Barney's Beer
Microbrewery
in
Edinburgh,
Edinburgh,
Scotland 🏴
Associated Venue: Royal Dick (Barney's)
Established in 2010
Contact
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.
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.
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black beer, thick creamy head. Aroma has lots of malt and bitter orange. Flavour follows suit. Bittersweet, boozy orange, bittersweet chocolate, a little earthy/ woodiness from the barrel, boozy warmth with a lingering mix of orange and vanilla in the finish. Very nice.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2024
at 11:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The Guildford Arms. Pours hazy yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit and pepper. Taste is clean and crisp. Light biscuit, light citrus. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2024
at 09:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks to Lks. A light hazed translucent yellow straw coloured pour with a a halo of white head. Aroma is lemon rind, straw, light sour, lime, shurbet. Mellow funk. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, spicy citrus, lime spicy citrus, lime, quite fun. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, spicy fine carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2024
at 18:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
12th June 2024
Bottleshare at CBJ, , thanks to LKS. A light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Tart gluey acid funk. A little red wine. Not my scene, maaan!
Bottleshare at CBJ, , thanks to LKS. A light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Tart gluey acid funk. A little red wine. Not my scene, maaan!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2024
at 18:46
7/10
Tried
on 12 Jun 2024
at 18:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at CBJ - picked up online. Pours lightly hazed gold with a creamy, white topping. Light sweet flavour with notes of lemony tang, soft floral notes, a little pale wood, low funk. Light bodied with massaging carbonation. Balanced finish, further lemon, balanced acidity, little pale wood. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2024
at 18:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Margiotta’s. Hazy golden body with a white head that holds well. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of lemon and pineapple. Flavour of peach, minerals and lemon. Medium body with a smooth texture. Light fizz. Hoppy and slightly tart. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2024
at 20:22
7/10
keg at cold town ...copper ..small white head ... soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..soft sweet woody caramel toffee malts ..big sweet caramel toffee Malts
Tried
on 06 Jun 2024
at 13:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Great Grog. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of pine and resin. Taste adds some bitter citrus. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2024
at 14:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Great Grog. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate, vanilla and strong orange as expected from the barrel. Taste is more of the same. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2024
at 13:57