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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8/10
Ace. Sharp citrus tang leading to dry finish.
Tried on 16 Jul 2016 at 18:15

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Beer Central, Sheffield. Clear, ruby red. No head. Nose has bonfire toffee. Black treacle. Soft savoury smoke. Hints of fruity hop. Some liquorice and minty herb. Smells fantastic. Taste is herby, minty sweet. Turns burnt toffee bitter. Full, rich mouthfeel, unfortunately let down by a complete lack of carbonation. Finishes long, treacly, fruity bitter, and herby. Fantastic. With some life, this would be a stunner.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2016 at 16:21

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the cellar bar Chester... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet oily sweet caramel toffee fruit nose... Soft zesty tropical toffee fruit
Tried on 11 Jul 2016 at 10:59

6/10
Tried on 25 Jun 2016 at 10:05

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Sowerby Taps, Sowerby Bridge. Golden with a creamy head. Floral in its nose, a stewed fruitinesd dominates its taste.
Tried from Cask on 22 Jun 2016 at 17:17

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Brass Castle Annexation ].Clear dark black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, chocolate, alcohol, dark roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20160217]
Tried from Cask on 22 Jun 2016 at 02:26

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Three Pigeons, Halifax. Clear golden with a thinnish head. Has a very dry hoppy character, with this characteristic lingering long in the palate.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jun 2016 at 06:34

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared with jeevan. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee. Quite sweet taste, jammy almost. Sticky finish. Not a refreshing lager as I was expecting.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2016 at 03:14

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Reindeer Norwich. Clear gold lasting white head. Citrus aroma as you would expect. Grapefruit and tangerine. A little thin in the body but fine. Decent citrus flavours.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jun 2016 at 09:54

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Keg @ Narrow Boat, Skipton. Mid to dark amber with a very thin head. Very strong tasting but with a strong tropical fruitiness evident too, and surprisingly quite tasty for its alcohol content.
Tried on 05 Jun 2016 at 06:02