Black Sheep Brewery 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, but Scottish and Newcastle had already trademarked the name. The association 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
Black Isle Brewery through the WWOOF programme. Black Isle Brewery Black Isle Brewery Ltd. is an organic brewery on the Black Isle, in the Highland region of Scotland, near the village of Munlochy. The brewery makes a variety of beers including Yellowhammer, Red Kite Ale, Goldfinch Porter and Scotch Ale. All of their beers are organic and suitable for vegetarians, as they do not use isinglass in the brewing process. The brewery manufactures organic beers using ingredients and produce from its own organic farm and other organic suppliers. The company is heavily involved in the organic movement and supports this by offering volunteer