Croptons Monkmans Slaughter

Description: Gold medal in strong bitters class Great Brit Beer Fest 2000. 6% alcohol.

Newest Review: ... 4.4% ABV), Yorkshire Moors (a commemorative beer in honour of 50 years of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at 4.6% ABV) and ... more

... Monkman’s Slaughter. ~~~THE BEER. ***Background*** When I first heard about this beer I assumed it was named after a massacre, murder or battle. The truth, however, isn’t quite as lurid as all that! It is actually named after two men associated with Cropton Brewery. Mr Monkman is the man who grows the barley to make the malt and Mr Slaughter is one of the brewers! Both are regular drinkers in the New Inn. Monkman’s Slaughter was also Gold Medal Winner, in a blind tasting (where beer names or brewery details are...more

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Croptons Monkmans Slaughter: Getting Slaughtered! (855 words)
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Following on from my reviews of beers sampled during my birthday treat, I am today writing about Monkman’s Slaughter. If you haven’t read my reviews already, here’s a quick recap. We went to Cropton (near Pickering) in September and had a brewery tour and a meal in the next door brewery tap ~ The New Inn. A few beers were consumed too… ~~~THE BREWERY. Brewing has been going on in one shape or form at Cropton since 1613. The first brewery under the name of “Cropton Brewery” was set up in the cellar of the New Inn in 1984. The present site, on farmland next to the pub, dates from 1994. Increased production and lack of space in the cellar led to ... Read the complete review

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