Brass Castle Brewery
Microbrewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Established in 2011
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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 โ 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.
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 โ 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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF 2016, Olympia, London. An orange/amber coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, tropical fruit, mango aroma. Tastes quite similar, hoppy, tropical fruit, mango, slightly sweet. Really drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2016
at 13:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg @ Sparrow Bier Cafรฉ, Bradford. Peachy-amber coloured ale, hazy, with a very thin head. Fruity in both aroma and taste with a mid sourness, slightly tangy too.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2016
at 05:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF day 3 11/08/2016. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is sweet berry fruits raspberry, spicy fruits. Flavour is composed jammy fruits, vanilla, strawberry shortcake diacetyl palate semi sweet grainy, jammy. Orange.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2016
at 14:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home. Pours pale golden, nose is floral, caramel, taste is similar, light spices, dry, thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2016
at 02:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Brewdog Newcastle, pours a hazy grapefruit pink/orange with some cloudy, white head. Nose is huge with hand soap and flowers, a little aloe vera, some tea, heavy lavender too. Flavor goes back and forth between good and only interesting, thereโs a little bit of fruit and honey at the base, quite a bit of rosewater and chrysanthemum tea, but a lot of elderflower and lavender. Finishes dry. Not tannic at all, which worried me.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2016
at 12:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at North bar Leeds... Golden amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet floral fruit.. Long tart salty fruit... Dry apple tanins finish
Tried
on 07 Aug 2016
at 08:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the bow bar.. Golden amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet floral fruit nose.. Soft juicy floral fruit.. Light creamy fruits
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2016
at 11:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ Victorian Craft Beer Cafรฉ, Halifax. Extremely dark with a thick frothy off-white head. Has a high roasted malt aroma and taste, which lingers in the palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jul 2016
at 08:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield. Very hazy, straw colour. Fine, bubbly, white head. Nose has coconut and pineapple. Wheat and sweet grain. Taste is coconut milk sweet. Some dryness. Light body. A little oily. Sweet, fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2016
at 06:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear, dark copper colour. Thin, bubbly, beige head. Nose has a toffee, nutty and fruity character, with a soft, After Eight mint background. Taste has a minty sweetness. Light dryness. Palate is light and smooth. Bit of vine fruit dryness to finish. Nice mild.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2016
at 06:23