The Gilded Balloon has teamed up with local brewery Newbarns to create a new bar for this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Festival pop-up bar will open on Friday and close at the end of August. Called Lucky Penny and operated by the Gilded Balloons, mother-daughter owners Katy and Karen Koren, it is named after the newest member of the family, Katy’s daughter Penny.
Newbarns have also introduced a special Gilded Balloon themed IPA called ‘Hiya Pals’ which is set to be poured in the Leith Newbarns taproom, at Lucky Penny and across all Gilded Balloon venue bars at Patter House and the National Museum of Scotland.
Along with the Gilded Balloon’s very own beer, Lucky Penny’s will serve daytime food from the city’s food vendors including Alby’s, Spitaki, and Wing Theory, as well as frozen cocktails, mimosas, and Kegronis while partners, Newbarns Brewery, will be pouring their own easy-drinking pale ales and lagers, Aperol Spritzes and Gin Fizzes, as well as Kegronis from other local favourite Electric Spirit.
Katy and Karen Koren, Artistic Directors of Gilded Balloon said, “It’s so exciting to reveal our incredible line-up of vendors who will be popping up at Lucky Penny and bringing some of Edinburgh’s very best food to Fringe. From fresh hot sandwiches from Alby’s to authentic Greek food from Spitaki, Pulp Friction’s frozen cocktails and even Negronis on tap, Lucky Penny will be the spot to chill out and grab a bite of some of the city’s most delicious food before taking in lots of Fringe shows!
“We’re looking forward to throwing open the doors to Lucky Penny and welcoming Fringe fans, performers and the Fringe community and industry to the brand new space for some ‘Hiya Pals’ pints in the sun, fresh out of the tap from our pals at Newbarns.”
Emma McIntosh, Director of Newbarns Brewery said, “As a local Leith brewery, working with a renowned local Edinburgh Fringe venue such as Gilded Balloon made perfect sense. We’ve created our bespoke ‘Hiya Pals’ IPA in collaboration with Gilded Balloon, available exclusively throughout the Festival in our brand new perfectly pink cans. We hope Newbarns fans will pop along to the Lucky Penny to sip on some freshly brewed pints this August!”