Black Sheep Monty Pythons Holy Grail

Brewed by Black Sheep
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Ripon, England

Pours a rich golden colour with a thin head. A bit of brittish style hops in the nose. The taste was o.k. for your everyday kind of beer but nothing special. Mild hops a bit tart and a dry finish. Oh and by the way your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries.

When I first saw this beer on the shelf I just laughed and had to try It. As classic as the comedy film is, this beer carrying the same name is somewhat of a flop. I don’t know if it was the journey across the atlantic but this tasted stale, Dusty, and well...old. Somewhat bready, with a very dry finish. Disappointing. Just go pop the movie in the dvd player and watch it while enjoying a different beer. And don’t forget the corn nuts!

I am a fan of the movie, also, tried the beer, waste of time. but the bottle is cool. I mean it is not awful, but nothing great. Slight skunk in this.

50 cl bottle from my neighbor Steve - Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a one finger thick off white head. Faint spotty lacing. Aroma is light malt and herbal hops. Flavor has a lingering hop bitterness. I have a hard time rating these Bitters. Glad I live in the land of West Coast IPA’s. By the way, this is a decent beer. Thanks again Steve.

Interesting.... not bad... pours copper into the glass with a bare head. A basic light caramel nose. A caramel-hop flavor is predominate, with a sharp, citrus twang to cap the pull. It lacks complexity, but certainly has the characteristics of an ESB. Follows suit with a lingering bitter finish. A bit unilateral for my tastes, relying on singular bitters for the primary effect, but much better than any macro. A decent combination of sweet malt, toffee, citrus and bitterness to this style makes for a decent brew, nonetheless.

On Tap: It was a brown beer with no head to speak of. Has malty nose and taste with some caramel and maybe nutty?

Liked the bottle. Orange in color with a frothy off-white head that continued to lace the glass as I drank, this had a grassy aroma with fruity hints. Not much body as I drank, but the taste wasn’t bad. Light malt flavors, but the hopping came through. Kind of a dry, bitter finish. Spam. Spam. Spam.

Bought the beer because of its fun label. Straight out of the fridge, this ale is bitter, dry, but refreshing on a hot day. Dark yellow/pale brown colour. Not a very filling taste, a bit watery.