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The Marine Hotel (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Burnside - M-Pire |  | 1 |
| Fyne - Vital Spark | | 1 |
| Fyne - Jarl | | 3 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord |  | 4 |
| Cairngorm - Wildcat | | 1 |
| Kelburn - Dark Moor |  | 1 |
| Stewart - Festival Ale | | 1 |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Orkney Best | | 1 |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa Special | | 1 |
| Belhaven - IPA | | 1 |
| Burnside - Black Katz |  | 1 |
| Cairngorm - Black Gold | | 1 |
| Black Sheep - Golden Sheep | | 1 |
| Deeside - No. 3 | | 1 |
| Burnside - 3-Bullz | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kelburn - Goldihops | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Houston - Peter's Well | Not Tried | 0 |
| Houston - Crystal | Not Tried | 0 |
| Belhaven - 80/- or 80 Shilling | Not Tried | 0 |
| Williams Brothers - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Houston - Killellan | Not Tried | 0 |
| Inveralmond - Dunottar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Strathaven - Lines Out | Not Tried | 0 |
| BrewDog - Riptide Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
10 Jul 2011 (Ray)
Great atmosphere. Stonehaven Folk Festival saw performers along the harbour-side and in the pubs. Feeling generous with the scores. On another day they could all have been 2*.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | Strangely muted. |
| Kelburn - Dark Moor | 4.50 | | Dark drab brown in the glass and in the mouth. Hints of chocolate but not much else happening. |
| Stewart - Festival Ale | 3.90 | | Don't know why Stewart produce specials. They taste just the same as their standard range. Not a lot of hops, not much from the malt just a copper colour in the glass. |
24 Jun 2011 (Ray)
Lovely evening. Microlights overhead and sea cadets on the water. Perfect.
Earlier had called in at The Liquor Store in Stonehaven's Market Place to pick up bottles from Kernel, Mallinson's and Rogue.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | | First pint of 3 in the round smelt slightly eggy but the others were spot on. Served cool and refreshing. Tight white head, straw body. Citrus burst on the nose followed through a clean bitter, grapefruity taste with satisfying finish. All complemented by a solid malt base. |
| Belhaven - IPA | 3.80 | | Not, as suspected, a clone of GK IPA this is a marginally better beer. Lighter in colour with some floral hints on nose and body it still seemed thin and most certainly not an IPA in style or execution. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Williams Brothers - Gold | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Dunottar | 4.20 | Not Tried |
17 Jun 2011 (McGargle)
Beautiful evening; busy pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Vital Spark | 4.40 | | Deep mahogany with long lasting thick beige head. Rich hoppy and malty body with herbal and pine hints. Satisfyingly bitter with drying finish. |
| Black Sheep - Golden Sheep | 3.90 | | Sour. Almost 1*. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Belhaven - 80/- or 80 Shilling | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Dunottar | 4.20 | Not Tried |
04 Jun 2011 (McGargle)
Busy. Pleasant atmosphere ruined by drunken bums on the harbour wall. To their credit The Marine staff did try and sort things out.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside - M-Pire | 5.20 | | Traditional, well brewed strong bitter. |
| Houston - Crystal | 5.00 | Not Tried |
14 May 2011 (Ray)
Busy - mostly people enjoying a beer and a natter.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairngorm - Wildcat | 5.10 | | Strong bitter. Dark amber with beige head. Slightly sweet and spicy. Good bitter finish. |
| Burnside - Black Katz | 3.60 | | A rather thin stout. Deep red almost black. Roasty aromas with a flash of chocolate on the taste then a dominating, overly aggressive bitterness (not entirely from the hops) carried to a long astringent finish. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Houston - Peter's Well | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Dunottar | 4.20 | Not Tried |
07 May 2011 (McGargle)
Busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa Special | 4.20 | | |
| Deeside - No. 3 | 4.00 | | Another thin and anonymous golden. Some citrus hints which died quickly in the glass. |
| Belhaven - Caledonian Deuchars IPA | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | Surprised to see this turning up. |
| Inveralmond - Dunottar | 4.20 | Not Tried |
22 Apr 2011 (McGargle)
Really busy but good, quick service.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Orkney Best | 3.60 | | Initial floral hints soon gave way to a slightly soapy and astringent taste. |
| Cairngorm - Black Gold | 4.40 | | First impressions on the nose and mouth were of unreconstructed chocolate but these soon subsided to reveal the sourness of a beer on the turn. |
| Kelburn - Goldihops | 3.80 | Not Tried |
14 Apr 2011 (McGargle)
Convivial. Lots of visitors enjoying Stonehaven.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | | Enjoyable session beer. Not quite as forward as two days ago. Mellowed a little and lost a bit. |
| Houston - Killellan | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Burnside - 3-Bullz | 3.80 | Not Tried |
12 Apr 2011 (McGargle)
Good mid-week crowd.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 |  | Extraordinary! Very pale with tight white head. Bursting with citrus aromas which explode in the mouth - mostly grapefruit but orange and peach also present. Good malt body and long bittering finish. Served in excellent condition. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | Interesting to see how beer evolves. Gone are the biscuit hints replaced by more floral flavours. Slightly more assertive mouth feel. |
10 Apr 2011 (Ray)
Beautiful evening to enjoy a beer on the harbour side.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | At its best this is an excellent traditional bitter. Good malt body hints of biscuit and enough bitterness to make it moreish. |
| Houston - Killellan | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Inveralmond - Dunottar | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Strathaven - Lines Out | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| BrewDog - Riptide Stout | 4.10 | Not Tried | At 4.1% this cannot be Riptide an 8% Imperial Stout. |
About The Marine Hotel
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 2 |
| 99 |
| 184 |
| 84 |
| 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 300 times, seen 410 different beers and tried 226 of them.
Postcode: AB39 2JY