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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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5


Cask (handpump) @ #NRHBCF 2019 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.

[ As Blue Monkey Guerrilla Plum Stout ].
ABV: 4.9%. Clear dark black brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, roasted, sweet malt, plum moderate chocolate - coffee. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, dark malt, fruity malt - dark fruit, coffee - chocolate, plum. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20191009]
6-4-6-3-13

Tried from Cask on 22 Dec 2023 at 14:59


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

Cask at Wellington, Brum. Aroma of sweet coffee. Dark and glossy. Opaque. Frothy foamy off-white head. Medium-heavy bitter. Charcoal. Coffee. Sweet sugary streak. Berry edge. Medium bodied. Slick. Sticky. Soft carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish. Nice.

Tried from Cask on 20 Dec 2023 at 16:53


7

Tried on 19 Dec 2023 at 18:58


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5


Draught @ #NRHBCF 2019 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.

[ As Blue Monkey Baboonska ].
ABV: 8.5%. Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, sweet malt, roasted, dark malt, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average duration, sweet malt, dark malt, licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light warming. [20191009]
7-3-7-4-15

Tried on 19 Dec 2023 at 17:55


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

Can from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit and citrus, some blueberry. Taste adds a bit of biscuit. Light sweet finish.

Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2023 at 21:45


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

440ml from Tŷ Seidr, Aberystwyth. Poured almost black with a thin off-white head. The aroma is big toffee caramel. The flavour is over moderate sweet, light liqourice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, toffee, light floral, liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Tried on 29 Oct 2023 at 00:01


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Appearance - golden orange and cloudy. Foamy snow white head. Nose - orange, melon, a touch of damp dishcloth. Taste - orange peel and mango skin. Palate - dry and tangy throughout. Medium bodied. Overall - good.

Tried from Can on 22 Oct 2023 at 19:42


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2023. Hazy top cloudy orange colour with a white head. Light juicy sweet. medium body.

Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2023 at 21:08


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2023. Slightly hazed amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light malty and pine. Light bitter. Medium body.

Tried on 13 Oct 2023 at 21:07


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

Cask at Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival 2023. Gluten Free. Golden colour, thin white foam head and aroma of floral citrus hop. Taste is malt, grain, biscuit with citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable

Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2023 at 15:58