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The Marine Hotel (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Buxton - Moor Top |  | 1 |
| Alechemy - Citra Burst |  | 1 |
| Cromarty - Atlantic Drift | | 2 |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Sunrise | | 1 |
| six°north - Wonderlust Wheat (keg) | | 1 |
| Barney's - Good Ordinary Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Cromarty - Happy Chappy | | 1 |
| six°north - Hop Classic (keg) | | 2 |
| Windswept - APA | | 1 |
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | | 8 |
| Houston - Crystal | Not Tried | 0 |
| six°north - Prototype | Not Tried | 0 |
| Windswept - Wolf | Not Tried | 0 |
| Strathaven - Summer Glow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island | Not Tried | 0 |
| Houston - Killellan | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kelburn - Pivo Estivo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Caledonian - XPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Lia Fail | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burnside - Wild Rhino | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Latitude Pilsner (Atlas range) | Not Tried | 0 |
| six°north - Jozef Blond (keg) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
28 Sep 2013 (McGargle)
Great beers but wet feet. Overflowing urinal solved by placing a small bucket below which promptly overflowed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton - Moor Top | 3.60 | | Top quality ultra-pale ale. Fruity and very bitter. Almost 5*. |
| Bristol Beer Factory - Sunrise | 4.40 | | A darker gold. Earthy and bitter. |
| Cromarty - Happy Chappy | 4.10 | | Against the sharp focus of the BBF and Buxton beers this seemed a bit muddled. Normally a 4* beer I wonder if that's because we're usually starved of top comparisons and tend to over-rate? |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Latitude Pilsner (Atlas range) | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Burnside - Wild Rhino | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Hop Classic (keg) | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Wonderlust Wheat (keg) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Jozef Blond (keg) | 4.00 | Not Tried |
13 Sep 2013 (Ray)
Busy. Willing staff.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 | | Dry, bitter and refreshing. |
| Cromarty - Atlantic Drift | 3.50 |  | Much less hoppy and focussed than the keg version. Aggressive, almost metallic, finish. |
| six°north - Beyond the Pale (keg) | 4.20 |  | From a new keg this was muddled. Too smooth and balanced. No bitter dryness. No real hop presence either. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Lia Fail | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Burnside - Wild Rhino | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Hop Classic (keg) | 6.60 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Prototype | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Windswept - APA | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Wonderlust Wheat (keg) | 4.60 | Not Tried |
06 Sep 2013 (McGargle)
Busy early evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| six°north - Hop Classic (keg) | 6.60 | | Darker, cloudier and less well defined than earlier samples. |
| Alechemy - Citra Burst | 5.40 | | Dark golden ale somehow missing the sharp freshness of citra hops. Were they masked by the forward malt? |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Caledonian - XPA | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| six°north - Prototype | 4.20 | Not Tried |
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. |
About The Marine Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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 | 2 |
| 102 |
| 185 |
| 85 |
| 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 306 times, seen 415 different beers and tried 230 of them.
Postcode: AB39 2JY