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).
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
keg at the hanging bat... Murky orange amber.. Thin white lacing.. juicy pineapple fruits nose... Dry herbal woody fruit... Light bitter peach
Tried
on 01 Jan 2018
at 12:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the hanging bat... Hazy amber small white head... Light spice floral orange fruits nose... Juicy fruits.. Light sweet toffee fruit.. Sweet
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2018
at 12:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Chilli Cook off September 2017... Murky amber.. Soft spiced toffee fruit nose... Oily smoke.. Woody Soft toffee malts..
Tried
on 01 Jan 2018
at 11:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines Comely Bank. Appearance - golden with a haze under the head. Nice lacy head at that. Nose - spruce, pine, citrus. Herbal note coming through at the end. Taste - creamy oaty with spruce and citrus following it in. Palate - medium bodied, creamy and elegant through the middle and finish. Bitterness just right. Overall - reckon I could drink a whole case of 12 bombers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2017
at 14:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours hazy yellow, nose is grapefruit, melon, toffee, taste is sweet, light fruit.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2017
at 02:15
6/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2017
at 06:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the jolly judge... Deep red.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet floral fruit nose... Soft sweet toffee floral fruit.. Light dry spangles.. Soft toffee fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Nov 2017
at 06:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Appellation Wines Comely Bank. Appearance - deep amber and generally autumnal. Nice lacy head. Nose - spiced biscuit and dried fruit. Raisins then orange peel all the way. Taste - this time the fruit is tart. Cranberries and sour plums. Dry burnt biscuit finish. Palate - close to medium bodied. Tangy and dry through the middle. Light astringency on the end but ok. Overall - one of those where the more time you spend with it the more you get put of it and I had a whole bomber. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2017
at 03:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the jolly judge. Pours deep golden amber, nose is little cheese, berries, floral, taste is sweet, tart berries, juicy.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2017
at 03:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Aroma: 7 Look: 4 Taste: 7 Palate: 3 Overall: 15
Cask @ Bacchus, Newcastle [040917]
Dark amber, clear, dense thin wnite head, good lacing
Aroma of sweet fruity caramel malt, light toffee
Taste of sweet fruity caramel malts, soft red berry fruits, slight strawberry, light toasted malts, touch of toasty cereal, soft sweet toffee, dab of brown bread, nice flavour but a bit light
Palate - Medium body, smooth, soft texture. Finish of soft sweet caramel, clean palate
Overall - Tasty stuff, but would like it brewed a bit stronger to get more of those malts
Cask @ Bacchus, Newcastle [040917]
Dark amber, clear, dense thin wnite head, good lacing
Aroma of sweet fruity caramel malt, light toffee
Taste of sweet fruity caramel malts, soft red berry fruits, slight strawberry, light toasted malts, touch of toasty cereal, soft sweet toffee, dab of brown bread, nice flavour but a bit light
Palate - Medium body, smooth, soft texture. Finish of soft sweet caramel, clean palate
Overall - Tasty stuff, but would like it brewed a bit stronger to get more of those malts
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2017
at 12:03