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The Marine Hotel (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| six°north - Hop Classic (keg) |  | 1 |
| Fyne - Rune | | 1 |
| Windswept - APA | | 1 |
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | | 9 |
| Cromarty - Atlantic Drift | | 1 |
| six°north - Wonderlust Wheat (keg) | | 1 |
| Barney's - Good Ordinary Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Thrappledouser | Not Tried | 0 |
| Houston - Killellan | Not Tried | 0 |
| six°north - Prototype | Not Tried | 0 |
| Houston - Crystal | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windswept - Wolf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Strathaven - Summer Glow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kelburn - Pivo Estivo | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
18 Aug 2013 (McGargle)
Busy, of course, but for too long there was no one behind the bar - all busy doing other 'things' no doubt.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Hop Classic (keg) | 6.60 | | New keg which I suspect will improve in the next couple of days. Obviously, I don't accept that keg beers are stable. |
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 | | Fresh and crisp. |
| Windswept - APA | 5.00 | | For a new brewery these guys can certainly brew but they do need to work on their recipes. This was a very competent premium bitter but most certainly not an American Pale Ale. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Prototype | 4.20 | Not Tried |
10 Aug 2013 (McGargle)
Very busy - service a little slow.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 |  | Flat, insipid almost stale. Changed without question - barman didn't like the look of it either - but took a further 20 minutes before it was removed from sale. |
04 Aug 2013 (McGargle)
20th Century selection of cask beers. Missed (?) the Strathaven.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 |  | Cool and refreshing but one dimensional lacking bitterness or clear flavour. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Houston - Killellan | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Kelburn - Pivo Estivo | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Prototype | 4.20 | Not Tried |
27 Jul 2013 (McGargle)
Busy on a summer's evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 |  | Cool, dry, bitter, refreshing.rn |
| Barney's - Good Ordinary Pale Ale | 3.80 | | Surprised myself but this was a solid, refreshing pale ale. Selling well apparently on a hot day. |
| Strathaven - Summer Glow | 3.90 | Not Tried |
21 Jul 2013 (Ray)
Wonder why they don't use sparklers? Asked the bar staff who didn't know.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromarty - Atlantic Drift | 3.50 | | Cool and refreshing. |
| six°north - Wonderlust Wheat (keg) | 4.60 | | First impression was of a beer that was a little thin in the mouth. Aroma and flavours were very true to style though. |
| six°north - Prototype | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Windswept - Wolf | 6.00 | Not Tried |
19 Jul 2013 (Ray)
Great place to spend a scorching Friday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 | | Cloudier and less crisp than previous samples. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Houston - Crystal | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Prototype | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Wonderlust Wheat (keg) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Windswept - Wolf | 6.00 | Not Tried |
07 Jul 2013 (McGargle)
Hot summer's evening. Very busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 | | Right on the number again. |
04 Jul 2013 (McGargle)
Quiet inside busy out.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 | | Settled down, cleared and back on form. Bitter, cool and refreshing. |
01 Jul 2013 (McGargle)
Busy night in the harbour. RNLI commissioning an new boat and Sea Cadets rowing and sailing.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 | | Much cloudier than previous samples. The yeast smoothed out the beer masking its refreshing bitterness. |
29 Jun 2013 (Ray)
Very busy but excellent, friendly service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 | | Bitter, hoppy and refreshing with a satisfying tang from the Belgian yeast. Promising start from a new brewery. |
| Fyne - Rune | 3.50 | | Less bitter than previous examples but a well crafetd' light, hoppy ale. Just the job for a summer's evening. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Thrappledouser | 4.30 | Not Tried | Old school. |
| Houston - Killellan | 3.70 | Not Tried | A taster suggested they'd forgotten the hops. |
| six°north - Prototype | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Wonderlust Wheat (keg) | 4.60 | Not Tried |
About The Marine Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 2 |
| 101 |
| 184 |
| 85 |
| 43 |
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 303 times, seen 412 different beers and tried 228 of them.
Postcode: AB39 2JY