About
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
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 25 Jul 2026
at 18:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Hanging Bat, Edinburgh. Clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 250726
Tried
from Cask
at
Hanging Bat Beer Cafe
on 25 Jul 2026
at 18:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Hanging Bat, Edinburgh. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and caramel. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. 250726
Tried
from Cask
at
Hanging Bat Beer Cafe
on 25 Jul 2026
at 18:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can 44cl. @home poured into a pint glass. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, good frothy white head, slowly dissipating, patchy lacing. Aroma sweet malt, lemon, grassy hops, biscuit, floral notes. Dry taste, medium sweet and light bitter, lemon, grassy and herbal notes. Light to medium body, watery texture, average carbonation, dry sweetbitter aftertaste, well-balanced, fresh, crisp, good.
Tried
from Can
from
Het Biermeisje
on 22 Jul 2026
at 15:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Thin beige head on a finely carbonated unclear golden coloured body.
Big juicy aroma with midget gems & stone fruit.
Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with a lightly carbonated back.
Stone fruit, pine, resinous & hopped up tastes with a malt backbone.
Good stuff.
Big juicy aroma with midget gems & stone fruit.
Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with a lightly carbonated back.
Stone fruit, pine, resinous & hopped up tastes with a malt backbone.
Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2026
at 21:40
7.4/10
So. Da’s wel bitter. Lekker fris pilsje.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2026
at 21:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg Shangri-La 2026-07-11 Göteborg AR: sweet roasted malt, wee dry, bakers chocolate, fizzy - hard to pour, pretty dry AP: dark brown ruby rim, creamy brown lid F: sweet roasted malt, wee dry, balers chocolate, fizzy - hard to pour, pretty dry, smooth
Tried
from Draft
at
Stigbergets Shangri-La
on 12 Jul 2026
at 19:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tap at Free Beer. Clear golden with big white head. Sweet malts, lemon zest, honey, floral, very soft woody notes, oily. Medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
from
Free Beer Co. Duinoord
on 12 Jul 2026
at 14:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at Free Beer. Clear light golden. Zesty and grassy, crisp malts base. Light sweet, resinous bitter. Fruity and piney. Over light bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Can
from
Free Beer Co. Duinoord
on 12 Jul 2026
at 14:29
7/10
Tried
on 12 Jul 2026
at 10:15