Black Sheep Ale

	Percentile
	59
	overall

A Bitter brewed by
Black Sheep
Ripon, England

bottled
common

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unknown

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530 3.17/5.0 3.17/5.0 4.4% 83.6 English pint P Stats

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."

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Ungstrup (11692), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 12, 2002

An orange beer with very little head. It has a very nice fruity aroma of orange. It is slightly bitter with hints of orange. A very refreshing beer - that I’ve like to have again.

Papsoe (11030), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Dec 15, 2005

(Bottle 50 cl) Almost coppery colour, hazy with a rich and stable head. Lovely fruity ale with distinct nutty notes and a marked bitter finish. Very fresh. 100303

omhper (10950), Stockholm, Sweden

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Jul 3, 2006

[Bottled at East End Brewery, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong] Brownish amber, clear, firm head. Pleasant mangoish hop aroma. Dryish with clean mouthfeel Pleasant biscuity malt flavour. The moutfheel is short and quickly replaced by grassy bitterness with a touch of sulphur. Unadventurous, but well crafted.

Oakes (7030), Miami Beach, Florida, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

May 16, 2001

Very earthy, with a complex maltiness and the delicious yeastiness derived from the use of Yorkshire Squares.

oh6gdx (6459), Vaasa, Finland

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 26, 2005

Bottled. Hazy orange/golden colour with minor head. Malty aroma with notes of caramel. Smooth taste of malt and roast, with hoppy bitterness coming in the finish. Aftertaste is bitterish and a bit dry.

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