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Regulars to our Portobello shop may recall Jonny serving in the shop towards the end of last year whilst the brewery was being fitted out. Here he gives us a bit of background, talks us through the first beers - which are excellent, no surprise given the pedigree of the team behind them - and hints at the brewery's future and what it's like trying to open a brewery during these uncertain, Covid times. Newbarns Brewery are: Gordon McKenzie and Emma McIntosh, previously of The Kernel Brewery in London, Fredrik Bjerkseth and myself Jonny Hamilton, both previously at Beavertown. Gordon and Emma had always planned to...