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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6/10
Tried on 28 Oct 2014 at 13:02

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
5abv... Deep black... Thin white lacing... Soft fruits... Light roast... Hig banana nose.. Soft sweet fruits... Big banana... Over fizzy.. Soft banana toffee
Tried on 24 Oct 2014 at 04:41

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at The Red Squirrel. Pours hazy to murky brown, thin off-white head. Quite low carbonation. Aromas of chocolate, light roast, light banana. Taste is more banana and dark chocolate, light spice note. Creamy texture, clean finish. Nice.
Tried on 23 Oct 2014 at 08:07

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at The Red Squirrel. Pours hazy amber, thin off-white head. Light floral aromas, light spice and citrus. Taste is light sweet, light floral, some bitterness. Not getting a right lot of ginger, but that’s fine. Medium body, crisp finish.
Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2014 at 08:04

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
5.1 Stillage at cloisters... Hazy amber... Thin white lacing... Massive sweet floral citrus fruits nose... Juicy juicy fruits.. Big sweet orange... Big zezty fruits
Tried on 13 Oct 2014 at 06:37

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours hazy amber, nose is sweet fruit, toffee, taste is quite sweet, fruity,light toffee.
Tried on 12 Oct 2014 at 10:04

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Cloisters. Pours hazy amber, nose is sweet toffee, citrus, taste is thin, sweet, juicy orange.
Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2014 at 08:56

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours murky amber, big bubbly white head. Light blackcurrant aromas, touch of sherbet. Taste is light bitter, slightly woody, white sugar too. Thick, oily mouthfeel. Good.
Tried on 09 Oct 2014 at 08:20

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
How: Cask.
Where: GBBF 2014.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Spices, malt, some fruit, herbs.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Spices, herbal, citrus.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2014 at 22:21

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 1 - London. Pours foggy yellow with a relaxed, creamy white head. Nice hops in this kid, with notes of dried citrus, pithy lemon, some rind, minerals. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Dry finish, sandy, with more pithy citrus fruits. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2014 at 15:32