Salopian Brewery

Microbrewery in Hadnall, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Salopian Brewery

Established in 1995

Contact
Old Station Yard, Old Station Road, Shrewsbury, Hadnall, SY4 3DD, England
Description
Salopian Brewery first brewed in Shrewsbury in 1995. Founded by Martin Barry on the site of the old Onions Dairy and like many breweries the kit we first brewed on was small and rudimentary at only two barrels. Brewing ceased in late 1997 due to financial problems. Our chairman Wilf Nelson joined the brewery in 1998 – Wilf coming on board gave the brewery much needed stability and vision to move to forward and brewing recommenced in January 1998.

Slowly, as cash flow permitted, we upgraded our brewing kit and replaced rusty dented vans with slightly less rusty dented vans. It was the onset of brewing a more eclectic range of cask ale, whilst embracing both traditional styles and those of our locality. 2014 saw the brewery make its final move – we hope! – to the village of Hadnall on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.

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6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Clear and golden with a frothy white head but not much of an aroma, just a touch of light biscuit malt and slightly tart fruit. Light and easy drinking, there’s some orchard fruit character coming through, light malt and dry delicate bitterness to finish things off
Tried from Cask at Salopian Brewery on 05 Sep 2025 at 16:05

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cloudy gold with a frothy white head and a soft fruity aroma with a touch of yeast. Soft and smooth with tart fruit bitterness, wheaty notes and a dry bitter finish
Tried from Cask at Salopian Brewery on 05 Sep 2025 at 15:50

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
3/9/2025. Cask at The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Aroma is grass, citrus, floral, gooseberry, peach, herb. Taste is tangy, herbal, citric, juicy fruits. Moderate sweetness, with drying tart and bitter. Soft carbonation. Very flavoursome.
Tried from Cask at Dove Street Inn on 03 Sep 2025 at 13:23

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tried on 25 Aug 2025 at 16:19

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Clear bright gold with a frothy white head and a mellow fruity aroma. Fresh and smooth with delicate biscuit malt, tartish fruity notes, a relatively sharp hop kick, grapefruit bitterness and a dry finish
Tried from Cask at Prince of Wales on 20 Aug 2025 at 16:50

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Justice Mill, Aberdeen. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light biscuit and citrus. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish.
Tried on 17 Aug 2025 at 11:18

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
It was a little hazy and didn’t have much lacing. I will try it tomorrow. I suspect the glass was not clean and it was put on too early.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2025 at 20:45

8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
bottiglia 50 cl, schiuma bianca pannosa media persistenza, color oro velato, al naso agrumi limone e pompelmo poi frutta a pasta gialla note floreali, in bocca è agrumata malto spezie frutta a pasta gialla note erbacee, corpo medio/leggero, carbonazione moderata, molto dolce con amaro moderato, media secchezza. Gustosa dissetante. Spettacolo. c. 1001birre.it 08.08.25
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2025 at 18:50

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried from Cask at The Gate House (JDW) on 26 Jul 2025 at 16:25

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draft at the cardinals hat. Lincoln. Pale golden colour with a white head. Citrus and tropical aroma and taste. Light sweet. Medium body.
Tried from Draft at The Cardinals Hat on 26 Jul 2025 at 15:57