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OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Black Sheep
Style: Bitter
Ripon, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 702   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.18   EST. CALORIES: 132   ABV: 4.4%
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."


2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
mkofron (155) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - SEP 25, 2007
Amber with offwhite head. Very sweet malty aroma. Thin watery body. Not very bitter.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
madscotsman (147) - Fairview Heights, Illinois, USA - SEP 23, 2007
Poured amber in color with an off-white head. Some malt in the aroma. Had a watery taste, but a decent bitter finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
matt7215 (1566) - Cambridge, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 17, 2007
500 ml bottle. pours amber with a small white head. mostly malty nose but some hops present. flavours start with maltyness and then the hops punch out a terrific bitter finish. too thin to be really good but a very good effort.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
estoppel (1028) - Buffalo, New York, USA - SEP 16, 2007
Bottle. Amber body, nice off-white foamy head, Goldings nose. Basically tastes like Bass Pale Ale with a bit more depth.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
dchmela (2218) - Orlando, Florida, USA - SEP 10, 2007
Pours amber colored with a fluffy white head. Slightly malty touch of bitter hops aroma. Smooth malty taste with a hop bitterness that is very flavorful. Dry and slightly bitter aftertaste. Wow, this is a really tasty beer.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
bhensonb (7143) - Woodland, California, USA - SEP 7, 2007
500 ml bottle from Liquid Solutions. Aroma of malt, caramel, maybe nuts, and that wonderful fruity floral hop of the English bitters. Nice amber color with an off-white head that laced and stayed. Thin to medium bodied, near creamy carbonation. The flavor starts with floral hop, quickly followed by biscuit and caramel malt. The finish is malty, but not all that sweet, fruity, and bitter. In the end it’s dry and bitter. Wonderful stuff.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
aerosol999 (113) - Quebec, CANADA - SEP 5, 2007
Appearance: Russet/amber coloured whith thick fluffy white head. Aroma: Straw, crystal malt, Nutty, caramel, taosted bread, floral hop aromas and pear fermentation ester. Flavour: Bittersweet, lots of hops and malt character, Caramel, dark crystal malts, roasty, toasted bread and biscuity. Straw, dried grass. LIght oxidation character - dusty. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied fluffy and mineral drying character in the mouth. Overall: Bittersweet with lots of both hops and malt balanced crytal malt sweetness finishing dry and minerally with a long hang. Pear fermentation esters. Light oxidation - low fill and maybe old bottle.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
kp (9999) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
UPDATED: SEP 14, 2008 Name: Black Sheep Ale
Date: 08/03/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta

Appearance: hazy dark yellow, frothy white head,
Aroma: lightly sweet malt aroma,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor with carmel sweetness and a touch of butterscotch, nice light bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4


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