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 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle Pours a dull hazy light amber with a decent foamy white head. Quickly dissipating leaving thin spotty lacing. Aroma is mild light malts and some peach or apricote notes. Mild hop aroma. Flavors I found to be flat woody and quite easy on the hops or bitterness. Carbonation was quite soft and the aftertaste, was soft and easy. I suppose it is fairly refreshing but I was hopeing for a little something more interesting. ...wink...wink
Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2005 at 19:54

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask@The Wharf, Aalborg DK
Subdued nose. Slight citus flavor and wooden notes. Round mouthfeel. Somewhat dull.
Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2005 at 14:34

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled. Copper coloured with huge white foamy head, leaves much longlasting lacing. Maltish and fruitish aroma. Very sour/bitter citric flavour. A bit sweetish finish and aftertaste. I find this one a bit boring, though I am a huge Monty Python fan.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2005 at 02:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy dark amber ale with a thick off-white head. Sweet floral aroma with a touch of butterscotch. Sweet malty with nice nuttyness and light bitterness. Medium bodied.
Tried on 05 Mar 2005 at 21:57

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500 ml bottle, as "Black Sheep Ale". Amber colour, moderate fluffy head. Aroma of toffee / caramel and dried fruits, hints of barnyard. Mouthfeel is a bit thin, moderate flavour of dusty malts and hops. A bit too carbonated for my taste.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2005 at 07:20

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle Red brown, off-white creamy head. Fresh fruity nose, english hops. Roasted, slightly smoked, berries. Dry finish, medium to light body
Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2005 at 13:55

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Hazy orange/golden colour with minor head. Malty aroma with notes of caramel. Smooth taste of malt and roast, with hoppy bitterness coming in the finish. Aftertaste is bitterish and a bit dry.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2005 at 09:58

5.8/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle Berry and herbal nose. Red amber, low creamy head. Herbal english hops, a bit toffee. Somewhat fizzy, carbonation needs to be beat out. A bit watery, low-level aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2005 at 10:46

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask. Dark golden colour. Slightly astringent, but suting the beer. Full-bodied for its ABV. Slightly sweet. Probably a very good session beer.
Tried from Cask on 25 Feb 2005 at 06:59

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Surprisningly cheese-like aroma, very fruity with a sense of papaya??? Week haed but nice colour. Tasted again and this time head was much more lasting, flavour improved
Tried on 31 Jan 2005 at 13:43