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).

     Show


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

17/10/2020. Can at the Lublin SoN beer share, from Tebay Services. Pours clear pale gold with a huge white head. Aroma f fcitrus, tropical fruit, grass. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery oily texture, average carbonation.

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2020 at 20:43


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Growler thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - amber and hazy. Thin lacing. Nose - candy sugar, candied lemon. Bready with light spice. Taste - candy sugar going into caramel. Rum and raisin. Cakey generally. Palate - medium bodied, tangy texture. Sweetish finish. Overall - a little sweeter than preferable and would like to get more of the tangy you expect from the yeast. But still enjoyable.

Tried from Growler on 15 Oct 2020 at 18:44


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Growler thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - hazy golden. Decent carbonation. Nose - brown bread and oranges. Taste - more orange, resin and a bit of burnt bread. Palate - light bodied, long bitter finish. Overall - decent.

Tried from Growler on 15 Oct 2020 at 17:59


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

Can from the brewery online shop. Pours hazy golden orange with a thin white head. Aromas of pine and citrus. Taste is bitter, orange, pine again. Bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2020 at 20:05


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

Can from the brewery online shop. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thick white head. Aromas of tropical fruit and lime. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish. Easy drinking.

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2020 at 19:30


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

Growler from the brewery online shop. Pours amber with a thin white head. Aromas of yeast spice and bready malt. Taste is boozy, light fruitcake and sweet candi sugar. Sweet, boozy finish.

Tried from Growler on 13 Oct 2020 at 18:38


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

Growler from the brewery online shop. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of resin and citrus. Taste is bitter, fruity, more resinous hops. Bitter finish.

Tried from Growler on 13 Oct 2020 at 17:21


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

Growler from the brewery online shop. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of pineapple and peach. Taste has creamy oatmeal, more peach and pineapple. Creamy texture, dry finish.

Tried from Growler on 13 Oct 2020 at 15:44


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

On cask at the Portibello Tap. Appearance - dark brown to black, orange chinks. Nose - roast, like smoke and dark chocolate. Taste - more roast, more dark chocolate. Palate - creamy texture, medium bodied. Dry roast finish. Overall - very nice.

Tried from Cask on 27 Sep 2020 at 13:20


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5


Draught @ BBF 2019 11th. edition [ Borefts Beer Festival 2019 ] @ Brouwerij de Molen, 🇳🇱 Bodegraven, Netherlands.

[ As Cross Borders Wee Braw ].
ABV: 4.0%. Cloudy medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, hop bitter, pale malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190928]
6-3-6-3-13

Tried on 11 Sep 2020 at 12:25