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Black Sheep: Monty Python's Holy Grail

This traditional pale ale is/was brewed by Black Sheep in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. It's achieved an overall score of 30.12%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 4.70%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

The colour is deep gold with hints of copper. The liquid is somewhat cloudy, and the generous, yellowish foam is quite firm. The smell of this ale is quite mild, but there are hints of bitterness and malt. The body is surprisingly light for the great bitterness. There are clear flavours of diacetyl and caramel, although it is quite low on the swe
Had this beer on tap. Amber hue with a light head. Nice lacing all the way down. Nice tasting beer with definite hints of citrus/fruit. Thought it would be a gimmick, but I thoroughly enjoyed it with my burger.
Bottle. Amber colour, small thin head. Aroma of apples, grapefruits, lemons and biscuits. Well balanced malty, bready and citric flavour. Maybe too thin...

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
9th Jul 2002 at 10:45 am bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 4.70 medium-golden Taste: 70.59%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 30.121% strange 23

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Other Beers (etc.) by Black Sheep

Apart from Monty Python's Holy Grail, Hop Horizons lists 35 others by Black Sheep. These are:
5 Barrel Project First Things Last
Ale
All Creatures
Amber Ale (for Morrisons)
Best Bitter
Blitzen
Brian
Celebration Ale (for Sainsbury's)
Choc & Orange Stout
Ember Inns Pale Ale
Emmerdale (4.2% version)
Emmerdale (5% version)
Glug M'Glug
Golden Ale (for Morrisons)
Golden Sheep
IPA
Imperial Russian Stout
Milk Stout
Moose Jaw
Pathmaker (4% version)
Pathmaker (5.6% version)
Peanut Brittle Stout
Pineapple Milkshake IPA
Raspberry & White Chocolate Milkshake IPA (5 Barrel Project)
Rattlehead IPA (for Megadeth Beer Co.)
Reaper
Respire
Riggwelter
Riggwelter (Cask Strength)
Riggwelter Cherry & Cacao Dark Ale (w/ Japas)
Velo
Venus & Mars
Yorkshire Bitter (No. 4 Collab Collection) (for Asda)
Yorkshire Bitter (for Sainsbury's)
Yorkshire Square Ale