Blue Monkey Brewery

Microbrewery in Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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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6.8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
440ml from Tลท 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

7.1/10 โ€” 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

7.4/10 โ€” 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

6.8/10 โ€” 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

6.6/10 โ€” 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

7.8/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Ck at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2023, and the 13% version. Hazy golden. , sweet and rich fruity citrus. Full slightly body.
Tried on 11 Oct 2023 at 14:55

7/10
Thanks Simon. Great roasted toffee nose. The beer starts smooth, slightly sourish with a great dry malty roasted depth. Deep roast, smooth mild, easy to drink, dry bitter. Very great deep dry roasted sessionable beer.
Tried on 27 Sep 2023 at 19:49

6.8/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at Ye Olde Trip, Nottingham, 07/07/23. Chestnut brown with a light off white head that stays for the show. Nose is toffee, nutty, brown bread, dark malts. Taste comprises biscuit, dried fruit rinds, brown bread, hint of leafy hop. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent bitter.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2023 at 15:32

6.5/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Handpull cask at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. Light chestnut brown, clear with a film of white Head. Malty aroma, bready notes, soft stone fruit. Sweet taste, with a clean bitterness sneaking in at the finish. Oily body, soft carbonation. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jul 2023 at 13:03

6.1/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Old Trip, Notts. Aroma is malty, grainy. Clear chestnut. Thin foamy white head. Light bitter. Grainy. Malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long dry finish. OK.
Tried from Cask on 07 Jul 2023 at 12:55