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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Copper colour with a slight off-white head. Sweet malt aroma with some hay. Full mouth feel with chewy malt. Flavour had some earthy hops and a dry finish. Ok.
Tried on 27 Oct 2007 at 06:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich with malt and hops. Some caramel and citrus too.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2007 at 14:32

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Copper...beige/tan head...mild malts and perhaps fruit...crisp refreshing body...bitter finish is slightly metallic...lacing good, very simple....a little copper with your copper?
Tried on 03 Oct 2007 at 15:24

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
[i] Cask at The Crown, Charlton-On-Otmoor 28-09-07 [/i] Poured amber in colour with small white head. A nice fruit beer, sweeter than I recall but with a nice hoppy flourish and dryness at the end, a tasty session beer, and another beer that I can’t believe that I’ve not rated before.
Tried from Cask on 30 Sep 2007 at 02:10

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500 ml bottle from Country Club liquors; nose of fig newtons, vanilla, and caramel malt; rusty cherry color with a medium beige head; flavor has light fruitiness, hop bitterness, and the finish is the hops. Decent old ale, would be a good session brew except for the $4.49 cost!
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2007 at 20:16

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
500 ml bottle from Liquid Solutions. Aroma of malt, caramel, maybe nuts, and that wonderful fruity floral hop of the English bitters. Nice amber color with an off-white head that laced and stayed. Thin to medium bodied, near creamy carbonation. The flavor starts with floral hop, quickly followed by biscuit and caramel malt. The finish is malty, but not all that sweet, fruity, and bitter. In the end it’s dry and bitter. Wonderful stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2007 at 20:11

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle as shown. Pours an amber color with an small off white head that diminishes to a paper thin head. The aroma is a very sweet malt and butterscotch notes. Nice lacing that dissipates quickly. The taste is not lasting and goes over quickly leaving a malt finish. This is one strange ESB but at best average.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2007 at 01:51

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2007. Rubyish amber colour, big beige head. Aroma is caramel, wood, some hints of vanilla and a bit coffee. Flavour is really oaky, and wooden with some bittery and slightly roasted notes.
Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2007 at 00:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with an off-white head. Sweet malty roasted aroma. Sweet roasted malty flavor with caramel hints. Sweet malty roasted finish with a slightly bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2007 at 00:25

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle. Clear and dark colour, medium-sized head. Aroma of hops, coffee and wild berries. Hoppy flavours dominate, solid malty background with hints of wild berries and coffee. Short finish but pleasant aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2007 at 09:04