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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.
7/10
Tried
on 02 Mar 2023
at 19:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bradford Beer Festival 2023. Hazy golden with a head. Feeling somewhat heavier than its strength might suggest, its Amarillo goes a long way in creating a bready spiciness to the brew, coupled with inoffensive flavours from the tropics.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2023
at 16:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Eltham Wines. Black pour with a tan head. Nose is sweet tobacco, tonka beans, coconut, dark chocolate. Taste is much the same. Quite an underlying bitterness, touch of aniseed coming through. Masks its ABV well. Roasty bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2023
at 06:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Gryphon, Bristol 27/1/2022. Golden in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of almond, caramel and some red berry sweetness. Flavour had rich tea biscuit maltiness, marzipan and cherry sweetness, before a gentle finish. A fully flavoured, bakewell slice of a beer, which I enjoyed.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2023
at 10:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Colne Beer Festival 2023. Golden in colour. Extremely sessionable with a light and appealing tropical fruitiness evident in both aroma and taste.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2023
at 21:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep, milky orange with a big creamy, snow white head. Nose - fresh orange and soft melon. A hint of resin. Taste - orange zest and mango skin. Light, grassy bitterness. Palate - light bodied with a bitter, but not too bitter, finish. Overall - pretty good!
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2023
at 20:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Number Twenty2, Darlington. Gluren Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical, passionfruit, citrusy hops. Taste is malt, biscuit, zesty, citrus, fruity, hoppy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2023
at 16:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at ORB, Darlington. Gluten Free. Hazy yellow gold colour, white foamy head and aroma of zesty citrus hop. Taste is pale malt, biscuit hint, with zesty citrus and tangy floral hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2023
at 15:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled half-pint in 'The Dog Hangs Well' Ludlow on 10th February 2023. Clear and clean golden body, lasting white crown. Citrus front with a Melon like flavour alongside. Soft and subtle.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2023
at 00:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Colne Beer Festival 2023. Dark clear golden in colour. Full of fudge style caramels in taste, although less stated in aroma. It comes across a lot stronger and fuller than its strength might suggest.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2023
at 14:38