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Pilot Brewery

Mumbles / Swansea, Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

ActiveIndependentMicrobrewery
Founded
2013
Archive ID
TB-6A2TM0X4
Last checked
2026-08-21
#Wales#UnitedKingdom#Independent

Who owns this brewery?

Independent

Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.

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From the record

Summary

Production began in 2013 on a 2.5-barrel plant behind the Pilot Inn. Current CAMRA brewery and pub records confirm onsite brewing; named beer rows retain an explicit stale-banner caveat because some linked beer pages incorrectly report a 2014 closure.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

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The People

Behind the beer

Jo Bennett
Founder

Richard Bennett
Founder

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The Beer Library

Beers

Gold

Year-Round

Premium Golden Ale

ABV4.4%
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Pilot Porter

Year-Round

Flavoured Speciality Beer

ABV4.5%
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Revolver

Year-Round

Session Pale Ale

ABV4.0%
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SUP IPA

Year-Round

Premium Pale Ale

ABV4.8%
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Wrecker

Year-Round

Premium Bitter

ABV5.0%
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Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record from Tally's UK master, Pass 147. Production began in 2013 on a 2.5-barrel plant behind the Pilot Inn. Current CAMRA brewery and pub records confirm onsite brewing; named beer rows retain an explicit stale-banner caveat because some linked beer pages incorrectly report a 2014 closure.

    Tally's UK master, Pass 147 — Wales public lists, thin beers, photo rights · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-21
    Claim last checked 2026-08-21

Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Pilot Brewery

Who owns Pilot Brewery?
Pilot Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Mumbles / Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.
Is Pilot Brewery independent?
Yes. Pilot Brewery is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
When was Pilot Brewery founded?
Pilot Brewery was founded in 2013 in Mumbles / Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.
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