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 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask @ The Head of Steam, Huddersfield. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Crisp, malty, crackers, bread and citrus. Awesome.
Tried from Cask on 18 Oct 2022 at 01:33


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Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 24th September 2022. Deep sepia with tan foam and spot lacing. Rich and intense hazelnut aroma. Nutty roast malt in-mouth, and a lingering finish of nuttiness and cherry fruits. Light body and a smooth mouthfeel. Quite a surprise and delicious.
Tried from Cask on 08 Oct 2022 at 20:57

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Gravity cask at the Blue Boar as part of their 2022 North Yorkshire festival. Chestnut brown, nicely translucent with a ring of beige/khaki head. Nice little nutty smell: hazelnut, chestnut, a bit of forest floor. Sweet taste, more nut, some light woodsmoke, plum and some vinous notes. Strange almost plastic off-nite in the finish. Interesting but it doesn't come together quite like I'd like... some unobtrusive bitterness rests on the tongue. Light body, no carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2022 at 15:22

9/10
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2022 at 22:16

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
440ml can from House of Trembling Madness, York. Hazy golden colour, white foam head and aroma of tropical fruits, citrus, hoppy. Taste is malt, grain, oats, tangy, with juicy fruits, citrus, pine, resiny with spicy hop bitterness. Medium boded, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Can on 16 Sep 2022 at 20:13

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at York Beer & Cider Festival 2022. Dark brown amber colour, bubbly beige foam head and aroma of powdered chocolate. Taste is roasty, malt, chocolate, earthy, with nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasty mild finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2022 at 20:20

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at York Beer & Cider Festival 2022. Gluten Free. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, hoppy. Taste is malt, caramel, biscuit, some citrus, fruity, hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2022 at 20:13

7/10
Was sure I'd had this before. Seems I didn't check in. Decent.
Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2022 at 15:46

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Keg at The Sheffield Tap, Sheffield, Yorkshire. A hazy golden/orange coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Sweet, hoppy, tropical fruit, pine aroma and taste. Pleasant enough IPA but very sweet indeed.
Tried from Draft on 25 Aug 2022 at 14:58