Blue Monkey Brewery

Microbrewery in Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 5 Venues

Established in 2008

Contact
10 Pentrich Road, Giltbrook Industrial Park, Giltbrook, NG16 2UZ, England
Description
Since hitting the beer world in 2008, Blue Monkey has gained a powerful reputation by winning more than a 100 national awards.

We brew more than a dozen different types of beer including: Pale Ales, Stouts, Dark Ruby Ales and Black IPAs. We have a wonderful range of luscious fruit gins, all based on our classic London Dry and also have a range of rums distilled from sugar cane sourced from the Caribbean.

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6.5

Tried from Draft at The Organ Grinder on 29 Nov 2025 at 13:05


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

A clear golden yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of dry citrusy hops, flowers, pale malt. Taste of citrusy bitter hops, pine, grapefruit, long bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2025 at 20:24


4.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Getreidiger, bitter-hopfiger Beginn. Geringe Süße, trocken, die Bitterkeit steigt deutlich an. Süffig, eintönig, trinkbar. 8/6/7/6/5/6

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2025 at 20:25


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7

Draft at The Organ Grinder, Lincoln. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Lemon sour with hints of fruit. Medium smooth body.

Tried from Draft at The Organ Grinder on 01 Nov 2025 at 12:54


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On cask at the Guildford Arms.
Appearance - golden and fairly clear. Beige head.
Nose - apple and lemon, with a biscuit backdrop.
Taste - more citrus and orchard. Bread and caramel.
Palate - light bodied and bitter. Decent linger.
Overall - decent.

Tried from Cask at Guildford Arms on 29 Oct 2025 at 19:29


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7

Amber colour. Malty and slight sweet berry fruit.

Tried from Cask at The Organ Grinder on 18 Oct 2025 at 11:30


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7

Slight tropical fruity with a light sweetness.

Tried from Draft at The Organ Grinder on 18 Oct 2025 at 11:23


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Crich Brew Co taproom, Belper, Sunday 12th October 2025 in the company of Dad and Pauline. Pours clear gold, actually not quite clear, almost clear, mid sized white head. Soft mouthfeel, there's a little tropical note and flavour, a little mango perhaps. Very nice.

Tried from Draft on 12 Oct 2025 at 13:47


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Keg at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2025. Gluten Free. Amber gold colour, white foam head and aroma of rhubarb & custard. Taste is tangy, slightly tart, malty, fruity, with rhubarb & custard notes, and some bitterness. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, rhubarb & custard finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2025 at 13:13


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival 2025. Hazed golden colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is sweetish, malt, caramel, tropical, mango, citrus, with hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2025 at 13:05