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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at Tamworth Beer Fest. Opaque amber gold. Thin white head. Aroma has low key citrus with some sweetness. Flavourwise is similar with a bitter more bite. Light-medium bodied. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Nice enough.
Tried from Cask on 06 Sep 2025 at 19:53

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Gravity cask at the 31st Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms Tamworth, day 2 - 05/09/2025.
Moderately hazed orange topped with an off white head.
Nose is mandarin, papaya, mixed tropical fruit esters.
Taste comprises grapefruit, melon, papaya, tangerine, soft malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness.
Solid cask IPA.
Tried on 05 Sep 2025 at 15:51

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
44cl can from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark brown, with no foam. Aroma is toasty. Body is just above average, with moderate carbonation. Taste is strong toasted. Final is average.
Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2025 at 11:30

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
330ml can. Pours a dark gold/light amber with off-white top, decent retention. Notes of grapefruit, orange zest, sherbet, pine, malt. Medium bodied, average if lingering bitterness, semi-dry. Solid but very average for the style. If you are calling this 'Vengeance' it needs to be more punchy.
Tried from Can on 11 Jul 2025 at 22:23

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
44cl can from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours orange gold, fairly transparent, with scarce white foam. Aroma is biscuity, cereal, honey. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is decently bitter, plus some obvious malty sweetness. Final is average.
Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2025 at 19:12

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
44cl can from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours amber gold, partially hazy, with fine white foam. Aroma is intensely happy, resinous. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium-high bitter. A little background sweetness giving substance. Final is average in intensity, with bitterness sticking around.
Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2025 at 19:21

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
440ml can from Cat in the Glass. Gluten Free. Hazy golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, coconut, slightly medicinal. Taste is tangy, malt & grain, vanilla & coconut, iced vovo biscuits, with tropical flavours, pineapple, and some light bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, drying biscuity bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Can from The Cat in the Glass on 18 Jun 2025 at 21:48

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44cl can from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours loaded amber, medium transparent, with fine white foam. Aroma is hoppy, malty, slightly spiced. Body is average, with moderate carbonation. Taste is medium bitter, with a bit of biscuity sweetness. Final is average.
Tried from Can on 17 Jun 2025 at 19:27

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
44cl can from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours loaded gold, partially hazy, fine white foam. Aroma is citrus and herbal. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is well balanced, with moderate bitterness. Final is average in intensity, with some more bitterness.
Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2025 at 18:51

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at ORB, Darlington. Gluten Free. Slightly hazed golden colour, white foam head and aroma of fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is malt, grain, tropical fruit, alittle mango, some zesty citrus and hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried from Cask at ORB on 08 Jun 2025 at 18:37