Blossom
Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Special|
Score
7.20
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Strong Cherry Stout. Brewed for International Women’s Day 2025.
This black stout is infused with sweet cherries, combined with heaps of dark roasted malt and silky oats to provide chocolate and coffee flavours and a fruity sweetness, balanced by spicy hop notes.
Created and assisted in brewing by the women of Black Sheep.
Hops: Amarillo, Ernest, Goldings
This black stout is infused with sweet cherries, combined with heaps of dark roasted malt and silky oats to provide chocolate and coffee flavours and a fruity sweetness, balanced by spicy hop notes.
Created and assisted in brewing by the women of Black Sheep.
Hops: Amarillo, Ernest, Goldings
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Caley Picture house..dark black ..thin tan lacing..very regional yeasty..soft malts ..Light blackcurrant
Tried
on 22 Sep 2025
at 12:16
7/10
Spoons Spring Fest 2025 - Roasted and sweet malty with notes of chocolate, fudge and caramel, getting the tart to sweet cherry chiming in (well balanced), soft smooth cask carb, chocolate and cherry accented lingering malty finish. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the picture house. Pours black, nose is chocolate, cherry, vanilla, taste is toffee, almond, cherry, chocolate. 8/7/7/7/7
Tried
on 19 Mar 2025
at 15:04
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Near black with a frothy tan head. Has a mellow fruit muesli aroma, medium bodied with a soft roasted malt, milk chocolate and slightly tart cherry flavour, dry bitterness comes through in the finish
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Hotel
on 13 Mar 2025
at 19:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Third of a pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate. A lot better than I was expecting
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lots of chocolate. A lot better than I was expecting
Tried
from Cask
at
Gate House (JDW)
on 11 Mar 2025
at 18:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On cask at the Caley Picture House.
Appearance - deep brown with a red chink. White head.
Nose - cherry and chocolate.
Taste - sweet chocolate, caramel and cherry. .
Palate - medium bodied and creamy middle. Light roast.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Appearance - deep brown with a red chink. White head.
Nose - cherry and chocolate.
Taste - sweet chocolate, caramel and cherry. .
Palate - medium bodied and creamy middle. Light roast.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried
from Cask
at
Caley Picture House
on 10 Mar 2025
at 15:11
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 9.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at North Western, Liverpool. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small beige head and good lacing. There’s oats, roasted malts and dark fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it is pleasantly sweet and somewhat juicy. Plenty of variety in the flavour, Roasted malts, cherries, chocolate, milky coffee and hints of vanilla. Sweetness lasts into the fruity finish. This is really nice – and hides it’s strength well.
Tried
from Cask
at
North Western (JDW)
on 10 Mar 2025
at 00:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Beer Number 18 at the Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2025, leaving 10 of 30 still untried. Hints of roasted, but a crisp dark malt ale is probably the best way to describe this one.
Tried
from Cask
at
Waterhouse
on 09 Mar 2025
at 16:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear dark brown with a thick beige head. Aromas of black cherry and light roast. Taste adds chocolate. Smooth. Roasty finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
White Lady (JDW)
on 09 Mar 2025
at 15:48