Barney’s Tavern serves a wide range of beers, from classic lagers and Weiss to IPAs and ciders, offering both fresh craft brews and timeless favourites.  

As South Africa’s first microbrewery, Barney’s played a key role in pioneering the country’s craft beer culture alongside SAB. Today, the tavern proudly offers Port Elizabeth’s largest selection of beers on tap, featuring international favourites alongside a carefully curated range of local craft beers and ciders from South Africa’s finest microbrewers.

Barney's Craft Draft

Cold fermented for a smoother beer. Fullbodied in flavour and refreshingly easy to drink.

ABV 4,5%
Car Park John

Dark golden with clear firm white head, mediumbodied, big tropical nose and caramel sweetness.

ABV 4,1%
Wildside IPA

An unrestrained celebration of hops.

ABV 5%
Beach Blond

A crisp easy-drinking beer, on a hot summer’s day.

ABV 4,5%
Mountain Weiss

Brewed in Bavarian style, this unfiltered wheat beer carries distinctive overtones of banana and clove.

ABV 4,5%
Jacobs Pale Ale

Sweetish biscuit caramel notes transforming into a balanced hop bitterness from the back of the tongue, forward into the palate.

ABV 5%
Passionate Blonde Ale

Hop flavours mix with a soft malt biscuit and finishing with some dryness & alcohol warmth.

ABV 5,5%
Jack Black's Lager

A full-bodied lager with great balance between hop bitterness and malt sweetness. It delivers a crisp and refreshing taste.

ABV 5%
Jack Black's Butcher Block Pale Ale

A hoppy cult classic and outright thirst quencher, our dry-hopped CPA’s got loads of citrus, pine and tropical aromas.

ABV 4,0%
Devils Peak Lager

There’s a mild, grainy aroma, followed up by a touch of malty sweetness.

ABV 4%
Fokof Lager

A very delicate malt profile with an unobtrusive hop character and low level of bitterness.

ABV 4,5%
Brew on Tap
Changes Monthly
Customers choice from:
Devils Peak, CBC & Darling Breweries
Castle Lite

Lite and premium, has a smooth refreshing taste and a hoppy aroma with a grassy note. Distinctly clean and crisp with only a gentle, lingering bitterness.

ABV 4%
Castle Lager

Castle Lager uses South African hops – note the solid foam as well as the reassuring bitterness with undertones of malt. This beer is somewhat dry, somewhat bitter but never sweet.

ABV 5%
CastleDouble Malt

Complex flavour, rich golden colour and creamy foam. A perfect union of flavour and refreshment.

ABV 4,8%
Black Label

Is one of the strongest lagers in South Africa with a clean, refreshing taste. It has a spicy hoppiness complemented by lightly kilned malted barley.

ABV 5,5%
Hansa Pilsner

Using the finest Saaz hops specially imported from the Czech Republic, these hops are responsible for Hansa’s unique hoppy aroma and crisp, flavoursome taste.

ABV 4%
Stella Artois

A touch of sweetness, a body dominated by grainy malt and mild corn flavours and a light but noticeable bitterness that sets it apart from other beers.

ABV 5%
Windhoek Draught

A premium quality natural beer brewed using only the finest imported ingredients. It delivers a refreshing taste profile for the social drinking occasion.

ABV 4%
Heineken

Using only water, barley and hops this beer offers unsurpassed clarity. Has a strong bitter taste and is perfectly carbonated.

ABV 5%
Heineken Silver

Extra crisp, extra smooth finish and easy to drink.

ABV 4%
Amstel Lager

Golden color with a mildly bitter taste and cheerful character. Amstel uses the freshest ingredients to create its unique flavour profile.

ABV 5%
Guinness

Guinness has malty sweetness and a hoppy bitterness with notes of coffee and chocolate. A roasted flavour also comes through courtesy of the roasted barley.

ABV 4,9%
Hoegaarden

Is a wheat beer spiced with coriander & orange peel. It is unfiltered & therefore having a cloudy appearance.

ABV 4,9%
Mix & Match

Experience new taste

Choose 4 or 6 of any of our beers for your Barney’s Beer Paddle