Cross Borders Brewing Company

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

Established in 2016

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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 3 6 3 12Bottle shared at THT July. Hazy brown with a tan head. Aroma of cocoa, malt, cardboard and light soapy hops. Flavour is light moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2017 at 14:38

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Cask-conditioned at the Bon Accord, Glasgow 11 June 2017. Golden in colour, with a decent, white, head. Pleasant pale ale, with plenty of citrus fruit and grassy hops, biscuity malts and lingering, dryish, finish. Very good.
Tried from Cask on 18 Jun 2017 at 10:39

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Cloisters... Hazy amber... Thin white lacing.. Soft herbal zezty sherbert lemon fruits nose.. Bitter herbal floral orange
Tried on 10 Jun 2017 at 17:54

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Can in Oldmeldrum. It pours jet black with a medium tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, salted liquorice, plum, prune, cacao and charred notes. The taste is dark roasted malt, some bitterness, charred wood, ash, cacao, dark fruits, berry, prune, earthy, umami, coffee grounds and some cracked black pepper with a dry, roasted finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Decent porter. Pretty robust.
Tried from Can on 01 Jun 2017 at 16:07

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Can from Vino Wines. Hazy amber body with a thin off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of dried leaves and earth. Flavour of marmalade and bitter, tangy hops. Thin to medium body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Soft fizz. Unusual and tasty.
Tried from Can on 16 May 2017 at 15:47

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Can at home. It pours hazy reddish - brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is malt - driven, brown bread, toasty, toffee, Scottish tablet, wood, cereal and earth. The taste is soft, sweet, some bitterness, toffee, fruit cake, dull spice, gingerbread, earth, tannin and leather with drying finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Good malty bitter. Works very well with a whisky on the side!
Tried from Can on 13 May 2017 at 15:31

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Can in Oldmeldrum. It pours cloudy golden - orange with a thick white head. The aroma is fresh, bright, juicy, orange sherbet, tangerine, peach, pine needles, brioche, marmalade and candy. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter, fresh, floral, orange blossom, marmalade, tangerine, apricot, light citric and some green grassy vibe with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carabontion. Fresh and pretty tasty Hoppy pale. Good work.
Tried from Can on 13 May 2017 at 06:32

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5.4abv Cask at Montys.. M Ligh hazy yellow... Small white head... Soft floral herbal lemon... Dry fruits.. Light bitter... Soft dry fruit... Something i really cant place. . So little vegative up front not keen on.. But really interesting finish
Tried from Cask on 05 May 2017 at 06:35

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Can at home. Pours hazy yellow, nose is peach, citrus, toffee, taste is juicy fruit, sweet.
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2017 at 01:59

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Cans from The Beerhive and Cork & Cask. Hazy amber/brown body with a medium off-white head. No visible carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of toffee, stewed tea, copper penny, burnt sugar and crème caramel. Flavour of dried grass, apricot, rust and blood orange. Thin body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Good flavour for the strength - a quality beer. I think this would be great on cask. A ‘double’ version of this could be amazing - 8.2% ABV with twice the depth, sweetness and body.
Tried from Can on 06 Apr 2017 at 17:45