Hopfenfest
Newbarns Brewery in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn|
Score
7.36
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Each year to celebrate the beginning of the harvest season, we brew our interpretation of a Festbier. This super special edition is dry-hopped with a mix of our favourite German hops.
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7.5/10
Crispy, hoppy, fruity. Very nice!
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2026
at 21:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared thanks to Sjogro. Clear lighter golden. Indeed a lot of hops, zesty and grassy. Crisp malts, medium swert and bitter hoppy finish. Crisp bodied. Nice!
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2025
at 18:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Beerdome. Surprisingly hoppy for a "Festbier", this is more like an IPL with its citrusy hoppy ligh tropical aroma. Pale malt, sweetish orange and a little grapefruit. Super drinkable with a moderate to medium bitterness.
Tried
from Can
from Beerdome
on 31 Dec 2025
at 15:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
440 ml can online from Raynville. Near clear pale god with white foam. Wheaty, citrus, herbal, with assertive hop bitterness. Nearer IPL territory imo
Tried
from Can
from Raynville Superstore
on 30 Oct 2025
at 21:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home pickied up from HOTM. A very clear, golden yellow coloured pour with a fine rocky white head. Aroma is leafy hop, leafy orange, cereal grains, light waxy notes, subdued. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty cereal grains, piney hop, orange rind, leafy hop, light metalic notes. Palate is semi crisp, light hop oils, moderate fine carbonation. Nice hoppy lager beer.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2025
at 20:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of grassy and citrus hops, malts. Taste is very hoppy for a lager, citrusy, grapefruit, orange/lemon, grassy/herbal, on a bready malt base, assertive hop bitterness. Medium bodied. Almost like a west coast Pils, hops seemed more US than German.
Tried
from Can
from Raynville Superstore
on 15 Oct 2025
at 21:59
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can from Against The Grain. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of grass and flower stems. Flavour of green banana and grassy hops. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Clean and easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2025
at 20:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - golden yellow and clear with a nicely proportioned white head.
Nose - bread, floral and orange.
Taste - biscuit and orange, herby bitterness.
Palate - light bodied, good malt bite and hop bitterness. Great linger!
Overall - lovely stuff!
Appearance - golden yellow and clear with a nicely proportioned white head.
Nose - bread, floral and orange.
Taste - biscuit and orange, herby bitterness.
Palate - light bodied, good malt bite and hop bitterness. Great linger!
Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 27 Aug 2025
at 17:28