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

Bottle at appellation. Pours black, nose is spiced, chocolate, vanilla, taste is sweet, spiced, chocolate, vanilla.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2015 at 13:18


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle, thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours black, thin beige head. Aromas of clove, cinnamon, vanilla. Taste is more of the same. Spicy, sticky finish.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2015 at 13:17


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

Cask at Craven Arms. It pour s black with a small tan head. The nose is rich roast, smoke, umami, cocoa and lactose. The taste is bitter, roasty, earth, charred wood, smooth smoke, pepper and cocoa with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Smooth and quaffable. Solid stuff.

Tried from Cask on 24 Jan 2015 at 11:31


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

Bottle, 5.7%. SLightly hazy amber/orange with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted, biscuit, oak and a little dark fruit. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, little biscuit, medium sweet, hop, toasted and medium bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2015 at 06:12


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

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy orange with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and moderate hoppy. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 170115

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2015 at 06:11


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Crafty Pint. Appearance - cloudy golden orange with a slim head. Nose - slightly sour malt, some tangy orange. Taste - definitely orange and spice, this time with a gentle pale malt backbone. Palate - light to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a long tangy finish. Overall - a solid Wit. Not distinctive.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2015 at 17:55


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

Bottle from Crafty Pint. Appearance - extremely lively but short of gusher. Big fluffy white head over pale lemon beer. Nose - lemon and barley malt. Taste - more lemon barley water with a metallic edge. Palate - light bodied with a tangy dry texture and a long dry metallic finish. Overall - solid but nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2015 at 11:06


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On cask at the Bow Bar. Appearance - golden with a hop haze and a nice head. Nose - light floral notes then lemon or lime. Taste - a distinctive green chilli note on the back of bitter grapefruit. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - complex but in some ways too different to be balanced.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2015 at 06:38



5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Craven Arms; clear golden amber pour with a thin bubbly beige head, pleasant floral hop aroma, taste has fruits plus some love light lemon, biscuity malts.

Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2014 at 12:11