# Pivotal Brewing Company — Bristol, Rhode Island

> Pivotal Brewing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States scores 4.17 out of 5 — Great, #13 in Rhode Island. 173 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Pivotal Brewing Company is a brewery in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. We grade it Great, with a score of 4.17 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #13 in Rhode Island. Of the 173 beers we track, 52% are IPA and 13% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 4.17 out of 5
- Grade: Great 😀 — Consistently produce world-class beer.
- Ranked: #13 in Rhode Island · #1,190 in United States · #1,607 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 173

## About

Pivotal Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #18 in Rhode Island. They are most well known for "Hello My Name Is Pivotal", which is an Imperial New England IPA and "Bomb Cyclone", which is an Imperial New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 52% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 500 Wood Street, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
- Coordinates: 41.6728435, -71.270928
- Website: http://www.pivotalbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Trágmar Ale Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/tragmar-ale-works-35338.md) — 4.33, Great — Bristol, Rhode Island — 1.5 mi away
- [Vigilant Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/vigilant-brewing-company-29457.md) — 4.18, Great — Bristol, Rhode Island — 2.1 mi away
- [Ragged Island Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/ragged-island-brewing-company-1868.md) — 3.86, Fine — Portsmouth, Rhode Island — 4 mi away
- [Canned Heat Craft Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/canned-heat-craft-beer-company-19484.md) — 4.18, Great — Fall River, Massachusetts — 5.6 mi away
- [Troy City Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/troy-city-brewing-22820.md) — 3.92, Fine — Fall River, Massachusetts — 5.9 mi away
- [Taproot Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/taproot-brewing-company-4277.md) — 3.81, Fine — Middletown, Rhode Island — 9.9 mi away
- [Coddington Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/coddington-brewing-company-4316.md) — 2.95, Limited — Middletown, Rhode Island — 11 mi away
- [Apponaug Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/apponaug-brewing-company-4279.md) — 3.88, Fine — Warwick, Rhode Island — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Providence, Rhode Island](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/rhode-island/providence.md)
- [Best breweries in Rhode Island](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/rhode-island.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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