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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, fruits, soap, caramel and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2011
at 12:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours a light copper with a medium, frothy head. Aroma is bready malt, some citrus and sweetness. Taste has a little watery citrus to start. Nice bready malt finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2011
at 12:49
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled 500ml. -from Biererei, Vienna. Dark golden coloured, medium sized white head, biscuity and slight honey nose. Sweet malty, fruity and caramel with mild bitter hoppy finish. Expected better beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2011
at 02:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Clear amber golden with big white head. Reasonable aroma of grassy hops. Medium body, light carbonation. Flavour characterised by hops, providing pleasant herbal hints to start with nice bitterness in the finish. Overall a very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2011
at 14:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Tesco
Appearance - Dark amber, thick off white head with good lacing.
Aroma - Caramel and roasted malts, fruity, not much hop.
Taste - Light roast malt, caramel malt, sweet malts, bit of spicy hop, hint of pepper, liquorice, bit of earthy yeast. Well balanced rich and fairly complex.
Palate - Bitter rather earthy finish with roasted malt. Low carb, quite smooth, bittersweet initially but finish is more bitter but not astringent.
Overall - Good quality, rich ale, well balanced and good tasting.
Appearance - Dark amber, thick off white head with good lacing.
Aroma - Caramel and roasted malts, fruity, not much hop.
Taste - Light roast malt, caramel malt, sweet malts, bit of spicy hop, hint of pepper, liquorice, bit of earthy yeast. Well balanced rich and fairly complex.
Palate - Bitter rather earthy finish with roasted malt. Low carb, quite smooth, bittersweet initially but finish is more bitter but not astringent.
Overall - Good quality, rich ale, well balanced and good tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2011
at 20:42
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle courtesy IvanLauridsen. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Grainy notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Very malty. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2011
at 05:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Nice creamy head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, fruits, hops and caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2011
at 05:29
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle 500ml @ home
Pours hazy golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and grapes. Taste is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long dry finish with a taste of white wine. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and grapes. Taste is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long dry finish with a taste of white wine. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2011
at 06:14
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
15/08 0.5 l bottle courtesy of ogivlado, thanks for sharing! It poured slightly hazy body with small head. Sourish herbal hop aroma. Slightly spicy and bitter in flavor, fruity and grainy, but quite weak, with thinner body. Finish was grainy, shorter and crude. A bit boring, but definitely not typical.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2011
at 10:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Theakstons svarta får gör ingen besviken. En fyllig bitter med stor ganska mörk kropp, bra beska och lång eftersmak. En av de bästa engelska bittrarna.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2011
at 03:29