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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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jamestulloch (10072) reviewed
Noisepop from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Top Cellar. Milky golden body with an off-white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of orange cream and straw. Flavour of melon and apricot. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. One of my favourite Barney beers I’ve tried.
Tried from Can on 20 Jan 2024 at 22:09
McCash (16382) reviewed
Concept #3 from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Cork & Cask. Appearance - cloudy orange to brown. Foamy, off-white head. Nose - fruit cake, brown bread and orange peel. Taste - orange, caramel, brown bread. Marmalade and sweet spice. Palate - medium bodied, creamy and tangy middle. Dry, tangy finish. Overall - I like this a lot.
Tried from Can on 19 Jan 2024 at 20:08
McCash (16382) reviewed
Noisepop from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Cork & Cask. Appearance - murky yellow with a snow white head. Nose - orange, apricot, almost into marmalade. Definitely Jaffa Cake orange jam filling. Taste - orange jam, zest and a bit of green hop going on too. Palate - light to medium bodied, creamy middle and bitter green finish. Overall - better nose than taste.
Tried from Can on 19 Jan 2024 at 19:47
ianwelby (4915) reviewed
Sherbet from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Crystal clear with a good white head. Light, fruity aroma. Flavourly is lightly tart with citrus, sugary sherbet, a decent saltiness which balances it. Sessionable!
Tried on 19 Jan 2024 at 16:42
McCash (16382) reviewed
Budgie from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Cork & Cask. Appearance - amber to copper with a foamy white head. Nose - banana, bubblegum and fruit salad sweets. Taste - more banana with some tinned fruit salad. Thankfully not as sweet as the nose. Palate - light bodied, good mid texture, fairly dry finish. Overall - quite nice.
Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2024 at 18:11
cagarvie (40318) ticked
Post Mortem #10 - Macaroon from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
8/10
keg at Gravity Friday 2023... dark black.. thick tan head.. soft sweet chocolate.. light roast.. biv coconut roast..... dark chocolate roast malts... heavy sweet chocolate Roast malts.. massive coconut.. little over sweet... but wow
Tried on 04 Jan 2024 at 09:53
cagarvie (40318) ticked
Nebulous from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
7/10
keg at Gravity Friday 2023.. hazy amber. thin white lacing. soft sweet banana herbal fruit nose.. soft sweet juicy sweet banana
Tried on 04 Jan 2024 at 09:50
Stuu (35163) reviewed
Post Mortem #10 - Macaroon from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at fierce edinburgh. Pours black, nose is chocolate, coconut, cream, taste is similar, quite sweet. --- Beer merged from original tick of Post Mortem #10 (Macaroon) on 04 Jan 2024 at 09:25 - Score: 8
Tried on 04 Jan 2024 at 09:37
Stuu (35163) reviewed
Faux from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can at Ellen's. Pours hazy yellow amber, a nose is floral, orange, sherbert, taste is lemon sherbert, floral, zesty.
Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2023 at 20:31
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Concept #3 from Barney's Beer
2 years ago
7.8/10 — 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