# The Pilot Brewery — Swansea

> The Pilot Brewery in Swansea, Wales scores 3.44 out of 5 — Poor, #31 in Wales. 47 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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The Pilot Brewery is a brewery in Swansea, Wales. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.44 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #31 in Wales. Of the 47 beers we track, 44% are Pale Ale and 22% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.44 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #31 in Wales · #13,131 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 47

## About

The only brewery in Mumbles, The Pilot Brewery, began operating at The Pilot Inn as the Mumbles Brewery Limited in 2013.
 
From July 2014, the brew plant has been under the sole control of brewer Richard Bennett and able to concentrate on satisfying the patrons of The Pilot Inn, Mumbles plus a small number of select outlets.
 
Visit The Pilot, www.thepilotofmumbles.co.uk, for great beer brewed on site.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 44% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 22% of the beers we track
- IPA — 11% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 726 Mumbles Road, Swansea, Wales
- Coordinates: 51.5714978, -3.9879265
- Website: http://www.thepilotbrewery.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Swansea Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/swansea-brewing-company-16192.md) — 3.42, Poor — Swansea — 2.9 mi away
- [BeerRiff](https://finding.beer/brewery/beerriff-12518.md) — 3.88, Fine — Swansea — 3.9 mi away
- [Hurns Beer Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/hurns-beer-co-36320.md) — 3.31, Poor — Swansea — 5.1 mi away
- [Drop Bear Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/drop-bear-beer-co-21270.md) — 2.45, Limited — Swansea — 5.5 mi away
- [Tomos Watkin Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/tomos-watkin-brewery-16193.md) — 2.92, Limited — Swansea — 6.4 mi away
- [Mumbles Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mumbles-brewery-16053.md) — 2.93, Limited — Swansea — 7 mi away
- [Gower Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/gower-brewery-16180.md) — 3.04, Limited — Swansea — 7.8 mi away
- [Tinworks Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/tinworks-brewing-co-16030.md) — 3.06, Limited — Llanelli, Carmarthenshire — 9.6 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Swansea, Wales](https://finding.beer/breweries/wales/swansea.md)
- [Best breweries in Wales](https://finding.beer/breweries/wales.md)

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