Pilot

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

Established in 2013

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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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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
23rd August 2014
Tap East Collaboration Fest. Cask. Cloudy amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Nice tangy lemon - pleasantly sharp. Little citric peel underneath. Dry, almost dusty malts underneath. Light dry finish. Hop spice linger. Pretty drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2014 at 09:56

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
4% cask at the Bridge, Ratho. Pours hazy orange-gold. Thin white head. Citrus, grapefruit and pineapple aromas. Taste is bitter. Rich, oily mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2014 at 07:10

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Cloisters. Pours dark brown, definitely get the burdock on the nose, roast malts, taste is sweet, dry, herbal, light roast. It is almost like drinking the juice.
Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2014 at 23:59

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Hazed golden orange with a moderate off white covering. Nose is bitter citrics, light pine, orange pith, straw. Taste comprises earthy hop notes, pine, orange pith, light spice, toasty ring. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Solid - session IPA ?
Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2014 at 12:35

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12th August 2014
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Cloudy gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Fine carbonation. Light floralness. Light orange and grapefruit hops, mild pith, Light dry finish. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2014 at 08:19

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Sampled @ GBBF day 3. Hazy yellow color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, lightly fruity, quite a lot of herbs or spices. Average body and carbonation. Don’t like it, too many herbs or spices.
Tried on 20 Aug 2014 at 04:15

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Keg at cloisters... Hazy yellow amber... Small white lacing.. Soft sweet floral fruit.. Soft parma violets... Juicy fruits.. Little cold.. Soft fruits.. Juicy fruits.. Long soft violot linger... Really nice shame i had to rush it as kids were waiting outside Keg at the vintage... Hazy yellow amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet floral orange fruits... At first just a tiny hint of violets... But every so often the kick you in the olfactory senses... Light fizz... Little cold.. Soft mellow banana fruit and a massive mellow parma violets back bone.. Nice 3.9
Tried on 17 Aug 2014 at 08:32

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at Cloisters. It pours cloudy gold with a decent white head. The nose is sweet, fizzy Parma Violets!!!, sherbet, floral, apricot and candy. The taste is crisp, bitter, citrus peel, parma violets, sherbet, doughy, popping candy, straw, peach and apricot with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. With 100 packets of Parma Violets in this one singke keg I expecting much higher sweetness, but thankfully not! Crisp, fruity and delicious. Very nice indeed, without being sickly.
Tried from Can on 17 Aug 2014 at 08:00

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at 2014 GBBF. Very cloudy murky orange with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is fresh flowery citrus, american hop. Flavour is grainy doughy malts, semi crisp, fresh citrus clean hop profile. With a touch of tropical fruit. Palate is medium bodied, doughy and grainy. Nice carbonation. I like the beer, needs a bit more finings.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2014 at 04:45

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Vintage, Leith. It pours clear golden amber with a medium white head. The nose is brown bread, wood, mild spice, leather and florals. The taste is crisp, doughy, floral, spice, breadth malt and light stone fruits with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not a whole lot to it...
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2014 at 04:18