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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can at The Royal Dick. It pours hazy golden with a medium white head. The aroma is fresh, zingy, orange and lemons, lemon sherbet, sour candy and orange chewits. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, big lemon sherbet vibe, zingy, sour candy, sherbet dib dab, lemon verbena with a sherbety finish. Light to medium sized moderate, foamy carbonation. Not a huge amount of depth, but it is very fun and well done. True to its name.
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2019 at 12:07

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Clear golden colour, medium sized creamy white head; aroma and taste of peach or apricot, mango, sloght grapeseeds and maltyness; not a hop bomb but still enjoyable
Tried on 15 Mar 2019 at 19:58

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Clear amber body with a thin off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of honey, kidney beans and toast. Flavour of wood and parma violets. Thin body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. There’s an unusual woody note to this. It’s fine overall.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2019 at 19:56

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On cask at the Blue Blazer. Appearance - dark brown to black. Flat white type head. Nose - some sweetness but mostly nuts and dry chocolate. Taste - more nuts, dark chocolate and roast. Palate - close to medium bodied and creamy. Decent linger. Overall - a solid citizen.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jan 2019 at 21:39

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at jolly judge... Amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft dry floral peach fruit nose... Light floral fruit.. Thin dry peach
Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2018 at 08:21

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the jolly judge. Pours clear golden Amber, nose is toffee, peach, lemon, taste is juicy, sweet, floral.
Tried from Cask on 03 Dec 2018 at 08:25

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at st Andrews potterrow. Pours hazy golden orange, nose is a little oniony, grapefruit, toffee, taste is biscuity, light fruit, very dry.
Tried on 19 Nov 2018 at 07:59

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at craft beer experience. Pours reddish, nose is blackcurrant funk, grassy, taste is tart, juicy fruit.
Tried on 19 Nov 2018 at 07:56

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg at craft beer experience. Pours golden, nose is toffee, hay, floral, taste is sweet toffee, grassy, hay.
Tried on 16 Nov 2018 at 22:16

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the brauhaus. Pours golden, nose is citrus, light smoke, toffee, taste is sweet toffee lemon, dry finish.
Tried on 12 Nov 2018 at 10:19