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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.
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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Cock Tavern, Hackney, London, 17 Nov 2023) Dark brown colour, almost black, with brief head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of chocolate, vanilla, milky coffee and caramel. Malty, roasted, sweet taste with chocolate, vanilla, caramel, nuts and a mild roasty bitterness. Medium body, quite sweet. On the sweet side, but rich and really tasty. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Mar 2024
at 21:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can from HOTM. Gluten Free. Reddish tinged amber colour, foamy off-white foam head and aroma of malt, spices. Taste is malt, bready, spice, with cardamon, clove, ginger, cinnamon, some warming chilli heat and peppery bitterness. Mediujm bodied, soft carbonation, dry warming spiced finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2024
at 18:18
7.5/10
A fruit salad mild
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2024
at 20:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at ORB Darlington. Gluten Free. Clear orangey amber-gold colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, citrus. Taste is sweetish, malty, bread, biscuit, fruity with citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy citric bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2024
at 16:51
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2024
at 16:26
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2024
at 16:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Deep brownish gold, clear with a bit of white head. Getting a malty sweetness on the nose with cherry and tinned pineapple. Sweet taste, nicely judged fruit flavour without masking the malty character. Very gentle bitterness on the finish. Body on the light side. Colour me impressed!
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2024
at 13:32
6/10
Tried
on 09 Mar 2024
at 19:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of piney hops, roast malts, floral. Taste is quite hoppy, piney, roast malts, chocolate, floral, bitter finish. Light bodied and far too fizzy. It's a nice hoppy stout not too hoppy that you'd confuse it for a BIPA but it needs work.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2024
at 23:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Crafty Merlins, Darlington. Gluten Free. Orangey golden colour, white foam head and aroma of blueberry, vanilla. Taste is sweet, malty, biscuit, milky, white chocolate, with blueberry & vanilla notes and tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, lingering sweet & bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Mar 2024
at 19:40