Pitfield's Brewery

Microbrewery in Moreton, Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Dominion Brewery

Established in 1981

Closed in 2018

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Unit Z, New House Farm, Little Laver Rd, Moreton, CM5 0JE, England
Description
Set up in 1981 as Pitfield Brewery operating from 8 Pitfield Street, N1 before moving to 4 Hoxton Square, N1 in 1986. Briefly relocated to Stourbridge following a merger with Premier Midland Ales, becoming Pitfield's Premier Brewing Co in 1990 but in 1991 the company went into liquidation.

Revived in 1996 as Pitfield's Brewery at 14 Pitfield Street, N1 before relocating outside of London to Great Horkesley, Essex in 2006 and then to Moreton, Ongar in 2007.

Martin, Pitfield's brewer/owner retired in 2012 to run a pub in Newmarket. Andy Skene bought the business and continued to brew Pitfield's beers alongside his own Dominion beers. This ceased in 2018.

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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Kris Wines, London. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light caramel and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Light dry and light bitter finish. 270413

Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2013 at 00:47


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from Kris Wines, London. Clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Light dry and light bitter finish. Weird bitter. 270413

Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2013 at 00:41


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500 ml bottle sampled in 2010. Hazy amber body with floaters and a fast disappearing beige head. Aroma of sweet malt, dry fruit and alcohol. Flavor is sweet malt, syrup, dry fruit, moderate bitterness and warming alcohol. Full body and sweet aftertaste. Very sweet, but not bad. A fine sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2013 at 02:00


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample @ "Feria del Gourmet 2013". Light orange colour with minimal and quickly diminishing white head. Aroma is light hoppy, floral and slightly citrus. Flavor has floral hops with a pleasant and not disturbing bitterness.

Tried on 08 Apr 2013 at 15:11


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sample "Feria del Gourmet 2013". Orange colour with minimal off-white head. Aroma is fruity with notes of citrus and peaches. Flavor is very similar as aroma, with fruity hints, malty. The final is slightly sweet.

Tried on 08 Apr 2013 at 15:08


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ 29th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2012, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale malt, fruity, mint. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, mint, candy, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20121204]

Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2013 at 08:30


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ 29th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2012, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.Unclear medium orange color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, caramel, light to moderate yeasty, wheat, sweet yeast, rapsberry. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, wheat - yeast, raspberry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20121204]

Tried from Cask on 22 Mar 2013 at 08:29


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

20th February 2013
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival in KEGS! Almost clear gold beer, tiny white head. Palate is fresh and smooth with mild fine carbonation. Mild sweet ginger with a trace of citrus. There is a little whiskey here but it is pretty light. Rounds of with more mellow ginger making this quite a sweet beer overall. Dry finish. Decent but I really wanted this to be bigger and more full on in all areas.

Tried on 16 Mar 2013 at 05:26


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12th February 2012
My bottle clearly states 14.0% abv! Opaque black beer, massive pale tan head. Slightly crisp palate, airy. Another Frankenstein beer from Pitfield! A roast malt base with a little lactose. Fair bit of bretty sourness. Brief dusty note. Finishes with a fair bit of aggressive hop bitterness with a little citrus. Lingering bitter aftertaste, Interesting, not tasted anything quite like this before except maybe the FV15. Age has calmed the alcohol down but it’s still full on.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2013 at 07:11


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

19th January 2013
Not for admins - look similar to ’Organic Honey’ but that was last seen in 2004. Hazy gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and crisp. Mild minerals. Semi dry malt. Light sweetness in the mid. Super mild tangy hops - barely there fruit. Semi dry finish with light floral notes. Inoffensive but sailing close to Blandsville!

Tried on 02 Feb 2013 at 04:41