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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5.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at the brewery, Masham. A bit rich without the excitement. Mahogany colour..
Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2019 at 16:03

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at the brewery. Average bitter smell. Nice mahogany colour. strong caranel malts. boring.
Tried from Cask on 31 Dec 2019 at 16:00

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can that Jim shared - cheers! Deep gold with a thin white head. They're not kidding - up front this smells and tastes like a pineapple milkshake. Tinned pineapple, vanilla, a bit of coconut milk. Later on there's a bit of spice, and just enough underlying bitterness to stop it being sickly. An interesting brew, and one that I quite enjoyed. I'm not normally a fan of this brewery, but this beer was fun.
Tried from Can on 29 Dec 2019 at 09:28

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Very dark brown with fizzy head. Aroma is quite metallic. Flavour has some apple pip. Then bitter chocolate and treacle. A burnt bitterness. Not much orange.
Tried on 27 Dec 2019 at 22:07

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Waitrose. Appearance - gentle bubbles, golden and decent lacing. Nose - pungent apricot rather than pineapple. Taste - tonnes of coconut and apricot again. Palate - tangy and creamy in texture. Close to medium bodied. Dry-ish finish. Overall - didn't expect so much apricot and coconut.
Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2019 at 12:30

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of apricot and sweaty socks. Definitely something cheesy going on. Hint of pineapple. Taste is light sweet, coconut, better than the nose, more apricot.
Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2019 at 12:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a mostly lasting frothy light tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, caramel, aromatic hop. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter with a roasty, liqouirce, charcoal, dry, fake sugar, light orange citrus palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2019 at 16:15

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Medium brown, thin head. Neutral light caramel nose, great caramel with a hint of toasty roast fading smoothly to an astringent/hoppy finish. Nutty, very nice.
Tried on 26 Nov 2019 at 19:28

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear Amber. Aroma is light oat. Nothing much. Taste is rural earthy back with juicy nutpeel. Quite tasty but no aroma.
Tried on 26 Nov 2019 at 19:28

6/10
Smooth and fruity with a hint of malt
Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48