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Black Sheep Ale 3.17 592

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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 Stew41 (1053), Caulfield, Australia
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 9, 2005  
Nice light caramel colour, a little cloudy. Pours a thin spongy head. Ok nose, some malts but very slightly metallic. A bit firmer in the mouth than expected with not as much malt sweetness (the again, being a good Orstralian I drank this too cold). Finishes with medium bitterness and relatively fizzy. Would go well inthe hot weather me thinks.


 awaller05 (301), Sharon, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/512/20
Jan 30, 2005  
Pours nice orange hue with minimal white head. Nice smell , can’t really put words to it. First taste hits with some hops, and then a dry finish like drinking dry ginger ale.


 shadey (1500), Rochester, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 29, 2005  
Orange color with a white head and some small level of lacing. Lots of malt in the aroma, with a smooth mouthfeel and a clean hop finish. If I was in england and it was cheaper this would be a nice session bitter.


 beerandrugby (210), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/516/20
Jan 25, 2005  
Bottle. Hazy orange- honey color. Thin light tan head, mostly lasting and very well lacing. Initial sweet toasted malt with a bitter grassy hop finish. The palate was a little thin but other than that I’m surprised this beer has recieved only a 3.18...I found it to be very good.


 highlandlad (1268), Sydney, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 18, 2005  
Pours a bronze colour with aan appetising thick head and some lacing. Rich malt and treacle nose. Medium bodied. Hops and toffee in the front and middle, with a rather metallic bitter finish. Reasonable drinking. (Bottle)


darkstar (69), Eureka, Missouri, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 15, 2005  
Beer looked nice with a full head but the taste was just flat. Lacked enough carbonation. Very disappointing. Won’t buy again.


 Boystout (900), Chisinau, Moldova
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 10, 2005  
Pale straw coloured, fluffy rocky headed. Typical Sheep yeasty and fruity aroma. Refreshing mild sweetness in the palate, nice sharp hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste. When fresh it’s a treat.


 canary dog (443), Rutland, Vermont, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/105/516/20
Jan 6, 2005  
A very lush and soft mouthfeel. Mushy-sweet. Sweetened apple-like flavors but full body throughout. It’s like a version of Bass made by an artisan. Very sweet and fruity finish. An interesting beer. Too bad it can’t be a little higher in the alcohol category.



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