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.
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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Rocky white head on an unclear dull pale amber coloured body.
Bitter aroma.
Medium bodied, soft with a cloying back.
Malt, biscuit, buttery & stone fruit tastes with a lightly hopped tangy finish.
Nicely balanced.
Bitter aroma.
Medium bodied, soft with a cloying back.
Malt, biscuit, buttery & stone fruit tastes with a lightly hopped tangy finish.
Nicely balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2025
at 20:20
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can from Mitchell Wines Meadowhead - jet black body with a short lived tan head. Dusty chocolate and sweet toffee notes, caramel, aftertaste of Cadbury Crunchie, slightly bitter taste at the back.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2025
at 19:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Can at Prince Arthur, Fleet. Aroma has sour fruit with a malty streak. Medium-heavy bitter. Resinous with a berry streak..Spice. Underlying malts. Opaque gold. Frothy foamy white head. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Good stuff especially as I had low expectations.
Tried
from Can
at
The Prince Arthur
on 26 Mar 2025
at 07:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle, pours black with a small beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, coffee, earth & roasted malt. Smooth finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2025
at 10:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg, half-pint in the Organ Grinder, Loughborough on 20th January 2025. Black bodied, tanned crust. Malty and sweet, almost like a liquid Crunchie Bar. My sweet tooth took to it.
Tried
from Draft
at
Organ Grinder
on 20 Jan 2025
at 18:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand-pulled half-pint in the Organ Grinder, Loughborough on 20th January 2025. Bright, clear and clear golden pour, white crust. Citrus bitterness from start to finish, rough floral aroma.
Tried
from Cask
at
Organ Grinder
on 20 Jan 2025
at 17:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hand-pulled half-pint in the Organ Grinder, Loughborough on 20th January 2025. Clear golden amber body, white crown, bitter hops with a citrus leaning, more 'hoppy' than the regular Infinity and Infinity Plus One, more boozy too.
Tried
from Cask
at
Organ Grinder
on 20 Jan 2025
at 17:00
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2025
at 13:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Cheers. Aroma of roasted malts, nuts, chocolate and cocoa. Roasted nuts and chocolate with vanilla comes through on the taste. Low carbonation. A touch watery but all in all very nice.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at the Ipswich Beer Festival. Aroma of coconut, tropical fruits, waxy, stone fruits and orange. Juicy tropical bitterness with good body. Dry to finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54