Zipper

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

Collab with: Siren Craft Brew
Radler / Shandy Special

Score

7.17

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 4

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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7.5

LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Zipper from Newbarns Brewery 5 months ago

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

allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Zipper from Newbarns Brewery 5 months ago

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

jamestulloch (9642) reviewed Zipper from Newbarns Brewery 6 months ago

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

McCash (16021) reviewed Zipper from Newbarns Brewery 7 months ago

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