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Krakatoa (formerly The Moorings Bar) (Free House)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt Mill - Pintle Pale Ale |  | 1 |
| Cromarty - Rogue Wave | | 1 |
| Cromarty - Ghost Town | | 1 |
| Siren Craft - Undercurrent |  | 1 |
| Fierce - Split Shift | | 1 |
| Loch Lomond - Why So Serious? | | 1 |
| Fyne - Avalanche | | 2 |
| Fyne - Jarl | | 2 |
| Cromarty - Goldilocks | | 1 |
| Cromarty - Whiteout | | 2 |
| Cromarty - Raptor |  | 1 |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Christmas Light | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cromarty - Happy Chappy | Not Tried | 0 |
| Spey Valley - Spey Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Cromarty - Red Rocker | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harviestoun - Haggis Hunter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Highland - Island Hopping | Not Tried | 0 |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Dark Munro | Not Tried | 0 |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Puffin Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
11 Dec 2025 (McGargle)
Blessed relief from the Festive fever. Also Crimarty 80/-.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Mill - Pintle Pale Ale | 4.30 | | Pale, crisp, refreshing. Happy reminder of summer |
| Cromarty - Happy Chappy | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Orkney (Sinclair) - Puffin Ale | 4.50 | Not Tried |
28 Jun 2024 (McGargle)
Quiet except for the Juke box.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Lomond - Why So Serious? | 3.80 | | American style pale ale. Clear, refreshing, thin |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Dark Munro | 4.00 | Not Tried |
14 Aug 2023 (McGargle)
Early in the week so just three cask beers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siren Craft - Undercurrent | 4.50 | | In fine form but a bit underwhelming. |
| Harviestoun - Haggis Hunter | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Highland - Island Hopping | 3.90 | Not Tried | Now badged as Swannay. |
06 Feb 2020 (McGargle)
Prog. music night on the jukebox. Atmosphere collapsed when I put Rancid on.
Five other cask ales not noted.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromarty - Goldilocks | 4.20 | |
22 Aug 2019 (McGargle)
Busy early evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Avalanche | 4.50 |  | Tired. Maybe 2.5*. |
13 Jun 2019 (McGargle)
Band night with seven college bands. Deep joy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | |
09 May 2019 (McGargle)
Great cask list.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromarty - Rogue Wave | 5.70 | | Subtly hopped IPA. |
| Cromarty - Whiteout | 3.80 | | Would be 4* but for a slightly astringent finish. |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Cromarty - Red Rocker | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Cromarty - Ghost Town | 5.80 | Not Tried |
25 Apr 2019 (McGargle)
Happily noisy. Four Windswept beers not noted.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyne - Avalanche | 4.50 | | Fruity, crisp and dry. |
| Cromarty - Red Rocker | 5.00 | Not Tried |
28 Dec 2018 (McGargle)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fierce - Split Shift | 5.50 | | Good APA |
| Cromarty - Raptor | 5.50 | | Described elsewhere as a Golden APA, this wasn't. It was dark brown with an unpleasant grainy astringency. Suspect the home-made pumpclip was wrong. |
21 Dec 2018 (McGargle)
Sanctuary. No Christmas jumpers or once a year drunkards.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromarty - Ghost Town | 5.80 | | |
| Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | | |
| Cromarty - Whiteout | 3.80 | | |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Christmas Light | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Cromarty - Happy Chappy | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Spey Valley - Spey Stout | 5.40 | Not Tried |
About the Krakatoa (formerly The Moorings Bar)
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 35 |
| 56 |
| 46 |
| 19 |
The pub is found in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB11 5AA.
Rock and metal music bar on Trinity Quay, with friendly staff and customers. Unstinting commitment to real ale - usually five from mostly Scottish micros (often BrewDog) on. Lined glasses used. Excellent selection of keg beers on font and plenty of interesting bottles - think Rodenbach, Cantillon and the like. Real Cider too. One of the best bars in Scotland and probably Britain, The Moorings Bar is an Aberdeen 'must visit'. Renamed in 2015. In March 2020 decided to closed for the duration of the Coronavirus alerts.
We have visited this pub 142 times, seen 159 different beers and tried 92 of them.
Postcode: AB11 5AA