Black Sheep Brewery
Regional Brewery
in
Masham,
North Yorkshire,
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Associated Venue: Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre
Established in 1992
Contact
The Black Sheep Brewery, Wellgarth, Masham, HG4 4EN, England
Subsidiaries
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.
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 2
Bottle. Nose is chocolate, milk chocolate, roast, hint of vanilla, cream. Taste is roast, earthy, bitter leaf, almost sour note, cold filter coffee, more roast. No chocolate, lactose or noticeable sweetness. It's not very good, to the extent I wonder if I have a duff bottle. Rated on what I found.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2020
at 20:01
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
From bottle on the sun deck of Fridtjofen 26.06.20. Clear golden amber. Persistent off-white head. Fine aroma and taste of sweet pale malt, marmalade and English hops. Very good and drinkable!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2020
at 20:08
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle from ASDA Supermarket, Halifax. Golden with a bubbly head. Has a fair malty-pilsner blast in both aroma and taste, fairly clean textured too, but it is just a lager!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2020
at 20:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tight thin off white head left a spotty cover on an amber coloured still body. Berry & tea aroma. Medium bodied, nicely carbonated over the tongue with a sticky back. Bitter berry, spices & caramel tastes with a long tangy finish. A great pint!
Tried
on 21 Jun 2020
at 16:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2019. Cask @ Becketts Bank, Leeds. Black with an off-white cream head. It's similar, but not quite as stated as the bottle version on this occasion. Has a sticky-sweet texture and taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2020
at 21:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a pale gold with a frothy white head, has an aroma of tropical fruits and candy sugar - the initial taste is unmistakably pineapple, with a heap of sweetness. It's close to being pineapple cubes in a pale ale, almost cloying, but just about manages to stay safe, with a hint of hop bitterness to mellow things out a tiny bit, along with a relatively smooth mouthfeel, and a sweet aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2020
at 19:16
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep amber with a foamy, off-white head, has a sweet malt aroma with a hint of caramel. A little over-carbonated giving a slightly harsh mouthfeel, the taste profile is fruity and malty with a hint of bitterness
Tried
on 02 Jun 2020
at 18:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Tesco Milky chocolate in the nose of this one. Pours a very dark reddish brown with a very lively beige ehad, which soons subsides (but doesnโt disappear). Creamy chocolate on the top layer in the mouth, with bitter coffee grounds underneath. Lightly carbonated with a smooth texture. Finish is dry and bitter. Overall good stuff โ Iโll certainly drink this again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2020
at 14:29
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2020
at 18:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml can on 15th May 2020 from Co-Op by Kentish Town fire station. Pours clear amber with shallow disappearing foam and no lacing. Biscuit and butterscotch malts and citrus fruits in aroma. A crisp citrusy liquid and grassy finish. Lingering caramel. Light bodied for the ABV, zingy mouthfeel yet leaving an oily viscous feel behind. Interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2020
at 21:10