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.
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
9/10/2025. Cask at the 2025 Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2025
at 16:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
9/10/2025. Cask at the 2025 Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2025
at 16:13
6.5/10
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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
7.4/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
8/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
7.9/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
7.6/10
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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