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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6.4/10 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

6.2/10 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

6.1/10 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

6.2/10 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

9/10
Tried on 25 Dec 2014 at 23:44

5.8/10 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

8/10
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Tried from Cask on 21 Dec 2014 at 13:59

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask. House of Trembling Madness, York. Treacle colour. Thick, dense, lasting, tan head. Heavy, dark malts. Treacle. Vanilla. Quite vinous. Light spice. Taste is sweet at first. Then turns vine fruit dry. Some bitterness. Smooth, quite rich palate. Finishes fruity dry. Goes beautifully with a Trembling Madness Yorkshire Rarebit!
Tried from Cask on 15 Dec 2014 at 05:39

8/10
Tried on 12 Dec 2014 at 22:15

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. @ Hotel room Bodegraven. [ @ Craig has blue nipples post fest tasting. ] [ As Brass Castle Flying Man ].Clear medium yellow color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, grass, citrus - floral lemon. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140927]
Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2014 at 09:05