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/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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7/10
Tried from Cask on 25 Jun 2022 at 19:15

6/10
Tried from Cask on 25 Jun 2022 at 19:15

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at home. Pours a clear amber colour with a big off-white head. Aroma of dried apricots, fudge, orange peel, white bread, pale malt and grass. Flavour of grass, fudge, grassy hops, orange peel, leather and toast. Has a slick mouth feel, light body and a soft to medium bitterness. Decent enough.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2022 at 17:52

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton prior to Derren Brown. Clear gold pour, decent white cap. Standard fruity golden bitter, malt-led with a bitter finish. Ok, but nothing 'special' about it.
Tried from Cask on 24 Jun 2022 at 16:53

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Tried on 31 May 2022 at 17:32

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
50cl bottle from Stonemanor, The British Store near Brussels. F: medium, tan, good retention. C: coppery to brown, clear. A: malty, nutty, fruity, dried fruits, bit herbal. T: medium malty base, fruity, herbal, leaves, spicy touch, toast, bit bready, coffee touch, decent bitterness, soft to medium carbonation, very nice balanced, fully enjoyed.
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2022 at 19:01

7/10
Tried from Can on 24 May 2022 at 21:37

8/10
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2022 at 22:36

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Can) Pours clear very dark brown with ruby highlights and tiny off white head. Great aroma of peanuts, roast grains, toffee. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Dark toffee sweetness with notes of burnt sugar bitterness. Notes of peanuts. Pleasant.
Tried from Can on 20 May 2022 at 20:30

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
From cask at the Doric Arch, 17.05.22. Dark mahogany. Beige head and lacing. Sroma and taste of roasted nuts, dark caramel, brittle, and dark malt. Balanced piney bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 17 May 2022 at 18:06