Black Sheep Brewery Blog

We’re putting a Spring in our step by launching our Seasonal cask beer All Creatures in bottled form. Following a great response to the cask version of the beer over the last two years, we’ve decided to make it a permanent part of the Black Sheep bottle range. All Creatures is a bright and beautiful [...]…

We’re pleased to announce that we’re sponsoring ‘LS21 Live’, a brand new music festival in the heart of Yorkshire! The festival will feature well-know acts including Reverend and the Makers and former Bluetones frontman Mark Morriss, as well as a range of unsigned bands. It is hoped the one day event will become a regular [...]…

We’re proud to announce we’re the official beer of the world renowned Bradford International Film Festival. It’s the 19th Bradford International Film Festival, making it nearly as old as our brewery, which celebrated its 20th birthday in 2012. The festival is running from the 11th to 21st of April and will be packed with special [...]…

Yesterday’s Budget brought good news in the form of support for the brewing industry. Rob Theakston, our Managing Director, had the following to say about the news: “This is the first time in years that we have had a chancellor who has listened to us and we welcome the scrapping of the duty escalator – [...]…

We’re bringing back our All Creatures seasonal beer due to popular demand! The refreshing pale ale was first brewed for Spring in 2012, so we’ll be running it again until June this year. It’s a light, yet distinctive and tasty, Yorkshire pale ale with a hoppy kick. Whether you were a fan the first time [...]…

The Savile Arms in Thornhill near Dewsbury has received an official blessing from the Canon of Masham after its new Black Sheep brewery branded signs were hung outside the venue. Part of the 245 year-old building is settled on consecrated ground, which belongs to St Michael and All Angels Church located adjacent to the pub. [...]…

As you may already have heard, this year we are celebrating our 20th anniversary. Twenty years ago Paul Theakston bought a disused maltings in Masham and carefully converted it into the Black Sheep Brewery. On the 14th of September brewing began at the brewery and it has continued there to this day.   To mark [...]…

We are pleased to announce that Black Sheep’s founder and chairman, Paul Theakston was presented with an Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s Flavours of Herriot food awards! The award (presented by Ian Ashton of the Herriot Attractions Group) celebrates Paul’s commitment to the Brewery, and his part in raising the profile of Yorkshire. The Flavours of [...]…

Black Sheep is once again sponsoring the Hambleton Football Combination. The league which is local to the breweryn begins on the 2nd of December and details of the all the fixtures can be found below. 2 December North Riding Sunday Challenge Cup – Round 3 (If the scores are level at the end of normal [...]…

Renowned Yorkshire artist ‘Ashley Jackson’ will be at the brewery signing copies of his latest book ‘My Yorkshire’  from 1pm till 2pm on Thursday 13th December. Ashley’s new book, “My Yorkshire Sketchbook” features the artist’s favourite drawing and watercolour sketches from throughout his lifetime of depicting his beloved home county. Entry is free and the Visitors’ Centre’s [...]…