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
Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a clear amber colour with a small off-white head. Malty fruity aroma with some hoppy hints. Malty fruity hoppy bitter flavor. Long malty bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2006 at 15:32

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle: a rich clear chestnut colour with a thick and creamy caramel coloured head; a bitter aroma with traces of coffee and boiled cabbage; thinner in the mouth than expected, with roast malt flavours and then a strong bitter burnt aftertaste. A pwerful beer that makes its presence felt, but rather one-dimensional.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2006 at 18:17

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle: clear amber with an off-white head; grapefruit aroma; taste is sweet, strong and chewy with a dry finish which balances the sweetness well.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2006 at 11:56

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy dark amber body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet caramel aroma. Sweet caramel flavor with a slightly metalic aftertaste.
Tried on 18 Nov 2006 at 20:00

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Very dark bitter ale. Very british. Drank this while walking by Buckingham palace from a pint bottle. It might be a little bit too bitter for me, but still excellent. Not quite a black sheep amongst british beers, but still worth drinking. Also has a higher alcohol content than most British beers do.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2006 at 14:33

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen
Hazy amber color. Earthy malt aroma. Fresh malt taste, easily drinkable, caramel, with a precise apple character, ending with a bold bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2006 at 19:04

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Half on cask. Dark golden coloured with brilliant clarity. Filmy white layer of foam. Fruity aroma. Light caramel in flavour with notes of dried fruit (apricot) and with a moderate bitter end. Well made beer (served at perfect temperature at the wonderful Harp pub in Covent Garden 18.09.2006).
Tried from Cask on 12 Oct 2006 at 02:30

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle: Aroma of hops, hops and then more hops, pours a bright amber with lively carbonation and a short lasting beige head. Taste is crisp with sweet malts rapidly replaced with bitterness, and then a long lasting, pleasant, bitter aftertaste. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2006 at 02:21

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 30 Sep) Amber colour with off-white head. Fruity nose with a nice earthy hop aroma (lots of Goldings character). Fruity, rather bitter, taste with a nice earthy hop character. I usually get a bit disappointed with English bottled beers, they tend not to match the cask conditioned versions, but this was a nice surprise. Nice bitter/hoppy character.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2006 at 16:20

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours an amber colour with a longlasting off-white head. Malty aroma with some fruitiness and hints of hops. Sweet malty flavor with some fruity hints. Weak hints of apples and honey. Long malty finish with a medium bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2006 at 11:47