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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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Honeyish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some mild herbal, earthy and a bit bready tones. Flavour is herbal, some earthy and mild grainy tones with a bit earthy tones with some yeasty tones.

Tried on 27 May 2024 at 17:38


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home. Clear darker orange golden color, medium sized white to off-white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, hoppy bitters. Interesting, quite an old skool IPA. I like it, even though this one could use a little hoppy fruitiness imo, but nonetheless overall nice. Simple but nice.

Tried on 20 May 2024 at 16:59


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Clear pale golden, small head. Aroma of apples and grass. Dryish with light body and clean mouthfeel. Green apples, grain and grass. Mid bitter finish.

Tried on 18 May 2024 at 20:09


6.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Can. Golden body with a faint haze and a thick off-white head. Fine carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of lime, flower stems and salted bread. Flavour of yeast and musty lemon. Medium body with a slick texture. Very fizzy. This is quite muted and surprisingly yeasty; it’s not at all what I was hoping for.

Tried from Can on 16 May 2024 at 21:52


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

Can from Fountainhall Wines, Aberdeen. It pours golden - amber with a medium, fluffy white head. The aroma is fresh, sweet, juicy, tangy, fruity, passion fruit, orangey, mango, tropical hubba bubba bubblegum, gooseberry, melon and Irn Bru. The taste is firmly dry, punchy bitterness, touch green, weedy, bright, pithy, zesty, bitter orange, tangerine, passionfruit Irn Bru, nip of alcohol, floral accents and a touch of spice with a drying, bitter finale. Medium body and average carbonation. Interesting hop combo and had a pleasing bitterness. Aroma is the standout here.

Tried from Can on 14 May 2024 at 19:39


6

Väike atsetoon, ilmselt liinist, aga muidu selline ok mõru vesine, veits happeline stout. Ok, ei põruta millegagi.

Tried on 27 Apr 2024 at 13:52


6

Roast, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, slick

Tried on 26 Apr 2024 at 20:02


6

cask at the HW Beer festival 2024 ..golden amber ...thin white lacing ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..soft sweet caramel toffee malts

Tried from Cask on 19 Apr 2024 at 17:34


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

On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Nose is dark chocolate, cappuccino, caramel, light smoke. Taste is exceedingly similar to the above, whack of cocoa coming through too. Sweet roasty finish. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 17 Apr 2024 at 19:25


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

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Yellowish golden colour, small white foamy head. Aroma is honey, some crisp malts and a bit grassy tones. Flavour is herbal, grassy and some mild honey with some crisp grainy and bready tones.

Tried on 09 Apr 2024 at 18:40