Pilot Brewing

Pilot Brewing

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Your friendly, neighborhood, award-winning, Nano-brewery specializing in small batch brewing!

06/13/2026

🧀🍺 Less than a week to go until Flight Night returns on Friday, June 19!

Join us for our monthly Beer & Cheese Pairing in collaboration with our friends at Orrman’s Cheese Shop. Drop in anytime between 5–9 PM for an evening of thoughtfully curated craft beer and artisan cheese pairings.

🎟️ $20 Ticket Includes:
🍺 A flight of four (4oz) Pilot beers
🧀 Four (1oz) hand-selected artisan cheeses
📋 A guided pairing menu highlighting each match and the flavors that bring them together

Each Flight Night features a rotating menu, so every event offers something new to discover!

Tickets are highly encouraged—walk-ins are welcome while supplies last, but we can’t guarantee availability. Grab yours early and come treat your taste buds to a first-class experience. ✈️🍻

06/11/2026

We’re excited to officially announce our partnership with the Gender Education Network for our Bid & Brew Fundraiser! 🍻✨

Join us at Pilot Brewing for an afternoon of great beer, great company, and community care as we raise funds to support the Gender Education Network, an organization dedicated to affirming and supporting trans and gender-diverse children through education and resources for families and communities.

📅 Saturday, July 18
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Pilot Brewing

Enjoy:
✨ Silent Auction
✨ Raffle
✨ Featured Drinks
✨ Alioli Charcuterie Mobile Grazing Cart

Auction and raffle prizes include the chance to brew your own beer at Pilot Brewing, along with thoughtfully donated items and experiences from local businesses and community partners.

Whether you're placing a bid, entering the raffle, or simply stopping by for a pint, every contribution helps support an important local organization doing meaningful work.

Open to the public. Come raise a glass and help us make a difference. ❤️

05/27/2026

🍺✈️ 3 DAYS OUT ✈️🍺
Your Friday night plans just got significantly better.

Craft beer. Live music. Food trucks. Historic aircraft.

Hops & Props is almost here—and this is your sign to stop thinking about it and just get the ticket.

We’ve got the music: DJ Ben D. Deese
The BEST Beer: Pilot Brewing, , &
Serious Eats: , Libretto's Pizzeria Charlotte, Lobster Dogs
Photo zones throughout the hangar

$30 now → $35 at the door, museums members enjoy 25% off. First beer of the night is free

Big thanks to our generous sponsor Key Street Advisors!

Grab your tickets now and let’s fill this hangar.
https://www.sullenbergeraviation.org/hops-and-props-2026/

05/26/2026

Still feeling grateful after our day at Carolina Malt House last week. Getting to meet the people behind the ingredients, support local agriculture, and be surrounded by a community that genuinely cares about craft beer from the ground up is something we never take for granted.

Good beer starts long before it hits the glass and we’re SO lucky to be part of a community that makes it all possible

Come support local craft beer and grab a pint with us in the taproom today 2-9pm!!

Taster Tuesday:
20% off Top Shelf Bourbon
$4 shooters
1/2 off Beer Flights
20% off Snacks

05/25/2026

✈️ THIS WEEK’S FLIGHT PLAN ✈️

Ready for takeoff? Here’s what’s happening at Pilot this week

🧘 Monday — Mindful Monday
Slow down, sip something good, and reset for the week ahead with 20% off N/A & THC drinks

🧩 Tuesday — Monthly Speed Puzzle Competition
Think fast. Puzzle faster.

✦ $15 per team
✦ Up to 4 people per team
✦ Only 10 team slots available
✦ 300-piece puzzle • prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd 🏆

⏰ 6:30–6:55pm: check-in + grab drinks
🧩 7pm: timer starts

✒️ Wednesday — Modern Calligraphy Workshop
Pretty lettering + craft beer? Say less.

Learn the basics of modern calligraphy using a pointed dip pen + ink while creating something uniquely yours. Perfect for crafty nights out, DIY lovers, or gifting the mother figure in your life 💐

Your ticket includes:
🖋️ 1.5 hours of instruction
🖤 Full beginner kit to keep
🍻 A very aesthetically pleasing evening

🥣 PLUS — FREE CHOWDER DAY starting at 5pm
Chef Jeff is serving up Corn & Potato Chowder with homemade sourdough bread.

Buy any drink → get a small bowl on us while supplies last ✨

👠 Thursday — DRAG TRIVIA NIGHT ✨
The last Thursday of every month just got louder.

Hosted by AllBuff Events from 7–9PM featuring:
💄 Drag performances
🧠 Trivia + drinking games
🏆 Prizes every round

Free to play — reservations highly encouraged!

Saturday — Afterburn Comedy ✈️
FREE SHOW • FULL THROTTLE LAUGHS

Featuring NYC comedian Lance Weiss with host Angie Schultz bringing hilarious takes on family life, motherhood, and gas station wine 🍷

🎟️ FREE • 21+
⏰ 7pm

Come early, grab a drink, and prepare for lift-off.

🍽️ Sunday — Edwin’s Organix Pop-Up
Every last Sunday of the month Edwin’s Organix brings a rotating chef-driven menu paired with Pilot beers 🍺

⏰ 4–7pm
🎟️ Walk-ups only

Send this to your flight crew!

05/24/2026

CRISP ✅
CITRUS ✅
REFRESHING ✅

Qué Chela is clocking in soon. Keep your eyes peeled this Lime Pilsner is about to land in the taproom ✈️

05/23/2026

Pilot Pantry: Stop #1 →

We spotted our Kölsch Me If You Can hanging out with some tinned fish making us feel very costal chic

Crisp, refreshing Kölsch paired with salty and flavorful seafood = elite Saturday Snack

Would you give this pairing a try? 👀

05/22/2026

Tonight is the night, we steal…
THE CHEESE!

Join us for our Monthly Beer & Cheese Pairing featuring our friends from Orrman’s Cheese Shop for a flavorful evening of perfectly curated sips + bites.

Drop in anytime from 5–9PM and explore the art of pairing craft beer with world-class artisan cheese.

🎟️ $20 Tickets Include:
🍺 Four (4oz) Pilot beer pours
🧀 Four (1oz) artisan cheese pairings
📋 A rotating pairing menu breaking down flavors + sensory notes

Each event features a brand new rotating menu, so no two Flight Nights are the same.

Tickets are highly encouraged but walk-ins welcome while supplies last! Please click the link in bio to grab your spot!

Photos from Pilot Brewing's post 05/19/2026

We’re getting close! 🍺🧀

✈️Beer Flight Night hits Pilot THIS FRIDAY, May 22.

We’ve been tasting through pairings, tweaking pours, and having way too much fun putting this thing together.

Now it’s almost your turn.

A few seats are still hanging around → https://shorturl.at/bGNw1

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Address

1331 Central Avenue, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC
28205

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 9pm
Tuesday 2pm - 9pm
Wednesday 2pm - 9pm
Thursday 2pm - 10pm
Friday 2pm - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm