Half Moon Brewery

Microbrewery in Ellerton, East Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2013

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Forge House, Main Street, Ellerton, YO42 4PB, England
Description
We are Half Moon Brewery!

An independent family run micro brewery, since 2013. Producing great award winning beers, in the original Blacksmiths Forge, in Ellerton, near York.

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8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
8/2/2020. From cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival, Birmingham. Pours clear dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of whiskey, wood, chocolate, roasted malt, toffee and dark fruit. Medium sweetness and light to moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight creamy texture, soft carbonation. Very nice. Best I had at the festival.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 12:56

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, nuts, caramel, chocolate, hops and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 12:52

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are nuts, caramel, malt, hops and has a sweet nutty finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 12:40

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Cask @ GBBF, Birmingham. Small head with short duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, warming alcohol, coffee, wood and has a nice roasty warming finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2020 at 12:39

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
From the bag @ CAMRA Winter Beer Festival 2020. No head on a rich mahogany still body. Oak, wood & sherry aroma. Smooth & oily on the palate. Woody, oak, sherry, berries, jam, plum & malt tastes
Tried on 07 Feb 2020 at 22:29

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask GBBF @Winter Beer Festival (Camra), Birmingham. 06/02/2020 Color marron oscuro, espuma blanca, aromas malta, sabor tostado, cuerpo ligero, agradable.
Tried from Cask on 06 Feb 2020 at 14:11

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
29/1/2020. Cask at the 13th Colchester Winter Ale Festival. Pours clear bright amber brown with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of hops, caramel, malt, fruit and veg. Medium sweetness, light to moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft to flat carbonation. Sweet finish, but with a slight off-putting metallic bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 02 Feb 2020 at 18:18

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Ackhorne, York 20/12/2019. Dark brown in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Caramel, milk chocolate, a touch of sweet dark fruit, some leafy hops, leading to a toasty, rich, finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 29 Jan 2020 at 09:05

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Svart. Lysebrun skumring. Tynn teppelacing. Karamellaroma. Smaken melkesjokolade. Tørr lakris i ettersmaken.
Tried on 28 Jan 2020 at 12:06

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the 2020 Manchester Beer Festival. Black pour with a beige head. Soy sauce,coffee and liquorice nose. Flavour is liquorice, chocolate, notes of port.
Tried from Cask on 26 Jan 2020 at 12:06