Cross Borders Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Portobello Tap

Established in 2016

Contact
Unit 28/1, Hardengreen Industrial Estate, Dalkeith, EH22 3NX, Scotland
Description
Cross Borders’ origins trace back to an illicit biscuit cartel run by our two founders in primary school. This brewery IS THE RESULT OF YEARS OF friendship, HARD WORK, EXPERIENCE, AND a refusal to grow up. Based in leafy midlothian we brew braw beer you’ll want to drink again and again (responsibly of course).

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6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

330ml can delivered from the Salmon, Leicester and drunk at home. Light gold, slightly hazy, with a massive rocky white head. I mean this thing is a gusher. Grapefruit, lemon zest, boiled sweet in the aroma. Bittersweet taste, not getting a lot of flavour from it. A bit of lemon drop before the short finish. Watery body, soft carbonation. Decent if a little disappointing.

Tried from Can on 21 Feb 2021 at 23:03


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of tropical fruit, peach and pineapple. Taste is juicy fruit, light resin, more pineapple. Juicy finish. Nice.

Tried from Can on 13 Feb 2021 at 17:09


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can at home... feb 2021.. dark black... small tan head.. soft sweet dusty chocolate roast malts nose... fruity chocolate... rich ovaltine fruity mslts... very easy drinking4. 0 can at neils.. Oct 2021... dark black... thin tan lacing... deep red brown.. soft sweet caramel toffee fruit... Light sweet makts.. light caramel... little thin 3.8

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2021 at 18:34


7

can at home... feb 2021... Light hazy amber... small white head... soft dry pinnaple fruit nose... soft dry pinnaple citrus fruit.. quite a drying finish

Tried from Can on 05 Feb 2021 at 18:49


1.1
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 0.5

Foam. I've had two cans & gave the benefit of doubt on the first. Shocking beer & waste of my hard earned money. Two drain pours.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2021 at 21:04


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Tried from Growler on 24 Dec 2020 at 16:11


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Plastic bottle in the park. Pours black, nose is roasted, chocolate, oatmeal, some coffee, taste is similar, smooth, chewy, some dark fruit.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2020 at 16:10


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Cork & Cask. Hazy golden body with a thin off-white head. Low carbonation. Aroma of grass, bread and melon rind. Flavour of orange pith and grass. Thin to medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Less murky and more bitter than I’d expect for the style, but it’s a decent beer all the same.

Tried from Can on 07 Dec 2020 at 22:11


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy yellow with close to snow white head. Nose - passion fruit and lime. Taste - more tropical, possibly more towards pineapple this time, with lime too. Light biscuit underlay. Palate - light bodied. Dry, finish with balanced bitterness. Overall - lovely beer.

Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2020 at 21:21


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy amber to orange. Snow white head. Nose - orange, apricot, ripe melon and resin. Taste - resin led, but still with orange and ripe melon. Palate - good balance of bitterness. Light bodied, decent texture. Overall - good.

Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2020 at 21:01