Black Sheep Brewery

Regional Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre

Established in 1992

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The Black Sheep Brewery, Wellgarth, Masham, HG4 4EN, England
Subsidiaries
Black Sheep Brewery owns 3 breweries/brands:
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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
44ml can from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours amber, fairly brilliant, fully transparent and clear, with fine white foam. Aroma is malty, caramel. Body is average, with moderate carbonation. Taste is medium sweet matched with a decent bitterness. Final is average.
Tried from Can on 10 Sep 2023 at 19:26

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[50cl bottle from Waitrose, Bracknell.] An opaque cola brown pour with a fast fading white head; sweet aroma with blackcurrants and berries; bitter tasting at first with charred grains, then some berry fruit and a touch of chocolate powder; leading to a gentle, lasting grainy bitterness to finish. Very pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2023 at 18:41

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Cask @ New Inn, Robertstown. Golden-blonde with a creamy head. Fairly standard hoppy brew, nothing bad though and is certainly session stuff.
Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2023 at 08:22

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
24/8/2023. Cask at the 31st East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival. Pours clear golden with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is sweet, fruity, tropical, citrus, melon, grass. Medium plus sweetness, moderate developing bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Nice fruity bittersweet finish. Pretty decent.
Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2023 at 14:47

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml. bottle. @Edinburgh, Edinburgh (Scotland). 30/07/2023 [#6.611 Global - #825 England - #1 Black Sheep Brewery (My English brewery #263)] Pours amber with a small white head. Grainy, caramel and honey. Taste: caramellt malts, rye and toffee. Medium bittersweet mouthfeel. Next one please!
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2023 at 08:48

7/10
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Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2023 at 20:40

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tastes a bit like ghost ship but that's not a bad thing. More soft maltiness than many ipa's but that's how an IPA from blacksheep should be.
A - malty bready light tropical citrus piney resin
F - caramel, bread, similar to aroma hops dont spring out but are nicely balanced with the malt
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2023 at 21:43

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Asda.co.uk; clear amber pour with a thin white head, aroma has tangerine and malts, taste has a hint of pine, some citrus, this is what a Poundland WIPA tastes like, valiant effort --- Beer merged from original tick of First Things Last on 29 Jul 2023 at 14:09 - Score: 6
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2023 at 13:04

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
440ml can from Asda. Golden in colour, with a small, white, head. Light aroma of citrus hops and slightly tart grapefruit. Flavour had some pine, more sharp citrus, light malts and finished with a dry edge. Good.
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2023 at 18:39

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle bought at Eide Handel. Steady, creamy, fawn-coloured head leaving spotty lacing on the glass. Almost black in body appearance. Slightly roasted, creamy malts on the nose, scent of chocolate. Moderately flavoured with chocolate malts together with a bite of liquorice, lactose backbone. Mid-sweet dark malty end, rather short. Smooth mouthfeel. Satisfying. (Tromsø, 01.07.2023).
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2023 at 17:48