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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at SRAF. Pours pale yellow, nose is light toffee, pine, taste is sweet, dry, pine, a little thin.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2014 at 09:50

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at The Southern. Pourts dark brown with a red tinge, thin beige head. Aromas of milk chocolate and malt. Taste is light sweet, more chocolate. Light body, but not too light considering the strength. Good stuff.
Tried from Cask on 30 Jun 2014 at 08:03

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4
15th June 2014
Very hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is dry and crisp. Very dry malt, slightly dusty. Pithy orange hops, touch of marmalade. Very dry finish. Too dry by far!
Tried on 29 Jun 2014 at 02:47

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Aldi. Hazy golden body with a fluffy white head. Lively carbonation. Nice lacing. Aroma of lime jelly and Wine Gums. Flavour of shortbread and citrus fruit. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Clean and refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2014 at 17:58

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, very smoky nose, dry, peaty, roasted chocolate.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2014 at 13:39

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Summerhall. Pours hazy red brown. Aromas are dark sugar and light spice. Taste is quite sweet, light rye spice at the end. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2014 at 04:18

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330ml bottle from Summerhall. Pours golden yellow with a light haze. Citrus and resin aromas, light caramel. Taste is bitter, more citrus and resin. Sweet malty finish. Pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2014 at 11:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Summerhall. Pours light hazy yellow, thin white head. Aromas of flowery hops and lemon citrus. Taste has light sweetness, more lemon. Clean finish and decent body for the strength.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2014 at 11:22

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Clear golden amber colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of biscuity malt & juicy citrus hop. Taste is similar, biscuit malt and a citrusy hop, earthy bitterness. Light bodied, medium carbonation, with a dry lingering bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2014 at 14:27

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
330ml bottle shared with jeevan. Pours clear copper red, no head. Earthy beetroot aromas, light fruit. Taste doesn’t really deliver, more earthy than anything else. Slight bitter finish. The Tinpot one with black pepper was better.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2014 at 09:49