Pivotal Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2021

Contact
500 Wood Street, Building 111, Bristol, RI, 02809, United States
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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Rich glowing amber. Sweet and rather tasty, notes of toasted sugars, caramel, faint berry, bready malts, toffee, faint bitterness. Sweet finish, nips of leafy hops. Tasty.
Tried from Can on 10 Aug 2026 at 21:48

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Tap at the Fort Adams brewfest. Still mad I was unable to partake in Half Marathon after party at Pivotal a few weeks ago. This is a nice NEIPA. Fruity grassy citrus filled and floral touch of melons. Smooth bodied low bitterness.
Tried on 02 Aug 2026 at 15:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Tip Tap Room, pours a hazy amber red with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of lactic acid, subdued cherries, and some wheaty notes. Flavour is full of lacto, with moderate acidity, tart cherries, and wheaty notes. Too much lacto here and too acidic. It’s not the usual crappy kettle sour but it’s not a peak fruited sour either.
Tried from Draft at The Tip Tap Room on 02 Aug 2026 at 03:17

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from CBC Liquors, Westford. Cloudy dark brown, thin head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma is strong coffee, roasted malt. Taste is strong roasted coffee--slightly charred--vanilla and cocoa. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Good.
Tried from Can from CBC Liquors - Westford on 09 Feb 2026 at 04:01

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can taster pour at Rhode Island Brew Fest. Opaque dark brown, thin ring of head. Aroma bittersweet roasted malt, mild coffee. Taste strong, sweet, roasted malt, sweet coffee, lactose perhaps, vanilla, milk chocolate. Smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation. Sweet!
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2026 at 23:37

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can pour at Rhode Island Brew Fest. Milky, bright yellow banana smoothie with ring of head. Aroma is strong mix of citrus, white grape and armpit herb. Taste is more white grape than herbal over citrus. Smooth, soft carbonation, finish as taste.
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2026 at 23:30

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
pint can courtesy of JOW. Thanks. Pours an opaque cloudy yellow color with a fair sized white head that slowly recedes to a fine scum. The aroma is strong with pineapple and mango. The taste, like the nose, is pineapple, mango, and orange zest. Bitterness is on the mild side. The palate is medium in viscosity with very lively carbonation. Finishes long with lingering orange zest. Overall: Decent--very approachable and easy drinking IPA.
Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2025 at 22:01

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home. Peachy orange and foamy head. Nose is tropical fruits and weed. Tatses of guava, oranges, weed, floral. Prickly palate. Very juicy.
Tried on 28 Apr 2025 at 03:57

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can at home. Nice mahogany pour. Nose is bready and red fruits. Tastes of cherry, apricot, wine, bread, malt, molasses and tobacco. Creamy mouthfeel
Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 04:58

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8.5
New RI brewery for me. Cloudy golden pour and white head. Nose is huge fruit bouquet. Tastes of melon, oranges, star fruit, perfume. Slick palate.
Tried on 21 Dec 2024 at 03:19