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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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
440ml can from Brass Castle. Black-brown colour with reddish tinge, foamy biege head leaving lacing and aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruity, coffee. Taste is rich chocolatey malt, dark fruits, with roast coffee, biscuit, and some tangy ashy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable, good for gluten free.
Tried from Can on 05 May 2020 at 20:49

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
440ml can from Brass Castle. Golden amber colour, white foam head leaving lacing and tropical fruity, mango, citrusy hop aroma. Taste is malt caramel, fruity citrus, pine, woody, with tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can on 05 May 2020 at 18:39

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from the Plumsteadshire online shop. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Treacle toffee,sultanas,chocolate nut in the nose. Taste is toffee,splash of banana, dried fruit. Malty,sweet finish. Good stuff.
Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2020 at 12:48

7/10
Very nice. Would be great on cask in a sunny beer garden...
Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2020 at 19:56

8/10
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2020 at 20:40

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6

Draught @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Brass Castle Juni-purr ].
ABV: 4.9%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, juniper, light woody hops. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, spicy, juniper, pale malt, sweet malt, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200125]
6-3-7-3-12
Tried on 02 Apr 2020 at 10:35

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Brass Castle Misfit - Ekuanot & Columbus ].
ABV: 4.3%. Clear medium to light yellow orange colour with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, pine, spruce, wood, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, spruce, wood - woody hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200125]
7-3-7-3-14
Tried from Cask on 02 Apr 2020 at 09:58

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Brass Castle Starlight ].
ABV: 3.6%. Unclear - hazy matt medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, old hops, earthy hops, dry, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200125]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried from Cask on 02 Apr 2020 at 09:47

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Brass Castle Buddy ].
ABV: 5.2%. Clear medium yellow colour with a small, fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, old hops, earthy hops. Initial flavor is moderate sweet and bitter, finish flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy with a average duration, hop bitter, earthy, old hops, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200125]
5-3-6-3-11
Tried from Cask on 01 Apr 2020 at 20:43

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

Draught @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Brass Castle Fruit Lupe - Galaxy & Passionfruit ].
ABV: 4.8%. Unclear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, wheat, moderate hoppy, passion fruit, citrus, fruity hops, fruity yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sweet passion fruit, fruity yeast, citrus, fruity peel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20200124]
6-3-7-3-14
Tried on 31 Mar 2020 at 14:41