Pilot
Microbrewery
in
Edinburgh,
Edinburgh,
Scotland 🏴
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2013
Contact
Description
Pilot was born when Matt Johnson and Patrick Jones met while studying for masters degrees in Brewing & Distilling at Heriot-Watt University in 2012. A shared view that there was something different to be done in brewing – not traditional real ales, but not just another U.S. craft beer clone either – led to home-brewing together, which eventually led to buying a second-hand brewhouse and moving to the heart of cosmopolitan Leith, commencing brewing right at the end of 2013.
We’ve never done things the easy way. We dismantled the plant ourselves. We moved it to Leith and rebuilt it ourselves. We dug out the drainage (pro-tip: pay real men to do that), installed the flues and built the cooling system ourselves. We design, brew and drink the beer ourselves. We are Pilot.
We’ve never done things the easy way. We dismantled the plant ourselves. We moved it to Leith and rebuilt it ourselves. We dug out the drainage (pro-tip: pay real men to do that), installed the flues and built the cooling system ourselves. We design, brew and drink the beer ourselves. We are Pilot.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
can at home Jan 2025 ...deep red brown ..small tan head ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..soft sweet caramel ..soft woody caramel toffee malts ..big woody chocolate roast malts nostalgia e
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2025
at 19:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Аромат дико цветочный, очень сладкий, ощущается аромат весны, а точнее немного сирени и ландыши. Но медовости при этом нету, как и самой пшеницы. Цвет полу мутный, золотой, пенка средняя и блеклая, быстро падает. Вкус очень странный. Цветы снова на месте, теперь почти одна сирень. Снова пшеницы почти нету, только лишь намеки на зерно. При глотке сухость и горчинка схожая на терпкость а также легкое ощущение вяжущие во рту. В целом нормально и уникально за цветы, но не на второй раз.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2025
at 11:29
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
330ml can thanks to AshtonMcCobb. Pours brown / red with a tiny white head. Aromas & tastes of peach, raspberry, vanilla & biscuit. Moderate body. Sour finish. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2025
at 17:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half pint from the tap at the Guildford Arms, Edinburgh. Pours cloudy orange with a white head. Aromas & tastes of orange, grapefruit, passion fruit, pineapple, lemon & oats. Medium body. Dry light bitter finish. Highly enjoyable
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2025
at 20:43
6/10
can at home ...golden ...small white head ..soft metallic fruit nose ..soft sweet fruit ..little fizzy ...big metallic fruit
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2025
at 18:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml can from Good Spirit Co, Glasgow. Pours a medium brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of apricot, toffee, nuts, caramel, hops & malt. Medium body. Light bitter. Highly enjoyable
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jan 2025
at 16:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from LCB, consumed 3 months past BBE. 3/4 hazy gold with nice fluffy white top, good retention. Aroma of stone fruits, mango, pine, dusty hops. Taste is quite grassy and light pine noted with a fruity undercurrent of pineapple and white grape. Medium bodied, fine to frothy carbonation. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml panda from LCB. Pours a golden amber with small white head with some mild retention. Aroma has a herbal and ripe tropical note with a faint shortbread. Taste has a sour passionfruit and pineapple, some earthiness and biscuit malt; hint of spice in the finish. Medium bodied, semi-drying. Its ok.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml can from Beer52. Clear gold with small white top. Aroma of hedgerow, citrus, pine. Taste is quite sweet, with a watery mixed fruit flavour, light earthy pine. Light to medium bodied, spiky moderate carbonation. Pleasant, very refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:07