Monty Python's Holy Grail
(has 2 batches)
Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.91
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Draught 4.0% / Bottle 4.7%
Another fine addition to the Black Sheep flock of premium bottle ales. This ale was specially commissioned to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Monty Python in 1999.
Ten years later on the 40th anniversary Holy Grail is still going strong. With more hops than a killer rabbit, it's a full-flavoured golden ale with a distinctively fruity flavour followed by the Black Sheep signature dry finish.
We brew Holy Grail with Maris Otter malt, an old and expensive variety that is renowned for the taste and the quality of the beer it produces.
A mixture of old English Hop varieties including a touch of WGV hops gives Holy Grail its lovely fruity nose.
We use a touch of wheat which helps deliver the lovely creamy head and lacing down the glass - just what you would expect from a proper Yorkshire beer!
Another fine addition to the Black Sheep flock of premium bottle ales. This ale was specially commissioned to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Monty Python in 1999.
Ten years later on the 40th anniversary Holy Grail is still going strong. With more hops than a killer rabbit, it's a full-flavoured golden ale with a distinctively fruity flavour followed by the Black Sheep signature dry finish.
We brew Holy Grail with Maris Otter malt, an old and expensive variety that is renowned for the taste and the quality of the beer it produces.
A mixture of old English Hop varieties including a touch of WGV hops gives Holy Grail its lovely fruity nose.
We use a touch of wheat which helps deliver the lovely creamy head and lacing down the glass - just what you would expect from a proper Yorkshire beer!
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol, March 2015. Golden in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Bland, water, with a touch of sweet malts and decnet, bitter, finish. Not for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2015
at 15:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Color is Amber without much head to speak of. Aroma is generic hops, caramel malt, weak fruit hints.
The base is toasted grain and bready like malt. The body is medium leaning on thin. The flavor is toasted grain, light fruit, and again... Generic hop without any real distinction. Not terrible in anyway but not one aspect of this make it notable. Well, the label is pretty cool but... No extra points for that.
The base is toasted grain and bready like malt. The body is medium leaning on thin. The flavor is toasted grain, light fruit, and again... Generic hop without any real distinction. Not terrible in anyway but not one aspect of this make it notable. Well, the label is pretty cool but... No extra points for that.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2015
at 22:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Sun Inn, Waterbeach. Clear mid-gold, not a lot of head but the lacing is impressively intense. Malty, sulphurous, grainy and citrussy aroma. Hints of cheese. Taste starts fresh and bittersweet, but there is an almost acrid note that creeps in toward the finish. Ends on an astringent unbalanced note. More cheese in the aftertaste. A mixed bag. Drinkable but not a classic.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2015
at 12:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy bright orange color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, orange zest, pear, apple, honey, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, orange zest, pear, apple, honey, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Slight earthy herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange zest, pear, apple, honey, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. very nice robustness and balance of bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and moderately creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is a very good English pale ale. All around good robustness and balance of bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2015
at 20:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Pale amber with a tight white head that laces the glass nicely; aroma of hedgerow fruit; taste of fruti and biscuit with a clean finish. Not a bad start to this Spoonโs Fest.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2015
at 10:28