Riggwelter

Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Strong Ale - English Regular

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6.89

ABV: 5.7%

IBU: -

Ticks: 186

Created in the mid-nineties, Riggwelter is our flagship Strong ale. We wanted a beer with real strength and depth so we developed a unique recipe built around rich espresso aromas, dark fruit and roasted malt flavours which lends itself perfectly to putting in a bottle.

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6.5

Joe19612 (603) ticked Riggwelter from Black Sheep Brewery 5 months ago

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2025 at 17:17

Vassago666 (2538) ticked Riggwelter (Bottle) from Black Sheep Brewery 6 months ago

Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2025 at 16:22

6.8

Deanso (15673) reviewed Riggwelter from Black Sheep Brewery 8 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pint on cask at the Gate House JDW.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at Gate House (JDW) on 13 Jul 2025 at 07:44

octal (3685) ticked Riggwelter from Black Sheep Brewery 8 months ago

Tried from Cask on 01 Jul 2025 at 19:24

6.8

Maverick (5074) reviewed Riggwelter (Bottle) from Black Sheep Brewery 9 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Poured darkish, some malts and hops, pretty well done for the style.........

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:49

7.5

jamestulloch (9642) reviewed Riggwelter (Bottle) from Black Sheep Brewery 10 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Morrisons. Clear amber/ruby body with a tight off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of toffee, rust and dried fruit. Flavour of Dr Pepper and salted caramel. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. It’s quite boozy but there’s lots of flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2025 at 05:30

Robinvboyer (8037) reviewed Riggwelter (Bottle) from Black Sheep Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

dark ruby color, small head, that dissapeared very quickly. Aroma is vey malty, lots of caramel, and some faint hops. Flavour is very malty, and bready, with some grains. Nice bitter finish, not sure why this is an old ale, to me it’s more of a strong english bitter. The hops really come through in the finish.

Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 09:31

5.8

omhper (44752) reviewed Riggwelter (Bottle) from Black Sheep Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Clear mahogany colour, small head. Aroma of malt syrup and banana chocolate. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Malt syrup and caramel. Leafy mid bitter finish.

Tried on 20 Feb 2025 at 20:59

7.2

Biilz (2915) reviewed Riggwelter (Bottle) from Black Sheep Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

По аромату немного отдает карамелькой и легким шоколадом с травянистым оттенком, немного хмеля как в битере. Цвет полу темный, пенка средняя. Вкус в целом средний, тоже отдает битером только с дополнительными нотками шоколада и зерен кофе. При глотке легкая травянистость от хмеля, горчит немного. А так в целом ничего необычного, скорее всего на один раз, не более.

Tried on 01 Feb 2025 at 11:28

6.9

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Riggwelter (Bottle) from Black Sheep Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2010 - 500ml bottle, pours brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, raisins, fruits, oak, earth & spice. Medium body. Dry mild bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 01:31