Pilot
Microbrewery
in
Leith,
Midlothian,
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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the bow bar. Pours hazy red-pink with a thin pale pink head. Aromas of blueberries, light wheat and banana notes. Taste is sweet blueberry. Clean finish.
Tried
on 23 May 2015
at 01:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Chriso easter tasting. 04/04/2015. Thanks to Craig. Viscous dark brown coloured pour with a frothy cream head. Aroma is green pepper, coffee bean, hot alcohol. Flavour is composed of full nutty, milky coffee, coffee bean, veg, sticky. Palate is medium full, semi sticky sweet, moderate to high carbonation. Lingering milky coffee, hot alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2015
at 17:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity dispense at Craft 100 ,CBC Clapham, 02/04/15. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is coffee grinds, light spice, biscuit, charr, toffee, chcolate. Taste comprises cocoa powder, coffee, hint of vanilla, dark malts, toffee fudge. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent stout.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2015
at 02:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico, London. A black coloured pour with a healthy beige head on top. Sweet, chocolate, vanilla aroma. Tastes similar, sweet, chocolate, vanilla, hint of caramel too. Quite creamy, delicious stuff from Pilot, really liking this brewery.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2015
at 04:42
8/10
Tried
on 09 Apr 2015
at 15:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Chriso Easter tasting, thanks to Craig, 04/04/15. Light black with a decent tan covering. Nose is coffee grinds, spice, chocolate, toffee, light charr. Taste comprises dark fruits, coffee, light booze, chocolate pudding. Full bodied, fine carbonation, rich boozey close. Decent enough for a sweet stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 14:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
4th April 2015
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Milky sweet malts. Floral spice. Sweet earthy coffee. Bubblegum esters. Light spicy finish. The flavours don’t harmonise that well for me.
ChrisOs Easter Tasting. Opaque dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Milky sweet malts. Floral spice. Sweet earthy coffee. Bubblegum esters. Light spicy finish. The flavours don’t harmonise that well for me.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2015
at 12:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, big thanks to Garvie. Consumed at ChrisO. It pours deep brown with a small off-white head. The nose is bitter-sweet, big sweet chocolate powder, dairy milk and earth. The taste is toasty, earthy, bitter-sweet, chocolate, light lactose, alcohol, grainy, milk chocolate and earthy roast with a dry finish. Medium+ body and moderate carbonation. Not much depth to it. Pretty decent, but not a hug step up form the base beer. In fact I probably prefer the base beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2015
at 08:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the craft beer co 100. Dark black, mahogany brown coloured pout with a lasting loose greyish tan head. Aroma is vanilla, crema caramel, woody coffee. Flavour is composed of woody, caramel, milky coffee, tangy dry finish, little nutty. Palate is fullish mineral, highish carbonation. Nice nutty milky coffee in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2015
at 15:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Keg at brewdog.. Hazy amber... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet dry banana nose... Big fizz.. Big fruits.. Big sweet banana fruit.. Light a
Tried
on 24 Mar 2015
at 11:00