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 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the jolly judge. Pours hazy golden, nose is lemon, funk, grapefruit, taste is zesty citrus, funky, tart.
Tried on 13 Oct 2018 at 07:34

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle picked up at Lidls. It pours clear rich amber with a medium white head. The aroma is fresh, zingy grapefruit, perfumed, oily, resinous and a touch of toffee. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, rawness, grapefruit, pithy, zesty, slightly soapy, peppery spice and varnish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Not a huge amount to it and has a heavier malt base than I like for this style, but it drinks well.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2018 at 11:46

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle from Lidl. Clear amber with a moderate white head. Sweet tropical fruit aroma, flavour is soft and buttery with some citrus and pineapple coming through late. Not for me
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2018 at 22:11

6/10
Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2018 at 13:54

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at @ECBF 2018 Saturday afternoon... Amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet herbal toffee fruit nose m. Soft zezty sherbert lemon fruits.. Juicy zezty sherbert finish
Tried on 24 Aug 2018 at 12:36

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On keg at the Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - golden with steady carbonation and a neat lacy head. Nose - lemon sherbet and funky. Slight lanolin thing too. Taste - long, dry and funky lemon. Yeasty funk after the lemon peeters out. Palate - light bodied with a long lean middle and end. Tight and concentrated. Overall - good. This brewery is getting better all the time.
Tried from Draft on 20 Aug 2018 at 13:16

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at The Royal Dick. Hazy pale golden body with a thin white head. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of Refreshers and grapefruit. Flavour of bitter lemon and sour Skittles. Thin body with a spritzy mouthfeel. Light fizz. Zingy and refreshing - perfect for a sunny day like this.
Tried on 14 Jul 2018 at 21:09

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Keg at The Royal Dick. Clear golden body with a thin white head that holds well. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of grain and raw potato. Flavour of soft malts and cracker. Thin to medium body with a smooth texture. Light fizz. A simple, well rounded Lager with a great mouthfeel.
Tried on 14 Jul 2018 at 21:06

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Aldi beer fest. Dark amber with a moderate off white. Caramel aroma, flavour is toffee, chocolate (oddly) and a little spice. Really like this
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2018 at 19:52

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle (7.5% ABV) from Cork & Cask. Black body with a thick beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of chocolate and vanilla. Flavour of roasted malts, rust and a sweet edge. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. An excellent beer. Wish I’d been able to try this on cask.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2018 at 21:23