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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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 OD40oz (600), Box Elder, South Dakota, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 9, 2006  
I found this at World Market just outside of Green Bay. This was a great tasting ale. It had a nice hoppy nose to it and a nice bitter taste. I would buy this again anyday of the week, not to mention it’s named after a great movie.


 Ingevara (516), Hindås, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Jan 18, 2002  
Holy grail! This is a nice beer, a great ale and something to sit and enjoy with good company.


 ultraspank (866), Dublin, Ohio, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/105/517/20
Nov 16, 2007  
Had this @ The Winking Lizard on Bethel while watching the Arizona Oregon game with my boys Spencer & Scott. Special thanks to Spencer for hooking me up with the sample for a rating. Nose of dried fruit, butterscotch, flowers and the smallest hint of alcohol. Pours a clover honey. The mostly lasting creamy white head leaves fair lace. The brew has a malty front, medium acidity in the middle, and a raisinish long bitter finish. The medium soft body is creamy with a dry feel to the finish. Very nice, I like! Hi - Five! Sorry you didn’t like it Spencer, I tried to warn ya!!


 LordNeuf (125), Acton, Massachusetts, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Aug 6, 2002  
I am not sure why, but novelty beers tend to be some of the best creations ever made by brewing companies. This is no exception. The Aroma is slightly fruity, with a mellowness in the flavor and a crisp hoppy finish. A very good example of an English Bitter.


 HazelRah (276), Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/105/518/20
Dec 7, 2006  
Lemony, fruity aroma. Flavour complex and balanced ranging from overripe apricots and a wide swathe of malt notes to a heartily bitter finish.


 dwyerpg (2519), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/517/20
May 3, 2006    Updated: Jul 25, 2006
First rating was 10, 4, 8,4,17. Smells like caramel, very nice. Interesting beer. Malty for sure but not bad. A little hops at the end. A nice beer, but one at a time. Second rating is 5,2,3,1,7. Either my first bottle was amazingliy good or this was really bad. Too much malts and a funky flavor.


 LarsHolmer (112), Göteborg, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 28, 2003  
All these funny labels from Black Sheep Brewery. I don´t want to buy these "Mickey Mouse" labels but now and then you find these top ales behind the stupid marketing.


 swiseman (200), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Jun 10, 2005  
very nice head with lots of lacings; perfect amber color. slightly sweet finish that turns into tastes of bitter. I was never a big fan of Monty Python, but the beer is certainly worth trying.



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