# Pilot Project Brewing — Chicago, Illinois

> Pilot Project Brewing in Chicago, Illinois, United States scores 3.89 out of 5 — Fine, #108 in Illinois. 92 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Pilot Project Brewing is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.89 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #108 in Illinois. Of the 92 beers we track, 28% are Pale Ale and 27% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.89 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #108 in Illinois · #2,744 in United States · #3,717 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 92

## About

Pilot Project Brewing is a community-focused, micro-brewing and tasting space that fosters experimental, small-batch brewing and acts as an industry-defining collaborative brewing incubator. Our philosophy is with 200+ growing breweries in Chicago, why compete when you can support them all?

Check out our tasting room on Milwaukee Ave to see what we're all about.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 28% of the beers we track
- IPA — 27% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 12% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2140 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 41.919946, -87.692981
- Website: https://www.pilotprojectbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Middle Brow Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/middle-brow-beer-co-3535.md) — 3.82, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 0.3 mi away
- [Primary Colors](https://finding.beer/brewery/primary-colors-29947.md) — 3.27, Poor — Chicago, Illinois — 0.5 mi away
- [Niteglow](https://finding.beer/brewery/niteglow-25024.md) — 3.91, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 0.7 mi away
- [BiXi Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/bixi-beer-5284.md) — 3.74, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 0.8 mi away
- [Maplewood Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/maplewood-brewing-company-2150.md) — 4.57, Exceptional — Chicago, Illinois — 0.8 mi away
- [Drink Four Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/drink-four-brewing-co-17584.md) — 1.75, Limited — Chicago, Illinois — 0.9 mi away
- [The Violet Hour](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-violet-hour-19397.md) — 3.41, Poor — Chicago, Illinois — 1.1 mi away
- [Piece Brewery & Pizzeria](https://finding.beer/brewery/piece-brewery-pizzeria-3658.md) — 3.85, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 1.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Chicago, Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois/chicago.md)
- [Best breweries in Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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