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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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

20th February 2015
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. KEGS. Cask. Almost clear dark amber beer, few pale tan bubbles. Palate is smooth and light and semi dry. Modest fine carbonation. Mild caramel malts. Nice blend of sweetish red berry fruits and lightly tangy marmalade. Mild spice before a light and slightly jammy finish. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 04 Mar 2015 at 04:06


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

20th February 2015
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. KEGS. Cask. Hazy gold beer, untidy bubbly white head. Palate is smooth and slightly viscous. Skunky pale malts, little spice. Slightly jammy citrus, orange and grapefruit. Little cakey sweetness before a mildly spicy semi dry finish. Not bad, certainly interesting.

Tried from Cask on 04 Mar 2015 at 03:59


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Marble Arch, Manchester. Pale golden with a small head. Certainly fruity but with a small acute bitterness to it.

Tried from Cask on 03 Mar 2015 at 09:05


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

Cask at the Craven Arms, post Cotts Convention, 24/01/15. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is charr, roast malt, liquorice, dark malt, light smoke. Taste comprises light choclate, spice, dark malt, toffee, subtle smoke, light band aid, dark fruit rinds. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent smoked affair, well balanced, rauch doesn’t go mad.

Tried from Cask on 27 Feb 2015 at 16:21


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

Pale blond with light haze. Very smooth and creamy. Some hints of dessert apple. Quite low on bitterness.

Tried on 20 Feb 2015 at 06:47


6.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Dirty Dicks, Halifax. Golden with a thick creamy head. Strong tasting with tropical fruits struggling but evident in both its aroma and taste.

Tried from Cask on 19 Feb 2015 at 10:19


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

Cask at the old black bull, Preston. Pours clear gold, thin cream-coloured head. Light peach aromas, caramel. Taste is more peach, light toffee notes. Medium body, sticky finish.

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2015 at 07:09


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the old black bull, Preston. Pours pale yellow, thin white head. Aromas of lemon, quite strong lemon scent in fact. Taste is more lemon bitterness, something musty too though, which builds down the glass.

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2015 at 07:05


7

Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours clear amber, nose is sweet toffee, floral, taste is similar, chewy , sweet.

Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2015 at 14:12


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Crafty Pint. Appearance - copper with a decent head. Nose - bread and toffee. Taste - more toffee, a hint of biscuit. Palate - close to medium bodied with a big tangy texture and a tangy cloying finish. Overall - too sweet for this style. Needs bitterness on the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2015 at 16:22