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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8/10
A deep dark stout with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, light peated notes, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, loads of peated smoked malt, alcohol warmth, light licorice, very nice. On tap at Brewdog Liverpool.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2023 at 17:06

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg @ Crafty Kernel, Shipley. Hazy golden juice coloured brew with a creamy head. Has sweetened although never overly stated tropical fruit notes in both aroma and taste.
Tried on 29 Jan 2023 at 18:53

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Tap and Can. Pours gold with a light mist. Gentle tropical citrus nose. Soft palate, light tropical citrus, lemon hints, light bitterness. Drinks well.
Tried from Cask on 19 Jan 2023 at 18:23


8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Panda courtesy of mR_fr0g, cheers Fergus! Gluten Free. Black brown in colour, some bubbles on top and aroma of coconut, tonka bean, chocolate, spice. Taste is dark malty, tonka bean, coconut, woody, booze, with hints of cinnamon spice and roasty earthy bitterness. Medium to full bodied, light carbonation, tangy boozy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 14 Jan 2023 at 16:40

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 08/01/23. Light black with a khaki covering that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is tonka bean, Bounty Bar, chocolate, dark malts, light spice. Taste comprises dark chocolate, light spice, faint ashen tones, tonka bean, coconut fudge, light earthy roast. Full bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a balanced spike of alcohol. Solid Tonka machine.
Tried on 08 Jan 2023 at 16:48

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft At BeerHeadz Lincoln. Deep golden colour with a white head. Citrus and slight pine sweet, to mid bitter. Decent rich body.
Tried from Draft at BeerHeadZ Lincoln on 07 Jan 2023 at 13:17

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Keg @ Fossgate Social, York. Golden with a head. Light tasting and textured lager, but never stated and nothing too exciting either, although drinkable enough.
Tried on 03 Jan 2023 at 21:51

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A dark cola brown coloured pour with a swirl of light tan head that fades to the edges. Aroma is semi sweet, big nutty tonka bean, cinnamon, brown sugars, little chocolate custard. Some alcohol on the nose as well. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty brown malts, brandy snap sugars, tonka beans, toasted cinnamon. Light bitter roast in the finish. Quite well rounded. Palate is medium sweet, oily, moderate carbonation. Good fun.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2023 at 19:50

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Orange/gold pour with a white head. Nose is tangerine, zesty orange, peach,apricot. Taste is orange marmalade, tangerine, peach, apricot jam. Sweet citrusy burst on the palate, light bitterness in the close. Well structured and exceedingly tasty brew.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2023 at 15:46