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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."


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
thebeertourist (3981) - Oslo, NORWAY - FEB 10, 2007
Bottle. Hazy, orangey amber with a big rocky head. Grassy hops aroma with sweet fruitiness. Bitter hops flavours meeting fruity malts, but not sure if it is a happy marriage. In the end bitterness prevails, leaving a dry mouthfeel. Mixed feelings.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
robinvboyer (2130) - Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 6, 2007
nice aroma od hops. little beige head, that disapears quickly. flavour is very hoppy, but not over powering. nice bitter finish. nice stuff.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
troyc (2014) - Oklahoma, USA - FEB 5, 2007
(Bottle) Pours a dark amber with a beige looking head. Dry and slightly bitter. Some roasted malts in there as well. It’s all right, but nothing really stands out in this beer.

3.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Crafty07 (404) - Florence, Kentucky, USA - FEB 5, 2007
Smoother and far less bitter than other pale ales I’ve tried. I like its dry finish. But I’m not tasting the bitterness that Black Sheep and others are claiming.

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
mcbackus (758) - Merritt Island, Florida, USA - FEB 5, 2007
bottle: pours a nice golden orange with thick white fluffy head. aroma is slightly sour fruit and bitterhop. no sweetness in the nose. flavour is very watery but finishes with nice bitterness. a very drinkable bitter but not the best.

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 6/20
BINGEBOT (236) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 2, 2007
Bitter hoppy and kind of sour in smell. Golden in colour, thick white lacing head. Pretty fizzy. Wow, very metallic and slighty hoppy in taste, but it’s kind of growing on me.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
schuimkroaat (410) - Leuven, BELGIUM - FEB 2, 2007
50 cl bottle, ’bbe’ Aug 07. Clear copper coloured topped with a nice white froth. The aroma is a warm combination of freshly baked dark bread, pastry, burned malts and sharp hoppy notes. Full, malty taste, burned malt sensation takes over quickly; but the sharp, non-ceasing bitterness in the aftertaste is rather a hoppy one.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
rsmeds (228) - Turku, FINLAND - JAN 31, 2007
Bottle. Pours a clear, deep reddish amber, with a generous, off-white foamy head. Sweet fruity aroma of molasses, caramelly malts, and, interestingly, apple. Flavor reflects aroma, albeit less fruity, and with a slight bitterness in the dry aftertaste. Medium body, moderate but bubbly carbonation, clean mouthfeel.


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