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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7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at The Stockbridge Tap. Hazy orange body with a thin white head that holds well. Lots of lacing. Aroma of apricot, peach and tomato juice. Flavour of bitter blood orange and apricot. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. A fruity, bitter IPA. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 27 Sep 2014 at 02:49

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Cask at cloisters... Deep brown... Thin tan lacing... Soft mellow chocolate roast malts nose... Soft toffee... Dry fruits roast... Little woody... Juicy chocolate roast... Soft malts... Dark roast... Nice
Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2014 at 11:34

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the vintage... Golden amber.. Small white head... Soft dry orange fruit..nose... Lught sweet fruits... Soft orange
Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2014 at 11:33

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Keg at the Stockbridge tap...big pink red... Thin white lacing... Soft floral fruit.. Herbal fruit nose... Way to cold and even morr way to fizzy... Tart fruits... Light hibiscus edge... Ok
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2014 at 08:13

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the vintage... Murky amber... Small white head... Big dry zezty hop nose... Very woody.. Light bitter hop linger
Tried from Cask on 23 Sep 2014 at 08:07

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at The Hanging Bat. Pours pale red, thin pink head. Light spice aroma, citrus, floral, red fruit. Taste is light spice, more citrus. Other flavours kinds if overwhelm the saison character, but the dryness works well overall. Good stuff.
Tried on 17 Sep 2014 at 09:42

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On cask @ Cloisters. Appearance - golden with a slight haze and a generous creamy head. It also looks quite oily. Nose - pineapple and grapefruit with a resin thing too. Taste - more bitter than the nose, grapefruit takes over. Also into pith territory. Palate - close to medium bodied with a big creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - good ale.
Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2014 at 07:02

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Keg at The Stockbridge Tap. Hazy pink(!) body with a thin white head that quickly fades. No lacing. Aroma of orange sherbet, Refreshers and rubbed rose petals. Flavour of tart berries, rhubarb, tangy lemon and rosé wine. Hides the alcohol well. Thin body with a watery texture. Light fizz. A unique Saison, but lacking in body.
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2014 at 05:00

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at Stockbridge Tap. Pours hazy golden, nose is orange and toffee, taste is dry toffee, orange juice.
Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2014 at 00:03

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the Stockbridge tap... Hazy amber... Thick white head... Soft zezty citrus fruits... Juicy orange... Big peel... Juicy fruits... Soft fruity juicy and easy
Tried from Cask on 10 Sep 2014 at 09:59