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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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 llcooldave (319), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Wow... the first thing I notice is an absolutely beautiful roasted coffee aroma. I almost feel like I walked into a Starbucks. A slightly cloudy honey in color. Clean tasting with a touch of sweet malt and a hoppy herbal bitterness as it lingers in the mouth. I totally thought this was going to be worse than it was (gimmicky as espenra said) but it was really nice and easy drinking with definite complexity in the aroma and taste. I will purchase this again...


 EnSiFeRuM (501), Quebec, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Oct 13, 2008  
Bouteille de 500 ml. La bière se présente avec une couleur orangée et une mousse blanche modeste. Au nez on respire des arômes de beurre de caramel et de houblon. En bouche le corps est moyen avec une effervescence moyenne. On goûte des saveurs de caramel et de houblon un peu amer.


 ericandersnavy (1051), crossroads, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/513/20
Oct 10, 2008  
bottle picked up at metzlers in denton, tx. poured a clear gold with a thick white head. this beer looked awesome. the head stayed with it and it laced the glass all the way to the bottom. aroma was sweet with malt and fruity notes. flavor was malty, fruity, and had a nice dry bitterness to finish it off. wish the mouthfeel was a little heavier though. overall a nice beer i would drink again.


 espenra (282), Oslo, Norway
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 7, 2008  
50cl bottle from ICA. It poured a slightly pale yellow colour with a big white creamy head that settled down slowly in the glass. The aroma smells of hops, pears and a hint of citrus fruits. The flavour is bitter and tastes of malts, and citrus fruits. It has a medium long aftertaste. At first I thought this was just another gimmick beer, but I was pleasantly suprised by both the aroma and the flavour.


 joebudzjoe (224), Connecticut, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Draft @ Monster B’s. This beer kinda grossed me out. Thinly flavored but the palate felt slightly poisonous. I paid for it, so I finished it.


 blipp (1638), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Bottle. Pours gold with an off white head. Wheaty aroma with cherry and lemongrass. The flavor is sweet and fruity, almost cherry. Nice.


 puboflyons (599), New Hampshire, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/511/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Sampled at a beer tasting at Barb’s Beer Emporium in Concord, N.H. I sampled what was described to me by the Distributor as the U.S. contracted recipe from High Falls Brewery in New York. It poured from a 12 fl. oz. bottle in a yellowish color. I noted a mild aroma of malts. Medium mouth feel. Slightly bitter but overall mild and not terribly bad.


 WesKBob (321), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/51/102/56/20
Sep 21, 2008    Updated: Dec 29, 2008
Pours a medium amber with a thin white head. Aroma was light, with hints of sickly sweetness (caramel malt and maybe a bit of molasses). Flavor is somewhat bready and sweet malts. But it really does just taste skunky, like an American lager. Thin and watery. This ended up being a drainpour for me. Even if you’re a Monty Python fan, don’t be suckered in by the marketing gimmicks.



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