Newbarns Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Edinburgh,
Edinburgh,
Scotland 🏴
Associated Venue: Newbarns Brewery and Taproom
Associated Webshop: Newbarns Brewery
Established in 2020
Contact
Description
Initially launched in early 2020 as a gypsy brewery, they opened their own brewery in Autumn 2020.
Newbarns is a brand-new brewery, but the team behind it certainly know what they’re doing. McKenzie, his partner Emma McIntosh, Jonny Hamilton and Fred Bjerkseth have an impressive array of experience between them from the likes of The Kernel, Siren and Beavertown breweries
Newbarns is a brand-new brewery, but the team behind it certainly know what they’re doing. McKenzie, his partner Emma McIntosh, Jonny Hamilton and Fred Bjerkseth have an impressive array of experience between them from the likes of The Kernel, Siren and Beavertown breweries
7.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can. Clear pale gold with a white head. Aroma of light grains and just a tad vegetal. Taste is the same, light grainy malts, slightly bready, a bit grassy and slightly vegetal, mild bitterness. Light bodied.
Light in every aspect, which was the intention so can't knock it for that.
Light in every aspect, which was the intention so can't knock it for that.
Tried
from Can
from Newbarns Brewery
on 14 Aug 2026
at 16:47
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Clear brown with a big beige head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate, bready malts. Taste is slightly sweet, chocolate, caramel, bready, toasty grains, slightly nutty. Medium bodied.
Enjoyed this. Didn't get any smoked malt sadly, that would elevate this beer a lot.
Enjoyed this. Didn't get any smoked malt sadly, that would elevate this beer a lot.
Tried
from Can
from Newbarns Brewery
on 01 Aug 2026
at 01:56
7/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can shared at Free Beer. Almost clear very very pale straw. Sweet malts, floral hops, light lime leaves, doughy. Solid sweet, light bitter. Just medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
from
Free Beer Co. Duinoord
on 30 Jul 2026
at 16:01
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of orange and grapefruit, white wine, gooseberry, light herbal/dank. Taste of citrus fruits, orange, grapefruit, vinous, white wine, gooseberry, grape, topical fruit hints, resinous bitterness. Medium bodied. Solid westie DIPA, would prefer a bit more bitterness though.
Tried
from Can
from Newbarns Brewery
on 25 Jul 2026
at 22:09
7.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
440ml can. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is quite vinous, grapes, white wine. Taste is similar, grape, white wine, mild gooseberry, mild tropical fruits, light-moderate bitterness. Medium bodied, relatively low carbonation. A tad restrained perhaps but a very nice IPA, easy going.
Tried
from Can
from Newbarns Brewery
on 25 Jul 2026
at 20:16
8.4/10
—
Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
on 25 Jul 2026
at 20:09
8.4/10
—
Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @ Hanging Bat, Edinburgh. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate and whisky. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 250726
Tried
from Draft
at
Hanging Bat Beer Cafe
on 25 Jul 2026
at 20:06
7/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 25 Jul 2026
at 19:30
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 25 Jul 2026
at 19:29
7.3/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Hanging Bat, Edinburgh. Almost black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and dark chocolate. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 250726
Tried
from Draft
at
Hanging Bat Beer Cafe
on 25 Jul 2026
at 19:19