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

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, 9/1/2014. Golden with a decent, off-white head. Decent, hoppy beer with some citrus fruit, biscuity malts and a dryish finish. Good.

Tried from Cask on 15 Jan 2014 at 09:39


5

Tried on 13 Oct 2013 at 15:09


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from York Beer and Wine. Must have been a bad batch/bottle. Black with no head. Aroma is sour. Taste similar. Close to getting poured down the sink! BBE was at least 4 months away.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2013 at 14:46


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

Bottle shared at the ChrisO Flags of Many Nations Easter Tasting 2013 - London. Pours oily black-brown with a creamy beige head. Rich dark chocolate in the aroma, some burnt rubber, big roast. Medium sweet flavor with heavy tangy dark malts. A bit too sweet. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Tangy berry finish, faint cocoa. Meh, so so. Potentially infected.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2013 at 02:14


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle from the Crafty Pint, Darlington market. Pours a copper-golden amber colour, fizzy giving a thin white head that quickly dissipates away and aroma is biscuity with blackcurrant & woody resin notes. Taste is similar, biscuity malt, fruity blackcurrent, woody, slight yeasty. Some warming bitterness plus a residual sweetness. Light to medium bodied, low carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2013 at 13:00


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ Waggon and Horses , 19 Lawrence Street, York, North Yorkshire, England YO10 3BP.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, nutty, sweet malt, rye, light chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, caramel, nutty, sweet malt, tart fruit - rye notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20130122]

Tried from Cask on 16 May 2013 at 10:10


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask (handpump) @ Brigantes Bar & Brasserie, 114 Micklegate, York, North Yorkshire, England Y01 6JX .Clear dark black brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, pine, grapefruit. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, licorice hops, grapefruit, hoppy, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. Wow .. nice beer ;O) [20130121]

Tried from Cask on 15 May 2013 at 09:12


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

Pours dark brown with a pale head that lasts well. Chocolate, coffee, toast, too sweet a finish.

Tried on 15 May 2013 at 08:45


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

Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Unclear matt medium yellow - amber orange colour with a small to average, open and frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, mango, passion fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120504] 6-2-7-3-13 Cask (handpump) @ Last Drop Inn, 27 Colliergate, York, North Yorkshire, England YO1 8BN.Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus, fruity, mango. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average long duration, citrus, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130122] 7-3-7-3-13

Tried from Cask on 14 May 2013 at 13:35


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ Craft Beer Co - Islington, 55 White Lion Street, Islington, Greater London, England N1 9PP.Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, choclate, vanilla, dark chocolate, cheery notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, vanilla, chocolate, cherry, light roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130118]

Tried from Cask on 14 May 2013 at 13:32