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.
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours hazy pale gold with a thick white head. Aromas of citrus, pine, creamy malt. Taste is bitter, grassy, citrus. Slightly thin maybe, but very good for the strength.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2018
at 10:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours orange, nose is floral, caramel, sweet toffee, taste is fruity, cereal, grassy.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2018
at 08:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Beavertown Sixth Birthday bash, 17/02/18. Clear golden copper with a decent off white covering. Nose is juicy citric peel, straw, toasted bread, melon. Taste comprises mango, tangerine, Turkish delight, citric tinged straw, orange peel, toasted grains, airy malts, perfume. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with grassy hop bitterness. Adequate APA but overly floral.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2018
at 12:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Beavertown Sixth Birthday bash, 17/02/18. Lightly hazed amber with a decent off white cap. Nose is caramel, breads, candied orange peel, toasted malts. Taste comprises bitter orange, melon, candied fruits, biscuit, toasted grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with balanced hop bitterness. Solid Session gear for the ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2018
at 12:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Beavertown Sixth Birthday bash, 17/02/18. Pitch black with a well appointed tan head. Nose is charr, spice, cocoa powder, toffee, molasses. Taste comprises chocolate biscuit, liqourice, tar, spice, treacle toffee, molasses. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent stout.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2018
at 15:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Beavertown. Pours clear copper-orange with a foamy, pure white head. Grainy malts in the nose, orange rind. Light sweet flavour, lightlyntoasted grains, more citrus peel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Balanced finish, some find, a hint of tartness. Solid.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2018
at 16:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Beavertown. Pours clear orange with a dense, creamy white head. Big zesty aroma, oily lime, lemon. Light sweet flavour with assertive potpourri, more lemon zest, wheat bread, low bitterness. Light bodied, lightly oily, with fine carbonation. Herbal finish, lots of perfume, more potpourri, lemon zest, pine needles. It's interesting, but I honestly can't understand why a brewery would produce something like this. Does anyone actually want to drink a pint of this?
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2018
at 16:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Beavertown. Pours clear, deep reddish brown with a creamy, khaki head. The nose holds rounded chocolate, dark fruits, berries. Medium sweet flavournwith lots of milk chocolate, mild ashy roast, raisins, other ripe berries, mellow bitterness. Medium to full bodied, lightly oily, with fine carbonation. Balanced finish, more sweet chocolate, raisins. Quite fun overall.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2018
at 15:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Southern. Pours gassy golden with a thick white head. Carbonation a little high, head frothing up a bit. Hoppy aromas, citrus, orange, light toffee. Light sweet, too fizzy.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2018
at 16:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at MK BG, 05/02/18. Rich orange amber with a decent light beige cap. Nose is crisp clean malts, floral notes, straw, biscuit. Taste comprises fresh grass, airy malts, biscuit crumbs, caramel wafer, toasted grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light grassy hop presence. Nice clean lager.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2018
at 15:11