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.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
can at home from CollaBoostFest 2020. A hazed browny amber coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is semi sweet, caramel, biscuity malts, orange rind, dirty pine, dishwater, some alcohol. flavour is composed of dirty grains, light wheat, lemon rind, zesty, green citrus, rye bready, woody pine. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, moderate carbonation, Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Nov 2020
at 22:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Dogtap. It pours cloudy orangey - amber with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet, biscuit, cereal, spice, bread, oat biscuits, soft fruitiness and light sugar. The taste is dry, pretty bitter, spicy, herbal, metallic, biscuit, hay, cereal, bitter orange, campari, bit of bubbelgum, earthy, ki of alcohol, pine, bitters and wood with a drying, toothy metallic finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. A weird mix of stuff going down. A bit clashing.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Nov 2020
at 11:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Often like the idea behind milk stouts more than the reality. So this pours near black to the eye, with a red tinge in backlight, and a foamy beige head. The aroma promises some roasted malt and chocolate sweetness, but it’s the latter that predominates in the flavour, with a hint of dry bitterness in the finish. Where were the marshmallows? Again, doesn’t quite hit the expectations, but decent enough
Tried
on 12 Nov 2020
at 19:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can picked up deep reddish with a frothy beige head. The aroma is tart, tangy, sour cherry, spicy, bakewell, jammy, candy and cherry drops. The taste is tart, tangy, bitter - sweet, ripe cherry, cherry drops, cranberry, salt & vinegar crisps, earthy, spice and just a touch of alcohol with a earthy, woody finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Ok, but lacks a bit of clarity.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2020
at 17:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Lidl. Off black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty sweet not much marsh mallow. Hints of bitter chocolate. Light thinish body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2020
at 23:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
330ml can from Lidl. Hazy yellow with a small white head. Citrus aroma, flavour is citrus and cereal. Could be more fruity
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2020
at 22:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Lidl (7.4% ABV); BBE Jan 2022. Drank at home on 3rd Oct 2020. Tanned head on a black body, nose and taste of malty molasses, semi-sweet and smooth; not too sure I could find any 'marshmallow' esters or flavours but it's a decent milk stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2020
at 05:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Lidl. Near black in colour with a decently-sized, off-white, head. Vanilla oak, milk chocolate, a whiff of marshmallow and some toasty malts, before a warming and sweet finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2020
at 14:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Aldi. It pours cloudy mango orange with a small white cap. The aroma is sweet and tangy, very juicy, loads of stone fruit, mango, apricot, nectarine, orange creamsicle and sherbet. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, tangy, sweet - sour, juicy stone fruit, big apricot character, peach, mango, bright sherbet vibes and refreshers with a dryish finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Works really well actually. Nice blast of stone fruit and sherbet. Not a huge amount of depth, very enjoyable nonetheless.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Sep 2020
at 12:27
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Lidl Well the aroma is definitely very strongly marshmallow ! Pours a very dark reddish brown with a small transient beige head. Not so much marshmallow in the taste, though it is there. More milky coffee, roasted malts and dark fruits. Bitter coffee grounds in the finish. Really easy drinking – I was shocked when I looked to see how strong it was !
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2020
at 18:48