Pilot

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

Established in 2013

Contact
Unit 4B, Stewartfield, Edinburgh, 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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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the Hanging Bat. Pours deep dark brown, near black. Nice tan head. Aromas of coffee and light sweet notes, milk chocolate. Taste is a lot more fresh coffee, sweety finish. Very nice.
Tried from Cask on 03 Apr 2014 at 09:24

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Claret thanks to Dave via Colin. It pours lightly hazy amber with a small bubbly head. The nose is earthy, tea, peach, orange and spicy notes. The taste is bitter, earthy, tea-like, citrus peel, spicy bitterness, peach and caramel with a lingering bitter-earthy finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Interesting and good depth.
Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2014 at 08:14

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Tried on 25 Mar 2014 at 11:22

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Guildford. Pours clear pale gold, thin white head. Big grapefruit and pine aromas. Bitter taste. Long, dry, bitter finish. Enjoyable, and nice to see a cask US-style IPA that works so well.
Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2014 at 14:20

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
5.1abv copper... Small white head... Soft fruity herbal nose ... Sweet roast... Light toffee... Juniper? Light fruit... Possible hints of lemon grass... Tricky to pin down flavours interesting
Tried on 10 Mar 2014 at 05:39

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at The Vintage and The Pantry. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Light lacing. Aroma of lemongrass, elderflower and straw. Sweet flavour of peach, ginger, apricot and lightly roasted malts. Light peppery finish. Medium body with an oily texture. Flat carbonation. A touch sweeter than I’d like, but this is a very distinctive, tasty beer. Very nice.
Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2014 at 13:42

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 25/1/2014. Amber coloured with a slight white head. Citrus fruits, some pineapple, green tea and a lingering slightly herbal, dry finish. Unusual and enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 05 Feb 2014 at 08:25

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Cask at the vintage... Deep black... Creamy tan head... Soft dark roast... Deep mellow smooth chocolate and coffee roast... Light vanilla... Deep silky and smooth... Maybe a touch too much vanilla for me but near perfect 4.2 Cask at 9a...deep black.. Thin tan lacing... Soft dark chocolate nose... Sweet roast.. Berry fruits.. Juicy chocolate roast... Soft mellow chocolate... Soft vanilla 4.3
Cask at the bow bar thanks sam... beautiful as always
Tried from Cask on 05 Feb 2014 at 08:22

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Bow Bar. Pours clear gold, thick white head. Light malt aromas, straw and bread. Light honey sweetness on the taste. Clean finish. Would like to try it when the kegged version is available.
Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2014 at 11:56

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at the vintage...as #lab001... Deep black... Small tan head... Light dry coffee roast.. Soft chocolate... Dark malts... Massive chocolate... Massive roast... Dark chocolate... Light coffee... Light vanilla... Nice soft smooth... Cracking but would be amazing with another couple of percent
Tried from Cask on 23 Jan 2014 at 04:19