Black Sheep Ale (Bottle)

Brewed by Black Sheep
Style: Bitter
Ripon, England

Serve in English pint

16.9oz bottle-pours a big rich shaving cream light tan head with amber color. Aroma is mild light malt, herbal/spice hops. Taste is light malt overtaken by herbal/slightly sour lemon hops, yeasty. Thanks jwc215 for picking this out.

This poured dark as expected with a malty aroma but not much head. This was a little bitter but not full like it should be, maybe to light.

Bottle from Tesco. Coppery dark amber with diminishing white head. Mainly malt aroma. Flavour is dominated by bitter hoppiness with a sweet edge and a long bitter finish. Easy on the palate - not too heavily carbonated. Gets better down the glass.

Pour a criztal clear light amber. Moderate tan head with good lacing. Malty aroma . Taste is somewhat malty, bitter. Not a bad beer but you easily forget if you dont drink it often. B

16.9 oz. bottle for $3.79 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Pours a clear, medium amber body with a frothy, inviting, off-white head. Thin traces of lacing. Smell: Toasted grains with a bit of caramel alongside a spicy-scented, fragrant hop aroma. Taste: Biscuity malts with a touch of graininess and caramel sweetness. Sip of black tea. Very, very faint fruitiness. Spicy, floral English hops. The bitterness is initially mild but resilient, and increases as you head towards the dry, bittersweet finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A rather full-flavored session ale with a keen drinkability. Worth a try.

Bottle at Pub Italia in Ottawa. Cool bottle. Nice brown appearance. Nuts and malt in the taste, perhaps a little thin. Pretty good.

Ok this was a drainpour for me and everyone that tried it. it barely tasted better than a miller. i dont get how this can have a rating above a 3. no way.

Pours a clear amber-orange with a brief head falling to a lingering ring of foam. Alcoholic, white grape & slightly funky hop aroma. Stale malt and funky hop taste, carastan cereal & Kentish goldings. Finish is long, but compromising in taste (more of the stale malt extract taste). Moderate carbonation. Towards the end a fly flew into the glass and died, but it didn’t seem to improve the flavour any. Interesting but quite far from fresh.