About
In 1865, William Moorhouse, a local Burnley lad, founded the brewery. He took great pride in his home town and his craft, originally producing mineral waters. In 1870, he built his own brewery, producing renowned beers, including his low alcohol Hop Bitters for the temperance bars across the North West.

Rejuvenation
Hard times hit in 1985 and Bill Parkinson, a local man passionate about beer, was sipping a pint of Pendle Witches Brew one day, when he heard of the plight of the brewery. He bought it, invested in a new brew plant and the rest is history. With many twists and turns along the way, we have embraced the traditions, values and entrepreneurial spirit of our founder ready for exciting times ahead.
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mike_77 (15876) reviewed
Scaredy Cat from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dark blond colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have some biscuity malts and light citrusy hop notes. Easy to drink.
Tried on 27 Dec 2019 at 22:01
mike_77 (15876) reviewed
3 Wise Witches from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Amber colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have light cereal malts. Balanced hop bitterness.
Tried on 27 Dec 2019 at 21:32
Mr_Pink_152 (18280) reviewed
Scaredy Cat from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at the Monkeys Butt, Deeping. Deep golden colour with a white head. Light citrus aroma and taste. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2019 at 10:01
Fin (18756) reviewed
Pendle Witches Brew (Bottle) from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle with the Ratebeer München group, at Jonas's, Garching, Tuesday 26th November 2019. Pours light to mid gold with a white head, well hopped but very traditional, earthy, rustic, twiggy but good bitterness, fruity, decent bitter, thoroughly enjoyed this.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2019 at 19:33
one51 (2597) reviewed
Pendle Witches Brew (Bottle) from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Light brown gold, thin head. Light vegetal earthy aroma, very nutty with some stone fruit pit notes. Quite astringent bitter finish.
Tried on 26 Nov 2019 at 19:33
SinH4 (15566) reviewed
Pendle Witches Brew (Bottle) from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle, many thanks dantomlinson! Clear deep golden color with white head. Aroma is earthy, rustic funk, biscuits. Taste is earthy, rustic, funky, apricot jam. Oily mouthfeel with natural carbonation. Interesting, quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2019 at 19:32
Ritzbertator (4761) reviewed
Pendle Witches Brew (Bottle) from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Clear amber. Aroma is rural earthy with some prickly pear and nutpeel. Taste is sweet earth with good sour bitter counterpoint. Good balance. Nice.
Tried on 26 Nov 2019 at 19:31
jhaase (15105) reviewed
Pendle Witches Brew (Bottle) from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Light hazy amber, low offwhite head. Nice sweet porridge aroma, light berry, earthy english hops. Dry, cracker malt, earthy, metallic, light berry sweetness, a hint funk. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2019 at 19:31
jjsint (8914) reviewed
M/56 from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Thirsty Fish, Bury. Dark brown, slightly translucent with a quickly dissipating khaki head leaving generous lacing. Malty aroma with plenty of coffee bean character. Taste is sweet with notes of chocolate, coffee and red grape. Some fruity hop nearer to the finish, with an enticing aftertaste containing grape juice, burnt coffee, milk chocolate and ash. Medium body, slick mouthfeel. Quite good.
Tried from Cask on 25 Nov 2019 at 10:47
Basementonline (13368) ticked
White Witch from Moorhouse's Brewery
6 years ago
7/10
Tried from Cask at Liverpool Arms on 28 Oct 2019 at 17:22