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The Grill (McGinty's Group) [More Visits ]
Visits Details 01 Jul 2022 (McGargle)
Stewart - Citra Blonde 4.00 Typically malt led Stewart brew with a refreshing hop hit. Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted 3.80 Not Tried Inveralmond - Lia Fail 4.70 Not Tried Cromarty - Kowabunga 4.60 Not Tried Only 1/3 pint left. Harviestoun - Wheat Beastie 4.20 Not Tried
22 Jun 2022 (McGargle)
Pint and nip is the order of the day. Not for me.
Cromarty - Happy Chappy 4.10 Cool, fresh but a tad yeasty. Timothy Taylor - Landlord 4.30 Not Tried Orkney (Sinclair) - Corncrake Ale 4.10 Not Tried Harviestoun - Wheat Beastie 4.20 Not Tried
26 Jul 2021 (McGargle)
Pleasant in the outdoor seating on Union Street. Excellent service.
Timothy Taylor - Landlord 4.30 Well worth its 4*. Crisp, fresh and flavoursome. Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted 3.80 Not Tried
02 Feb 2020 (McGargle)
Jarl. £4.10.
Fyne - Jarl 3.80 After a long journey this was just the job. Windswept - Mistral 0.00 Gluten free but thin. Spey Valley - Sunshine on Keith 3.50 Not Tried Stewart - Radical Road Reverse 4.60 Not Tried Keith - Stout Keith 5.00 Not Tried
01 May 2019 (McGargle)
New owners as of 5pm yesterday. They're hoping to fix the toilets. Good idea.
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Orkney Session 3.80 Grainy in the house style. Inveralmond - Ossian's Ale 4.10 Not Tried Swannay (formerly Highland) - Island Hopping 3.90 Not Tried Stewart - Jack Back 3.70 Not Tried MòR - Tea Vicar 3.80 Not Tried
05 Jul 2018 (McGargle)
Early evening and busy. Free beer as the Peko ran out before they could pull full measure.
Fyne - Pekko 3.80 Fresh single hop pale ale. Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted 3.80 Not Tried Fyne - Maverick 4.20 Not Tried Windswept - Wolf 6.00 Not Tried
29 Dec 2016 (McGargle)
Busy after work.
Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted 3.80 Surprising how quickly a revolutionary beer subsides to middle of the road. Fyne - Maverick 4.20 Muddy. Deeside - Swift 3.80 Not Tried Deeside - Blonde 3.80 Not Tried
03 Oct 2016 (McGargle)
Friendly service.
Orkney (Sinclair) - Corncrake Ale 4.10 Uninspiring golden ale. Deeside - Swift 3.80 Served in good condition this was supposed to be an American Pale Ale. It wasn't. Just a characterless bitter. Orkney (Sinclair) - Dark Island 4.60 Not Tried Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregor 4.00 Not Tried Windswept - Weizen 5.20 Not Tried
22 Sep 2016 (McGargle)
Spoiled for choice. As always the service was excellent. Friendly welcome and staff always knew who was next to be served. Others take note.
Fyne - Jarl 3.80 Crisp and refreshing. Fyne - Superior IPA 7.10 Not Tried Cromarty - Hit The Lip 3.80 Not Tried Windswept - Wolf 6.00 Not Tried six°north - Hopocrisy 4.80 Not Tried Deeside - Blonde 3.80 Not Tried
30 Dec 2015 (McGargle)
Typical crowd.
Fyne - Jarl 3.80 Bit tired. £2.80 a pint.
Fyne - Maverick 4.20 Not Tried Orkney (Sinclair) - Blizzard (Atlas range) 4.70 Not Tried
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Summary of Beer Scores
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The pub is found in Aberdeen , Aberdeenshire , AB11 6BA .
Long, narrow single roomed bar in Union Street, with very strong local trade. Usually three ales available plus an excellent selection of single malts. On CAMRA's National Inventory - have a look at the plaster work above the gantry. Bought by McGinty's Group in early 2019.
We have visited this pub 50 times, seen 59 different beers and tried 25 of them.
Map location
Postcode: AB11 6BA