Moonwake Beer Co.

Microbrewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Moonwake Taproom

Established in 2021

Contact
6a Tower Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7BY, Scotland
Description
Moonwake: “the moon’s reflection on a body of water” speaks to the brewery’s Leith Shore location, the importance of water as an ingredient, and our beer’s reflection of our collective experience.

Our beer is precision brewed with mindful intention on modern technology using quality ingredients.

Our founders started their beer careers on opposite sides of the world, Vinny in New Zealand and Fin in the UK. They bring over a decade of collective experience in brewing to Moonwake, for both of them brewing is their creative outlet.

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5.8/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tried on 25 Jul 2026 at 18:45

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ Hanging Bat, Edinburgh. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light grainy. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. 250726
Tried from Draft at Hanging Bat Beer Cafe on 25 Jul 2026 at 18:40

5.4/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Tried on 24 Jul 2026 at 21:30

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ The Holyrood 9A, Edinburgh. Light hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 240726
Tried from Draft at The Holyrood 9A on 24 Jul 2026 at 21:25

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
On keg at Teuchters.
Appearance - golden and pretty much clear. Frothy white head
Nose - orange zest, lime and grassy.
Taste - more orange, going into peach. Still a grassy edge with some lime zest.
Palate - light bodied, zesty finish, decent texture.
Overall - pretty good.
Tried from Draft at Teuchters on 20 Jul 2026 at 13:15

Can thanks to Golnar.
Appearance - dark brown to black and opaque. Beige and foamy off white head.
Nose - chewy toffee, hazelnut, soft milk chocolate.
Taste - more chocolate, toffee and also honeycomb or spun sugar.
Palate - close to medium bodied, dry and roast finish.
Overall - pretty good, a bit sweeter than expected for the style.
Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2026 at 19:02

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8
Can thanks to Golnar.
Appearance - amber and slightly hazy with steady carbonation.
Nose - orange, toffee, pine and resinous.
Taste - more pine, candied and fresh orange, a bready back note. Then a big grapefruit note through the back.
Palate - light to medium bodied, juicy but then bitter finish.
Overall - great stuff. Excellent example of the style.
Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2026 at 17:58

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can thanks to Golnar.
Appearance - deep brown and cloudy rather than a solid black. Big foamy beige head.
Nose - toffee, liquorice, smoke and almost molasses.
Taste - chewy toffee and molasses. Roast and burnt wood.
Palate - close to medium bodied, with roasty bitterness.
Overall - good stuff!
Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2026 at 19:17

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2026 at 17:30

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried from Can on 10 Jun 2026 at 13:00