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Pilot Stout

Name: Pilot Stout
Brand: Pilot Brewery
SKU: 5060478771340
Price: 3.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

£3.00

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Producer Pilot Brewery

Country Scotland

Region Edinburgh, Leith

ABV 4%

Tasting Notes

Roasted Malt, Coffee, Chocolate and Smooth Finish

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Gluten Free Scotland Stout

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Haggis BBQ Meats Autumnal Drinking Steak Chocolate Desserts

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Don’t forget your bottle opener!

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✓ Carefully packed by our team in Edinburgh

✓ Free local delivery in Edinburgh and
Falkirk for orders over £35

✓ Free UK delivery over £90

✓ Click & Collect available

✓ Shipping to Northern Ireland and Scottish Isles available on request: orders@thebeerhive.co.uk

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More About Pilot Stout

A straightforward, properly drinkable stout from Edinburgh's Pilot. At just 4%, it manages to pack in plenty of roasted malt character while keeping the body relatively light, with oats and wheat helping to give it a smooth texture. It's also gluten-free, making it a useful all-rounder when you want something dark without the heft of an imperial stout.

Meet the Producer, Pilot Brewery

Pilot Brewery

Style: Brewery

Edinburgh’s beer scene has increasingly moved beyond traditional cask ale and into a much broader mix of modern brewing styles, and Pilot were one of the breweries helping push that shift early on.

Founded in Leith, the brewery built its reputation through approachable modern styles, particularly pale ales, lagers and mixed fermentation beers that favour balance and drinkability over sheer intensity. The beers tend to feel thoughtful without becoming overly serious about themselves, which suits Edinburgh quite well.

The pale ales usually carry soft tropical fruit and citrus character while keeping bitterness intact rather than disappearing completely into haze. The lagers are particularly good too. Clean, crisp and properly structured in a way that quietly demonstrates good technical brewing underneath the more relaxed branding.

Pilot also spent time experimenting with barrel ageing, sour beer and fermentation projects without abandoning the core idea that beer should still be enjoyable by the pint rather than merely admired in tiny pours.

Leith itself has become one of the more interesting food and drink areas in Scotland over recent years, full of breweries, distilleries, wine bars and slightly damp converted industrial buildings. Pilot fits naturally into that environment. Modern but unpretentious. Creative without trying too hard to become an “experience”.