Brass Castle Brewery
Microbrewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Established in 2011
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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 โ 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 โ 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 thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - dark brown to black and opaque. Nose - light edge of green but generally creamy stout. Taste - starts creamy chocolate, wdges up sey and roasty. Dry herb lurking possibly. Palate - roasty and medium bodied, roasty finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Sep 2020
at 15:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from the Atom online shop. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of liquorice, tar. Taste is fruity, light roast, some citrus. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Sep 2020
at 15:34
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 25 Sep 2020
at 20:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from the Raven Hill online shop. Pours murky amber with a thin white head. Aromas caramel, marmalade, higher alcohols. Taste has some booze burn, bitter greens and cooked citrus. Boozy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2020
at 19:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Slip Inn York. clear gold colour lasting white head. Light diacetyl on aroma. some citrus fruit. not much body. served very cold. diacetyl ruins it.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2020
at 16:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at House of Trembling Madness Lendal. Clear dark brown colour lasting tan head. Pecan flavour light pastry nature. Tasty toasted pecans. Light porter.. some light chocolate character. quite a dry finish. Some fruit. dark fruit. ok. Nice pecans.a little salted
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2020
at 11:04
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at Slip Inn York. Hazy gold lasting white head. Some butter. diacetyl ruins it. light orange citrus. some bitterness ruined by diacetyl
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2020
at 20:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16th September 2020
Can. Light haze on this pale gold beer, no head to speak of. Light palate, semi dry, reasonable fine minerally carbonation. Decent if somewhat recessed lemon. Ripe lemon, a touch of lemon zest and a smattering of lemon sherbet. The mild savoury vibe goes well. Finishes with a touch of floral lime and most unwelcome bubble gum esters. A good beer in here, somewhere! Look, Gose is a wonderful fruit delivery system but I wish brewried would grow some balls and up the flavour intensity. By a factor of many! And this one needs a clean up. No blinking esters please!
Can. Light haze on this pale gold beer, no head to speak of. Light palate, semi dry, reasonable fine minerally carbonation. Decent if somewhat recessed lemon. Ripe lemon, a touch of lemon zest and a smattering of lemon sherbet. The mild savoury vibe goes well. Finishes with a touch of floral lime and most unwelcome bubble gum esters. A good beer in here, somewhere! Look, Gose is a wonderful fruit delivery system but I wish brewried would grow some balls and up the flavour intensity. By a factor of many! And this one needs a clean up. No blinking esters please!
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2020
at 10:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - amber with an off white head. Nose - burnt toffee, dry biscuit or brown bread. Taste - toffee to caramel, dry bread again. Palate - creamy texture and a bit sweet. Light to medium bodied. Overall - a bit on the sweet side for my taste.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Sep 2020
at 18:19
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Smithfield, Derby Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small beige head. Only aroma I could detect was a vague hint of cigarette ash ! As you might expect, it the mouth the main flavours are mint and chocolate, with some vanilla and dark fruits. Finish is fruity. Itโs a bit of a nothing beer really.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2020
at 20:59