Porty Vault is closing in the near future
By now some of you may have heard the sad news that Porty Vault, our seaside taproom in Portobello, will be closing in the near future.
Our team invested a great deal of time, energy, and passion into the bar but unfortunately, the upcoming move of our brewery to Midlothian, alongside significant headwinds for the hospitality sector, means we’ve made the very difficult decision to close the bar down. This also means that our brewery tour and sour school offering will be on hold for the time being.
What about my tour voucher?
Vouchers are currently unavailable to buy. We’ve contacted all existing tour bookings by email already, as well as those who have active tour vouchers. We will automatically have the validity extended on your voucher so you can redeem this when our new brewery is up and running around Autumn next year, you can also exchange tour vouchers into web shop vouchers or you can choose a full refund by emailing your voucher code or booking email address to info@vaultcity.co.uk.
When will Porty Vault close?
The bar will remain open until December at the latest or such time we are no longer able to staff the venue, giving everyone the chance to enjoy it one last time, and giving our team time to find new opportunities. This may mean reduced opening hours in the coming weeks but these should be reflected on Google.
What about The Wee Vault Haymarket taproom?
The Wee Vault will remain open and some of our Porty Vault staff will be moving over to work at our Haymarket taproom going forward. Our tiny taproom in Edinburgh's centre benefits from a much bigger footfall given its location, and will be our only taproom for the foreseeable.
Thank you to our team and all our Porty regulars
We will be very sad to close its doors, but we are incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported Porty Vault — from our loyal customers and the local community to our dedicated staff who worked tirelessly to make it a such a warm, welcoming place. Apologies again for any inconvenience caused, we'll hopefully see you all at our new brewery for a tour when it's up and running in 2025. 