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
The Black Sheep Band recorded by Jeff Dean of Million Yen Studios (and also guitarist for The Bomb, Noise By Numbers, Dead Ending, Explode and Make up and All Eyes West). The Band has never performed live all together but members of the band have performed some Black Sheep Band songs with their own bands and were joined by other BSB members. Proceeds of the record benefit Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The Black Sheep Band The Black Sheep Band is a Chicago-based punk rock supergroup that made a record for charity in 2011 called "A Chicago Punk Rock Collaboration For The Kids, Vol