100 Beers, 100 Days: Day #19
The second I read “Yorkshire Square Brewing System” on the website, I realized someone on this project had already written about Black Sheep. Sure enough, David Shea drank it way back on day #5. It seems so long ago and so many beers away. His is a pretty good review, and I’d like to echo many of his observations here. I hope we don’t have too many overlapping beers. This is the first one, at least. Hopefully we can go another 20 days before we hit the next.
I confirmed this beer to not be black. Brown or copper might be a better description. Perhaps this beer is the black sheep of the brewery’s lineup? Perhaps drinking it makes you the black sheep? I also noticed the huge foamy head that faded away fairly quickly and the rather thin mouthfeel (I hate that word so much that this is the first time I’ve used it in this project - may it be the last).
I noticed more smell than David did, however. I got the distinct aroma of caramel and toffee. The taste started off sweet but also included nutty, toasted flavors. This eventually faded away to the bitterness of the hops, followed by a lingering of roasted malts.
This beer is well made, balanced, and very thirst quenching. Now if only it came in six packs.
And with that, I don’t know that I can write another beer review in the same format. I might have to start screwing around with how I present these things. I’m kind of bored of the look/smell/taste paragraphs with a couple amusing observations thrown in. Any suggestions how I can spice this thing up?