Black Sheep Brewery Black Sheep Brewery The Black Sheep Brewery is a brewery in Masham in the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. 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. Theakston had been managing director of Theakston Brewery, also in Masham, since 1968. He began at the age of 23, taking over from his father, Frank. Matthew Brown bought Theakston Brewery following disagreements between members of the family and other shareholders. In 1987 Scottish & Newcastle succeeded Brown as owner.
Timothy Taylor Brewery "New Inn" in Cononley, the "Royal Oak" in Keighley, the "Royal Oak" in Ripon, the "Town Hall Tavern" in central Leeds, the "White Horse" in Thornton, the "White Swan" in Fence and the "Woolly Sheep" in Skipton. All of these pubs are run by tenants, except for the "Lord Rodney" in Keighley and the "Woolly Sheep" in Skipton, which are run by Timothy Taylor's itself. In 2015, Timothy Taylor's bought "The Devonshire Hotel" in Grassington and it underwent a complete refurbishment, reopening in December 2015. Timothy Taylor Brewery Timothy Taylor's is a family-owned regional brewery founded in 1858 by Timothy