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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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 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

6/10
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

6/10
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

7.4/10 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

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml can from Cork & Cask. Gluten Free. Pale golden colour, bubbly white foam leaving alittle lacing and aroma of malt, grass, citric. Taste is sweet, malty, grains, tangy, citric, with some hay and grassy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2023 at 20:38

6.8/10
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2023 at 02:15

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beer Gonzo a while back. It pours clear pale gold with a teeny wee head. The aroma is big brett vibes, musty, funky dirty manure, damp basement, zingy, lemon peel, grape skin, gooseberry, touch of summer berry and damp oak. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, puckering, lemon - lime, grapefruit, grape, gooseberry, sherbet, nip of acidity, white wine vinegar, tangfastics, deep funk, barnyard, must and damp wood with a dry finish. Average body and light/fine carbonation. Nice funk and vinous vibe. Perhaps lacks a touch of depth? Decent anyhow.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2023 at 12:24