There’s international recognition for Black Sheep Brewery, which has picked up five medals at the World Beer Awards, including a gold.
Multi-award winning Milk Stout, a creamy stout packing notes of chocolate, vanilla and coffee, was named country winner in the milk stout category. Milk Stout is one of the brewery’s most accomplished beers and collected the same award in 2019, as well as a gold medal at the International Brewing Awards in the same year.
Other highlights at this year’s World Beer Awards included a silver for Shapeless Malice, part of Black Sheep’s 5 Barrel Project programme. The brewery’s flagship cask beer, Black Sheep Best Bitter, and its Yorkshire lager, 54 Lager, both picked up a bronze in their respective categories. There was bronze, too, for Riggwelter.
Charlene Lyons, chief executive at Black Sheep Brewery, said: “This year’s big win at the World Beer Awards affirms what we all believe here at the brewery — that Black Sheep’s beers are among the best in the world across multiple beer categories.
“We’re incredibly proud of our brewing team here in Masham and we’re always so grateful to everyone who has supported Black Sheep Brewery over the last 30 years by simply enjoying a pint of Yorkshire’s finest.”
This is not the first year Black Sheep has won big at the World Beer Awards. In 2021, it collected nine medals, including a gold for its limited-edition Peanut Brittle Stout.
