Elephant School Brewing Co

Microbrewery in Brentwood, Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Brentwood Brewing Company

Established in 2014

Contact
Calcott Hall, Farm Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 9HS, England
Description
Established in 2014 as a side brand of Brentwood Brewing to cater for the ‘craft’ market.

Elephant School Brewing is named after the Elephant School that was in the base for the army barracks, which was a depot for the Essex Regiment. The school was run by the British East India Trading Company and they trained people to ride Elephants before going out to India. The beers are not along the traditional lines of its parent and so you can expect to see some rather different samples of beers being born.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Hole in the Wall, Waterloo. Clear dark amber. Foamy white head sticks to the rim. Aroma has sweet caramel with a sour edge. And veg. Flavourwise it's tangy and sour. Berries. Underlying watery malts. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. This is a mild?! Would've thought it was a shitty Gold.
Tried from Cask at Hole in the Wall on 30 Mar 2026 at 17:44

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Tried from Cask at CASK Pub & Kitchen on 05 Feb 2026 at 21:57

6.5/10
Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2026 at 18:41

6.5/10
Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2026 at 18:40

7/10
Tried from Cask on 30 Jan 2026 at 15:18

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
30/1/2026. Cask at the 17th Colchester Winter Ale Festival. The one when the tables were removed.
Tried from Cask on 30 Jan 2026 at 15:17

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
29/1/2026. Cask at the 17th Colchester Winter Ale Festival. Pours fine. Fruity, resin aroma. Light straw notes. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Light bodied, average carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 29 Jan 2026 at 16:53

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 7
3rd December 2025
Cask at Pigs Ear. Near clear deep amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, some caramel and cream but outmuscled by a fair amount of floral bitterness. Dried fruits and a little ripe fruits. Light and semi dry finish. Candy fruits on the very end. A mildly tangy bitter ripe fruity linger. A tad thin and dry but entertainingly bitter.
Tried from Can on 01 Jan 2026 at 12:53

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Pigs Ear Beer & Cider Festival 2025, Hackney. London. A ruby/brown coloured pour with a thin white head on top. Hoppy, malty, citrus, caramel. Rather bitter and hard work. Expected something better.
Tried from Cask on 08 Dec 2025 at 12:04

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Golden pour with a small white head. Mango (quite a bit), other tropical fruits, some grapefruit and malt. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 16 Nov 2025 at 15:50