Black Sheep Brewery Blog

We’re really pleased to hear that the Staveley Arms at North Stainley will re-open on Bank Holiday Monday, 27th August after being closed for a few months. The pub which has undergone refurbishment inside and out and is under the new ownership and will of course be serving our award winning Black Sheep ales.…

A great day out was had by all at the Wentbridge House Yorkshire Day!…

Headingley is hosting the second nerve-wracking test match between England and South Africa on the 2nd to 6th August. After England’s defeat in the first test match at The Oval, the pressure is on to come back stronger at Headingley. It’s the only test match in the series outside of London, so it’s a not [...]…

Competition now closed – thanks for taking part! If you don’t follow us on Twitter click here to go to our Twitter site and follow us, or search for @blacksheepbeer.   Competition Winners We asked our twitter followers to tell us “Why YOU Love Yorkshire” using the hashtag #gysblacksheep to be in with a chance of winning [...]…

This year we’re celebrating 20 years of brewing our Black Sheep ales and so we thought you might be interested in learning a little about the “History of Beer” which dates back an impressive 9,000 years to when the first fermented alcoholic drinks were brewed!   Why in medieval times was beer so popular? Read [...]…

Like a lot of Yorkshire folk over the last week we’ve been “following the flame” as it passes through our region. We’re never far from the action, as this fantastic photo shows of our Black Sheep delivery truck sneaking into the background to get a glimpse of the Olympic torch. The weather held out for the torch [...]…

A Yorkshire summer wouldn’t be complete without a little rain and of course the iconic Great Yorkshire Show. Black Sheep have traditionally had a big presence and this year is no exception. Watch the dancing sheep in the Sheep Show we’ve sponsored, and then admire our sheep sculpture by Reece Ingram, who is currently exhibiting [...]…

Black Sheep have joined forces with Brymor to create an utterly delicious Rigg, Rum and Raisin ice-cream. The flavour infuses our very own Riggwelter beer with Brymor’s signature Rum and Raisin ice-cream. Brymor’s creamy ice-cream is produced using milk from pedigree cows on Guernsey and it perfectly complements the distinctive dark fruit and roasted malt [...]…

The Black Sheep Brewery has hit a six to be the official beer for Yorkshire County Cricket Club at Headingley.…

Well done to the Royal Oak at Delph for a fantastic write up in the The Telegraph. …