Black Sheep Brewery

Regional Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England ๐Ÿด๓ 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
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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4.2/10 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 doesnโ€™t 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€“ Iโ€™ll 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 โ€” 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