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Narrowboat Farm, Linlithgow, EH49 6QY, Scotland
Description
Strangers Brewing Co. sits in an old veg shed on Narrowboat Farm, an eco-friendly market garden farm in central Scotland. We have been brewing here since 2021, making distinctive, delicious, craft beer with a local flavour. Our aim is to make good beer that brings people together, creates community and turn strangers into friends.
At Strangers Brewing Co. we brew craft beer, by hand in small batches. We have a core range of beers which are available all year round, as well as seasonal specials that take their flavours from what’s growing on the farm and the surrounding Scottish countryside. We want to make beer that’s full of flavour yet balanced, interesting without being ‘wacky’. We make beer that we enjoy drinking, instead of just following what everyone else is doing.
At Strangers Brewing Co. we brew craft beer, by hand in small batches. We have a core range of beers which are available all year round, as well as seasonal specials that take their flavours from what’s growing on the farm and the surrounding Scottish countryside. We want to make beer that’s full of flavour yet balanced, interesting without being ‘wacky’. We make beer that we enjoy drinking, instead of just following what everyone else is doing.
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
440ml can from brewery shop - clear golden body with a frothy head. Citrussy nose, quite sharp and grassy, clean undertones of pine and spruce. Easy going enough.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2026
at 21:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can from Brewery shop - This must have changed somewhat based on the previous reviews. This one is a murky purple body with a short lived pink head. Pretty heavy forest fruits nose, a bit tangy in the taste, but a little washed out.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2026
at 21:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
440ml can from brewery shop - clear gold, thick white head. Bright citrus flavours with a slight grassy contrast, very clean and fresh, a good quaffable drink.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2026
at 17:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo.
Clear golden with minimal head. Aroma of caramel, orange peel, a little pine. Taste is sweet, citrusy, orange and grapefruit peel, some pine, berry fruits, caramel, some finishing bitterness. Light-medium bodied.
Clear golden with minimal head. Aroma of caramel, orange peel, a little pine. Taste is sweet, citrusy, orange and grapefruit peel, some pine, berry fruits, caramel, some finishing bitterness. Light-medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2026
at 22:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo.
Clear golden with a minimal head. Aroma of buttery sweet malts and light citrus hops, vegetal. Taste of sweet bready and caramel malts, some citrus, mildly vegetal. Light bodied.
Clear golden with a minimal head. Aroma of buttery sweet malts and light citrus hops, vegetal. Taste of sweet bready and caramel malts, some citrus, mildly vegetal. Light bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2026
at 21:24
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Sample thanks to Grumbo.
Clear golden with no head. Aroma of very floral and a bit grassy hops, sweet malts. Taste features more of those sweet malts, with floral flavours throughout, mild spicy notes, very mild bitterness. Light bodied, thin.
Clear golden with no head. Aroma of very floral and a bit grassy hops, sweet malts. Taste features more of those sweet malts, with floral flavours throughout, mild spicy notes, very mild bitterness. Light bodied, thin.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2026
at 20:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample thanks to Grumbo.
Clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of blackberries, mild ginger and cinnamon. Taste is the same, blackberries dominate, the ginger and cinnamon are fairly subtle, lactose creamy sweetness very obvious, drying finish. Light bodied.
Clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of blackberries, mild ginger and cinnamon. Taste is the same, blackberries dominate, the ginger and cinnamon are fairly subtle, lactose creamy sweetness very obvious, drying finish. Light bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2026
at 00:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to the Graham Grumbo, 22/03/2026.
Clear copper with a light beige cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is bramble berry, hedgerow, herb, grains, berry pips.
Taste comprises mellow berry fruits, blackberries, grass, hedgerow, grains.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a light tang at the end.
Okay drop.
Clear copper with a light beige cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is bramble berry, hedgerow, herb, grains, berry pips.
Taste comprises mellow berry fruits, blackberries, grass, hedgerow, grains.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a light tang at the end.
Okay drop.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2026
at 14:50
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Panda at home, thanks to the Graham Grumbo, 22/03/2026.
Golden copper pour topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is mellow citric, light perfume, biscuit, breads.
Taste comprises tangerine, grass, herb, straw.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light fruit tang to the close.
Passable.
Golden copper pour topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is mellow citric, light perfume, biscuit, breads.
Taste comprises tangerine, grass, herb, straw.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light fruit tang to the close.
Passable.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2026
at 14:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Panda at home, thanks to Graham, 21/03/2026.
Golden to copper pour with an off white cap that thins to bubbles at the edge.
Nose is caramel, fruit rinds, dusty hops, candied orange peel.
Taste comprises mellow citric zest, grass, caramel, biscuit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spotted with mellow hop bitterness.
Okay.
Golden to copper pour with an off white cap that thins to bubbles at the edge.
Nose is caramel, fruit rinds, dusty hops, candied orange peel.
Taste comprises mellow citric zest, grass, caramel, biscuit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spotted with mellow hop bitterness.
Okay.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2026
at 19:04