8 Sail Brewery Red Windmill

Red Windmill

 

8 Sail Brewery in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
6.13
ABV: 4.4% IBU: - Ticks: 11
A Red Ale with spicy rye malt and fruity hops. Previously called Moulin Rouge.
 

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Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2025 at 00:04


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Huge thanks to Erzengel for sharing! Bottle looks good. Beer in the glass brownish, small head. Dry malty aroma. Starts fine malty, roasty, dry, a bit soapy-sourish. Bitter touch. Finish could be more balanced. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2021 at 19:33


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle. A clear reddish colour, small beige head. Aroma of reddish malt, some red berries and caramel. Taste of red fruits, berries, some caramelized malt, moderate bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2021 at 20:45


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Many thanks to Simon! Easy to drink, grainy with a soft red body. Grainy, slightly red sourish, malty. Sticky grainy with a slightly sweetish finish.

Tried on 27 Sep 2020 at 14:02


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Minimal off white head left a collar on @ reddish brown still body. Spicy red berry aroma. Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with lighter clean back. Red berries, slightly sour, lightly hopped, rye & pale malt tastes. All a bit mixed up.

Tried on 11 Sep 2020 at 20:19


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - a big gusher. Nose - red fruit, earth and biscuit. Hint of yeast infection. Taste - initial red fruit but then overwhelmed by yeast infection. Palate - tangy and off. Overall - infected so a drain pour.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2019 at 19:22


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

17/2/2019. Bottle from the 8 Sail Brewery Centre. Pours amber with a large foamy off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, hops, fruit and berries. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Sweet, malty, fruity finish. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2019 at 13:22


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle courtesy of Grumbo. Thanks. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. High carbonation. 200718

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2018 at 15:58


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ Lincs tasting, Højbjerg. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, nuts, flowers, hops and malt.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2018 at 15:55


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle: BB Nov 2017. Obtained from 'Beers of Europe' and drank at home during a random tasting session on 15th Sep 2017, split between three. Red hue to the amber body, on top an off-white head. Aroma had a malty front with a Rye dominance, light spicy notes too. Taste again Rye centric and slightly sour in nature, might have had an infected bottle because it seemed 'on the turn' like the last drinkable pint in the firkin before you send it back (when in fact you should have sent it back because it wasn't right).

Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2017 at 02:05