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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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can from Aldi Loco Works. It pours clear reddish - brown with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, sappy, pine, baked goods, brown bread, spice, some fruitiness, jam and candied citrus. The taste is initially dry and toothy, bitter - sweet, pithy, zesty, grapefruit vibes, touch of blood orange, waxy peel, resin, pine, touch jammy, green and a touch of spice with a drying, woody finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Has a fair amount to it, especially considering the abv. Decent.
Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2022 at 12:38

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On keg at the Pitt. Appearance - golden and hazy. Creamy white head. Nose - pineapple, tinned pear and an edge of passion fruit. Taste - ripe pear, passion fruit and papaya. Palate - light to medium bodied, creamy middle and balanced bitterness on the finish. Overall - lovely beer.
Tried on 29 May 2022 at 09:52

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On keg at the Pitt. Appearance - golden yellow. Thin white head. Nose - lemon, corn and bread. Taste - bread mainly, some citrus. Palate - light bodied and fairly dry on the finish. Overall - OK.
Tried on 29 May 2022 at 08:09

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Lost In Leith. Appearance - golden and fairly clear. Thin white head. Nose - honey, stewed apple and funk. Taste - light funk and honey again, funk and tart at the back. Palate - light bodied, tart but not as persistent as the Pinot version. Overall - decent.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2022 at 21:01

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from Cork & Cask. Pours lightly unclear orange-gold with a small, foamy white head. Lightly sweet, decent wheat bread character, subtle raspberry, minimal lemon. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Wheaty biscuits to finish, more soft fruity notes. Rather drinkable. Could be a bit sweeter, fruitier. But nice overall.
Tried from Can on 10 Feb 2022 at 16:59

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours clear golden with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of lemon, funk, wood, white wine, sherbet. Taste is more lemon, cider, hay, light acetic. Sour finish. A tad thin.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2022 at 17:22

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Aldi Loco Works. It pours darkest brown to black with a decent, lasting tan head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, creamy, milk chocolate, toasty malt, coffee grounds, tiramisu, vanilla and toasted marshmallow. The taste is initially dry and roasty, some decent bitterness which lingers, but then it sweetens up, vanilla, marshmallow, milk chocolate, wagon wheels, coffee action, toasty and earthy with a dry roasted finish. Average body and moderate, fizzy carbonation. Works pretty well tbh. Was slightly put off by the dessert beer and suggesting more sweetness than it has. Decent.
Tried from Can on 02 Feb 2022 at 15:45

6/10
Tried on 31 Jan 2022 at 16:02

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours hazy yellow, nose is funk, lemon, apricot, berries, taste is dry, funk, some citrus, wood. --- Beer merged from original tick of Post Mortem #2 (Pinot Noir) on 24 Jan 2022 at 14:03 - Score: 7
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2022 at 14:03

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy yellow with a thin white head. Nose - wood, almond, hay and green apple. Taste - green apple, light wood and lemon zest. Palate - light bodied, zesty sour middle and finish. Overall - very nice. Not as sour as some of the Belgian examples.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2022 at 14:03