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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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ Pot Still. Clear light golden colour, with a thin white head. Nose is light malty, lemon, grapefruits. Flavour is light malty, lemon, lemonade, grapefruits. Low bitterness. A bit bland.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2015 at 04:53

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33cl bottle from Beers52.com. A hazy pale amber pour with a billowing cream head; aroma of toasted grains; creamy texture and a sweet taste with that marmite-like savouriness I associate with Sorachi hops; and a slightly rasping bitterness leading to a sweet finish. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2015 at 11:41

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On cask at the Southern. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - fruit salad. Melon and mandarin and apple. Taste - more of the same. Orange coming through strongest. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - probably the best I’ve had from Barney.
Tried from Cask on 15 Mar 2015 at 09:54

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Southern. Pours crystal clear gold, thin white head. Aromas of melon, tropical fruits, green tomato. Taste is light bitter, light sweet to balance. Thin texture, but nice.
Tried from Cask on 12 Mar 2015 at 13:43

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear pale golden, nose is orange juice, toffee, taste is quite fizzy, light toffee, light citrus. --- Beer merged from original tick of Genius Loki on 03 Mar 2015 at 08:30 - Score: 6. Original review text: Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear pale golden, nose is orange juice, toffee, taste is quite fizzy, light toffee, light citrus.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2015 at 12:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle at home ... golden amber ... big white head ... soft grassy nose ... light fruit ... soft hop ... dry fruits.. light sweet toffee fruit ...
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2015 at 12:36

7/10
Bottle at home. Pours clear pale golden amber, nose is light toffee and citrus, taste is dry toffee, orange.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2015 at 20:49

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours clear pale golden amber, nose is light toffee and citrus, taste is dry toffee, orange.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2015 at 14:49

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Vino Wines. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Light lacing. Aroma of pine, orange and lychee - some herbs too. Flavour of grapefruit, underripe pear and grass. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. A really juicy beer - lovely stuff. I just wish it was a bit stronger... at 4.8%, it’s not really an IPA, is it?
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2015 at 15:07

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours hazy pale yellow, nose is classic sorachi, bubblegum and lemon, taste is similar, dry and fruity. --- Beer merged from original tick of Sorachi Ace on 30 Jan 2015 at 18:55 - Score: 8. Original review text: Bottle at home. Pours hazy pale yellow, nose is classic sorachi, bubblegum and lemon, taste is similar, dry and fruity.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2015 at 12:55