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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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
5/3/2025. Cask at the Glasshouse, Norwich. Pours black with a creamy tan coloured head. Aroma is black cherry, chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, cocoa, vanilla. Fairly sweet with moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, low carbonation. Likeable.
Tried from Cask at Glasshouse (JDW) on 05 Mar 2025 at 12:00

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Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:06

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
dark ruby color, small head, that dissapeared very quickly. Aroma is vey malty, lots of caramel, and some faint hops. Flavour is very malty, and bready, with some grains. Nice bitter finish, not sure why this is an old ale, to me it’s more of a strong english bitter. The hops really come through in the finish.
Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 09:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
no head, nice golden color, i’m getting alot of malt and the typical english hops, but nothing more than that, a very avergare beer, nothing special .
Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 06:11

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
nice aroma od hops. little beige head, that disapears quickly.
flavour is very hoppy, but not over powering. nice bitter finish. nice stuff.
Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 05:32

5.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Clear mahogany colour, small head. Aroma of malt syrup and banana chocolate. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Malt syrup and caramel. Leafy mid bitter finish.
Tried on 20 Feb 2025 at 20:59

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500 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.2%. Clear golden colour, large white head. Moderately malty aroma with hints of toffee, orange peel and coriander. Refreshing and pleasant flavour, medium dry, with notes of citric hops and orange peel, hints of coriander seeds, decent bittering hops. Well balanced and enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle from Gulating Ølutsalg Stavanger on 18 Feb 2025 at 22:02

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500 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.4%. Black colour, large beige head. Aroma of lightly roasted malts, oatmeal, lactose, mild coffee and cocoa. Smooth flavour with the same elements as the aroma, not too sweet. Moderate bittering hops in the finish.
Tried from Bottle from Gulating Ølutsalg Stavanger on 18 Feb 2025 at 21:41

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Half cask at the Piccadilly Tavern. Golden pour, small creamy head. Malty aroma and taste, notes of caramel, grainy, brown bread. Smooth as silky with some dryness creeping in at the finish.
Tried from Cask at Piccadilly Tavern on 18 Feb 2025 at 12:52

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Asda. Clear golden body with no head. Steady carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of straw and grass. Flavour of metal and lemon. Thin body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Tinny and not very nice. I threw out half of the bottle.
Tried from Bottle from Asda Supermarket (Various locations) on 15 Feb 2025 at 10:21