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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
330ml can from the brewery. Poured a hazy dark brown colour with a big fizzy off white head. The aroma is roasty malt liqourice, ashtray, light caramel. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a slightly crisp, earthy, mineral, hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average to lively carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2020
at 22:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a cloudy opaque dark golden with a creamy white head. Spicy, slight oxidation in nose? Good body considering its strength, hint of Sorachi? Alright. 150719
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2020
at 14:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, grainy, vegetal. Taste is sweetish, malty, bready, alittle toffee, caramel, with fruity hop and some bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2020
at 19:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Aldi, Inverurie. It pours hazy deep red - amber with a small, foamy white rim. The aroma is bright and zingy, tart raspberry, jammy, red apple skin, earthy, light spice and sponge cake. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, zingy and puckering, quite juicy, plenty of raspberry, red fruits, red grape, light cherry, nip of acidity and some spice, toastiness and earthy vibes with puckering raspberry finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2020
at 15:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Great Grog. Clear amber body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of nuts, caramel and wood. Flavour of stewed tea and berries. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A tasty beer but it doesn’t quite have the intended depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2020
at 21:40
3/10
Grainy, soapy, very very Chezc Pilsner like, but way worse
Tried
on 24 Dec 2019
at 15:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Aldi. Dark brown with a big foamy off white head. Sweet chocolate aroma, flavour had chocolate, coffee, caramel. Not complex but tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2019
at 22:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours golden amber, nose is burnt toffee, floral, caramel, taste is sticky caramel, pine.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2019
at 10:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Edinburgh craft beer experience... Hazy orange amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft earthy funk fruit nose... Soft sweet tart dry lime... Soft grain dry lime
Tried
on 06 Nov 2019
at 19:46