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Co-founded in 1981 as Pitfield Brewery by Rob Jones (who went on to set up Dark Star brewery) and Martin Kemp 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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madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Honey Mild from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
4.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
19th July 2011
Cloudy brown beer, good off white head. Light airy semi dry palate. Sourish with an alarming trace of soap. Maybe a little honey. Dry minerally finish. Oh dear! Infected surely? Another poor beer from this once great brewer - really hope they can get it together again.
Tried from Can on 25 Jul 2011 at 14:20
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Night On Mare Street from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Pig’s Ear 2008, bottled November 2006, 4 years old
Hazy amber color; almost flat. The malt and caramel aroma is quite nice; there is also some alcohol; a bit nutty. Very sweet, caramel and malt flavor, mellow, with a nutty touch. Considering the 14%, the alcohol is quite hidden. It doesn’t show signs of age or oxidisation. As I love Barley Wines, this is a good sweet juice, even if without big complexity; the version of the following year is more complex; this one goes well if you look for sugars.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2011 at 10:41
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Night On Mare Street II from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
2010-08-21, bottle from Pig’s Ear 2008, brewed in 2007, 3 years old, 6-4-7-3-15=35
Dark amber color; very small head. Light malt aroma. Good caramel flavor, well balanced, with a little alcohol but overall hiding well the ABV. Tasted side to side with the original version, it has more complexity, in the flavor, but it loses something with the aroma.

2009-05-29, bottle courtesy of Theis, brewed in 2007, 2 years old, 6-4-8-4-15=37
Hazy dark amber color with red shades. The aroma is strongly vegetables. It has a quite good malt and caramel flavor, sweet, solid, with a good bitterness. Warming alcohol. Pleasant, and not showing signs of age.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2011 at 10:40
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Light Ale from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
12th July 2011
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Bright clear gold beer. Suddy white head. Light dry palate. Trace of sulphur but nothing too bad. Mildly bitter orange and grapefruit hops. Just poky enough to be interesting. Dry finish. Ok.
Tried on 16 Jul 2011 at 10:13
LordAlwold1970 (10316) reviewed
1853 Chelmsford Brewery Samson from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Copied from barely eligible scrawl possibly written whilst inebriated Amber pour with a white head. Caramel and citrus nose, almost chemical (i’d actually written ’comical’ in my note book!). Citrus, peach and herb flavours. Bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2011 at 07:41
Leighton (35418) reviewed
1850 London Porter from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
4.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle shared with Nick at the Euston Tap. Pours dark brown with a big, light tan, foam head. The aroma quickly gave away this beer’s poor condition. Though not an old bottle by any means, there is an obvious sourness to the malts. Also detectable are some mild roast notes. Flavor too has sourness and you can just pick out the roast notes. Not very sweet. Medium in body with average carbonation. Some roasty malts to finish but overshadowed by the sourness. Too bad.
Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2011 at 08:14
Pinball (16279) reviewed
Pigs Ear Christmas Ginger Beer from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
shared by papsoe. cloudy yellow, smooth white head. dry bitter ginger aroma, yeast. flavor is bitter, ginger, yeast, faint malts.
Tried on 03 May 2011 at 10:04
yespr (55614) reviewed
Pigs Ear Christmas Ginger Beer from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is spiced, ginger and citrusy. Citrusy, ginger and spiced. Lingering spiced and citrusy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2011 at 09:52
CloakedDagger (38094) reviewed
Pigs Ear Christmas Ginger Beer from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a cloudy pale yellow with a lacing white head. Comes gushing. Fresh ginger aroma. Medium body, low carbonation, sweet malt and fruity with distinct gingery notes - never burning though. Some late hops. 030511
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2011 at 09:51
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
1851 Hartmann & Scherrer Steam Beer from Pitfield's Brewery
15 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask condition at Pigs Ear BF 2010. Hazy amber colour with thin beige head. Some rose petal fruit. Bit bland for such a strong beer.
Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2011 at 01:49