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The Black Sheep Brewery is a brewery in Masham in the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. ==History== The Black Sheep Brewery was established by Paul Theakston in 1991. Following a successful launch as a Business Expansion Scheme, it became a public limited company (plc) in 1992. Paul Theakston had been managing director of Theakstons brewery, also in Masham, since 1968. He began at the age of 23, taking over from his father, Frank Theakston. Theakstons brewery was bought by Matthew Brown following disagreements between members of the family and other shareholders, and in 1987 Matthew Brown was in turn taken over by Scottish and Newcastle. Paul Theakston left in 1988, and after a hiatus of more than a year purchased the North Yorkshire Malt Roasting Company, originally part of the former Lightfoot's brewery site, from an animal feed company, in order to start a new brewery in Masham. Theakston wanted to use the Lightfoot name to bring back an old brewing tradition; however it was discovered that this name had already been trademarked by Scottish and Newcastle. The associations of Masham with sheep led Theakston to come up with the name "Sheep Brewery" which rapidly became "Black Sheep" at his wife's suggestion.The first and original Black Sheep Best Bitter was sold at the Bruce Arms by its Landlord, David Young. The brewery produces a range of well-hopped bitters, to distinguish itself from Theakston's range of fruity and yeasty beers. The brewery quickly became successful after formation, and now produces over 75,000 barrels a year. The brewery has capitalised on its popularity by converting unused parts of the original maltings into a visitors centre to promote visits to the brewery itself. Many pubs in Yorkshire Dales display the Black Sheep logo, even if they do not sell the beer. The brewery offers pub signage free of charge to publicans who regularly stock Black Sheep beers. However, removal of signage from lapsed customers is less certain. The brewery re-launched their ''Emmerdale Ale'' as a lower-alcohol beer (formerly 5%) on 27 January 2006 at The Crown in Manfield for the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The launch party saw Chris Chittell (Eric Pollard from the ''Emmerdale'' TV series) pull the first pint of the new brew. Sadly, Emmerdale Ale is no longer brewed. The night also marked the rebranding of Black Sheep's ''Special Ale'' (in cask form) as ''Black Sheep Ale'', the name that it has been sold as in bottles since 1992, bringing both into line.〔(Re-launch story ) Morning Advertiser - Retrieved on 2007-07-23〕 In 2008, the brewery launched ''Draught Golden Sheep'', a blonde cask beer with a refreshing citrus-hop flavour. It remains a seasonal brew. This, like all Black Sheep beers and indeed the brewing plant itself was created by Paul Ambler, Head Brewer since 1992 and later Operations Director. Paul Ambler has now retired. Comments Paul Theakston, "Over the years, Paul Ambler has been a fierce champion of the quality of our beer, which is the keystone of our success". All bottled beers brewed by the Black Sheep Brewery are suitable for both vegetarians and vegans.〔 http://www.blacksheepbrewery.com/News/NewsDetail.aspx?referrer=newsPage&id=139.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black Sheep Brewery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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