Barney's Beer

Microbrewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Royal Dick (Barney's)

Established in 2010

Contact
1 Summerhall Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL, Scotland
+44 7512 253660
info@barneysbeer.co.uk
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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cagarvie

6
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Pitt Beer from Barney's Beer 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Keg at jolly judge... As #2... Golden yellow.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet grassy fruits nose.. Light dry hay fruits.. Soft floral lemon... Quite neutral and easy

Tried on 16 May 2017 at 10:00

Stuu

6.4
Stuu (34178) reviewed Pitt Beer from Barney's Beer 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at the jolly judge. Pours clear golden, nose is floral, toffee, hay, taste is sweet, grassy, light lemon.

Tried on 14 May 2017 at 09:52

jamestulloch

6.4
jamestulloch (9727) reviewed Vital Juices from Barney's Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Cork & Cask. Clear amber body with a a few bits of sediment floating beneath a medium off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of copper and mango peel. Flavour of watery lemon and grain. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Soft fizz. Simple and refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2017 at 14:36

cagarvie

7.3
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Vital Juices from Barney's Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at the Guildford arms... Golden amber... Small off white head... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Bitter fruit.. Light toffee fruit malt

Tried from Cask on 02 Apr 2017 at 11:06

cagarvie

6.5
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Summerhall from Barney's Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

4.6 can ... Amber... Massive white head.... Soft dry peach orange fruits nose... Little too fizzy... Soft caramel toffee malts . Light dry floral fruits

Tried from Can on 02 Apr 2017 at 11:02

cagarvie

6.8
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Bastard Amber (5.2%) from Barney's Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Copper... Small white head.. Soft dry passion.. Sweet toffee fruit nose.. Light bitter fruits.. Soft toffee fruit

Tried on 02 Apr 2017 at 11:00

McCash

6.6
McCash (16153) reviewed Extra Pale from Barney's Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at the Firkin and Footlights. Appearance - golden with some head. Nose - light lemon, some resin and green notes. Taste - lemon mostly. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a solid citizen.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2016 at 06:14

Scopey

6.4
Scopey (25220) reviewed Extra Pale from Barney's Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Inverurie Whisky Shop. It pours lightly hazy pale gold with a small white head. The aroma is fresh, lemon curd, lemongrass, some toasty grain and white bread. The taste is crisp, dry, straw, lemon peel, touch of grapefruit, some soap and cracker with a dry finish. Light - medium body and average carbonation. Easygoing stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2016 at 14:34

McCash

6.2
McCash (16153) reviewed Alt Beer from Barney's Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On keg at the Southern. Appearance - golden amber with a thin head. Nose - light toffee. Taste - toffee, light biscuit. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a finish that could be fresher. Overall - I’d prefer for this style for the finish to be cleaner. I couldn’t pick this out from a line up of bitters.

Tried on 06 Oct 2016 at 05:44

cagarvie

6.3
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Bastard Amber (6.5%) from Barney's Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

bottle at home ... golden amber ... massive white head .. sweet toffee fruit .. light caramalised frruit nose ... soft sweet toff ee.. long herbal sweet toffee fruit

Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2016 at 12:49

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