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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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
31/8/2019. Cask at Grover & Allen, which is Sudbury’s Wetherspoons (only beer of any note on). Pours clear amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, grass, malt, light caramel and wet leaves. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light body, watery texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2019 at 16:46

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Fles 33cl thuis. Grainy, maltig, boterachtig, vanilletonen, toffee, zoetig. Bijsmaakje. (27-8-2019).
Tried on 27 Aug 2019 at 19:41

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Thin off white head on a pale golden body. Hops, faint malt &fruity aroma. Medium bodied, tingly on the fore with a soft back. Bitter tangy tastes of berry, spices, confectionery & sweet citrus.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 16:25

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle. Orange color. Flowery, yeasty, slightly vinous aroma with peach and citrus. Flowery flavor with butterscotch and a hint of citrus. Earthy yeasty aftertaste. Drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 16:24

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Deep ruby brown color. Chocolate aroma and flavor. Some coffee bitternees, licorice. Fairly well hopped, malty with a hint of apple. Medium bodied and well balanced. There is some alcohol, but that is reasonably weel hidden. Well made strong ale.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08

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Fruity, slightly smoky aroma with caramel. Small frothy head. Firm hopbitter coffee and caramel flavor with just a bit of licorice. Fairly long caramal and bitter finish. Tasty bitter ale, full bodied in spite of its modest alcohol content.
Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

6/10
Tried on 25 Aug 2019 at 18:51

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can at home... Copper thin white lacing... Soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose.. Light bitter malts
Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2019 at 20:39

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
clear chestnut tcolour with ruby hue, one inch of dense creamy beige-ish head; aroma of toast, dried cherry and some dried plum; taste of toasted rye bread, some roasted nuts, dried cherry and plum, as well as some dark chocolate; quite enjoyable
Tried on 16 Aug 2019 at 21:06

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle) Pours dark brown, almost black, with ruby highlights and a thin loose tan head. Good aroma - coffee, smoke, toffee, raisins, hints of chocolate and apples. Full body, slightly sticky, modest fine carbonation. Sweet toffee start with dried fruit notes. Some burnt sugar bitterness in finish. Good but not great. Lacks depth, complexity and richness for an RIS.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2019 at 13:58