Zipper
Newbarns Brewery in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: Siren Craft BrewRadler / Shandy Special
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Score
7.23
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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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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery. Pours clear golden, nose is lemon zest, floral, grassy, taste is sweet, zesty lemon, toffee. 7
Tried
on 01 May 2026
at 07:30
7/10
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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
7.5/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
6.4/10
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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!
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
7.5/10
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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).
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
7.3/10
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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
8/10
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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