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

bottled
common

on tap
available

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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."


3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
OJB (32) - Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND - MAR 23, 2007
Not a bad beer. Quite complex flavours, nice dry crisp finish makes it refreshing.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
madquacker (854) - Canberra ACT, AUSTRALIA - MAR 13, 2007
Pirsed a deep red witha light head. Very well balance malts and smooth taste. Not overpowering or over the top. A good ale.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
churchill00 (154) - Austin, Texas, USA - MAR 9, 2007
Bottle. I think I drank it at too cool a temperature, because I didn’t sense the complexity I was hoping for. Dry, bitter, medium bodied. Would like to try again to see if it changes my rating.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
cgarvieuk (7985) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAR 3, 2007
light ruby, with a full fruity flavour with a very lightly sweetness and fruit bitterness

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MarkBarnes (329) - Waterville, New York, USA - FEB 25, 2007
Feb. 27, 2007; 16.09 oz. bottle. Pour is cloudy & deep-amber. Smallish but creamy head; irregular lacing. Aroma is bready & full-bodied, with strong caramel notes. Flavor is more "sour" than "bitter", but not at all unpleasant when set against the candyish malt profile. Finish is slightly watery (although not excessively-so for the style), and less bitter than the best of PB/ESBs.

Hard to understand the relatively-low marks on this brew (don’t forget to let this warm up a bit!). it’s not a Fuller’s but, nonetheless, the most enjoyable ESB I’ve tried in a long time. A winner.

3.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Stopherbomber (111) - London, ENGLAND - FEB 25, 2007
not a lot of head when poured, but a good bitter finish. would have it again.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
doubelknv3 (657) - Illinois, USA - FEB 24, 2007
Amber colour with hints of orange in the aroma. Medium level of bitterness front and finish. Was quite refreshing.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Rune (4667) - Tromsø, NORWAY - FEB 11, 2007
500ml bottle from Sainsbury’s, Holborn. Golden brown body under white, quickly disappearing foam. Aroma of hoppy bitterness. Flavour has got a sweet malty and burnt grainy character offset by a dry bitter ending. Alright, but not distinctive (sampled 01.02.2007).


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