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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.
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden amber with a light haze. Off-white creamy head. Nose - general pale ale notes, so bread and orange. I'm not sure it's kelp but there is a light saltiness if you look for it. Taste - orange, light salty and herby. Bready backdrop again. Palate - light bodied, balanced bitterness. Overall - it's a nice pale ale. Not sure I'd have got the kelp if I didn't know beforehand.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2022
at 09:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at ORB, Darlington. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of citrusy hop. Taste is malt, caramel, fruity, floral citrus, and hoppy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry citrusy bitter finish. Great condition, nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2022
at 16:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at ORB, Darlington. Gluten Free. Brown amber colour, thin off-white foam head and aroma of hazlenut, chocolate. Taste is sweet, cocoa, chocolate, with hazlenut notes. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, nutty malty finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2022
at 16:06
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2022
at 16:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at BeerHeadz Lincoln. Slight hazy amber colour with a white head. Aroma is malty, tropical juicey. Slight sweet and spice. Medium oily pine body.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerHeadZ Lincoln
on 06 Jan 2022
at 16:29
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
440ml can Sophie's Beer Store. Pours a very dark brown, frothy beige head. Aroma is quite fruity, almost jammy. Light-bodied with a soft palate, really took me by surprise as expected a somewhat rich, chocolatey stout, grainy perhaps? But this comes across like a fruity amber with no discernible stout aspects at all, and no chocolate notes. If I was served it on draft I'd be certain I was poured the wrong beer. Odd.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2022
at 11:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Near black with a frothy beige head and dark fruits and vanilla on the nose. Velvety smooth and sweet, with milk chocolate and fruit flavours, and a roasted coffee bitterness in the finish
Tried
on 31 Dec 2021
at 13:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Gryphon, Bristol, 4 November 2021. Deep gold in colour, with a slight, white, head. Aroma of floral hops, tangerines and pineapple. Flavour had more citrus fruits, ripe but light grains, leading to a lingering dry finish. Too drinkable for the ABV and very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2021
at 07:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
440ml can. Gluten Free. Black colour, beige foam head lacing lacing and aroma of chocolate, dark malt, coffee, roasty. Taste is chocolatey malt, cocoa, roasted, coffee, dark fruits, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasted bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2021
at 21:05
7/10
On your mark, get set, go! #VISBF2
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2021
at 18:10