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

15th July 2014
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Lightly hazy dark amber beer. Small bubbly pale tan head. Palate is light, dry and a little crispy. Sweetish malts, light caramel and well integrated nuts. Light dry finish. Sweetish and fine.

Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2014 at 05:45


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

28th June 2014
Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and dry with fine carbonation. Smooth tangy dark malts, light tang. Brief creamy malt burst. Mild vanilla. Mild coffee. Whisper of dark fruits. Light finish. Pretty good.

Tried on 29 Jun 2014 at 07:53


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Black beer with a thick beige head. Aroma of malt and chocolate. Flavour is malt, chocolate, a little hop and some sweetness through it too. Rich and smooth and pretty tasty.

Tried on 26 Jun 2014 at 13:10


7

Tried on 21 Jun 2014 at 21:54


8

Tried on 08 Jun 2014 at 04:58


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

Cask half-pint at the 2014 Lincoln Beer Festival. Poured a good dark colour with a beige head that stayed. Smoky malts rule the brew in all aspects, deep routed earthiness ooze out of the beer which is neither sweet or dry, but just right. Impressed. I don’t usually go for ’smoked’ beers but this was fine and I’m pleased I tried it.

Tried from Cask on 24 May 2014 at 23:50


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

6% abv version tried at the CAMRA Lincoln beer festival 2014. Not a full rating as drunk as part of a whole day session.

Tried on 24 May 2014 at 00:58


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

Pint, cask: in Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 6th May 2014. Pours a light golden colour with a white crown that left some heavy lacing on the glass. Hoppy and zesty, the zesty bit coming from the citrus notes that dominate the aroma and taste. Refreshing but too citrusy for my palate.

Tried from Cask on 07 May 2014 at 21:35


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

Cask at the Black Country Arms, Walsall. Poured a dark mahogany with a frothy white head. The aroma is caramel roasted malt and light fruit. The flavour is medium bitter with a rich roasted malt liqourice bitter, red berry fruit vanilla palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation and rich oily mouthfeel. Very rich and more like a stout than a porter. A superb beer with lots going on.

Tried from Cask on 04 Apr 2014 at 09:06


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at Port Street Beer House, Manchester. Hazy gold colour. Minimal, white head. Barley sugar. Mandarin. Hint of medicine or, according to the Missus, dentist’s gas and air. Taste is ripe banana sweet, emphasised by the very light carbonation. A light spice comes through near the end. Off dry finish. A fine beer, although a bit sweet at the beginning, for me.

Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2014 at 08:57