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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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, hop. Flavour is fruit, malt, hop, berries, grass. Ordinary beer.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2013 at 21:32


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

16th August 2013
GBBF Day 4. Opaque dark brown beer. Small pale tan head. Light dry palate. Chocolate powder! Dark chocolate powder! Little dark fruits and a touch of coffee. Light dry finish. Tasty if oddly powdery in it’s flavour.

Tried on 01 Sep 2013 at 07:43


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

Bottled. Yellowish golden colour with a mediumsized white foamy head, that leaves lace. Quite lively. Aroma is sweet malts, some fruity and floral notes along with some mild toasted notes. Flavour is being very similar in a good balance. Tasty and fruity aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2013 at 22:56


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From cask. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, coffee and chocolate. Bitter, coffee herbal and bitter. Bone dry and roasted dark malty. Bitter and toasted into the finish.

Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2013 at 01:32


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty bretty caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy caramel flavor with weak bretty hints. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2013 at 04:52


5.5

23/8/2013. Cask at the 2013 Witham Real Ale Festival.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2013 at 23:00


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle at Bruce’s. It pours golden orange with a small white head. The nose is orange, peach, apricot, light alcohol, earth, hay and spice. The taste is hay, straw, soap, light spice, chlorine, medicinal, floral, alcohol and weird astringency. Light to medium body and fine carbonation. Doesn’t taste right...soapy and astringent!

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2013 at 12:22


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle at Bruce’s - London. I got this from...somewhere in London! Pours mostly clear gold with a slight, creamy white head. The aroma has peach, plastic, pale bread. Medium sweet flavor, some astringent plastic, peach. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sugary pale malts to finish, more astringent plastic, hay. The plastic notes are not awesome.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2013 at 13:33


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

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is fruity, light yeasty and mild herbal. Citric, dry fruity and light milky. Bitter and fruity finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2013 at 08:34


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

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and brettanomyces. The flavor is sweet with notes of brettanomyces, malt, caramel, and fruits, leading to a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2013 at 06:51