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Black Sheep Monty Pythons Holy Grail

Black Sheep Monty Pythons Holy Grail - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 Percentile 
38
overall
Brewed by Black Sheep
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Ripon, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8982.93/5.02.92/5.04.7%20.5English pint
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Commercial Description:
Bottled - pasteurised.
Another fine addition to the Black Sheep Brewery range of premium bottled ales, our Holy Grail Bitter was specially commissioned to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Monty Python. It has a distinctive taste with plenty of fruity hops, and is full flavoured with a dry and refreshing bitterness.
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 patricks110 (275), Alberta, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 20, 2008  
A good beer. As a bitter, it is pretty good. I would rather drink Fullers, but this is comparable. This beer also gushied out of the bottle upon opening. Pour s orangey yellow body and a thin wite head. malty and hoppy aroma. outhfeel is complex and uniquely peasing. Overall, a great beer. after all, it is Monty Pythons Holy Ail.


 ChainGangGuy (2522), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/52/103/53/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Appearance: Gusher upon popping the cap, leave it to a beer named after Monty Python to play a joke on me. Pours a clear, orange-gold body with a tall, though short-lived, white head. Smell: Vaguely malty, fruity, but there’s a strong stink in here, some plasticy, chemical-like odor present and oh I find it displeasing. Taste: Pale malts with a treacle sweetness and a kick of palate-ruining lacquer. Slight spicy bitterness, but at this point you’re just trying to get that taste out of your mouth. Peculiar, downright icky aftertaste that sends the drinker in search of a tall glass of water. In fact, BRB! Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation after the initial gushing. Drinkability: Not recommended. Save yourself the drain pour and dodge this one, folks.


 terrybail (330), London, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 3, 2008  
500ml bottle from some watery tart Was probably brought here by a swallow not sure if it was African or European Smells of elderberries and a touch of shrubbery and slight herring aftertaste It looks like it could cut down the tallest tree in the forest Overall pretty damn good of course i really wanted to give it a 5


 JohnBarleycorn (390), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/510/20
Nov 3, 2008  
Bottle. Amber beverage. Aromas of wet cardboard, wet gravel, oregano. Fruit flavour is cut with fresh-cut wood, white pepper, orange zest and malt. Hot, peppery finish with some bitterness. A weird mix of things going on.


 JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 2, 2008  
A 0.5L bottle from K-market. Pale head large bubbles. Pale copper brown colour. Grassy nose. Start taste soft. Roasted malts in the tatse. At the end hops bite.


 tlind2 (560), Helsinki, Finland
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/57/20
Oct 30, 2008  
500 ml bottle. Amber color, off-white head. Malty aroma. Slightly metallic, bitter flavor, malty finish. Light body, sharp mouthfeel. Can’t really dig this beer no matter how great Monty Python is.


sward84 (24), Burke, Virginia, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/53/102/55/20
Oct 30, 2008  
I was really disappointed in this one. I saw this bottle at the store and knew I had to get it. It had a beautiful goden brown color....but a very weak smell and a very weak flavor....felt like I was drinking Coors Light instead.


slf245 (50), USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 27, 2008  
Though they were jut making this to make it... but it’s really got a good smooth finish with golden taste.



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