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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity peachy hoppy aroma. Fruity peachy hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty peachy hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Dec 2014 at 02:28

6/10
Tried on 06 Dec 2014 at 13:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg @ Old Gate, Hebden Bridge. Cloudy amber with a very thin head. Has a dry spiciness, most evident in its lingering and dry aftertaste. Is slightly sour with tropical fruits in both aroma and taste.
Tried on 04 Dec 2014 at 05:40

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at Cloisters, as Ultra Violet. Pours clear golden, nose is wheaty, huge parma violet, taste is dry, chalky, juicy, sweet, parma violet.
Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2014 at 10:07

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the Vintage. Pours hazy amber orange, nose is sweet citrus, burnt toffee, taste is dry, bitter, light smoke, juicy orange.
Tried on 30 Nov 2014 at 02:21

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
8.5abv keg at the vintage... Murky as hell... Amber orange... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet floral fruit.. Light pine and passion fruit nose.. Soft sweet juicy fruits front.. Very tropical... Light bitter herbal fruit linger
Tried on 28 Nov 2014 at 10:29

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 10
Keg at the 9a... Murky hazy pink amber., thin off white lacing... Soft sweet floral hop.. Hints of apple nose... Light fizz.. Ok ok ok.. This is Wierd... Initial hit is of crumble, not fruits but the crumble... Yeah just tried it again and theres no getting aeay from crumble... However on swallow the taste totally changes first apple then blackberry then a long dry tanin apple linger.. Wierd... Drinking wise its ok. Decent but wierd... But gor a unique beer its right out there. Never had anything like it
Tried on 22 Nov 2014 at 08:56

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Stockbridge Tap. Pours hazy pink, nose is funky, fruity, taste is dry toffee, sweet, little sourness.
Tried from Draft on 03 Nov 2014 at 04:25

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Cask at cloisters(tropical Blonde. (it was wort from a big brew siphoned off and fermented with a bunch of tropical fruit whacked in.)... Big hazy yellow amber... Thin white lacing... Soft zezty peach... Pineapple fruits... Very soft very juicy... Very fruity... Crackin... Light peppery fruits
Tried from Cask on 03 Nov 2014 at 04:10

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours murky brown, nose is malty, toffee, wheaty, taste is sweet, malty, dry toffee.
Tried on 02 Nov 2014 at 02:31