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.
Appearance - dark chocolate and earthy.
Nose - dark chocolate and earthy.
Taste - chocolate, but more like treacle and treacle sponge. Some spice and ginger.
Palate - medium bodied, chewy and sweet middle and finish.
Overall - very sweet.

Tried from Can from Appellation Wines (Comely Bank) on 17 Dec 2025 at 18:10


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

Sampled at Billies, day 2. Clear golden color, medium sized white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, hops, hoppy bitter. Clean and dry. Okay, but nothing special imo. 7-7-7-6-6

Tried on 17 Dec 2025 at 11:03


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

Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - golden yellow with a very slight haze. Nicely proportioned white head.
Nose - orange and bread.
Taste - more orange, orange barley water and wholemeal biscuit.
Palate - light bodied, dry, malty finish.
Overall - good!

Tried from Can from Appellation Wines (Comely Bank) on 13 Dec 2025 at 20:15


Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - golden yellow, pretty clear and a fluffy white head.
Nose - dank grain bag and sweetcorn.
Taste - tangy orange and lemon peel and wood tannins.
Palate - close to medium bodied, tangy, tannic and long on the finish.
Overall - a very interesting beer, this. A bit challenging, but rewarding too.

Tried from Can from Appellation Wines (Comely Bank) on 13 Dec 2025 at 19:47


6.5

Tried on 07 Dec 2025 at 11:40


7.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of white grape and melon rind. Flavour of lemongrass and fleshy orange. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A bright and juicy IPA. It’s nice to see a higher ABV IPA from Newbarns as most are generally 5.5%.

Tried from Can at House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal) on 07 Dec 2025 at 10:12


7

Tried from Draft on 06 Dec 2025 at 09:34


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

Tried from Draft on 06 Dec 2025 at 09:31


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

Pigs Ear 2025. Gravity. Good stuff. Rich for a mild. Chocolate, dark fruit, sweet brown bread, raisins. Cakey. Tasty.

Tried from Cask on 02 Dec 2025 at 17:29


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

Can at home picked up from HOTM. A clear golden yellow coloured pour with a well proportioned fluffy white head. Aroma is big birch smoke, rubber, bacon, medicinal edge, smokey, some brown sugars notes. Flavour is composed of pale rustic grains, straw, haybarn fire, smokey bacon, grass, rubber. some tcp notes. Palate is semi crisp, moderate carbonation. Good stuff.

Tried on 30 Nov 2025 at 00:28