Originally Posted by
sheffield hatter
This beer has no similarity to the beer of the same name that used to be brewed in Leeds. It's not even bitter, having, to my taste, a thin, watery, underwhelming, slightly sweet flavour. And before anyone comments on my ageing taste buds, let me just say that Black Sheep Bitter still tastes to me as bitter and characterful as when I first drank it. (Perhaps they're putting more hops in nowadays, to help preserve the youthful delusions of old fogeys like me - if so, thanks very much.)