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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On keg at Teuchters. Appearance - golden and clear. Thin snow white head. Nose - corn and light vegetable oil note. Taste - more corn, orange and a hint of hop spice. Palate - light bodied with a dry finish. Overall - decent.

Tried on 14 Oct 2024 at 13:38


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

9 June 2024. At The Hanging Bat, Edinburgh. Shared with the lovely Anke!

A: clear golden, thin, off-white head.
A: banana peel, nutmeg, dough, apple.
T: sweet banana, apple, soft citrus, dough.
F: floral hops, spicy clove, banana.
P: medium body, slick texture, average carbonation.
Fresh and balanced.

Tried on 05 Oct 2024 at 13:48


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can online from Cork & Cask. Pours ruby amber with beige foam. Aroma: malt, caramel, toffee, some citrus, light pine. Taste: light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Can on 29 Sep 2024 at 19:55


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

Gravity cask at the 30th Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, 06/09/24.
Golden blonde topped with an off white head.
Nose is orange peel, melon, airy malts, grass.
Taste comprises soft malts, tangerine, light breads.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Okay pale.

Tried on 05 Sep 2024 at 23:00


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 01/09/24. Clear golden amber with a lasting white head. Nose is orange zest, grass, pine nip, melon, grapefruit, airy malts. Taste comprises tangerine, melon, grass, papaya, soft malts, hint of grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow light juice laden hop bitterness. Tidy enough easy drinking IPA.

Tried on 01 Sep 2024 at 16:05


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

7th August 2024
Can. Just a light haze on this gold beer, small but tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light, mildly dry and has a good minerally crispness. Light smooth malts that don't get in the way. Decent Nelson - huzzah, well decent by 2024 standards, a clear soft gooseberry. Light tangerine and a smorgasbord of very light but complex hop fruits on the back end. Modest bitter linger. Light cooling pine throughout. Nice clean tasty IPA.

Tried from Can on 07 Aug 2024 at 16:48


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at graf. Pours golden, nose is floral, toffee, taste is juicy fruit, bitter.

Tried from Cask on 11 Jun 2024 at 11:18


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at Moonwake. Pours lightly hazed golden with a thick white head. Aromas of tropical fruit and peach. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish. Decent.

Tried on 09 Jun 2024 at 09:01


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

6/VI/24 - 44cl can @ Didier’s mansion, BB: 31/VII/24 (2024-372) Thanks to Didier for sharing the can!

Pretty clear blond to orange beer, big creamy off-white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: chlorine, citrus, fruity, some grapefruit. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter, earthy, more bitterness, a bit grassy, good bitterness if anything! Aftertaste: fruity, some tropical fruits, citrus notes, strong bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2024 at 19:15


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Clear deep golden, rich firm head. Mild piney grapefruit aroma. Bone dry with light body and clean, criso mouthfeel. Piney grapefruit, crackers. Long bitter finish. Slender and quite hoppy.

Tried on 01 Jun 2024 at 19:31