Barney's Beer
Microbrewery
in
Edinburgh,
Edinburgh,
Scotland 🏴
Associated Venue: Royal Dick (Barney's)
Established in 2010
Contact
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.
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Summerhall. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Strong tropical fruit aromas. Taste adds some orange zest. Fruity finish. Nice.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2023
at 09:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Summerhall. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel, vanilla and faint lemon. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2023
at 09:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Summerhall. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of floral hops, malt and light spice. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2023
at 09:11
6.4/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
6.4/10
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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
7/10
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
7.1/10
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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
8/10
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
8/10
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