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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Tried on 05 Jul 2024 at 10:33


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

Keg at Tipsy Turtle, Stockton. Gluten Free. Gold colour, thin white foam head and aroma of lemon-lime citrus. Taste is tangy, malt, biscuit, zesty lemon, lime, with tart citric hop bitterness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying astringent citric bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried on 25 Jun 2024 at 21:09


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

Clear dark amber with a thin head which soon fizzles away. Spicy/sweet beer with a genuine warmth. Flsvour has a mix of actual heat, sweetness, malt. Like a fairly traditional ale, but with spicy Christmas vibes. I dig it.

Tried on 20 Jun 2024 at 21:15


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hazy golden, thin white head. Light blueberry aroma. Flavour is big on blueberry and also a bready quality, really leaning into the muffin thing. I'm not getting much of the chocolate but there is a sugary quality, Doing a bit of the muffin vibes. This isn't that exciting or distinct but it's capturing what it's aiming at and it's very drinkable.

Tried on 15 Jun 2024 at 18:42


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Chapel, Middlesbrough. Gluten Free. Golden amber colour, white foam head and aroma of citrusy hops. Taste is sweetish, malt, grain, biscuit, tangy, with fruit, zesty citrus, pine and hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Cask on 14 Jun 2024 at 16:56


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

Cask at the Struggler Inn, Lincoln;n. Deep mahogany colour with a pale tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted bitter coffee. and slight slight sweet fruity berry. rich body.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jun 2024 at 13:36


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Pelican, Gloucester, 22/3/2024. Golden in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of blueberry, vanilla oak and leafy hops. Flavour had dark fruit and fondant sweetness, a touch more vanilla, crisp malts and a dryish finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2024 at 16:23


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

31/5/2024. From cask at the 37th Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival. Pours, clear dark amber bronze with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is sweet, bready, toffee, candy, chocolate, sugars. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily/sticky, soft carbonation. Sweet candy finish. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2024 at 16:27


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Crafty Merlins, Darlington. Gluten Free. Clear bright golden colour, white foam head and aroma of citrus, hops. Taste is sweet, malt, caramel, biscuit, with tangy citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2024 at 15:36


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

Cask at Crafty Merlins, Darlington. 3.9% version with updated branding. Gluten Free. Amber colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, toffee, earthy. Taste is sweetish, malty, toffee, bready, roasty hint, with some earthy bitterness. Smooth, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2024 at 14:58