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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours a clear golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, citrus, flora, herbs & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2025 at 18:06

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
500ml bottle from Waitrose in Jersey. Pours black with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, pine & roasted malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2025 at 17:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at the Three Legged Mare, York. Pours a hazy golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of light fruits, berries, floral-honey, lemon peel, citrus, herbs & malt. Slightly sour light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Cask on 13 Jan 2025 at 08:17

Tried from Cask at The Railway on 12 Jan 2025 at 14:48

6/10
Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:35

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried from Bottle at Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre on 10 Jan 2025 at 19:02

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tried from Bottle at Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre on 10 Jan 2025 at 18:35

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Can from Beer52. Pours ruby with s small beige top, modest retention. Aroma of dark malts, glazed cherries, chocolate - inviting! Taste has a toasty dark malt, liquorice, chocolate, cherry, brown sugar. Medium body and carbonation, semi-smooth, decent bitterness. The adjuncts have not been overdone and have added to the flavour. I think this is better than the original of which I gave a 3.7.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle from House of Trembling Madness. Not expecting much but I've never tried it so here we go...Bright amber colour, clear, with then white top. Aroma of sweet malts, slightly floral hop and a touch of corn. Taste of near burnt biscuit like malt, quite a floral bitterness with some resin. A touch tinny and thin. It grew on me through, its quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from House of Trembling Madness. Clear light amber with with small white top. Ripe citrus and pine on the nose with a light hint of toffee. Taste has a fruity slightly tangy orange pith, grass and a moderate pine resin. Medium bodied, smooth body, decent bitterness. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:05