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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and slight breadish. Mild acidic, dark roasted and malty breadish flavoured. Lingering dark malty and slight breadish into a dry and slight bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2011 at 12:42

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
clear dark brown, small white head. roasted stuff, mild aroma cosiderig the abv flavor is roasted malts, mild, some licorice like sweetess. palate is pretty thi. n
Tried on 18 Mar 2011 at 12:41

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours black with an orange hue and a rough off-white head. Some hard roast and tar in the nose. Solid body, carbonation is a little low, heavy roast and licorice with some phenols. Hard roast finish. A typical British Imperial Stout. 180311
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2011 at 12:35

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Mes Tasting. Dark brown pour with a few bubbles for a head. Roasty aroma with some dark sugars. Lightly sour malts, mild sweetness, faint coffee. Light bodied and a bit flat. More mild sour malts and subtle roast to finish. Not too good.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2011 at 09:59

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle 500ml.Clear dark red brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, wheat, cold coffee, malt, light smoke, light licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, coal, overriped fruit, berries, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110102]
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2011 at 23:48

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at home shared with Lyoli. Cloudy amber pour with a weak, white head. Strong caramel and toffee notes in the aroma. Interesting flavor, pretty sweet, bready, nutty, some prunes maybe, and leafy bitters. Medium in body with average, fizzy carbonation. Finish is kinda weird too. Not bad, but has some uncommon characteristics. More bread and nuts with some fruits and caramel. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2011 at 13:01

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at NWAF, Manchester 21.01.11 Pours amber with just a hint of haze. Medium carbonation, soft in the mouth but plenty of bitterness, touch boozy, but clean and tasty, great beer. A7 A5 T7 P4 Ov14 3.7
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2011 at 12:54

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
2nd March 2009
Cloudy gold beer - low carbonation but still crisp. Refreshing! Fruity orange with a splash of lemon. Not complex but hits the right spot.
Tried on 22 Jan 2011 at 09:49

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Colchester BF 2011. Darkish almost black. No real head. Some choc on aroma. Its got some sour dark cherry to it. Some cereal on the aroma. Its decent and has some interesting dark fruit sourness. Its a decent beer.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jan 2011 at 09:40

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
23rd February 2009
2005 Vinatge. Cloudy chocolate brown beer. Dry and crisp. Anything like beer tastes are totally dominated by cinnamon and ginger. Just a little smooth chocolatey malt hiding away in the background. Just about drinkable but makes the all too common Xmas beer mistake of being heavily overspiced.
Tried on 18 Jan 2011 at 13:30