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.
Gluten-free craft beerleithFri-Sat 13:00-22:00, Sun 13:00-19:00
Bellfield Brewery on Stanley Place in Edinburgh, founded 2014, the UK's first dedicated gluten-free craft brewery with a Stanley Place taproom and a Pilrig.
Tip: All beer is certified gluten-free without taste compromise; their Pilrig Park beer garden takes over the park April to September.
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.