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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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 garthicus (1273), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/512/20
May 2, 2007  
Pours with a large head, quickly shrinking yet stays to the end, a very light grassy/hop aroma with a golden body, tasted quite average but was refreshing to boot..


 ajolly2 (124), USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/512/20
Apr 29, 2007  
copper color, high carbonation, dull white head that dissipates quickly, moderate lacing, acerbic and dry mouthfeel, light to medium body, yeast and sweet aroma, pretty plain and uninteresting, right about average


 riversideAK (2670), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Apr 29, 2007  
Aroma is malt. Some caramel and some fruit. Pours orange amber. Flavor is caramel malt, sweet fruitiness, pasteurization, and delicate hoppiness. Finishes a little dry on the palate. Can tell there are hops in there.


 17thfloor (1447), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/510/20
Apr 27, 2007  
Really simple.. uninteresting... faint ale taste with mellow bitter finish. maybe mine is too cold


 tarjei (1745), Bryne, Norway
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Apr 27, 2007  
Bottle 500 cl. Amber with good off-white head. Sweet malt, fruity hops. Dry, sweet and a bit bitter finish. Ok+


 beachbum25 (783), Powellville, Maryland, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 22, 2007  
500 Ml Bottle-Poured a clear copper color w/a fairly large off white head. Didn’t really have a distinct aroma, just smelled like "beer". Had a slight floral hop flavor w/a little bit of roasted malt & dough. Some roasted nuts. Kind of thin w/a coppery overtone. Short finish, tasted more like an APA than an ESB to me. I’ve seen this beer around for quite a while & avoided it; considered it another gimmick beer & I’ve usually found them to be rather unimpressive. This one fit that bill, I wouldn’t bother with it. Inoffensive, but not much to it.


 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 20, 2007  
[248-20070331] 500mL. Light citrus hop aroma with medium alcohol. Slightly hazy, orange light brown body with a medium-lasting foamy white head. Medium alcohol flavour, some bready yeast. Medium-full body has noticeable alcohol presence. Does not particularly inspire thoughts on that revered flask of eternal life but... it made me laugh.


 BrewDad (2366), Olympia, Washington, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
Apr 18, 2007  
1 Pint Bottle
A nice easy to drink Bitter beer. A golden color with a thin head. The beer drank easy and the bitterness was very faint and low The beer seemed a tad light struck and the beer was good but needed more flavor and work. Not bad but not good.



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