Pilgrim was started by its owner simply out of the frustration at not being able to buy a decent pint. It was probably the arrogance of youth that lead him to believe he could produce a better beer than companies which had been around for decades if not centuries. When the idea was first mooted of a brewery people just said "but you can't do that!" Pilgrim first appeared in the 1982 Good Beer Guide where less than 30 new breweries were listed: how times have changed!
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