Brass Castle Brewery

Microbrewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2011

Contact
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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours black with a thin beige head. Aromas of toffee, smoke and chocolate. Sweet taste, smoke and dark chocolate. Sweet, if a tad thin, on the finish.
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2020 at 08:45

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Black beer, thin beige head that soon thins out. Malty aroma with a hefty smokey sweetness to it. Taste follows suit, smokey-sweet up front, toasty malt, a bit of chocolate. It's smooth and feels rich initially but there's a slightly disappointing watery quality. It's decent but I'd have liked it a little richer and for the flavour to follow through a bit more fully.
Tried on 14 Nov 2020 at 22:31

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can at ash's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, vanilla, taste is sweet, vanilla, chocolate, roasted, some liquorice.
Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2020 at 15:22

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of grapefruit and coriander seed, as promised. Spicy and fruity on the taste too. Light sweet, but dries up at the back. Good gear.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2020 at 20:11

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - dark brown to black. Off white head. Nose - dank with subtle chocolate. Bran flakes. Taste - dark chocolate and light smoke. Palate - medium bodied, dry and toasty through middle and finish. Overall - good, if a bit gnarly.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2020 at 17:04

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours dark brown to black with a thin tan head. Aromas of vanilla and chocolate. Taste has some coffee. Light sweet finish. Subtle.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2020 at 17:00

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can at ash's. Pours hazy golden, nose is funky, citrus, chalk, taste is quite salty, funk, toffee.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2020 at 15:24

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - cloudy yellow to brown. Snow white head. Nose - lemon and salt. Sour tail. Taste - not as salty as expected. Lemon though. Palate - light bodied. Dry, slight sour tang. Overall - quite nice.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2020 at 15:19

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours light hazy golden with a thick white head. Aromas of lemon and salt. Taste is light sour, lemon, quite dry. Some saline notes. Thin finish.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2020 at 15:19

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - hazy amber. Cream head. Nose - orange, cake and caramel. Taste - ginger nut biscuit. Orange shred. Palate - close to medium bodied. Crunchy texture, dry finish. Almost astringent. Overall - decent.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2020 at 14:57