Golden Sheep Ale (Black Sheep)

Name: Golden Sheep Ale
Label: "Refreshing golden beer with a clean & wickedly moreish finish"
Brewery: Black Sheep
ABV: 4.7%

Tasting notes: "Born from the pioneering spirit of Paul Theakston who, in 1992, followed his heart and dared to start a new brewery. Brewed in Masham, North Yorkshire, this beer is the culmination of six generations of family brewing expertise."

Game: Today we have an Eaglemoss Alien and Predator Collection delivery. This is Issue 19: Bishop. The figurine shows Bishop just before he gets in the tunnel to go and fix the satellite to call the spare ship down to the planet. The resemblance in the face is not quite there to be honest. They should have maybe done one with him speared by the Alien Queen's tail or cut in half.

Rating: 6/10

Issue 19: Bishop

Black Sheep IPA (Black Sheep)

Name: Black Sheep IPA
Label: "A bold Yorkshire IPA full of fresh juicy hop character."
Brewery: Black Sheep Brewery
ABV: 5.1%

Tasting notes: "A classic English hopped Yorkshire IPA full of fresh, juicy hop character from Progress & Goldings. Brewed in homage to the original highly hopped IPAs sent on the slow boat to India."

Game: Figurine time, this is from Assassin's Creed III, Connor: The Last Breath and depicts Connor killing a dude. Well detailed, probably one of my favourite pieces. Ubisoft did do a Premium Edition of this which was twice as big I think but cost around £420. Missed out sadly.

Rating: 9/10

Assassin's Creed® III: Connor - The Last Breath Figurine

Monty Pythons Holy Grail (Black Sheep)

Name: Monty Python's Holy Grail
Label: "And now for something completely different - Golden Ale Tempered Over Burning Witches - Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"
Brewery: Black Sheep Co.
ABV: 4.7%

Tasting notes: "A light golden beer with a fresh, zesty taste and a long crisp bitter finish... Goes beautifully with Spam, albatross or battered herring."  Official Monty Python ale. How great is that!

Game: It's the beginnings of a journey over to the dark-side, we got us-selves a PlayStation 4!  And what better way to experience PS4... by playing remastered PS3 games on it! First up, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It's about 9 years old and kinda showing it's age to be fair. The graphics and animation are ropier than the ropes Nathan oft finds himself dangling from. But as an introduction to the Uncharted series, it's a fine Indiana Jones/Tomb Raider-esque romp.
Rating: 7 smart-ass quips out of 10.

Amber Ale (Black Sheep for Morrisons)

Name: Amber Ale
Label: "A smooth, fruity brew with a bitter finish - Wm Morrison Specially Selected"
Brewery: Black Sheep
ABV: 4.5%

Rating: "Brewed in the heart of Yorkshire, this amber ale is a true British classic - the kind of beer that'll warm your cockles on the coldest of Northern nights. Brewed in the famous Black Sheep Brewery in Masham using Maris Otter malted barley, it's packed full of rich, fruity flavours for a classic ale that leads the field, rather than following the herd. Try it with: Hearty meat pies or punchy British cheeses like Wensleydale and Stilton."

Game: I have won second prize in a 2K Games fictional writing competition! It's like Monopoly but in real life and without all the money and property!  The competition was to write a short story involving UFOs as a bit of tie-in with the recent release of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Here's my entry and a link to the winning entry. I read the winners effort but I didn't understand it. Too high brow - she can obviously write properly.  Anyway, I got the game by the way. It's a tough cookie and unfortunately I've not had quite enough time to get into it yet, what with Eurogamer and GTAV and so on. However it's looking good so far.

Golden Ale (Black Sheep Brewery for Morrisons)

Name: Golden Ale
Label: "A smooth and citrusy buxom blonde - Wm Morrison Specially Selected"
Brewery: Black Sheep
ABV: 4.2%

Rating: "In Greek mythology, heroes travelled the world in their quest to claim the Golden Fleece as their own. And this golden ale from the iconic Black Sheep Brewery is the kind of treasure modern heroes will quest for too. OK, so you and your mates might not be Jason and Argonauts... but this refreshingly smooth Yorkshire beer is guaranteed to make even a quiet night in feel epic. Try it with: Chicken and fish dishes - especially seafood like simple marinara pasta or barbecued prawns."

Game: Eurogamer is over for another year. Met some cool peeps and played some awesome next-gen games. Didn't realise how quickly you get chucked off a game though, so on the first day I spent five precious minutes playing draughts in Assassin's Creed 4. Shame there's no achievement for being the only person (idiot) at Eurogamer to win a game of draughts on AC4.

All Creatures (Black Sheep Brewery)

Name: All Creatures
Label: "Bright & Beautiful - Yorkshire Pale Ale"
Brewery: Black Sheep
ABV: 4.0%

Rating: "Brewed in celebration of James Herriot, this is a light, bright Yorkshire Pale Ale with a stubborn hoppy kick! It's carefully crafted at our brewery in Masham in the heart of Herriot country, using a blend of Fuggles, Goldings and Bramling Cross whole flower hops."  I didn't much care for the telly program, it was something that your mum watched, but this beer more than makes up for it.

Game: Strangely there was an article on C&VG today about how the 3DS is selling really well and the 'marketing boss thinks software will drive Wii U sales'.  Stranger still is the fact that for me, the 3DS software I've been playing DID make me buy a Wii U last week! That marketing boss is a frickin' genius! Give him a pay rise, quick! I'm amazed by my Wii U. I should have got one sooner. Currently playing Mario, Monster Hunter 3 and ZombiU. ZombiU is brilliant by the way, don't believe what IGN / Gamespot have said, their brains must have been zombie-chomped.  Think game mechanics more akin to Dark Souls rather than the awful Left 4 Dead and you're on the right track.

Yorkshire Square Ale (Black Sheep Brewery)

Name: Yorkshire Square Ale
Label: "Bred in Masham"
Brewery: Black Sheep
ABV: 5.0%

Rating: B & M Bargains were selling this for 99p. It was close to its sell by date (28/12/2010) however it tasted great, so whether sell by dates have any bearing on taste or not who knows?

Game: Mafia II lasted about twelve hours. Short and sweet and also awesome at the same time. It also boasts some interesting in-game collectibles such as Playboy centrefolds from the era. This is probably amazing for pre-pubescent males but not so much for a thirty-three year old.  But still, its always nice to look at a good pair of tits from time to time no matter what age you are. Bring on the boobs.