Barney's Beer

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

Established in 2010

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1 Summerhall Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL, Scotland
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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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Cork and Cask. Pours hazy yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of melon and pineapple. Taste is a bit thin. Light bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 07 Oct 2023 at 19:56


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from somewhere that I can't remember. It pours clear Chardonnay gold with a bubbly white head. The aroma is musty, funky, vinous, tart white grape, hay, dry oak, gooseberry, melon and a touch of sherbet. The taste is a touch dry to begin with, crisp, dry oak, light tannin, hay, lemon - lime, gooseberry, white grape, vinous, crisp Chardonnay, crunchy, light acidity and granny smith apple with a drying finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Nice white white wine character. Very drinkable. Quaffable.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2023 at 16:02


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On cask at the Guildford Arms. Appearance - golden amber with a very thin head. Nose - caramel, bread and an edge of vanilla custard. A bit floral. Taste - creamy caramel and vanilla. Palate - light bodied, roasty sweet middle and finish Overall - ok.

Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2023 at 16:35


7

Bottle at home... Golden... Thin white lacing.. Soft sharp funk fruit nose.. Soft floral funk.. Juicy fruit soft floral light salty citrus fruit

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2023 at 18:18


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On keg at Teuchters on 12/08/23. Appearance - pale lemon and hazy. Creamy white head. Nose - orange, melon and mango. Taste - tropical and citrus again. Zesty finish. Palate - high carbonation, light bodied, zesty finish. Overall - good. And would be interesting to dry on cask if available.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2023 at 18:13


8

Bottle at home... July 2023 Dark black. Mthin tan lacing.. Soft sweet licorice chocolate roast malts nose... Soft sweet chocolate.. Light sweet brown sugers.. Rum.. Light licorice chocolate bottle at ashs ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ..big rum nose ..dark dusty chocolate roast malts ..massive rum3.9

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2023 at 17:16


8

LBottle at home..deep black... Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet roast.. Rich chocolate.. Light sherry fruit nose... Juicy roast.. Sweet woody chocolate.. Mellow sherry... Its a good solid stout

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2023 at 19:01


6

Cask at jolly judge... Golden amber... Thin white lacing... Soft herbal dry lemon.. Soft dry fruit.. Light dry fruit

Tried from Cask on 20 Jun 2023 at 18:39


6

Cask at the hanging bat.. Amber... No heas6... Soft sweet fruit.. Soft juicy caramel fruit

Tried from Cask on 14 Jun 2023 at 15:31


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On cask at the Hanging Bat. Appearance - hazy golden. Cream head. Nose - orange and bready. Taste ripe mandarin and brown bread. Palate - light bodied, fruity and dry on the finish. Overall - good.

Tried from Cask on 12 Jun 2023 at 13:57