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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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Amber beer with a big off-white head. Hay, grassy aroma. Grassy, citrus flavor with light malt. LIngering citrus. Medium-light body.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2007 at 22:36

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Clear copper amber color with a average off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dried fruit and moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2007 at 04:09

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle picked up at Centra, Oslo. Dark amber body under a slightly off-white head, mostly lasting with lots of small bubbles and great lacing on the glass. Moderate and rounded aroma of floral hops. Light caramel and fruits in flavour offset by a touch of bitter malts towards the end. A bit watered palate (14.06.2007).
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2007 at 01:04

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Tesco. Golden colour with a thick off-white head; herbal aroma; biscuity flavours with a punchy fruity malt body; dry bitter finish. Elegant and stylish pale ale.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2007 at 07:59

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours a light golden colour with a white head. A nice grassy smell with citric hints. A bitter hop taste, but balanced with some nice juicey flavours. A lingering slightly sweet after-taste. A nice pale ale.
Tried on 07 Jun 2007 at 20:29

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Dark mahogany colour; good imitation of a B.C."H.". Caramel, a bit of old portwine, chocolate biscuit, and just a perception of smokiness. Roasted tastes, even dark, bitterish malts, in the end again a bit smoked. Subtily hopped, especially in the finish. Excellent MF, for such a modest ale. Chewy, near viscous. A very nice, tasteful Yorkshire ale. May I pray for a bottle-conditioned version?
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2007 at 17:15

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle; Nose is fruity (plum-grapy) with some caramel malt; crystal clear copper with a decent straw colored head; Flavor is caramel, light fruit, and a small hop finish. would be a decent session brew or lawm mowing brew, not too haevy but with some complexity.
Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2007 at 22:06

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle can’t remember where I picked this up as it’s been kicking about for some time. Pours a golden colour with a large white head. Aroma was sweet and malty, taste was more of the same with some hoppiness.
Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2007 at 02:02

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours bright amber into an English pint. Fluffy off-white micro head leaves sheet lacing as it slowly recedes. Fruity caramel and malt aromas. Smooth caramel and apricots. A bit watery with a sharp, metallic bitter aftertaste. Metallic flavors are unpleasant at first but subside after a few sips.
Tried on 20 May 2007 at 16:15

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle - Pours a dark copper color with a large head that quickly fades to thin. English malts and mild hops dominate the aroma. Caramel malts and mild hops hold up the flavor of this ale that starts too watery, but as expected improves as it warms. It’s lightly carbonated and has a dry, moderately bitter finish. Pretty good ale.
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2007 at 22:38