Oak-aged craft beertollcross-west-endDaily 12:00-23:00
Innis and Gunn Beer Kitchen on Lothian Road in Edinburgh, the Edinburgh tap of the city-founded craft beer brand (Innis and Gunn founded 2003), serving.
Tip: The Lager Project taproom on Easter Road is the lighter sibling; the Lothian Road branch has the bigger kitchen.
Modern craft (saison, lager, stout)leithThu-Sun 16:00-22:00
Newbarns Brewery on Jane Street in Leith Edinburgh, founded 2020 by Chris Lewis and Emma Skoda, a saison and modern lager brewery known for Belgian-influenced.
Tip: The taproom is two doors down from Campervan; you can crawl between four breweries in 500 metres on Jane Street.
Modern craft (saison, pale ale, sour)leithFri-Sat 16:00-22:00
Pilot Beer brewery on Tennant Street in Leith Edinburgh, founded 2013 by Matt Johnson and Patrick Jones, an industrial-estate craft brewery known for fruited.
Tip: Taproom takes walk-ins Fri-Sat; the rest of the week is wholesale only. Try the Vienna Lager and the Mochaccino Stout.
Modern craft (pale ale, IPA, fruit beer)leithThu-Sun 16:00-22:00
Campervan Brewery on Jane Street in Leith Edinburgh, founded 2015 by Paul Gibson, a homebrew-turned-pro craft brewery with a taproom doubling as a bar.
Tip: Thursdays are pizza-and-pint nights with a fixed deal; the taproom takes walk-ins through to 22:00 most weekends.
Modern craft and traditional Scottish alessouthside-newingtonThu-Sat 16:00-22:00
Stewart Brewing in Loanhead on the south edge of Edinburgh, founded 2004 by Steve and Jo Stewart, a craft brewery running a Craft Beer Kitchen with public.
Tip: Their Craft Beer Kitchen runs public sessions for brewing your own pint; book ahead by a fortnight via their website.