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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
440ml can from Cat in the Glass. Golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of fruity, hops, coconut. Taste is malt, grainy, with coocnut notes and tangy hop bittermess. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry coconut finish. Not too sure about this one.
Tried from Can on 18 Feb 2021 at 22:54

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
440ml can from Cat in the Glass. Hazy yellow gold colour, white foamy head leaving lacing and aroma of tropical fruit, mango, juicy citrus, hoppy. Taste is malt, caramel, grains, some biscuit, with fruity floral, grapefruit citrus, pine, and tangy, hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can on 18 Feb 2021 at 21:46

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
13th February 2021
Can. Clear burnished gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light, mildly dry and had a good minerally crispness. Crisp basil goes well with the light savoury aspect. Mellow tomato in the background. Trace of lemon and a whisper of esters. Light crisp finish. Works well and it's refreshing and easy drinking. Would love to see an Imperial version of this. Big filthy intense version.
Tried from Can on 14 Feb 2021 at 11:16

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Murky brown beer, thick foamy head. Light fruity aroma with a good maltiness to it. Flavour is really nicely balanced with some blueberry, a light nuttiness, malt and figs too. It's quite light even though it's pushing 6% but still has enough body to not seem watery. Nice, floral fruitiness in the finish too. I rather like this.
Tried on 06 Feb 2021 at 21:38

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can from The Made Inn Ashford and drunk at home. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Farmhouse yeast aroma. Banana esters. Solid malts in the mouth. more banana some pepper hop on the finish. ok farmyard strong pale ale.
Tried from Can on 04 Feb 2021 at 19:58

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Can from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy bronze with a thin white head. Aromas of pine, citrus, berries. Taste is light bitter, tropical fruit. Bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 03 Feb 2021 at 11:11

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
330ml can from Mitchells Wines, Meadowhead - Another jet black body, dark beige head. Nose is strong coffee, alcohol, feint vanilla and chocolate. Taste has an alcohol burn upfront, bitter coffee eased off by a sweet vanilla. Thick and oily. Not as good as Bad Kitty if that makes sense.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2021 at 21:45

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330ml can from Mitchells Wines, Meadowhead - Jet black bod, tan heed. Nose is chocolate ice-cream, roasty coffee bean, and a bit of smokiness. Taste is bittersweet up front, aftertaste of vanilla. A bit thin, but otherwise pleasant.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2021 at 20:49

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Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy orange to brown, slightly dirty white head. Nose - fresh orange with just a hint of passion fruit. Taste - more orange and something tropical. Palate - light to medium bodied. Dry, zesty and balanced finish. Overall - good.
Tried from Can on 22 Jan 2021 at 21:46

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Nearly opaque, reddish-brown beer with a good off-white head. Smell is all coffee. Flavour has a little more to it. Still a load of coffee but there's a little anise, some dark chocolate, a good amount of toasty malt and a touch of caramel as well. But really the coffee is the star of the show in a smooth porter with a good amount of body. Very nice.
Tried on 16 Jan 2021 at 23:06