Newbarns Brewery Zipper

Zipper

 

Newbarns Brewery in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Collab with: Siren Craft Brew
  Radler / Shandy Special
Score
7.25
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 10
Zipper is a full strength Radler. It was an honour to have our career-long friends from Siren up to the brewery to help us make a super refreshing lemony, hoppy and zippy cross between a traditional Radler and a Cold IPA. It's the perfect summary culmination of our joint history in beer. We spent hours deciding on which hops to use and finally settled on some tropical stunners in Cashmere and Eclipse.
 

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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

keg at newbarns ...thin white lacing ...soft sweet floral lemon fruit nose ...soft sherbert orange ..big juicy citrus

Tried on 15 Mar 2026 at 14:55


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Keg at CBJ. Slightly hazy opaque gold. Foamy white head. Aroma has citrus sourness with a vinous edge. Flavourwise it's sour with an underlying lemonade sweetness. Light. Thin to slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice. Super Shandy.

Tried from Draft at Craft Beer Junction on 06 Mar 2026 at 18:33


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Draft at Craft Beer Junction on 04 Mar 2026 at 18:33


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Quite clean, dry, not overly sweet, lots of zesty citrus. Zezzzty. Surprisingly bitter in general. Honestly, could be a little sweeter! Enjoyable overall, certainly.

Tried from Draft at Craft Beer Junction on 04 Mar 2026 at 18:33


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at craft beer junction. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a a fine white head. Aroma is super nice sharp, tart lemon, shurbet, lime, passion fruit.. Palate is light tart, powdery carbonation. Chalky, moderate carbonation. Flavour is vibrant citrus, passion fruit, mango. Lovely.

Tried on 04 Mar 2026 at 18:23


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Keg at Craft Beer Junction, 04/03/2026.
Full strength Radler - WTF.
Nose is lemonade, grass, straw, pale malts.
Taste comprises lemon rind, straw, sugars.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Okay refresher but not a Radler ... half the ABV ... it's just a pale with lemonade whacked in FFS!

Tried on 04 Mar 2026 at 10:38


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

440ml can. Clear golden, small white head. Aroma of lemon and lime. Taste is lemon and lime, very zesty, some pale bready malts, light hop bitterness with a sort of sharp citric finish. Light-medium bodied.
The way this is described makes it sound like a normal IPA with lemon juice added, but it really does taste like an actual Radler. I didn't think it was very hoppy either (not a bad thing, considering the style).

Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 24 Aug 2025 at 16:13


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can from the brewery. Pours lightly hazy yellow gold with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of lemon and bread. Taste is zingy lemon and grapefruit. Refreshing!

Tried on 23 Aug 2025 at 15:49


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Great Grog. Golden body with a very light haze and a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of lemon and lime. Flavour of grapefruit and lemon. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Sharp and refreshing without being too tart.

Tried from Can from Great Grog Bottle Shop on 27 Jul 2025 at 17:29


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - cloudy yellow and a fluffy white head.
Nose - dank and bready, with orange and then a bright note of lemon zest.
Taste - dank, bitter orange and grassy, then zesty with some malt backdrop.
Palate - light to medium bodied, bitter and zesty finish.
Overall - good.

Tried from Can from Appellation Wines (Comely Bank) on 02 Jul 2025 at 18:00