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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6.5/10 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.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2025 at 20:20

7/10 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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