Stout
Pilot in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
7.07
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Everything a good stout should be; rich, bold, roasty and deliciously smooth, but at just 4%, it's easy drinking enough to keep coming back to. Maris Otter gives a subtle biscuit base (not buttery) and layers of increasingly darker malts build up chocolate, coffee and toasty notes.
Oh, it's also gluten free.
Oh, it's also gluten free.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Very dark brown pour, minimal head. Smells of roast malt and coffee. Flavor of roast malt and coffee. It’s okay but it’s a little thin and bland to my tastes.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 May 2026
at 04:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
330ml can. Pours black with a beige head, good retention. Aroma of roast malts, slightly ashy/smokey, dark chocolate, caramel. Taste of roasted malts, coffee, ashy, burnt/charred malts, caramel, chocolate, light sweet, moderate bitter. Medium bodied. That's a great low-strength stout, sessionable.
Tried
from Can
from Hop Shop Aberdeen
on 14 Oct 2025
at 22:03
6/10
Tried
on 18 Apr 2025
at 19:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at brewdog lothian road. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, toffee, liquorice, earthy, taste is similar, light sweetness.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2024
at 14:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml can from Leith Bottle Shop. Gluten Free. My stout rating #100. Black colour, foamy beige head and aroma of roast malt, smoke, ash, chocolate, coffee, earth. Taste is sweetish, roasted, malty, ashy, with some chocolate & coffee, and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2024
at 22:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cans from Against The Grain and Lupe Pintos. Black body with a thin beige head. Faint lacing. Aroma of espresso, charred wood and dark chocolate. Flavour of burnt toast and coffee with a nice bitterness on the finish. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. This is rich and full flavoured. Punches above its 4% ABV. Pilot brew dark beers particularly well.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2024
at 21:53
7/10
cask at the hanging bat ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ...soft sweet chocolate Roast malts nose ..soft chocolate roast malts ..little underconditioned Cask at cloisters ...soft sweet dusty chocolate roast malts ..soft sweet caramel fruit ..soft sweet chocolate Roast malts
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2024
at 13:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Great Grog. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of roast coffee, dark chocolate, hint of liquorice. Hint of charcoal on the taste too. God body for the strength.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2024
at 13:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Black beer, thin tan head. Aroma is lightly malty. Flavour is sweet malt, a little chocolatey, not loads else but it's super drinkable.
Tried
on 17 May 2024
at 23:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown to mat black. Foamy, tan head. Nose - chocolate, Bourbon biscuit and sweet milky coffee. Taste - Bourbon biscuit again, creamy and sweet coffee. Palate - close to medium bodied despite the ABV, creamy with very light roast. Overall - very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2024
at 22:01