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Black Sheep Monty Pythons Holy Grail

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

Ripon, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9012.92/5.02.92/5.04.7%20.8English pint
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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 Rogueone (506), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Draft @ Winking Lizard, served in Holy Grail Chalice: I mean, the beer is brilliantly marketed but all in all pretty underwhelming. It is smooth, though, like a malt bomb and then finishes like dry English tea. It is ’meh’ at best.


 brewski519 (403), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/58/20
Nov 20, 2008  
12 oz bottle - poured a golden color with a scent of grain and a little malt. Tasted more like a macro brew lager than anything. I had high hopes for this one - but it fell well short of my expectations.


RickS95 (32), Evansville, Indiana, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/56/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Thick white head that doesn’t stick around long. Clear bronze color. Fruity nose. Lots of carbonation in the mouth. Slight lacing. Strange finish...not much going on. One sip is bitter, the next sip has nothing. Either way, it’s gone before you know it. Certainly not one of the best beers I’ve had...won’t be trying another


 patricks110 (279), 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 (2549), 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 (335), 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.



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