Wee Vault Edinburgh
Vault City pours two dozen beers on tap at any one time, in a room The Skinny describes as small.1
Why go
The Skinny's Edinburgh bars guide places it plainly: this is the Vault City crew's own taproom and bottle shop near Haymarket, and as the name suggests, it's small, but with two dozen beers on tap at any one time, the choice is ample.
1 That is a brewery pouring its own range at source, which is a different proposition from a bar that stocks it. Nobody has named a single beer here in print, so this page names none.
What locals & experts say
- The Skinny, Edinburgh pubs and bars guide:
this taproom and bottle shop near Haymarket is heaven for craft beer lovers.
1 - Nobody in print has written about it. No review, award or chef's pick exists. The recommendation on this page is Jeff's own, and it is specific: he comes here for the sour beer, which is the style Vault City built its name on.
Good to know
- It is a bottle shop as well as a taproom, so what you drink can go home with you.1
- Hygiene: Food Hygiene Information Scheme Pass, inspected 16 October 2025, FHRSID 1520509, filed as The Wee Vault.2
- Price, hours and booking: nobody publishes any of them. Treat it as a walk-in.
- Getting there: 7A West Maitland Street is on the Haymarket end, a minute from the station and the tram stop.
Jeff's take (his words)
His recommendation arrived later, in conversation (2026-08-10): "wee vault for sour beer."
Verdict
could-visit — This is Vault City's own Edinburgh taproom and bottle shop, a minute from Haymarket, and The Skinny's line is that the room is small but runs two dozen beers on tap at any one time. A sour-focused Scottish brewery pouring its own range at that density is a specific proposition and it is the only thing anyone has published about the place. No beer has been named by a critic, no hours are on record, and the room's size makes it a stop rather than a night. Go if you are passing Haymarket and you want to drink the brewery's range at source.