Special Ale
Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
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6.14
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At times referred to as just Black Sheep Ale (cask).
Our second ever beer. A complex, premium bitter.
Back in the day, Best Bitter was lonely, it needed a companion. We knew we needed a quality, premium strength beer that would stand alongside our cracking session Bitter... we present to you, Black Sheep Ale.
Black Sheep Special Ale is a powerfully flavoured pint that packs a punch with rich fruit aromas and a distinctively smooth, bittersweet taste. As well as the popular cask version, we started bottling this in 1993 and today it is one of the best-selling bottled beers nationally; available in all major supermarkets!
Our second ever beer. A complex, premium bitter.
Back in the day, Best Bitter was lonely, it needed a companion. We knew we needed a quality, premium strength beer that would stand alongside our cracking session Bitter... we present to you, Black Sheep Ale.
Black Sheep Special Ale is a powerfully flavoured pint that packs a punch with rich fruit aromas and a distinctively smooth, bittersweet taste. As well as the popular cask version, we started bottling this in 1993 and today it is one of the best-selling bottled beers nationally; available in all major supermarkets!
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Full-bodied real ale that has a fine texture with a great tasting bitterness.
Tried
on 31 May 2012
at 06:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Great Baltic Adventure/Gallows, 20110611) The beer poured amber and clear. Its head was white. Aroma had toffee and malts. Palate was medium bodied and a little bit dry. Flavours were malts, toffee, hops, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter. An average bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jun 2011
at 05:15
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at The Drill In in Burntwood, pours hazy golden copper. Aroma is almost non-existent. Flavour is a generic balance of malt and hops, with the hop bitterness lingering and sort of a fungus quality. Not too good.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2011
at 12:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sweet berry barley malt aroma - very nice. Clear amber color with a moderate, long lasting head. Slightly sweet barley malt and moderately bitter grass hops flavor. Enjoyed many a pint of this in Upper Nidderdale - excellent.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2010
at 10:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (@ Brewery Tap, Masham): Clear, amber coloured, stable creamy off-white head; moderate hoppy and dry fruity nose; dry bitter and slight sweet flavour, light bodied and soft; lingering fruity and bitter-hoppy finish with malty supports. Good english quality.....
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2010
at 05:08
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Golden with a small white head. Malty aroma with diacetyl. Sweetish thin malty flavour.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2009
at 16:58
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask@The Cambridge. Golden amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is toffeeish, a bit caramelly as well as wooden and bready. Flavour is caramel malts, some diacetyl and mild notes of wood.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2009
at 03:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask, the Grand Sheffield. Golden color. Malty biscuity butterscotch aroma, slightly salty. Malty biscuity buttery flavor with butterscotch. An earthy bitterness, lingering on in the aftertaste. Tasty, but not a prize winner.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2009
at 02:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hoop and Grapes, Aldgate. Light fruity hop aroma. Amber gold color with a firm white head. Starts fruity, followed by malt, followed by bitter. Not quite medium mouthfeel. The finish is very well balanced. Almost a peach hint in the finish. Otherwise fairly astringent at the end.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2007
at 13:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a clear amber colour with a small off-white head. Malty fruity aroma with some hoppy hints. Malty fruity hoppy bitter flavor. Long malty bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2006
at 15:32