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

Can from Appellation Wines. Pours pretty dark brown with a thick tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, earthy malt, faint spice. Taste is more chocolate, treacle and ginger. Bit too sweet on the finish for me.

Tried on 31 Dec 2025 at 16:34


7.1
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


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

Can from Beerdome. Nice and clean Lager with grainy malts and straw, cereal grain, some grassy noble hop. Moderate bitter with a slight sweetness and a medium body.

Tried from Can from Beerdome on 31 Dec 2025 at 13:47


8.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Can at home picked up from hotm. A bright clear golden coloured pour with a tidy lasting frorhy white head. Aroma is nice fresh pine, melon, white grape, juicy fruit, orange rind. Very clean. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, clean base grains, nz hop vibes, Nelson, white grape, semi crisp finish, drying piney hop. Palate is is super crisp easy going, highish carbonation. Really easy drinking solid. Ipa.

Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2025 at 20:05


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Sampled at Billies, day 2. Dark brown to black color, no head. Malts, sweet, thick, something odd, very thick texture. Hmm not a huge fan. 7-7-6-5-6.

Tried on 22 Dec 2025 at 21:20


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled at Billies, day 2. Clear super bright very pale golden color, no head. Aroma and flavor ate nice clean hayish crisp malt bitter pilsner. Good. 8-7-7,5-7-7,5

Tried on 22 Dec 2025 at 21:07


8.5
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sampled at Billies, day 2. Clear orangy golden color, no head. Aroma and flavor are nicely fruit sourish, very balanced, very balanced fruity sourish. Lovely beer. 9-8,5-8,5-8-8,5

Tried on 22 Dec 2025 at 20:09


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

cask at the jolly judge ...soft sweet caramel toffee ...soft sweet caramel toffee ..dry sweet toffee malts ...dry fruit

Tried on 21 Dec 2025 at 14:53


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

440ml can. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is herbal, dank, peach, citrus rind. Taste is herbal, dank, citrusy, orange and grapefruit, white wine, gooseberry, rindy and resinous bitterness. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can from Hop Burns & Black on 20 Dec 2025 at 21:45


7.6

Tried from Cask on 19 Dec 2025 at 18:54