Black Sheep Monty Pythons Holy Grail

Brewed by Black Sheep
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Ripon, England

Bottle. A dark orange/amber color pour with a medium sized rocky white head , some light lacing left behind , medium carbonation .Aroma is lightly malty with a bit of floral hops . Flavor is of caramel malt, ripe apple , and a bit of hops, lightly bitter , short fruity finish . A crisp mouthfeel , medium body . A good try , nothing offensive but nothing to bring me back for another . Quite sessionable .

Bottle. 4.7%. Was expecting glory to ooze from my pores with the consumption of this. Instead, I was oozing with mediocrity, and perhaps beer sweats. Clear amberish (pale) pour with a weak, bubbly white head, little retention. Aroma was sweet, citrusy. Taste was pretty bland, and a little too grainy, but a fair amount of hoppish flavour, and the bitter finish was well achieved. Just OK for me.

2009 Bottle. They’re clearly depending upon the Monty Python branding to make this beer sell. Generally mediocre ESB, lacking the typical creamy consistency with a decent amount of non-biting hops. Not bad, but not great.

poured darker golden with thinning white head and very slight malt aroma. Palate is ’british’ - flat and full on the tongue, flavor is mild and subdued with little hop flavor or bitterness.

500ml bottle. Deep golden orange in colour nestled under a crown of fluffy white foam. Aromas of apricot and hops hide a slight citrus sweetness. Lively in the mouth with a good balanced bitterness abd strong aftertaste.

I am glad to see that there is a beer that pays tribute to the great Monty Python, but it is a bit of a shame that it is not a better beer. I had the English import a couple of times and liked it, but the bottle I am rating was brewed in Rochester, NY, USA, and was not as good. Clear dark gold pour and a spotty head. Nice color and cute label. Lightly sweet, honey malt and yeast aroma. An easy drinker that is close to a lager, with a little hop tingle. This is a so-so brew that looks better than it tastes. At least it wasn’t so bad that it made me laugh.

Bottle. Amber colour, thin head. The aroma is sweet and malty. Mild flavour with malts, some bitterness and fruits. Quite thin bodied.

12 oz bottle, pours an amber golden color, transparent, moderate head. Aroma is malty and fruity, very subtle. Flavor is bitter as advertised, not much depth. Kind of doughy like a pale lager. Palate is rough but very full and dry and satisfying.