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 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
440ml can. Gluten Free. Pours black-brown in colour with a biege foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, chocolate & coffee. Taste is roasted malty, smoky, spicy, coffee & chocolate, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Can on 19 Mar 2021 at 23:01

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Nearly opaque beer, dark with a decent off white head. Decent malty chocolate smell. Flavour has toasty malt, a little dark chocolate, some vanilla. Simple but strong flavours. A little more body would go a long way in this but it's nice.
Tried on 19 Mar 2021 at 22:28

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
15/3/2021. Can sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours slightly hazy amber gold with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of tangerine, pineapple, peach, grass, herb, pine. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Nice bitterness to finish. Quite enjoyable.
Tried from Can on 14 Mar 2021 at 12:56

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7
15/3/2021. Can sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear fizzy amber with a short lasting bubbly white head. Aroma of basil, lime, tomato, herbs. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness, touch tart and salty. Moderate body, oily and watery texture, average carbonation. Dry herbal tart finish. Liked it, took a while though.
Tried from Can on 14 Mar 2021 at 12:56

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy/murky orange. Massive white head. Nose - orange and ripe melon. Taste - orange, orange pith and orange zest. The orange show! Palate - creamy in texture, light to medium bodied. Decent bitterness and linger. Overall - good if a bit straightforward.
Tried from Can on 14 Mar 2021 at 10:54

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden with a light haze. Big fluffy white head. Nose - mainly coconut with a touch of citrus and tropical lurking. Taste - creamy coconut, light grapefruit and pineapple at the back. Palate - creamy texture, light bodied, decent linger considering it's just session strength. Overall - nice, if a bit one-dimensional.
Tried from Can on 14 Mar 2021 at 10:49

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Hazy amber beer, thin head. Tangy, fruity aroma with a little malt. Flavour has the same, with a good maltiness be to it and a little spice perhaps. Hearty and very tasty.
Tried on 13 Mar 2021 at 18:32

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
440ml can from Trembling Madness. Black with a thin tan head. Rich chocolate aroma, flavour is dark chocolate, rich cream. Little bit thin
Tried from Can on 13 Mar 2021 at 00:17

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can: Poured a coppery with white bubble head. Aroma is citrus, basil, spice. Taste is basil, spices, maybe that tomato, salty, grain. Works well together.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2021 at 21:24

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 07/03/21. Almost clear golden with a decent off white cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is bitter orange, melon, grass, airy malts, pineapple. Taste comprises orange zest, soapy notes, grass, tangerine, melon, airy malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness. So so affair ... too much of a soapy thing going down.
Tried on 07 Mar 2021 at 19:17