Pilot Project Brewing Is a

BREWERY INCUBATOR

Pilot Project was created as a purpose-driven, collaborative, and artistically curious brewing and tasting room facility to help support talented brewers in an industry with exceptionally high barriers.

Modeled after the music industry, Pilot serves as a launch pad for start-up breweries, offering assistance with fine-tuning recipes, production scaling, business development, marketing, distribution and more.

It is our mission to foster experimental and small-batch brewing, present an unparalleled consumer tasting experience, and be an industry-defining innovator in fermented malt beverages. We are your incubator dedicated to the art of brewing and community inspired by the craft.

 
Pilot Project Brewing’s beautiful mid-century modern inspired Tasting Room.
 
 

BREWING

From brewing 10 barrels to 1,000 , Pilot Project can act as a testing ground for homebrewers, a launch pad for startups, a home for nomads, or an experimental playground for established breweries.

COLLABS

Supporting creative partnerships to show-stopping collaborations, we help keep our clients innovating.

 
 

PACKAGING & DISTRIBUTION

From bodegas to bars to grocery chains and restaurants, you can count on us to package your brews and get them just about anywhere in Illinois.

MARKETING

With access to some of the best strategic marketers, designers, and creatives in the industry, Pilot can be a one-stop shop for brewers to realize their brand story.

 
 

RESEARCH

Each month, Pilot’s bustling tasting room and multi-state distribution network pours for thousands of beer lovers, freelancers, weekenders, and drinkers from all backgrounds. With the data to back it up.

EVENTS & LAUNCHES

It’s not just a brewery. It’s a launchpad. For businesses, brands, new products, or whatever you’ve got. And we throw one hell of a party.

 

Interested in brewing with us?

PRESS

press@pilotprojectbrewing.com