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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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 mrdeath5493 (108), Arkansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Feb 10, 2007    Updated: Apr 2, 2007
Pours amber. Grassy hops in the nose. A nice mix of sweet malt and subtle hops. Complexity is above average definitely. Medium body, creamy, and smooth. Very enjoyable ESB.


 kreepindeth (405), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 9, 2007  
What a pleasant surprise. I thought this beer was going to be nothing but a gimmick. Pours a pale, cloudy amber. Lots of English maltiness up front with a dry mildy hoppy finish. Probably make a great session beer.


Zimmo (57), Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 7, 2007  
Bottle. Pours amber with thin white head. Nice malt aroma, but mainly hops flavor. Interesting, unpleasant aftertaste that I couldn’t quite put my finger on.


dumacub (15), dayton, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 4, 2007  
amber colour with a small head. Sweet aroma that was moslty malty with undertones of caramel. Fair carbonation in the mouth. Initial taste is sligtly sweet and light that quickly degrades to a strange bitterness. overall a fair beer that those that enjoy a bitter beer may futher enjoy.


 faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Jan 28, 2007  
Bottle. Cloudy amber-orange colour with a big frothy off-white head. Nice lacing. A bit malty-sweet aroma with some hops. Flavour is nicely hoppy, bit grainy, weak malty sweetness with a little yeast. A little bitter light sweet finish.


 thefederalist (226), Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 15, 2007  
Pours golden brown, with a smallish head. Aroma is nice and malty. Flavor is balanced but lacks a little bit of hop bite. Finish is dry and enjoyable. Nice bitter.


 benpickens (129), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 15, 2007  
Cloudy copper bronze with medium carbonation and a cloudy white frothy head. Earthy and madeira like aromas. Sweet raisiny malt with a hit of hops.


 jainsv (112), USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/510/20
Jan 13, 2007  
Pours a light amber-brown color with a fully frothy head. It has an overpowering hops smell. It tastes slightly sweet at first with a bit of fruit but then quickly degrades to a strange bitterness. Overall, an average bitter.



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