Brass Castle Brewery

Microbrewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2011

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10A Yorkersgate, Malton, YO17 7AB, England
Description
Brass Castle commenced brewing in a garage as a commercial home brewer in August 2011 initially in Pocklington, East Yorkshire. In December 2013 they relocated to Malton, North Yorkshire and expanded to a 10BBL plant. Over time, new tanks arrived and a Taphouse was established next door. Success, friends, family and the odd bank loan have got us where we are now.

The brewery has always pushed itself to brew interesting beers, under the very deliberate constraint of doing so without the use of animal products. In turn, this caused Brass Castle to develop a house yeast strain and specialised processes that could guarantee the final product. From December 2017, every beer brewed at Brass Castle has been based on a gluten-free beer recipes – on the basis that beer should be made available to as many people as possible. Most recently, the brewery invested in canning line and carbonation tanks, to spread the beers further than they have gone before.

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6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
44cl can from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours orange gold, partially hazy, with fine white foam. Aroma is piney and citrus. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium bitter. Final is average.
Tried from Can from AbeerVinum on 02 Aug 2026 at 11:59

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley.
Chocolate, toffee & pecan aromas. Taste is chocolate, nuts, caramel, more pecan. Malty sweet action.
Tried from Cask at Star & Garter on 31 Jul 2026 at 12:09

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
I chased the sun today knowing it was up in Harrogate, but cloudy at home. This latest summer session found in Harrogate is a clear golden brew, easy, likeable, mostly hoppy, does the right job. Hints of tropical fruit here. Slightly dirty hoppy in design.
Tried from Cask at Harrogate Tap on 24 Jul 2026 at 06:41

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at Chapel, Middlesbrough. Gluten Free. Black colour, beige foam head and aroma of roast malt, coffee, chocolate, smokey note. Taste is sweetish, malty, roasty, molasses, with soya sauce hint, dark chocolate, coffee and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying roasty bittet finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Cask at Chapel on 08 Jul 2026 at 21:15

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Gravity cask at the 35th Ealing Beer Festival, Walpole Park, 08/07/2026.
Dark copper with a lasting egg shell white head ... lacing ensues.
Nose is toffee, biscuit, fruit esters.
Taste comprises brown bread, fruit slice, dark malts, caramel.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy flavoursome mild.
Tried on 08 Jul 2026 at 08:31

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
440ml can from Craft & Berry. Gluten Free. Golden colour, big foamy white head and aroma of malt, fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is malty, grainy, fruity, and some citrusy notes, with woody hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can from Craft & Berry on 07 Jul 2026 at 17:21

7.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at Salopian, Shrewsbury. Pours almost black with a small scummy beige head. Roasted malts dominate the aroma, but there are also traces of chocolate and honey. In the mouth it is quite sweet but with some underlying bitterness. Flavour has roasted malts and chocolate again plus dark fruits and cola. A few hints of lactose and oats later on leading to a slightly dry finish. This is decent.
Tried from Cask at Salopian Bar on 04 Jul 2026 at 11:05

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Cask at Chapel, Middlesbrough. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, mango, orange marmalade, citrus, hops. Taste is maltt, caramel, fruity, citrusy, orangey, grapefruit, pine, with tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Cask at Chapel on 12 Jun 2026 at 16:54

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
Foamy white head left a creamy top on a turbid dull golden coloured body.
Nectarine, mango & earthy aroma.
Medium to thin bodied, extremely sharp with a dry back.
Mango, lemon, soda water & grain tastes with a lightly malt backbone.
Quaffer
Tried from Can on 09 Jun 2026 at 20:12

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
440ml can from Bier Huis. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical, guava, musk sticks. Taste is sour, with biscuit, nougat, coconut, tropical pineapple notes, lemon-lime, citric rind, some acidity and slight bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, drying soured tropical fruity finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can from Bier Huis on 06 Jun 2026 at 16:36