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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Lupe Pintos. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of gummy sweets and fresh apricot. Flavour of pineapple and tinned orange. Thin to medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Sweet and fruity.
Tried from Can on 30 Apr 2022 at 05:57

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Shared can on 23rd April 2022. Our last beer of the session at Message in a Bottle, Cleethorpes before retiring to our holiday house. Two of us split this one. Mini-haze to the golden body, decent white crown. Light orange and malty nose, taste also malty at first, giving way to some fruity notes and maybe a touch of saltiness in the finish; to be honest my taste buds were most likely shot. Scored as best I can. Not only had we been to the Grimsby Town v Torquay game (won 2-1) it was also the 46th anniversary of our meeting for the first time (my wife and I). It got a bit messy later once the sparkling stuff came out!
Tried from Can on 25 Apr 2022 at 09:00

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at The Bag of Nails Bristol . a light citrusy table beer. Good acidity good bitterness on finish. solid. not too exciting. but quality from Brass Castle served a few degrees warmer than I would like. but it's decent. First pint today after lots of thirds and definitely I can do a pint.
Tried from Cask on 17 Apr 2022 at 15:26

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - yellow to brown and hazy. Snow white head. Nose - red apple and tinned peach. Taste - creamy apple and pear. Apple skin and orange zest. Palate - light bodied with a zesty and bitter finish. Lovely balance. Overall - good stuff.
Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2022 at 18:50

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden yellow and hazy. Snow white, fluffy head. Nose - mainly orange, going into marmalade. Some floral honey. Taste - orange, lime and marmalade again. Mango maybe. Palate - tangerine, apple and citrus zest. Overall - nice.
Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2022 at 18:25

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - hazy yellow with a creamy white head. Nose - tinned orange, pear and peach. Apple skin and zest edge. Taste - ripe orange and green apple. Zest and slight resin. Palate - light bodied, creamy and tangy middle and finish. Overall - good stuff.
Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2022 at 17:59

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden orange with a light haze. Snow white head. Nose - dank, bready, light orange, peach and a hint of resin. Taste - peach, orange and bready again. Palate - light bodied, bitter, but not too bitter on the finish. Overall - good.
Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2022 at 17:28

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Tiny tavern. Amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty and caramel sweet. Slight saltiness? Maybe. Smooth body.
Tried from Cask at Tiny Tavern on 15 Apr 2022 at 14:27

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden yellow with a light haze. The head is close to snow white and it vanishes quickly. Nose - definite lime and a hint of the mint. Taste - again mostly lime and mint is more subtle. Lemon and corn. Palate - light bodied, tangy and slightly tart finish. Overall - decent.
Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2022 at 18:38

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Rocky light brown head stayed on a near black body. Sweet, vanilla & malt aroma. Medium bodied, smooth, soft & cloying. Malt, vanilla, perfumed & stone fruit tastes. Easy going stuff.
Tried on 10 Apr 2022 at 21:13