Pilot

Microbrewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2013

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Unit 4B, Stewartfield, Edinburgh, EH6 5RQ, Scotland
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.

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6.6/10 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

7/10
cask at ryries ...hazy yellow ...thin white lacing ...soft dry pithy fruit ...Light thin floral fruit ..very soft body ..Light bitter citrus finish
Tried from Cask on 27 Nov 2024 at 15:45

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at Beerheadz Lincoln. Amber colour with a thin white head. Tart to sour peach. Hints of sweet vanilla. Highly carbonated. Crisp.
Tried from Draft at BeerHeadZ Lincoln on 21 Nov 2024 at 18:21

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours pink-tinged golden with a thin white head. Aromas of rice, malt, light cherry. Taste adds plum, honey. Light sharp finish.
Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2024 at 17:19

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours lightly hazed golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of bread and orange. Taste adds caramel. Dry finish. OK.
Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2024 at 17:17

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml can from Leith Bottle Shop. Gluten Free. Pale golden colour, white foam head and aroma of ginger, pale malt, citric. Taste is pale malty, grain, ginger, fruity citrusy, zesty, with some light bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry gingery citric bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2024 at 23:05

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml can from Leith Bottle Shop. Gluten Free. Pale golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of grain, vegetal, grass. Taste is tangy, corn grainy, peppery with some grassy bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2024 at 22:34

7.6/10 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

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
330ml can via Beer52. Drank at during half-time (Grimsby winning at Wimbledon 0-1) on Saturday 9th November 2024. Clean golden body, smooth white head which dissipated very quickly. Malty front (pale malts) with a mixed bag of hop flavours, all a bit bland and slightly fizzy.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2024 at 15:56

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - hazy golden yellow with a thin wispy head. Nose - lemon and really fresh basil leaf. Some candied citrus and light spice too. Taste - more lemon than basil this time. Still some herbs though not as easy to tell it's basil. Palate - light bodied. zesty and slightly funky finish. Overall - good.
Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2024 at 20:00