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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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried from Cask at Peterborough Beer Festival (CAMRA) on 25 Aug 2025 at 12:14


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

Half pint at the organ grinder. Light hazed golden with a white head. Crisp and slightly bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Draft at The Organ Grinder on 25 Aug 2025 at 11:18


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

Keg at the Organ Grinder, Lincoln. Pours hazy golden with a thin white head. Aromas of mango and pine. Taste is boozy, full-on. Chewy finish.

Tried on 23 Aug 2025 at 16:45


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

Keg at the Organ Grinder, Lincoln. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of rhubarb and vanilla. Taste is more of the same. Light sweet finish.

Tried on 23 Aug 2025 at 10:33


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

21/8/2025. Cask at the 33rd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2025 at 06:32


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

20/8/2025. Cask at the 46th Peterborough Beer Festival. Citrusy, mango aroma. Nice mango taste. Developing bitterness. Pretty good.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2025 at 14:09


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

Can at the Organ Grinder, Lincoln. Deep purple colour with a pale pink head. Aroma and taste are fruity berry and herbal, some tart berry, with orange and light spice. Some dryness to finish. Medium body.

Tried from Can at The Organ Grinder on 16 Aug 2025 at 11:54


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

Draft at The Organ Grinder Lincoln. Light hazed deep golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are maltysome fruity sweet. Light body.

Tried from Draft at The Organ Grinder on 16 Aug 2025 at 11:26


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

Draft at the Organ Ginder Lincoln. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty sweet slight citrus, Crip light body.

Tried from Draft at The Organ Grinder on 16 Aug 2025 at 11:19


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

Can from the organ grinder Lincoln. Pinkish red colour with white head. Aroma and taste are cherry and funky. Crisp body.

Tried from Can at The Organ Grinder on 08 Aug 2025 at 17:39