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Black Sheep Ale

Percentile
63
overall
Brewed by Black Sheep
Style: Bitter

Ripon, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5923.18/5.03.17/5.04.4%89.1English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottle; Pasteurised.
"Beers for bottling are drawn from brewery conditioning tanks and transported by road tanker to our bottlers. There they are chilled, stored for ten days, then filtered and bottled. At the end of the bottling process, the bottles are pasteurised, labelled and packed."
"Brewed with many generous handfuls of choice Golding hops, it is full flavoured ale with a rich fruit nose. The bittersweet malty taste is followed by an uncompromising long, dry and bitter finish. This beer was the first, most successful, of all of our bottled beers."
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 pforei (338), USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Nov 1, 2007  
Light amber yellow color. Thin head that dissipates quickly, but leaves a trace along the top. Malty with grassy/herbal/earthy tones. Aphoristically Englsih. Citrus flavors of orange and lemon. Some peat as well. Bitter dry/finish. Thin but soft mouthfeel.


 mullet2007 (206), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 1, 2007  
Pours a nice deep coppery color, with practically no head. Nose is all malty and earthy hops and very nice. Flavor starts out very sweet and maybe a little citrusy, turns malty and maybe a hint smoky or oaky? and then finishes bitter. It’s reasonably thick with low carbonation. A nice brew overall.


 OStreetBrewery (100), Wellington, New Zealand
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/56/105/514/20
Oct 31, 2007  
Purs a nice mid amber with a moderate white head. Aroma features tangy earthy hops with an almost tussock-like grassy note. On the palate there are hints of marmelade, and a rich yet dry english malt character that sits in tight ballance with a firm bitterness. dependable pint.


 jgentgesdo (564), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Oct 20, 2007  
Pours a pleasing deep yellow with a medium off-white head with moderate lacing. Nose is faint malt and even fainter hops note. Flavor is toasted and biscuit malts with a dry, bitter finish. Watery/chalky mouthfeel. Pretty good.


 BitchesBrew (710), Berkeley, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Oct 6, 2007  
[bottle] Clear amber color with a short off-white head. Toasty malt aroma, with some slight hop character. Bready malt flavors, with some nice bitterness. Slightly sour and metallic elements in the finish. Not bad, but not all that memorable either.


 Brouwser (119), gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/511/20
Oct 3, 2007  
De mémoire - L’amertume de cette bière cache un peu trop ses agréables parfums de caramel et de pain doré. C’est une bière très agréable.


 Funknmilla (600), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 3, 2007  
Copper...beige/tan head...mild malts and perhaps fruit...crisp refreshing body...bitter finish is slightly metallic...lacing good, very simple....a little copper with your copper?


 BustedFlat (553), Edina, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Sep 30, 2007  
500ml bottle. English Pint. Amber with a small head. Aroma - light malt. There was a lot of hop bitterness up front, but the malt and caramel became more apparent as it warmed. Maybe just a tad thin.



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