Pilot

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

Established in 2013

Contact
Unit 4B, Stewartfield, Leith, 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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8.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Keg at the Holyrood 9a. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, toffee, taste is similar, rich, caramel, biscuity, pretty good.
Tried on 23 Feb 2016 at 10:45

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask@Cloisters, Edinburgh - fuzzy orange pour with white head. Aroma and taste is medium sweet fruity and malty, some nice satsuma and citrus fruity action, lovely mouthfeel and great condition. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2016 at 10:59

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours murky orange, nose is orange, toffee, little grassy, taste is sweet, pithy orange, dry finish.
Tried on 15 Feb 2016 at 13:05

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Carters Tap. Pours hazy gold with a thin white head. Aromas of orange zest, green plant stalks. Taste is bitter, green! Orange! Bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2016 at 09:34

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On cask at Carter’s Tap. Appearance - cloudy amber with a nice creamy head. It says unfined and it definitely is. Nose - big orange note. Taste - orange lozenge with a green herb backbone. Orange and green alright. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - yep another good ale from Pilot.
Tried from Cask on 11 Feb 2016 at 08:09

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Hanging Bat. Pours hazy golden with a thin white head, nice lacing. Aromas of creamy sweet malt, grapefruit. Taste is bitter, pithy. Rich mouthfeel, creamy finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2016 at 11:54

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
2nd February 2015
Hazy gold beer, decent off white head. Palate is light, semi dry and has a fine crispness. Mild seltzer. Does what it says on the tin - pleasingly lemon, not too sharp. Fruity basil, just a trace of herb. Citic dry finish with a mild lemony bitter linger. Nicely done if a tad dry.
Tried on 03 Feb 2016 at 14:19

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Initial fruity hoppy aroma. Very smooth and silky. Some boiled veg in the background. Ok but not quite balanced.
Tried on 21 Jan 2016 at 15:56

8/10
Tried on 09 Jan 2016 at 08:00

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at craig’s. Pours deep ruby, nose is caramel, toffee, citrus, raisins, taste is similar, rich, fruity.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2016 at 15:26