About
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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Keg at the brewery....very Hazy... Amber.. Thin white lacing.. Juicy zezty pinnapple.. Big tropical fruit nose... Big juicy fruits... Loads and loads of pineapple... Juicy juicy juicy... Really dry zezty finish
Tried
on 29 Nov 2016
at 08:04
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Keg at revolution... Dark coffee chocolate roast malts nose.. Dark chocolate roast.. Meaty malts.... Dark salty chocolate.. Deep roast... Heavy chocolate roast... Nice
Tried
on 27 Nov 2016
at 11:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at craft beer revolution. Pours hazy golden, nose is pineapple, custard, funky, taste is sour, tart pineapple.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2016
at 12:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at craft beer revolution. Pours black, nose is marmite, chocolate, coffee, taste is similar, twiggy, sweet.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2016
at 12:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Spitfire Bar & Restaurant, 26b Dublin Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH3 6NN. [ As Pilot Beer Double Mochaccino ].Clear dark black brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, molasses, coffee, vegetable coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, coffee vegetables, molasses, chocolate, coffee, sweet malt. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20160318]
Tried
on 30 Oct 2016
at 16:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Bow Bar, 80 West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2HH. [ As Pilot Beer Citrus and Basil Sharp ].Unclear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, spicy, basil, citrus - lemon - lime. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus, spicy, basil, pale malt, sweet malt, lime - lemon. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160318]
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2016
at 12:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Hanging Bat. Appearance - cloudy lemon colour with a thin head. Nose - lemon and pith. Taste - lemon sorbet, grassy and more citrus on the finish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a solid soldier.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2016
at 11:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Milton Keynes Beer Festival; hazy golden amber pour with a frothy beige head, sweet malts, taste has toffee, some fruit, malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2016
at 07:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12th August 2016
GBBF Day 4. Cask. Hazy gold beer, bubbly cream colour head. Palate is smooth and has decent fine carbonation. Nice condition. A kind of fruity ginger vibe here, into nice orangey citrus and a little orange peel. Mild tangerine. Light finish. Mild bitter linger. Interesting and drinkable.
GBBF Day 4. Cask. Hazy gold beer, bubbly cream colour head. Palate is smooth and has decent fine carbonation. Nice condition. A kind of fruity ginger vibe here, into nice orangey citrus and a little orange peel. Mild tangerine. Light finish. Mild bitter linger. Interesting and drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2016
at 06:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at salthorse. Pours black, nose is chocolate, liquorice, toffee, coffee, taste is caramel, creamy, roasted chocolate, coffee.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2016
at 14:02