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The pub’s story
The Wee Vault opened on 5 November 2021 as Vault City’s tiny Haymarket tasting room and bottle shop. It should be separated from both the brewery company. Incorporated in 2018. And the former Portobello taproom. Vault City’s own 2021 review calls the Haymarket opening a major project; CAMRA confirms the date, 24 craft-keg taps and compact scale. The operator’s more recent page describes a custom 24-tap setup, a changing mix of Vault City beer, guest beer, mead and cider, plus takeaway bottleshop shelves. In November 2024, when Vault City announced the closure of Porty Vault, it explicitly said The Wee Vault would remain open and be its only taproom for the foreseeable future. That clarification matters: don’t attach Portobello tours, history or closure dates to this address. The appeal is concentration. A very small, bookable city-centre tasting room built around a current, changing sour-beer range.
What to notice
- 01
This is the Haymarket venue, not the closed Porty Vault; do not rely on Portobello information for this address.
- 02
CAMRA records card payment only, and the operator offers booking for the very small space.
- 03
The 24 taps share room with a bottleshop, so the packaged range is part of the experience rather than an afterthought.
The time rail
The building, the pub and its interior may date from different periods. The timeline keeps documented dates separate from tradition.
Vault City Brewing Ltd was incorporated; this is company history, not the Wee Vault opening date.
The Wee Vault opened in Haymarket as Vault City’s tasting room and bottle shop.
Vault City’s year-in-review records the Haymarket opening as a major project for the brewery.
Vault City announced the forthcoming closure of Porty Vault but confirmed that The Wee Vault would remain open.
The operator publishes current Haymarket location, booking, 24-tap, bottleshop and opening-hour information.
Sources & confidence
Vault City’s official page and CAMRA independently establish the venue, exact November 2021 opening and 24-tap tasting-room format. Vault City’s own Porty Vault closure notice directly confirms continued operation here. The profile deliberately prevents cross-contamination between the two venues.
Research reviewed
- Vault City Brewing LtdCompanies Housegovernment
SupportsThe company’s active status and 11 January 2018 incorporation, distinct from the 2021 Haymarket taproom opening.
- The Wee Vault Tasting Room and BottleshopVault City Brewingofficial
SupportsCurrent Haymarket venue identity, custom 24-tap setup, drinks range, bottle shop, booking and opening hours.
- Our Year in ReviewVault City Brewingofficial
SupportsVault City’s account of opening The Wee Vault tasting room and bottle shop in 2021.
- Porty Vault is ClosingVault City Brewingofficial
SupportsThe November 2024 Porty Vault closure announcement and explicit confirmation that The Wee Vault remains open.
- Wee Vault, EdinburghCAMRAspecialist
SupportsIndependent record of the 5 November 2021 opening, 24 craft-keg taps, bottle shop, card-only policy and compact scale.
