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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.
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beedman (53), Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/514/20
Sep 21, 2006    Updated: Oct 18, 2006
Certianly a nice piece of Python kitch, but not exactly an awesome beer. But what should one expect from something with the Python name on it? Pous a nice dark amber with adequate foam. Malty body with definate hop ending. Beer seems to taste better as it warms (better hop flavour). 1 pint, 0.9 oz bottle. I think it might be better if were left unpasteurised.


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/512/20
Sep 20, 2006  
Bottle. A light amber color. Big head. Malt and caramel in aroma with notes of alcohol. Taste of hops and a little bitterness.


 ilikestuff (222), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/514/20
Sep 13, 2006  
Was very smooth and had little carbonation. Had a wine flavor to it with a big presence of butterscotch.


 smhncabot (310), Cabot, Arkansas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 13, 2006  
pours clear amber with thick off white head. retain and laces. fruity spicy aroma. has a spicy crispness with and light to moderate english malt body. finish dry. very quaffable but mediocre


 Nightfall (645), Athens, Greece
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 12, 2006  
Ok I have to admit that I bought it just for the name since I am a MP fan. I expected something average or even below that , but was pretty surpised. A decent good looking bitter. Crisp and malty. Balanced taste of fruit and spices. Very nice.


 bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/513/20
Sep 4, 2006  
Cloudy amber with a thick creamy head. Nice fruity aroma with a touch of anise, but it didn’t really transfer to tasting where it was full of peppery spice. Some shallow bitterness in the flavour that seemed a bit out of balance. It’s a reasonable beer, but nothing of note. If it was a sword it would barely inflict a flesh wound.


 Phatz (225), Paradise, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Sep 2, 2006  
This is a decent English Pale Ale that is good easy drinking but far from exciting. It is a very clever label on a cool uniquely shaped bottle. Certainly presentation and marketing are part of selling beer and they score points in that department. BTW: Terry Gilliam rocks! Appearance: Pours a light golden grail colored ail (ale) =) Smell: Not much here but a hint pale malts and musty English hops. Taste: Pale malts and gently English hops make this a straight forward quaffable ale that is simple and easy drinking. Mouthfeel: Light and crisp Drinkability: Easy drinking beer made more for drinking than for thinking. Very sessionable. Hope this is helpful. Cheers!


 morrdt (608), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/510/20
Aug 29, 2006  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber/red color. Light scent of malt. Drinks clean with a crisp finish. Very nice for a bitter.



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