The Black Sheep Brewery, Ripon

Also known as the "Baa'r", this is accessed round the back of the brewery and benefits from its own car park, if you can find it, or has pedestrian access from the side. Despite apparently being in an old building, it has been reroofed and generally rebuilt inside with new timbering and industrial pipework, so feels relatively modern. 6 out of 8 handpumps were on with their own brews, while a wall of keg taps included a few ciders and "guests", including a couple from Purity (which is also in the Keystone Brewing Group) and one from Big Drop (which might or might not be). The shop alongside offers sundry bottles, tins, clothing and other merch. Good if you want to go through the Black Sheep range but, as others have mentioned, not a great 'pub' experience.

No longer Black Sheep’s only “pub” since they bought York Brewery and gained their Leeds and York pubs, still however a mix of shop, bistro, brewery tour and bar. Ten Pulls serving the current Black Sheep range plus 10 keg taps on the back wall with a mix of Black Sheep, a lager and two varieties of cider. Little in the way of pub ambiance even in the bar area or the mezzanine above it but high quality beers as expected in the brewery tap. The service is more bistro than bar of course, and internally not a lot has changed since the last reviews.