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The pub’s story
BrewDog DogHouse Edinburgh combines a 20-room beer hotel with two bars open to non-residents at 5 New Street, a short walk from the Royal Mile and Waverley’s Market Street exit. It opened in December 2021: the downstairs bar was publicly unveiled on 3 December and hotel guests arrived from 6 December. The central offer is craft beer. BrewDog currently advertises more than 30 taps. With food, cocktails and non-beer options alongside it. Upstairs, a terrace bar with firepits turns the building into one of the Old Town’s more relaxed high-level drinking stops, although it is not a panoramic rooftop destination. The venue’s own material confirms both the ground-floor and terrace bars are public, while CAMRA notes a broad keg/can range but no real cask ale. It is best understood as a modern branded beer hotel, not a historic pub, and outdoor availability may be constrained by weather or private events.
What to notice
- 01
Both bars are public; you do not need to be a hotel guest.
- 02
The official schedule runs to midnight, while the kitchen is separately listed until 22:00. Do not assume late food.
- 03
The terrace is outdoors and may be constrained by weather, capacity or private events.
The time rail
The building, the pub and its interior may date from different periods. The timeline keeps documented dates separate from tradition.
BrewDog announces plans to open its Edinburgh DogHouse in the third quarter of 2021.
The two public bars are unveiled at 5 New Street.
The DogHouse hotel officially opens to guests after the bar launch.
CAMRA records the venue as a BrewDog hotel with a large open-plan bar, accommodation, outdoor space and no real cask ale; its record was last updated in 2024.
BrewDog’s current pages confirm 20 rooms, public ground-floor and terrace bars, 30-plus taps, firepits and the daily published schedule.
Sources & confidence
Launch dates are corroborated by contemporaneous trade and local reporting. Current offer, access, amenities and hours are checked on BrewDog’s own venue pages; CAMRA supplies an independent beer-style caveat.
Research reviewed
- DogHouse Edinburgh BarBrewDogofficial
SupportsCurrent address, public ground-floor and terrace bars, 30 taps, firepits, food, dog-friendly status and venue facilities.
- DogHouse Edinburgh HotelBrewDogofficial
SupportsCurrent 20-room beer-hotel description, public bars, rooftop terrace and hotel relationship.
- Doghouse Edinburgh Bar & TerraceBrewDogofficial
SupportsPublished daily 07:00-00:00 bar hours, kitchen hours, address, 30-tap downstairs bar and upstairs terrace/firepit description.
- Property round-up: BrewDog, Adventure Bar, Flight ClubThe Morning Advertisereditorial
SupportsApril 2021 announcement that BrewDog was targeting a third-quarter Edinburgh DogHouse opening.
- Opening date for BrewDog Edinburgh Doghouse hotelThe Scotsmaneditorial
SupportsDecember 2021 public-bar launch on 3 December and hotel opening on 6 December, plus the bar/terrace arrangement.
- DogHouse launches in EdinburghPub & Bareditorial
SupportsContemporary report of the December 2021 Edinburgh DogHouse launch.
- Brewdog [Doghouse Edinburgh], EdinburghCAMRAspecialist
SupportsIndependent pub record describing the hotel/bar, beer range, no real cask ale, outdoor space, accommodation and 2024 record update.
