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:
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
Cask at the Park Tavern, Eltham. Gold pour with a white head. Toffee,soft fruit aroma. Crisp citrusy taste, splash of malts. Good.
Tried from Cask on 09 Feb 2020 at 14:38

8/10
Bottle from Tesco 4 for £6. Pours a pitch black colour with a medium sized thick creamy beige head. Nice lacing. Aromas of roasted malts, coffee, milk chocolate, vanilla, brown sugar and faint liquorice. Taste has all the same notes as the aroma with nice added roasty burnt notes. Very flavourful. Medium to full bodied with a very smooth mouthfeel and a long lingering roasty bittersweet aftertaste. Very well balanced. Excellent smooth creamy stout.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2020 at 16:41

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Delt med Rune. Mørkebrun. Lavt tett skum med litt farge. Aroma av sherry & fersken. Smaken sherry. Søt. Lett tørr avslutning.
Tried on 26 Jan 2020 at 20:05

7/10
Bottle from Tesco. Pours a crystal clear copper colour with a thin off white head. Aromas of malt, caramel, toffee, toasted bread and biscuits. Taste is the same notes as the aroma, more caramel and toffee with a slightly metallic and earthy hop palate. Some spice and hints of grass. Medium bodied with more earthy hop bitterness on the finish. Very good bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2020 at 18:44

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Dank Manon! Galbitter, geparfumeerd, lychee, beetje granig, onprettig eigenlijk en verre van een IPA of waar het ook voor moet doorgaan.
Tried on 26 Jan 2020 at 17:42

8/10
Nice and easy-drinking. Plenty of modern hops but maintains the balance. Tasty!
Tried from Cask on 22 Jan 2020 at 18:12

8/10
Bottle from Asda. 4 for £6. Pours a jet black colour with a thick creamy beige head. Aromas of roasted malts, chocolate, dark rich chocolate orange, coffee and nuts. Taste is the same but with more pronounced notes of roasted coffee, dark rich chocolate, nuts and subtle hints of orange. it does not taste artificial at all. Full bodied, rich smooth mouthfeel with a long lingering satisfying aftertaste. Very well made excellent stout!
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2020 at 18:52

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Cask at the Wheatsheaf Louth. Deep ruby colour with a light tan head. Deep fruity, toffee, and malty aroma. Taste slight spicy sweet. Medium body.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jan 2020 at 00:00

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
pours clear, copper amber over blonde. Small white unstable head. Smell is mildly caramelly. Clean fermentation profile, low hoparomatic features. Taste is surprisingly full. Rather bitter, nice malty base ( caramelly, white bread, mild breadcrust ) . Earthy, very mild floral hops. Nice creamy malty, light bitter finish. Nice Bitter !
Tried on 08 Jan 2020 at 00:25

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at the brewery, Masham. Imbalanced aroma. some wine, some smoke, some bitter aromas. dafl mahogany. Belgian taste.
Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2019 at 16:18