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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Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - murky orange with a big creamy white head. Nose - Guava and mango. Ripe melon and orange peel. Taste - luscious mango, passion fruit and Guava. Palate - light bodied, creamy middle and bitter finish. Overall - good stuff.
Tried from Can on 15 May 2023 at 18:36

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at ORB, Darlington. Gluten Free. Pale golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of passionfruit, citrusy, hops. Taste is malt, grain, biscuit, with passion fruit, citrus, hoppy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying fruity bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 08 May 2023 at 17:00

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Cask at Kopper Keg, Stockton. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of tropical fruits, citrus, hoppy. Taste is malt, grain, fruity, citrus, with woody hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 03 May 2023 at 17:19

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Cask at Crafty Merlins, Darlington. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of citrusy hops. Taste is sweetish, malt, caramel, with citrus grapefruit, zesty hoppy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2023 at 18:21

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at Crafty Merlins, Darlington. Gluten Free. Black colour, beige foam head and aroma of malt, roasty, smoked meat hints. Taste is sweetish, roasted malty, smoke, dark chocolate, coffee and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2023 at 17:26

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440ml can, online from Cork & Cask Edinburgh. Pours clear dark amber with a beige cap. Aroma: malt, caramel, hedgerow berries. Taste is malty, caramel, earthy, hedgerow berries, prominent bitter, slightly astringent finish. Medium body with fine carbonation. It's missing any taste of the sea, but a nice beer anyway
Tried from Can on 20 Apr 2023 at 21:56

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440ml can at the Enigma Tap, North Shields; 15th April 2023. Clean and clear golden pour, white crown. Easy going low ABV Pils, nothing to make it stand out from the crowd though. Nice in the afternoon sunshine while sat outside the micropub.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2023 at 04:46

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours a deep amber, almost clear, beige head. Aroma of malts, caramel, citrus fruits. Taste is malty, caramel/toffee, earthy, rye, strong bitter finish. Don't think I can taste any seaweed or even any salt in this.
Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2023 at 15:10

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Tried on 30 Mar 2023 at 21:50

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29/3/2023. Can courtesy of ITFCDan. From Hopsters, Ipswich. Pours close to black with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is big aniseed, spice market, Christmas cake, root veg, herbs, leather, hint of vanilla and Parma violet. Medium to heavy sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Wasn’t a big fan of this.
Tried from Can on 29 Mar 2023 at 19:21