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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6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
330ml bottle from Cork & Cask. Pours clear amber with a pillowy white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit, light malt. Taste is a little plasticky, fruit is there though, and a light sweetness. The plastic lingers, and then it finishes chalky.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2016 at 10:52

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6
Keg at constitution leith.... Golden amber.. Cold... Small white head... Soft toffee fruit... Fizzy.. Big toffee.. Soft sweet toffee malts.. Biscuity..
Tried on 04 May 2016 at 06:45

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at North Hop, Aberdeen. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Very faint lacing. Aroma of grain and orange. Flavour of stewed pear and melon rind. Thin host with an oily texture. Bitter and tangy.
Tried from Cask on 30 Apr 2016 at 08:47

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at carters. Pours clear golden, nose is sweet toffee, citrus, taste is crisp, refreshing, passionfruit, grapefruit.
Tried from Cask on 24 Apr 2016 at 15:46

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On cask at Carter’s Tap. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - lemon and a hint of pine. Taste - general citrus, probably lime. Resin and light metallic but not unpleasant. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - decent ale.
Tried from Cask on 21 Apr 2016 at 10:15

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at Carter’s Tap. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of lime and lemon. Taste is bitter, some mineral bite. Bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2016 at 10:42

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle. Copper colour with a small, off white head. Slight toffee aroma, taste is orange, toffee, spices. Dry. Ok
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2016 at 14:52

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Amber body with a light haze and a medium off-white head. Lively carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of plain crisps, raw potatoes and caramel. Flavour of dried grass, plastic, earth and a sour, tangy finish. Medium body with a smooth texture. Light fizz. The sour, plastic finish lets this down.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2016 at 02:13

7/10
Keg at the potting shed. Pours clear amber, nose is malty toffee, light pine, taste is chewy toffee, sweet, pine.
Tried on 29 Mar 2016 at 07:54

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the potting shed. Pours clear amber, nose is malty toffee, light pine, taste is chewy toffee, sweet, pine.
Tried on 23 Mar 2016 at 08:14