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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6.8
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

gave a cheers!

6.9
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


6.6
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


6.3
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


Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2025 at 13:15


7.6
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
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


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

Bottle from Vine & Bine, Solihull. Pours near black with some red hue and nice beige top. Aroma has roast, dry nuts, light brown sugar and oats. Taste is quite roasty with somewhere between charred wood and coffee, hint of blackcurrant, liquorice, pepper. Enough sweetness to balance. Mid bodied, quite drying. Very good stout.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:09


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml panda from LCB. Poursa black with small beige to tanned head. Aroma of dark malts, sweet crunchie bar, toffee. Taste of roasted malts, sweet toffee, chocolate, burnt honeycomb. Medium+ bodied, sticky, low carbonation, roasty bitterness. Sweet, rich and bitter. Maybe too rich although the flavours are good. More of a sipping type beer despite the strength.

Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Cloudy light amber with small off white head. Notes of caramel, stewed apple, flora, light citrus. Smooth, easy drinking, medium bodied. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07