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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7.9/10 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

6.1/10 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

7.6/10 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

8.4/10 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

7.1/10 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

6.8/10 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

7.6/10 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

5.2/10 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

6.6/10 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

7.4/10 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