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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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 hammenlind (738), Sundbyberg, Sweden
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/59/20
May 29, 2006  
Dark golden with a thick, frothy white head. Malt and caramel in aroma with notes of alcohol. Acidic, bready, slight bitter flavour. Cardboard-ish finish.


 rane (493), Nibe, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
May 26, 2006  
Nice ale. Big head and light amber colour. Taste of hops and a little bitterness, but not as much as expected in an ESB


 FezMonkey (268), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
May 22, 2006  
On tap at Freakin Frog. Light amber with a white head. A little bit of a creamy smell as well. Maybe a few hops. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Flavor seems rather full. Alot of roasted maltiness. Tasty little brew here.


 Aubrey (2773), Denver, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
May 13, 2006  
Interesting light orange hue with a nice and foamy head. Light but smooth body with a fizzy carbonation. Zingy and refreshing throughout, with notes of spritzy lemon, light flowers and a nip of yeast. Somewhat metallic. Adequate bitterness. Decent session ale, or should I say "ail," but not great.


 Ibrew2or3 (2714), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/515/20
May 13, 2006  
1 pint and 0.9 fl. oz. (Tempered over burning witches) Light copper color with tall creamy off white head. Very light aroma. What aroma there is is mostly malt and a hint of yeast. First taste is sweet lightly roasted malts and a bit of tin. I guess that might be coming from the yeast. Next sips were more of the grainy malt and then a bit of hop flavor with sour yeast. The aftertaste continued with the grain malt flavor along with a little bittering hops. Nice tasting beer. I enjoyed it.


konair1 (64), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 13, 2006  
Beer at the Pier. I liked this beer. Hazy orange-yellowish color. Taste is of caramel and hops. A very good beer.


 mj (4973), Colorado, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/511/20
May 9, 2006  
Slightly cloudy burnt orange color with minimal head. Smells a little spoiled, like old batteries and unused motor oil, with a straw/grain/bottle aroma in there as well, that’s more punchy and chemical-like that it should be. Very poor tasting, some chemical caramel and honey malt flavors, very "bottle" tasting.


 trafford (171), Germantown, Tennessee, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
May 8, 2006  
I has a tough time calling this a "Bitter". It was more in the range of Sam Adams than tradtional bitters. But my favorites beer is stout, nooooo I mean alllllllllle



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