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Black Sheep Monty Pythons Holy Grail 2.92 909

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
9092.92/5.02.92/5.04.7%21.4English 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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 ilovedarkbeer (1367), Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 15, 2007  
Typical esb not that great. Tangy sort of taste with no hops and a copper colorer body. Foamy head but lacking in the taste dept.


 AleDrinker (1090), Sunnyvale, California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Jun 11, 2007  
Interesting label but not much more than that. Pours golden with mild carbonation. Aroma of sweet malt and a bit grassy. Reminds me more of a lager than an ale. Dull flavor bores me.


 cking (1041), North Canton, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 3, 2007  
Rated 2/20/07: Nice mild bitter, sure the sweet label caught my attention who doesn’t love the Monty Python movies but this turned out to be a very enjoyable ale. Malty scent with a splash of fruit and musty yeast, not too powerful. Rich golden amber pour with a honey gold hue, thick fluffy head that remained and moderate lacing. Refreshing is an understatement, rather creamy and exceptionally smooth and easy. Flavor is a more intense version of the nice aroma. A good dose of hops round out the nice malt taste.


 stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 2, 2007  
Bottle sampled. Pours a hazy orange/golden with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel and citrusy hops. The flavor is caramel malts, slight fruit, and a citrusy bitter finish.


 IrishBoy (2719), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 22, 2007  
Bottle; Nose is fruity (plum-grapy) with some caramel malt; crystal clear copper with a decent straw colored head; Flavor is caramel, light fruit, and a small hop finish. would be a decent session brew or lawm mowing brew, not too haevy but with some complexity.


 Fin (3460), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
May 22, 2007  
Bottle can’t remember where I picked this up as it’s been kicking about for some time. Pours a golden colour with a large white head. Aroma was sweet and malty, taste was more of the same with some hoppiness.


 graham515 (434), Houston, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 20, 2007  
Pours a nice golden color into the glass with minimal lacing. Has a very sweet aroma with hints of honey. The taste is much the same with light fruity hops and honey on the palate. Though I’m no expert on english ales, I found this very enjoyable and worth a try.


 mullet2007 (206), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/516/20
May 19, 2007  
Pours a beautiful deep golden/reddish-brown color, with a medium sized very creamy slightly off white head. Smell is grassy or hoppy and very fresh smelling. Medium to low carbonation. Taste is hoppy but pleasant. All in all a pretty good beer, really.



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