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 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Black beer, thin head. Smells of toasty malt. Flavour is malt, a little chocolate, some vanilla and anise. Nowt special but very decent.
Tried on 25 Dec 2020 at 15:58

7/10
Bottle online from ‘The Trembling Madness’. Pours a clear deep Ruby colour with a medium sized off-white head. Aromas of dark fruits, roasted malts, caramel, toffee, chocolate, brown bread and a little brown sugar. Taste has more dark fruits, caramel, roasty notes, brown bread and chocolate. Earthy hop bitterness on the finish. Nicely balanced. Medium to full body with a smooth oily mouthfeel. Nice winter beer.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2020 at 14:38

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from HOTM. Pretty much black colour with a tan head. Nutty aroma and taste with a light salted caramel finish. Light sweet. Smooth medium body.
Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2020 at 00:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Masses of chocolate in the aroma here, along with hints of dark fruits and milkiness. Pours a very dark brown – almost black with a decent but transient beige head. In the mouth the orange comes first with the chocolate following later. There’s treacle caramel and boozy rotting fruit in there too, but a recent stouty roast malt feeling underneath it all. A dry and bitter finish. Very nice but perhaps slightly too much fruit ?
Tried on 05 Dec 2020 at 21:51

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
66cl bottle from Morrisons. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Ok. Not much to it.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2020 at 22:35

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from beer hawk. Deep mahogany colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are roasted malty chocolate the citrus is subtle. Smooth body.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2020 at 00:00

6.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.5%. Clear deep golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of malts, toffee and earthy hops. The flavour is first slightly citric on a dry grainy background, followed by earthy hops and a dry and slightly bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2020 at 10:14

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can from somewhere in Lewisham. Gold pour with a white head. Nose is pineapple, vanilla. Taste is pineapple, vanilla. About it really. --- Beer merged from original tick of 5 Barrel Project - Milkshake IPA on 13 May 2018 at 13:01 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: Keg at the Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Murky orange pour with a white head. Aromas of banana chews,bags of lactose,orange juice, pineapple, peach yoghurt. Flavours of orange milkshake, splash of pineapple, fizzy orange, vanilla. Sweet milky linger. Interesting brew.
Tried from Can on 11 Oct 2020 at 12:31

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Debeauvoir Arms, London. A quafable bitter thst was resting heavily on sweet apple tones.
Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2020 at 17:16

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with BHK on board Fridtjofen 25.09.20. Dense and persistent brown head and lacing. Aroma and taste of roasted barley, roasted malt, fresh coffee, pistachio and some pine bitterness. Good!
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2020 at 19:58