Black Sheep Ale

Brewery: Black Sheep

Brewer's Description: "This is Black Sheep Ale. The culmination of six generations of brewing expertise. Brewed at the Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire - and nowhere else."

Alc: 4.4% vol

Overall Rating: 8/10

Uniqueness: 3/10

Refreshing? 8/10

Should you try it? At first, I was disappointed with this beer. I was expecting something really quite special - the Black Sheep brewery is widely known for excellent beers - but this was just a bit normal in flavour, a bit much of a muchness. But then as my pint glass started to empty, I picked up the amazing smooth texture of this beer. It is subtly, tastefully and deservingly one of the very best ales of its type. The simple Yorkshire goodness of it is just brilliant. Simply excellent beer.