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
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.
5.5/10
Nice stout. Bottle at home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2026
at 17:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
deep amber, white head
A - malts, sweet toffee
F - crisp bitter malts with that blacksheep yeast character
fair bitterness
A - malts, sweet toffee
F - crisp bitter malts with that blacksheep yeast character
fair bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2026
at 23:45
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2026
at 11:43
6/10
Very good festive ale. Bought from local supermarket, drank at home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2026
at 19:00
5/10
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
6.5/10
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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
6/10
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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
7.1/10
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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
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
6.3/10
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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.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2025
at 09:22
6.6/10
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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