Newbarns Brewery Festival Bier

Festival Bier

 

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

  Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular
Score
6.93
ABV: 5.7% IBU: - Ticks: 20
Our Festival Bier is a 5.7% golden lager that we brewed to celebrate all things heritage barley. We've used a greatest hits mega-blend of 10 of our favourite barley varieties. These often forgotten grains have become a part of the fabric of Newbarns and in many ways this beer is the epitome of what we're all about. Barley varieties: Haná, Plumage Archer, Scotch Annat, Scotch Common, Maris Otter, Golden Promise, Bere, Chevallier, Barke and Isaria.
 

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6.5

Tried on 08 Nov 2025 at 14:41


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

On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Bitter citrus & white grape aromas. Crisp zesty flavours of the above. Sharp hoppy finish

Tried from Draft at Rusty Bucket - Eltham on 27 Sep 2025 at 21:37


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

440ml can. Poured a clear yellow golden colour with little life. The aroma is grainy, yeasty, light malt. The flavour is moderate sweet, light bitter, with a somewhat light, crisp, buttery yeast, sweet malt, bready, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2024 at 14:09


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the Newbarns taproom, Leith, 05/10/24. Golden pour topped with a lasting just off white cap. Nose is pale malts, cereals, corn husk, light breads. Taste comprises bready and pale malts, straw, toasted grains, earthy fruit rinds. Medium bodied, light spritzy carbonation, semi drying close. Tidy Marzen.

Tried from Draft on 14 Dec 2024 at 16:41


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home picked up from HOTM. A very clear bright gold coloured pour with a decent lasting sticky white head. Aroma is nice earthy cereal, green apple, fennel, leafy, light sweetness. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, mellow crisp carbonation. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty cereal grains, light apple, leafy hop, spicy finish, Solid.

Tried from Can on 11 Oct 2024 at 22:37


7

Tried on 05 Oct 2024 at 20:09


7

Malty, clean, slightly sweet

Tried from Draft on 04 Oct 2024 at 20:00


7

Decent.

Tried from Can on 29 Sep 2024 at 18:35


7

Tried on 21 Sep 2024 at 19:55


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

440ml can from Simply Local: BB 14th May 2024. Drank in Devon on 15th March 2024 while visiting my parents. Clear orange amber, no head at all. It's a fairly sweet malty brew and not unlike the Bavarian original 'Festbiers'.

Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2024 at 23:40