Newbarns Brewery

Microbrewery in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2020

Contact
13 Jane Street, Leith, EH6 5HE, Scotland
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

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Brewvermeetup. Draft @ Free Beer Duinoord

Tried from Can from Free Beer Co. Duinoord on 06 Sep 2025 at 13:59


8
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


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

Can shared thanks to Alexander. Slight hazy yellow golden. Soft malts, oats, dank weedy hops, zesty, grassy, cocoa nibs, bread crust, deep bitter hops. Under medium sweet, quite bitter.edium.bodied, soft creamy dry hoppy finish.

Tried from Can from Free Beer Co. Duinoord on 30 Aug 2025 at 17:57


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

Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - golden yellow an clear, gentle carbonatin and nice suds top!
Nose - woodsmoke, some bread and perhaps a little citrus lurking (because I was looking for it).
Taste - more up front woodsmoke, light barbecue and brown bread.
Palate - medium bodied, smoky and gently bitter.
Overall - lovely, lovely, gear!

Tried from Can from Appellation Wines (Comely Bank) on 27 Aug 2025 at 17:32


7.9
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!

Tried from Can from Appellation Wines (Comely Bank) on 27 Aug 2025 at 17:28


7.5
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
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


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

Can from the brewery. Pours hazy pale orange with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of all the citruses. Lemon orange and grapefruit. Zesty finish.

Tried on 23 Aug 2025 at 15:29


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

Can from Beerdome. On the roasty side of Black IPA, notes of coffee and chocolate. Bittering hops mostly, hints of citrus and grapefruit. Mostly roasty, it's good roast though.

Tried from Can from Beerdome on 23 Aug 2025 at 11:42


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home. Vwry dark briwn with creamy tan head. Pine, soft grapefruit, zesty hops, blueberries, dry malts, light chocolate and roasted notes. Medium seeet, a bit less bitter. Medium bodied, creamy but with a dry finish. Quite nice beer, not a typical black IPA, the roasted notes are more present in the finish, but it's nicely hopped and very drinkeable.

Tried from Can on 20 Aug 2025 at 18:59