Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Black Sheep Ale

Along with the Bergenbier I picked up in my Tesco run I also picked up some Black Sheep, a 4.4% abv bitter. Black Sheep Ale is an excellent example of a Yorkshire bitter. It pours a nice amber colour, isn’t overpowered by hop aroma but allows the subtle hops to come through with the taste. It is has a slightly sweet and malty taste as it first passes your lips and finishes with a strong dry bitter finish. I really enjoyed this beer and will definitely pick it up. The Local Tesco does not have much in the way of Yorkshire bitters which is a pity as I think they are more in tune with my palette than London brewed ales.
Here is some promo stuff I found for the beer.
"Beers for bottling are drawn from brewery conditioning tanks and transported by road tanker to our bottlers. There they are chilled, stored for ten days, then filtered and bottled. At the end of the bottling process, the bottles are pasteurised, labelled and packed.""Brewed with many generous handfuls of choice Golding hops, it is full flavoured ale with a rich fruit nose. The bittersweet malty taste is followed by an uncompromising long, dry and bitter finish. This beer was the first, most successful, of all of our bottled beers."

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