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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask@GBBF 2009. Dark ruby, almost opaque color, small beige head. Coffee beans in the nose. Coffee and burned malts (color malts) in the flavor. Quite long roasted aftertaste. Pleasant light stout.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2009 at 18:12

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity with citrus and grassy hops. Sweet grassy hop flavour
Tried on 30 Jul 2009 at 02:41

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Black with a lasting off-white head. Roasted malty aroma with a wooden note and a little fruit. Roasted and fruity flavour
Tried on 30 Jul 2009 at 02:38

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Hazy pale yellow with no head. Fruity apple aroma. Dry and fruity, very boring flavour
Tried on 27 Jul 2009 at 14:24

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
33 cL bottle. Pours cloudy dark orange with a fully gone head. Herbal honey and fruity aroma. Sweet, solid malty and slight wooden flavoured. Herbal and honey sweet flavoured. Herbal and smooth sweet finish finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2009 at 15:41

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy dark orange to brown with a small tan head. Fruity aroma, light milky note. Roasted, acidic and light milky flavoured with a mild fruity touch. Overripe fruity flavoured finish. Light acidic.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2009 at 05:53

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small off-white head. Fruity, sourish and cherry like aroma. Dry, caramelish and fruity sourish flavoured. Like a very malty flemish red. Light milky touch. Fruity and slight milky finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2009 at 00:34

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled. Small ambery brown colour with beige creamy head. Aroma is cookies, mild sour wood as well as alcohol and fruits. Flavour is wood, some mild alcohol as well as herbal and mildly spicy notes. Hides the ABV very well. Pleasant stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2009 at 08:09

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is hops, sweet malts, alcohol and also has some quite bready notes. Flavour is quite much the same along with some yeasty and earthy notes. Mild roasted notes and coffee too.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2009 at 07:32

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
brown, small offwhite head. aroma is dry, hoppy, faint caramel flavor is very bitter, dry, faint caramel, faint flowery sweetness. overall - too bitter.
Tried on 30 Jun 2009 at 11:50