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Black Sheep Ale 3.17 593

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
5933.18/5.03.17/5.04.4%89.2English 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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 cfrancis (352), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 28, 2009  
Amber brown colour with a fruity, hop nose. Taste is some bitter and caramel. Overall not a standout but a good pour.


 fidelis83 (729), Clinton, Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Pours a clear medium orange amber witha tall chunky light tan head that has great retention and leaves nice lacing. Aroma is apple peel, citrus hops, kiwi, straw and a bit of caramel. Flavor is buttered sourdough toast, straw, grainy malt, bitter apple peel, bitter orange, and some bitter hops to finish. Palate has a light creamy yet dry quality that makes me feel like drinking a million of these. Really nice beer


 Pinball (2998), Allerød, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Bottle, thanks faroeviking for sharing. appears amber, thick offwhite head. very fruity and spicy aroma. quite strong. flavor is bitter, slight citrus and flowery.


 faroeviking (6125), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Botella. Clear amber golden colour with a big beige head, nice lacing. Aroma has spices and pleasant bitter hops and some frutiness. The mouthfeel is quite good, buttery. The flavour is bitter sweet with caramel, toasted malt, some spices and mild dark fruits. Butter malty finish.


 djd07 (753), Houston, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy copper color with a medium frothy off white head. The aroma is a spicy malt with citrus and dark fruit. Good sticky lacing on the glass. The taste is a sweet malt and very bitter with a dry finish. A good bitter from Black Sheep.


 hobbersr (412), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Jan 21, 2009  
Pours a burnt orange with a small white head. Aroma has citrus, dandelion, some honey, brown sugar, and spice. Flavor has a nice sweet beginning and then a gently bitterness takes over in the finish. Notes of citrus, honey, hint of apple, and a light bitter dandelion finish. Decent carbonation, nice beer.


 Dervock (183), Emu plains, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/512/20
Jan 20, 2009  
The initial aroma I got from the glass was honeyish. The aftertaste is very dry and hits the back of the palate. The beer pours to a creamy white head which it holds down the glass.


 llcooldave (337), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/57/102/516/20
Jan 18, 2009  
This started out with a musky aroma which thankfully switched to a roasted malt & dark chocolate aroma as it warms in the glass. Cloudy brown in color almost like a cider with a flat head and low carbonation. Flavor is quite similar to the aroma, roasted malt with slight hoppy bitter aftertaste. Overall, a worthy effort.



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