Top Out Brewery

Microbrewery in Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2013

Closed in 2022

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Unit 3 6b Dryden Road, Loanhead, EH20 9LZ, Scotland
Description
Founder and head brewer Michael loves to spend most of his free time in the mountains and as a keen mountaineer and fell runner he has visited most of Britain's walking and climbing regions. In the past he has also climbed some of the highest mountains in the alps, as well as frozen waterfalls, abseiled down seacliffs in Cornwall (only to climb back up again...), climbed the crags of the Peak District, walked and scrambled extensively in Snowdonia and the Lake District. Closer to home he has battled the Scottish winter (and sometimes the 'summer') to both walk and climb. Some of his more exotic climbing destinations have included rock climbing on the arctic Lofoten islands of Norway and trekking in Kyrgystan. Following a move to Edinburgh, Michael founded Top Out in 2013 with his friend Moo and bringing his passion for climbing to our beers as well.
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McCash

6.9
McCash (16021) reviewed Dark Abbey from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance -opaque black with a nice head. Nose - initially a little stinky then chocolate and brown sugar. Taste - brown sugar going into black Jack sweets. Palate - large structure big chunky texture sweet and slightly cloying finish. Overall - big but a little imbalanced.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2013 at 13:32

cagarvie

5.8
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Dark Abbey from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

bottle at home .... deep brown ... big bubbly foam head ... soft dark roast malt ... tiny hint of sournesss ... tart front ... way tooo fizzy...dar roast ... soft toffee malts ... light pepper ... bitter roast ... woody ... little burnt suger ...

Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2013 at 08:53

McCash

7
McCash (16021) reviewed Staple from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - lovely golden orange colour with a nice fluffy head. Nose - very yeasty and hoppy initially, then toffee comes afterwards. Taste - dominated by a citrus sherbet note, then a dry finish. Palate - light to medium in body, with a lean zingy texture but quite impressive length given the alcohol. Overall - good beer.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2013 at 05:53

allmyvinyl

7.6
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Smoked Porter from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from Appellation Wines - cheers Ash! Pours dark brown, near-black, with good thin tan head. Earthy aromas, smoke, charcoal. Chocolate comes through on the taste, and whilst it’s very smoky, I don’t think it’s too much. Reminiscent of Schlenkra beers. Creamy texture, good carbonation. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2013 at 09:33

McCash

7.2
McCash (16021) reviewed Smoked Porter from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Re-rating on 01.11 13 this time the smoke and chocolate malt is much more integrated. Very enjoyable. Previous rating 06.09.13 7+4+6+3+12=3.2 50cl bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - opaque black with a decent crema head. Nose - woodsmoke, earthy & charcoal. Taste - dark chocolate and loads of smoke that slightly overpowers it but the dark chocolate does come back. Palate - medium bodied with a fairly decent creamy texture and a dry finish. Overall - the smoke is a little too dominant but it’s an interesting beer. If the alcohol was up by 2 or 3 percent you’d probably have enough sweetness to balance out the smokiness.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2013 at 07:19

allmyvinyl

7.6
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Dark Abbey from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours a reddish brown with decent head. Agree on the big aromas - full of dark fruit and demerara sugar, and almonds. Slightly sweet taste initially, drying out towards the end. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2013 at 10:12

allmyvinyl

7.1
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Staple from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Appellation Wines, shared at home. Re-rated 13/09. Pours hazy amber with a good white head. Lots of spicy yeastiness in the aroma, and citrus, bready malts. Still has that sherbet note, but more subdued and rounded, finishing with an dried orange peel flavour. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2013 at 02:45

jamestulloch

6.9
jamestulloch (9642) reviewed Staple from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tried in bottle and cask. Amber body with an off-white head that holds well. Aroma of biscuit, lemon and a hint of cucumber and white pepper. Flavour of grass, lemon, green vegetables and pale malt. Subtle peppery spice. Medium body with an oily texture. Very soft carbonation. A decent, simple Pale Ale.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2013 at 14:01

cagarvie

7
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Staple from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

cask at SRAF ... Golden amber ...thin white lacing ... soft zezty lemon nose ... soft zezxty frutis ... juicy and citrus

Tried from Cask on 23 Jul 2013 at 23:13

cagarvie

6.5
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Smoked Porter from Top Out Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

cask at SRAF ... deep black ... thin tan lacing ... dark roast malts ... heavy smoke nose ... way too much smokey malts ... dark roast ... nice base beer ... ruined by smokey tones

Tried from Cask on 17 Jul 2013 at 05:07

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