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The Marine Hotel (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Verdant - Lamanva Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Stewart - Pentland IPA |  | 1 |
| Cromarty - Whiteout | | 1 |
| Fyne - Everyone Loves UK Cascade | | 1 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | | 3 |
| Burning Sky - Aurora | | 1 |
| Fyne - Jarl | | 2 |
| Cromarty - Kowabunga | | 1 |
| 71 Brewing - Heavy Lifting |  | 1 |
| MòR - Stand Up | | 1 |
| Harviestoun - Schiehallion | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harviestoun - Haggis Hunter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Lia Fail | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burnside - Flints Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Loch Lomond - Zoom Time | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Bonkers Conkers | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cromarty - Red Rocker | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
30 Oct 2024 (McGargle)
Budget day and I'd expected the place to be busy with 'happy' drinkers. It was deserted!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MòR - Stand Up | 4.20 | | Unremarkable pale ale. A cross between English and US styles. |
| Cromarty - Red Rocker | 5.00 | Not Tried |
15 Oct 2024 (McGargle)
It makes such a difference to be greeted with a warm welcome!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | 1/2* lost for cold serve. |
| Greene King - Bonkers Conkers | 4.10 | Not Tried |
01 Oct 2024 (McGargle)
Pleasant visit ears evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | A fine APA which didn't drink to its abv. 1/2* lost for serving too cold. |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried |
25 Sep 2024 (McGargle)
Friendly welcome.
Plus 6DN Gatherum
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Everyone Loves UK Cascade | 3.80 | | Another in the single hop series. If you like Cascade you'll probably enjoy this. Served in great condition it improved in the glass. Beer 3.1/2*, serve 4*. |
| Loch Lomond - Zoom Time | 4.50 | Not Tried |
05 Sep 2024 (McGargle)
A pleasant welcome.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart - Pentland IPA | 3.90 | | An acceptable beer served in pristine condition. Shone in the glass |
13 Aug 2024 (McGargle)
The Marine used to be a destination pub - a friendly welcome and six interesting and usually pristine cask beers. You are reminded of this by the impressive array of CAMRA POTY certificates and pump clips that adorn the walls.
Then you notice that the last CAMRA award was in 2013 and think that now there's, at best, three usually nondescript beers of highly variable quality served by staff for whom hospitality isn't a vocation.
The harbour wall, on a sunny evening, is still a major pull but what a shame that The Marine's great days are now a distant memory.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 Brewing - Heavy Lifting | 3.90 | | The classic Scottish heavy revisited. |
| Burnside - Flints Gold | 4.10 | Not Tried |
01 Aug 2024 (McGargle)
Perfect sitting on the harbour wall.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromarty - Kowabunga | 4.60 | | Bitterer than I remember. |
| Inveralmond - Lia Fail | 4.70 | Not Tried |
01 Jul 2024 (McGargle)
Sunny on the sea wall.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | | |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | | |
| Harviestoun - Haggis Hunter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Harviestoun - Haggis Hunter | 4.30 | Not Tried |
27 May 2024 (McGargle)
Early evening and surprising busy. Staff do find it difficult to raise a smile.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromarty - Whiteout | 3.80 | | Probably as good as it gets. Happy and refreshing but a bit thin. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried |
17 May 2024 (McGargle)
I'd pretty much given up The Marine as a destination pub. Too many nondescript beers with the odd one served in questionable condition. Then the Verdant turned up and on cask!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdant - Lamanva Best Bitter | 4.00 | | I have had more than enough ill defined hazy, juicy bangers or stouts that taste of anything but stout. Then this came along. It's good to see our more adventurous brewers revisiting our brewing heritage and this was a classic Best Bitter. Prefectly served with a lasting head this was symphony of British hops and malt. If all cask reached these heights it wouldn't be in terminal decline. Might have to go back tonight. |
| Harviestoun - Schiehallion | 4.80 | Not Tried |
About The Marine Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 2 |
 | 103 |
| 186 |
| 86 |
 | 44 |
The pub is found in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, AB39 2JY.
Free house enjoying a fantastic harbour side location in Stonehaven's conservation area in Shorehead. 5 or 6 real ales, with an emphasis on Scottish micros. Excellent selection of bottled beers especially from Belgium plus interesting kegs which may be from Westmalle, Kwak or De Koninck. 2009 CAMRA Scottish Pub of the Year.
We have visited this pub 309 times, seen 417 different beers and tried 231 of them.
Postcode: AB39 2JY