Moonwake Beer Co, a new brewery in Leith, Edinburgh, is set to commission its brew plant with a lager this April.
The Moonwake Brewing Co mural
The brewery are spending the January lockdown awaiting delivery of a 35hl three-vessel brew kit that has been delayed due to a backlog of containers at Felixstowe, due to issues stemming from Brexit and the pandemic.
“Delays in Felixstowe have prevented our kit from arriving as planned, but the silver lining is that we’ll hopefully put our first beers out into a more hospitable landscape for brewing and hospitality after this lockdown,” said director Finlay Heslop.
“It also allows us to focus on adapting our business model to suit the ever-changing market and build more resilience into Moonwake Beer Co. We can all learn from these testing times.”
Demolition in their Tower Street unit commenced in January 2020 with work being halted due to the March lockdown. However, the founders did not let this stop them and instead took on a lot of the demolition and painting of their mural (pictured above) themselves.
An open and creative space
Head brewer Vinny Rosario, who hails from New Zealand, said: “My enjoyment of brewing grew as it allows me to have a creative outlet. Both Fin and I want our brewery to be an open and creative space for our team and customers alike to enjoy. We believe there is a beer out there for everyone.”
Originally, and still officially named, Origin Beer Co Limited, the company made the decision to trade under Moonwake Beer Co after extensive market research. They deemed the name Origin as simply not original enough. The term is too common and is used by several breweries and other businesses in one form or another.
For the time being the registered company name will remain unchanged, but they will trade and brand under the name Moonwake Beer Co. A trademark process is under way.
Moonwake means ‘the moon’s reflection in a body of water’. This relates to the brewery’s location on The Shore in Leith, the importance of water as a brewing ingredient, and the beer’s reflection of collective.
