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Black Sheep Monty Pythons Holy Grail

Percentile
38
overall
Brewed by Black Sheep
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Ripon, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9042.92/5.02.92/5.04.7%20.8English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottled - pasteurised.
Another fine addition to the Black Sheep Brewery range of premium bottled ales, our Holy Grail Bitter was specially commissioned to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Monty Python. It has a distinctive taste with plenty of fruity hops, and is full flavoured with a dry and refreshing bitterness.
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 raiderfost (158), virginia beach, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Dec 22, 2007  
Amber pour with medium head. Very small amount of hops not bad for a english ale.


 EKGoldings (447), Radford, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/513/20
Dec 20, 2007  
Pretty good English style ale. Nice light malt-toffee and a dusting of hops. GREAT session beer.


 TheGrandMaster (1860), Auckland, New Zealand
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Bottle from supermarket in NZ, poured a clear amber with a bubbly yellowish head. A warming malt aroma with a slight tartness and a touch of ginger (this could be the result of the travel). A strong earthy malt flavour with a full mouthfeel and a smooth palate. The finish becomes more dry and hoppy with the malt giving more toffeeish characteristics. Good enough to make me wish I had tasted a less travelled version.


 beerbomb (172), New Jersey, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Pours amber with small creamy head. Malty grainy aroma with some woodiness and maybe a tad of hop fruitiness. Flavor is fairly weak with some grainy maltiness and bitter hops. Palate is dry and fades very quickly. Drinkable, but not what I look for in a good ESB.


 daniel0017 (232), Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 15, 2007  
5oomL bottle: Light amber, fizzy, decent head. Flavor is bitter, dry like grapefruit juice. Lends itself well to salted stuff. Refreshing and crisp.


 berkshirejohn (1819), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Dec 12, 2007  
500ml bottle from K-Citymarket, Vantaa, Finland. I didn’t come all the way to Helsinki just to find this beer, but it was a pleasant surprise to find it in the supermarket.

Gold with a loose white head; intense grapefruit aroma; sweet caramel body, thick and chewy with rich fruit - dates and figs; tghe finish is long and bitter but not overpowering. An excellent Yorkshire bitter.


dancatts (91), Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Dec 10, 2007  
Nice golden color with minimal head. Flavor was dry and slightly bitter with a nice lingering aftertaste. Overall this was a little more than I expected from this one.


 ako (154), Turku, Finland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Dec 7, 2007  
Amber, rich head. Even aroma has rich and crisp hoppy bitterness. Surprisingly smooth considering the amount of hops. Refreshing, but not too exciting.



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