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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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Cask at The Flying Horse, 20191015) The beer poured amber and clear. Its head was small, white and it lasted long. Aroma had fruitiness and toffee. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, biscuits, toffee, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy, malty and bitter. A nice hoppy brew with sweet notes.
Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2019 at 14:21

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Bottle. Morrison’s. Clear, deep chestnut brown. Fully lacing, lasting, messy, pale tan head. Looks good. Nose has toasted grain. Light roast coffee. Sweet, milky cocoa. Taste has a light, milky sweetness, and a decent amount of roast malt bitterness. Light body. Fine, crisp carbonation. Light bitter finish. Pretty decent, especially at Morrison’s prices.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2019 at 18:24

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Can. Morrison’s. Mostly clear gold. Skim of foam. Nose has buttery grain (here we go). Some off fruit. A bit milky. Taste is unbalanced bittersweet. Oily mouthfeel. Fine carbonation. Nasty bitterness to finish. Bad.
Tried from Can on 07 Oct 2019 at 17:38

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Sample at the red lion Jdw. Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried on 07 Oct 2019 at 16:19

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at Akkurat. Light copper with a minimal head. Soft and easy to drink with grass, caramel and grain. The bitterness was light.
Tried from Cask on 27 Sep 2019 at 10:03

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Rocky tan head stayed on a toffee coloured still body. Caramel, malt & spice aroma. Medium bodied, creamy over the tongue with sharp clean back. Malt, roasted, nutty, berry, tea, spices & sugar tastes with tangy finish.
Tried on 18 Sep 2019 at 19:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tight creamy dark tan coloured head stayed on a slowly carbonating jet black still body. Dark chocolate & orange aroma. Medium bodied, airy to the fire with a short sharp back. Chocolate, nutty, malt & biscuit tastes with an orange backdrop.
Tried on 14 Sep 2019 at 15:47

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
[33cl can from Morrison’s, Bracknell.] An amber pour with a thick white head; aroma of fruit gums; creamy in the mouth with an odd combination of pineapple and toasted coconut flavours; and a touch of fruity bitterness to finish. Unusual.
Tried from Can on 11 Sep 2019 at 17:51

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
330ml can from Angel's Cut, Darlington. Golden colour, foamy white head and aroma of marizpan, some banana, with pineapple & coconut flavourings. Taste is sweet, fruity, coconut, pineapple, with marizpan and citric, candy notes, plus some tangy bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, sweet candy-like finish along with lingering bitter. Abit unbalanced and artificial
Tried from Can on 06 Sep 2019 at 16:47

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[50cl bottle from Tesco, Warfield.] A colar brown coloured pour with a tight tan head; gentle chocoalte malt aroma; rather sweet in the mouth at first with a milky body, but loosing sweetness later due to the deeply toasted malts adding bitterness and an earthy flavour. A rather good stout.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2019 at 17:14