Alpha Project

Microbrewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Out of business

Contact
133 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9AB, Scotland
Description
The Alpha Project is now defunct. All beers brewed on the brewkit in the Hanging Bat bar on Lothian Road, Edinburgh should go under the Hanging Bat Brew Co.

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle thanks to Stuu666. This was bottled in 2015 so a balanced view will be taken. Appearance - opaque black, big fawn head. Nose - big sour malt vinegar and loads of wood. Taste - still some sour but dark chocolate dominates. Palate - medium bodied, dry roast and under note if sour. Overall - not as it was intended but very interesting.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2020 at 16:03


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 38/48 thanks to Stuu666. Pours black with a thick fawn head. Aromas of sour coffee. Taste is light sour, dark chocolate. Hops have faded, but left behind an interesting sour stout with some woody notes.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2020 at 15:59


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at the hanging bat. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, toffee, capsicum, taste is sweet, chocolate, orange, warming chilli burn.

Tried on 08 Oct 2016 at 04:11


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at Timberyard.... Big big dry honey... Soft sweet fruit nose.. Dry toffee fruit.. Massive honey... Long dry herbal honey.. Soft woody fruit

Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2016 at 02:24


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at timberyard. Pours deep brown, nose is beeswax, caramel, funky, oak, taste is smoky honey, sour, fruity, little thin.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2016 at 01:39


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours hazy dark brown with a thin beige head. Nice lacing. Aromas of chocolate, rye, caramel. Taste is light sweet, more caramel, chewy toffee, faint spice. Booze hit at the back.

Tried on 12 Jul 2016 at 07:03


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at the hanging bat. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is little apple, toffee, caramel, wood, taste is similar, dry. ’Uncarbed ’ version is sweeter

Tried on 11 Jul 2016 at 01:44


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at hanging bat... Hazy Amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet floral dry sharp fruit nose.. Tart zest lemon.. Dry fruit.. Light Brett

Tried on 06 Jul 2016 at 02:12


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Keg at hanging bat... Dark black.. Thick tan head... Soft sweet chocolate pine roast malts.. Dark bitter roast malts... Soft sweet chocolate roast malts.. Big pine chocolate roast.. Rich chocolate.. Over fizzy.. And over cold...

Tried on 28 Jun 2016 at 12:23


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours black with a thick, bubbly beige head. Aromas of pine, citrus, light roast. Taste is more of the same. Prickly carbonation. Dry roasty finish.

Tried on 28 Jun 2016 at 08:30