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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask half-pint on 9th July 2017 in The Roseburn, Edinburgh. Golden pour, white crown with lacing. Citrusy brew with a light malty undertone: did not take to it at all for some reason.
Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2017 at 17:25

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
8th July 2017: cask half-pint in the Caley Sample Room, Edinburgh. Golden pour, white head. Hoppy brew with a farmyard like aroma and taste (dirty lines?). Interesting, even if there was an infection or line problem. At least it had an aroma and taste that wasn’t of citrus fruits!
Tried from Cask on 13 Jul 2017 at 02:31

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the blazer... Hazy amber... Thin white lacing... Floral dry citrus fruits nose.. Juicy fruits... Light dry fruits big juicy fruits...juicy floral orange Something in background im not so sure of
Tried on 08 Jul 2017 at 04:28

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Many cans at a gig at Summerhall. Pours hazy golden with a thin white head. Aromas of citrus, light sweet fruits. Taste is light bitter, nice crisp finish.
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2017 at 01:51

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at blazer... Murky amber.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet toffee fruit.. Light zezty raspberry fruits nose... Soft tart fruits... Fruity.. Zezty raspberry..... Juicy raspberry fruits juicy raspberry fruits
Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2017 at 13:54

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Hazy Amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet floral fruit nose... Soft toffee fruit.. Light banana fruit.. Juicy fruits
Tried on 04 Jul 2017 at 13:54

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the blue blazer. Pours deep orange, nose is raspberry, burnt rubber, taste is tart, raspberry, bit harsh.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2017 at 02:22

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the blue blazer. Pours hazy yellow orange, nose is citrus fruit, yeasty, toffee, taste is sweet orange, clementine, yeasty. --- Beer merged from original tick of Clarence Clementine Jnr on 19 Aug 2017 at 09:57 - Score: 7
Tried on 03 Jul 2017 at 02:22

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the blue blazer. Pours golden, nose is banana, yeasty, lemon, taste is similar, grassy.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2017 at 02:21

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the blue blazer. Pours golden amber, nose is light citrus, toffee, taste is dry toffee, biscuity, sweet.
Tried from Cask on 03 Jul 2017 at 02:15