Barney's Beer in Scotland - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

Barney's Beer

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

Established in 2010

Contact

1 Summerhall Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL, Scotland

+44 7512 253660

info@barneysbeer.co.uk

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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6.5

Cheeseboard (6301) reviewed Gremlin from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml can online from Cork & Cask. Pours hazed yellow with white foam. Wheat, lemon, grassy aroma. Taste: light to moderate sweet with lighter bitterness. Medium body with foamy carbonation.

Tried from Can from Cork & Cask on 29 Sep 2025 at 21:40

7.4

allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed McClellan's Best Bitter from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

Cask at the Royal Dick. Pours clear amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of light malt and floral hops. Taste is tea and light soapy hops. Light bitter finish, a bit thin.

Tried on 28 Sep 2025 at 09:45

7.6

allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Squish #2 from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

Keg at Gravity 2025 Saturday. Pours murky yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of tropical fruit and citrus. Taste is green hop, but not too savoury. Light bitter finish.

Tried on 28 Sep 2025 at 08:53

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Post Mortem - Sweet and Salty Popcorn from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

keg at Gravity Friday 2025 ..mdark brown black ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel toffee ..rich chocolate roast malts nose .soft sweet salty chocolate Roast malts ..oddly again a little too sweet

Tried on 26 Sep 2025 at 14:41

7.6

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Post Mortem #01 - Chardonnay BA from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

keg at Gravity Friday 2025 ..hazy amber ...small white head ..soft dry white wine ..soft dry fruit nose . soft dry white wine ..soft fruit ..pithy ..dry fruit . long soft grape

Tried on 26 Sep 2025 at 14:22

7.9

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Post Mortem - Bramble Wild Ale from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

keg at Gravity Friday 2025 ...deep red ...thin white lacing ..soft sweet dry funk ..dry dark berries ..long dry fruit ..juicy fruits ..tart dry berries ..soft dry

Tried on 26 Sep 2025 at 14:12

7.6

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Black Cherry from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

keg at Gravity Friday 2025 ...deep red brown ..thin tan lacing ...soft sweet earthy cheer chocolate roast malts nose .soft sweet floral cheery fruit nose

Tried on 26 Sep 2025 at 14:02

7.6

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Post Mortem - Verbena Brett Pale from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

keg at Gravity Friday 2025 ...hazy amber ..big white head ..soft sweet funk fruit ..long soft brett nose ...Light dry fruit ..soft dry fruit

Tried on 26 Sep 2025 at 13:59

5.8

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Squish #2 from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

keg at Gravity Friday 2025 .....Light hazy golden ...thin white lacing ..soft sweet dry green floral hop nose ..soft dry tropical fruit ...big big green hop ...soft hop burn

Tried on 26 Sep 2025 at 13:55

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Return of the Mack from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

keg at Gravity Friday 2025 ..pale amber ...thin white lacing ..soft sweet cucumber fruit nose ...Light sweet fruit nose ..dry fruit ..big cucumber fruit ..lightest tequila

Tried on 26 Sep 2025 at 13:53

Brewery Stats

Score	6.76
Beers	140
Ticks	463

Top Reviewers (Not including batches)

	cagarvie	89
	Stuu	83
	allmyvinyl	46
	McCash	34
	jamestulloch	30
	Scopey	27
	Mabuzzer	12
	jimgreen	9
	Leighton	8
	Grumbo	6

Barney's Beer

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

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Cheeseboard (6301) reviewed Gremlin from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed McClellan's Best Bitter from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Squish #2 from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Post Mortem - Sweet and Salty Popcorn from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Post Mortem #01 - Chardonnay BA from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Post Mortem - Bramble Wild Ale from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Black Cherry from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Post Mortem - Verbena Brett Pale from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

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

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Squish #2 from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

cagarvie (40235) reviewed Return of the Mack from Barney's Beer 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

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