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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Cask at ORB, Darlington. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of citrus hops. Taste is sweet, pale malt, tropical fruits with peach, nectarine, and floral hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish with some lingering fruity sweetness. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 03 Nov 2023 at 16:12

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Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden and fairly clear. Big, fluffy, white head. Nose - lemon, orange and barley. Taste - bitter orange zest, orange barley water. Palate - light bodied with balanced bitterness. Overall - nice one!
Tried from Can on 27 Oct 2023 at 17:34

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Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Nose is caramel, chocolate orange, toffee, spot of sweet spice. Taste is chocolate orange, caramel, more sweet spice. Sweet malty finish. Tasty little number.
Tried from Cask on 25 Oct 2023 at 16:35

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keighley & Valley Worth Railway Beer Festival 2023. Mildly hazy golden brew with a strength infused tropical fruit aroma and taste, but still relatively crisp tasting.
Tried on 23 Oct 2023 at 04:42

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Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep amber with a white to beige head. Nose - cherry, cherry stone and like cakiness. Taste - cherry and orange mainly. Still some cake lurking and at the very end there's a bit of almond and cherry stone coming through. Palate - light bodied, tangy middle and finish. Some sweetness. Overall - not bad.
Tried from Can on 21 Oct 2023 at 18:37

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden yellow with a light haze. Foamy white head. Nose - floral, orange, peach, gorse and light coconut. Taste - creamy peach and orange. Again a coconut/gorse edge to it. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy middle. Light, toasty finish. Overall - good. Very good.
Tried from Can on 20 Oct 2023 at 18:36

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Can from Appellation Wines. Pours murky orange with a thin white head. Aromas of tropical fruit, melon and citrus. Taste is bitter, grassy, melon again. Bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 20 Oct 2023 at 14:44

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440m can from HOTM. Gluten Free. Slightly hazed golden colour, foamy white head and aroma of tropical fruit, pineapple. Taste is malt, grain, fruity, melon, pineapple, with citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Can on 19 Oct 2023 at 19:40

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Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Beer Festival 2023. Clear deeper golden coloured. Session ale with a good deep hoppiness considering its strength.
Tried on 19 Oct 2023 at 03:44

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Cask-conditioned at the Rook & Gaskill, York September 2023 although badged as 'Cascade & Chinook'. Golden in colour, with plenty of citrus character. biscuity malts and a dryish finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2023 at 14:04