Barney's Beer in Scotland - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

Barney's Beer

Microbrewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Royal Dick (Barney's)

Established in 2010

Contact

1 Summerhall Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL, Scotland

+44 7512 253660

info@barneysbeer.co.uk

Description

Barney’s started brewing at Summerhall in July 2012 in time to supply the venue’s Royal Dick Bar for the Fringe, but Barney himself began brewing aged 16 as a brewery apprentice. After bagging a first class degree in Brewing and Distilling at Heriot Watt University and packing in a high flying career promoting rum and whisky around the world, Barney decided it was high time he started to brew his own beer.

In doing so, his immaculate microbrewery has injected new life into Edinburgh’s brewing history, not least because he’s chosen to resurrect a brewery at Summerhall where beer has been brewed off and on for three centuries.

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7.8

CraftBeerNick (11220) reviewed Side Quest from Barney's Beer 1 month ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home, shared with James, 28th February 2026. Pours clean and golden, aroma is aromatic, citrus and resin. Taste is pleasant, floral and citrus, light pine and bitter - good drinking

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2026 at 16:23

7.5

jamestulloch (9727) reviewed Air Friar from Barney's Beer 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Great Grog. Amber body with a light haze and a thin off-white head. Lively carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of grass, white bread and cardamom. Flavour of lemon and marzipan. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Light fizz. It lacks the sweetness of my favourite dubbels, but this is still a tasty and interesting beer.

Tried from Can from Great Grog Bottle Shop on 05 Feb 2026 at 17:21

7.5

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Meadow Pale from Barney's Beer 2 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

keg at the jolly judge ...golden amber ...thin white lacing ..soft sweet dry floral fruit nose ...soft sweet juicy fruit ..light bready sweet fruit

Tried on 28 Jan 2026 at 13:52

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Anubis from Barney's Beer 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

cask at the jolly judge ....dark black ..thin tan lacing ...soft sweet sweet chocolate Roast malts ...soft sweet dry woody chocolate roast malts ..Light sweet soft chocolate roast malts

Tried on 28 Jan 2026 at 13:50

7.3

jamestulloch (9727) reviewed Side Quest from Barney's Beer 3 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Great Grog. Golden body with a very faint haze and a thin white head. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of toast, orange and apricot. Flavour of orange rind and straw. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Tangy and tasty.

Tried from Can from Great Grog Bottle Shop on 04 Jan 2026 at 21:07

7.4

LazyPyro (10170) reviewed Side Quest from Barney's Beer 4 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of sweet caramel/toffee malts, grapefruit, resin. Taste is initially sweet and malty, caramel, toffee, resinous, grapefruit, marmalade, bitter finish. Medium bodied. Good but a bit too much of the malt sweetness for me.

Tried from Can from Elusive Brewing on 19 Dec 2025 at 23:36

7.3

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Air Friar from Barney's Beer 4 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

keg at the hanging bat ...copper ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel bready nose ...soft sweet caramel toffee malts ..soft bready toffee fruit ..soft sweet malts ..Light bitter finish

Tried on 30 Nov 2025 at 16:00

6.1

LazyPyro (10170) reviewed Stone’s Throw from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

440ml can. Almost clear golden with a huge white head. Aroma of bready malts, overripe citrus. Taste of bready malts with a fairly sweet overripe citrusy tang, some grass and grains. Light-medium bodied. Bit too sweet for my liking, but ok.

Tried from Can from Hop Shop Aberdeen on 20 Oct 2025 at 03:59

6.3

Grumbo (24737) ticked Volcano IPA from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

9/10/2025. Cask at the 2025 Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival.

Tried from Cask on 09 Oct 2025 at 16:17

6.5

Grumbo (24737) ticked Red Rye from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5