Black Sheep Brewery

Regional Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre

Established in 1992

Contact
The Black Sheep Brewery, Wellgarth, Masham, HG4 4EN, England
Subsidiaries
Black Sheep Brewery owns 3 breweries:
Description
In 1992, Paul Theakston took a daring leap into the unknown. As a fifth generation brewer of his family company, he chose to leave T&R Theakstons following its sale to a national brewery. Instead, he chose to champion independent brewing in Yorkshire and built his own brewery in the very same town, Masham. The brewhouse contains a mixture of tradition and innovation, using the Yorkshire Square Fermentation system which we hold dearly. Our original brewhouse was built from reclaimed equipment which we still use to this day.

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6

Very good festive ale. Bought from local supermarket, drank at home.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2026 at 19:00


5

Not bad for a 4.4% beer, not too sweet but with a really solid bitter aftertaste. Not my style & would not buy again.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2026 at 02:56


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

Cask at the Back Lane Tavern, Woodstock, 28th December 2025. Pours a light brown, aroma is malty, tastes well made - decent

Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2025 at 08:27


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[50cl bottle from Morrisons, Bracknell.] A bright golden amber pour with an immediately dissipating white head and lively carbonation; sweet malty aroma; rather thin in the mouth with a biscuity malt taste and some berries; then a few hedgerow hops adding a fruity bitterness to finish,

Tried from Bottle from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 27 Dec 2025 at 18:57


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

amber with white head
A - caramel biscuit slight dried fruit
F - similar to aroma with slight honey sweetness
bittersweet dry finish that lingers and get more bready
classic northern pint

Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2025 at 17:49


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pint on cask at the Boat Inn.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. ok.

Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2025 at 09:22


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malty, light hops. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light biscuit malty, dry, woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2025 at 22:16


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Creamy white head on golden coloured body.
Pale malt, biscuit & berry around.
Medium bodied, smooth with a sharp finish.
Malt, berries, tea & citrus tastes with a hopped finish.
Decent Pale.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2025 at 17:18

gave a cheers!

6.5

Bottle from Trembling Madness at home. Clear golden colour. Malty bread some citrus. Light body. Not sure what s=makes this a seasonal beer.

Tried from Bottle from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 24 Nov 2025 at 21:56


6.9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Second Christmas beer of the season, the second on the same night too.. might be a trend for the next month. A hoppy session style beer so not particularly seasonal, but pretty decent for what it is.

Tried from Cask at Shoulder of Mutton on 22 Nov 2025 at 08:27

gave a cheers!