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The Big Sheep, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5AP, England
Description
Established in 1998, using the brew plant from Lundy Island, the brewery was originally located at the families’ pub near Westward Ho! During the summer of 2002 it moved to its current location at The Big Sheep, Abbotsham, where you can visit the working brewery and retail outlet. In 2005 a new state of the art brewery and a bottling plant was installed enabling the brewery to keep up with increasing demand.
10/08/2013. KINGS ARMS, 7 The Quay, BIDEFORD, Devon, England
Tried
on 21 Nov 2022
at 09:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle conditioned: BB December 2022. Drank at my brothers house on 2nd June 2022. Golden body, white head. Mild citrus front to the nose and taste, decent malty base for the hops to play with, nice easy going brew to have in a hot kitchen while awaiting the evening meal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2022
at 02:13
0.6/10
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Appearance 1
Aroma 0.5
Flavor 0.5
Texture 1
Overall 0.5
Flat as a witche's. Took it back to the bar and was told that's how it's supposed to be. Didn't believe it. Still don't.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2022
at 20:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand-pulled pint on 6th Dec 2019; The Panniers, a Wetherspoon's pub in Barnstaple. Golden body, as the name might suggest, white crown on top. Floral and citrus leanings in both the aroma and taste, light malty base, mild bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Dec 2019
at 23:56
6/10
Tried
on 23 Feb 2019
at 12:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival, 2019. Amber pour with a white head. Nose of toffee, walnut, red apple. Flavours of sweet spice, more red apple. Rich, malty sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2019
at 20:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (gravity) @ #MBCF19 - Day 2 🧙🍻🇬🇧, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2019 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.
[ As Country Life Board Break ].
ABV: 4.5%. Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a average to large, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, tobacco, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, dark malt, tobacco. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190124]
6-3-6-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2019
at 09:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle conditioned, at home on 11th Jan 2019, one of the beers I had in a random tasting session with myself. Deep ruby body, beige head that hung around. Malty molasses in the aroma hint at a sweet tasting Porter with toffee and caramel leanings, and that was the case. Nice, smooth and fairly sweet brew that slipped down very easily.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2019
at 10:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
9/8/2018. Cask at the Great British Beer Festival. Pours amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of malt, hop, toffee, syrup, fruit and biscuit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2018
at 15:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask handpull at GBBF 2018. Thanks to Stephen. Sweetish amber malt English style bitter. Some good condition. Good condition. Good amber malt sweet . Some bitterness on the finish. best of their beers I've had.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2018
at 15:51