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The Marine Hotel (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Blackjack - Four of a Kind (keg) |  | 1 |
| Buxton - Bitter | | 1 |
| six°north - Hop Classic (keg) | | 1 |
| Moor - So'Hop | | 1 |
| Moor - Unfined Confidence | | 1 |
| Tiny Rebel - FUBAR |  | 1 |
| Alechemy - Citra Burst | | 1 |
| Alechemy - Bad Day at The Office Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Wild Beer Co. - Epic Saison | | 1 |
| Cromarty - Rogue Wave | | 1 |
| Buxton - High Tor |  | 1 |
| Out There - Celestial Love | | 1 |
| six°north - Old School | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Latitude Pilsner (Atlas range) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cromarty - Brewed Awakening | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Williams Brothers - Birds & Bees | Not Tried | 0 |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Barista Espresso Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hawkshead - Lakeland Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Lia Fail | Not Tried | 0 |
| Camden Town - Unfiltered Hells Lager | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cromarty - Atlantic Drift | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
19 Jan 2014 (McGargle)
Stormy night with waves crashing over the break-waters. Another excellent selection of ales.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moor - Unfined Confidence | 4.60 | | Excellent, hoppy (Simcoe??) unfined red ale. |
| Out There - Celestial Love | 5.10 | | Too much crystal and, I think, rye malt in this red ale for my taste. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Summer Wine (SWB) - Barista Espresso Stout | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Old School | 4.20 | Not Tried |
13 Jan 2014 (McGargle)
After some dazzling cask beers recently there wasn't much of interest tonight. Luckily there was more than enough craft keg to choose from.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Hop Classic (keg) | 6.60 | | Back on form this was drying, bitter and hoppy. Served fresh and cool. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Raven Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Williams Brothers - Birds & Bees | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Old School | 4.20 | Not Tried |
05 Jan 2014 (McGargle)
Quiet early evening. Landlord outselling other cask beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton - Bitter | 4.30 | | Top quality premium traditional style bitter. Malt and hops well balanced with bitter, dry finish. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Latitude Pilsner (Atlas range) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Cromarty - Brewed Awakening | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Old School | 4.20 | Not Tried |
12 Dec 2013 (McGargle)
Pleasant and friendly.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alechemy - Bad Day at The Office Pale Ale | 4.50 | | Dark golden pale ale with thin white head. Some spiciness and restained hopping - quite easy drinking. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Lia Fail | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Old School | 4.20 | Not Tried |
06 Dec 2013 (McGargle)
Convivial. One new bar staff settling in really well. Greetings for incomers and managed the queue well.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alechemy - Citra Burst | 5.40 | | Well defined and a bit stonger than thought. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Lia Fail | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Camden Town - Unfiltered Hells Lager | 4.60 | Not Tried | Keg. |
| Cromarty - Atlantic Drift | 3.50 | Not Tried |
01 Dec 2013 (McGargle)
Mostly locals 'enjoying' the football and the crack.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Rebel - FUBAR | 4.40 | | Enjoyable. Spicy hops shone through. |
29 Nov 2013 (Ray)
Sometimes we take for granted how lucky we are to have one of the UK's great pubs on the door step.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moor - So'Hop | 4.10 | | Uncompromising. Unfined, unfiltered and bursting with hoppy bitterness. |
| Hawkshead - Lakeland Gold | 4.40 | Not Tried |
22 Nov 2013 (McGargle)
Busy. One bar staff struggled to cope and resorted to the dreaded 'Who's next?' rather than managing the queue.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Beer Co. - Epic Saison | 5.00 | | Much better than Rogue Wave. Fresh, tasty, refreshing but still timid in comparison to, say, Dupont. Different markets presumably? |
| Cromarty - Rogue Wave | 5.70 | | Restrained rather than full on. Good use of malts. |
15 Nov 2013 (McGargle)
Mostly locals tonight. Craft keg just increased from £3.20 to £4.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackjack - Four of a Kind (keg) | 6.80 | | Well crafted big US style IPA. |
10 Nov 2013 (McGargle)
Pleasantly busy. Regulars recovering from beer fest.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton - High Tor | 6.30 | | A red IPA which would have benefitted from a warmer dispense (keg). |
About The Marine Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 99 |
| 184 |
| 84 |
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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 300 times, seen 410 different beers and tried 226 of them.
Postcode: AB39 2JY