# Pilot Brewing — Charlotte, North Carolina

> Pilot Brewing in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States scores 3.86 out of 5 — Fine, #156 in North Carolina. 495 beers tracked, mostly Other.

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Pilot Brewing is a brewery in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.86 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #156 in North Carolina. Of the 495 beers we track, 27% are Other and 23% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.86 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #156 in North Carolina · #3,183 in United States · #4,376 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 495

## About

Pilot Brewing produce's fine quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Mimosa Gose", which is a Traditional Gose and "Cafe Latte Stout", which is a Milk / Sweet Stout. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- Other — 27% of the beers we track
- IPA — 23% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1331 Central Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates: 35.2212201, -80.8155561
- Website: http://www.pilotbrewing.us/

## Breweries nearby

- [Legion Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/legion-brewing-company-4209.md) — 3.87, Fine — Charlotte, North Carolina — 0.2 mi away
- [Resident Culture](https://finding.beer/brewery/resident-culture-944.md) — 4.57, Exceptional — Charlotte, North Carolina — 0.6 mi away
- [Birdsong Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/birdsong-brewing-co-1765.md) — 3.82, Fine — Charlotte, North Carolina — 0.9 mi away
- [Free Range Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/free-range-brewing-176.md) — 3.85, Fine — Charlotte, North Carolina — 1.3 mi away
- [Petty Thieves Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/petty-thieves-brewing-company-25176.md) — 4.24, Great — Charlotte, North Carolina — 1.7 mi away
- [Heist Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/heist-brewery-4204.md) — 4.43, Exceptional — Charlotte, North Carolina — 1.7 mi away
- [Stryker Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/stryker-brewing-company-1841.md) — 2.82, Limited — Charlotte, North Carolina — 1.7 mi away
- [Vaulted Oak Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/vaulted-oak-brewing-25121.md) — 3.82, Fine — Charlotte, North Carolina — 1.9 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Charlotte, North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina/charlotte.md)
- [Best breweries in North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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