Black Sheep Brewery Riggwelter (Bottle)

Riggwelter (Bottle)
(Batch of Riggwelter)

 

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

  Strong Ale - English Regular
Score
6.97
ABV: 5.7% IBU: - Ticks: 189
Riggwelter Ale takes its name from a local Yorkshire Dales farming term which has Norse roots; “rygg” meaning back, and “velte” meaning to overturn. A sheep is said to be rigged or ‘riggwelted’ when it has rolled onto its back and is unable to get back up without assistance.

Riggwelter has a wonderfully complex palate with hints of coffee, bananas and liquorice combining for a classic Golding hop finish.
 

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a dark nut brown with a half finger of khaki head. Aroma of roasty coffee malt, biscuits, caramel and dank herbal hops. Taste is light sweet. Caramel, brown sugar abd grassy hops. Light bodied with a thin yet slick texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, not bad. Nothing special but decent.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2013 at 21:46

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Just short of a stout in color and bitterness, could probably fool a novice. Deep dark brown with creamy beige head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, wood, smoke. Taste is chocolate , oak barrel, espresso. Finish is dry and abrupt with some lingering bitterness. If you’re a fan of stout, give this one a try.
Tried on 18 Apr 2013 at 10:32

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Brown ale with next to no head, but very tasty. Has plenty of burned coffee notes throughout.
Tried on 15 Mar 2013 at 13:58

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bouteille 500ml. De couleur brune-ambrée et claire. Nez de malt du genre caramel toffee terreux et légèrement rôti avec des notes de fumée de tabac, de fruits (fruits foncés), de noix et de houblon herbeux aux petites traces terreuses. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse. Léger goût fruité (fruits foncés) accompagné de faibles traces de tabac lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt légèrement rôtis et aux notes terreuses avec un léger goût de caramel toffee ainsi que de faibles notes de chocolat noir puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux aux notes florales et terreuses avec un léger goût de noix asséchantes. Post-goût moyen-long et plutôt sec, léger-moyen amer de houblon herbeux aux notes florales et terreuses avec un léger goût de rôti et de noix grillées ainsi que de faibles traces d’alcool. (2006)
Tried on 11 Mar 2013 at 22:31

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Dark ruby colour, with chocolate & coffee malt aroma and bubbly tan head. Initial fizzy sourish burnt dry coffee-malty (slighty dry hoppy) bitterness that then lingers, layered against a thick malty sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2012 at 11:46

4/10
Tried on 18 Sep 2012 at 07:14

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried on 11 Aug 2012 at 01:00

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Aug 2006 from BA: Dark Ruby Red, with a thick creamy coloured head which I poured into a Palm Tulip glass, this allowed the flavour and aroma to stay in the glass more than if I had just poured into a normal British pint sleeve glass. Burnt Malt and Hops come to the fore in the smell. The taste is strong on malt, but not overpowering, a slight fizz, but not gassy in any way. The throat holds the flavour (if you let it) and the mouth feel stays, this is not a watery beer. Very drinkable and must be tried with Wensleydale Cheese, they come from the same valley in Yorkshire.
Tried on 02 May 2012 at 06:36

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Refrigerated bottle poured into a trappist glass. Pours translucent medium brown with small beige head. Little lacing, medium/light body, medium/low carbonation, and molasses aroma. Taste is roasted malt, a little molasses, and a finishes wee bit dry light bitter. More complex as it warms.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2012 at 17:18

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared at home tasting. Ruby brown pour with an off white head. Aroma of sweet malts fruit and caramel. Same aspects in flavour with a medium body and low to medium carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2012 at 14:47