Moonwake Beer Co.

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

Established in 2021

Contact
6a Tower Street, Leith, 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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6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried from Can on 10 Jun 2026 at 13:00

8.3/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8
Can from Great Grog. Clear deep golden body with an off-white head. No visible carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of red apple and orange pith. Flavour of orange and grassy hops. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A tasty and well balanced IPA. Moonwake are getting better and better.
Tried from Can from Great Grog Bottle Shop on 09 May 2026 at 08:39

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample at One Pint Pub, Helsinki. Slightly cloudy orange with small white head . Aromas and flavours: Some Fruits, some caramel...
Tried on 07 May 2026 at 18:24

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can from Good Spirits Co, Glasgow. I would imagine it is hazy golden white head, but I chugged it outta the can, so feck knows. The aroma is fresh, fragrant, green, weed, piney, zingy, tangy, bong rips, sherbet and floury bread. The taste is crisp, firmly dry, green, piney, stone fruits, pithy, zesty, orange peel, grapefruit, floury bread and muted notes of alcohol. Love the aroma, perhaps the taste doesn't quite stand up, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Tried from Can from Good Spirits Co. Wine & Beer on 30 Apr 2026 at 13:49

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Keg at Shilling, Glasgow..it pours crystal clear golden. - amber with a sturdy white head. The aroma is green, weedy, ripe pine, sappy, sticky, resin, toasty grains, grapefruit and pomelo. The taste is firmly dry, super bitter, sappy, resinous, spruce, pine, grapefruit, pomelo, nip of alcohol, clean, crispy and some grass with a drying finish. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. A beaut. Hits all the right spots.
Tried from Draft at Shilling Brewing Co. on 30 Apr 2026 at 12:30

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Keg at esf. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, toffee, grassy, taste is bitter, roasted, floral, grassy. 8/7/8/7/7
Tried on 23 Apr 2026 at 10:37

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample at The Wolf on the Corner, Eastbourne. Cheesy aroma. Light haze. Extremely bitter for the body that it has. Not convinced.
Tried from Draft on 04 Apr 2026 at 15:47

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg at down the hatch. Pours golden, nose is floral, lemon, bready, taste is similar, sweet. 6
Tried on 13 Mar 2026 at 20:19

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Appearance is amber, with a fluffy 2-finger head. Aroma is hops, malty bread, hints of berry fruit. Taste is bready malt, orange, peppery hoppy hints, more malt, marmalade, some currant and brown bread notes.
Tried from Can at Cloudwater Brew Co on 07 Mar 2026 at 06:57

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Appearance is amber, clear, with a big thick head. Aroma is pine, malt, caramel hints, citrus fruit notes. Taste is pine, citrus fruit, malty hops, hop bitterness. Orange peel, bit of rough malt at the end.
Tried from Can at Cloudwater Brew Co on 07 Mar 2026 at 06:54