers and tried 90 of them.
Map location
Postcode: AB11 5AA
