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 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Stråfarget. Nesten klar. Lavt tett skum. Lett fruktaroma. Spor av malt. Smaken røde plommer. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.
Tried from Cask on 12 Feb 2025 at 17:25

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Half-pint. Chalk white head over a misty amber body, rich lacing. Inviting on the nose with lemony hops and a scent of biscuit. Well blended taste of mid-sweet, mild caramel malts, bread, and lemony hops. Hints of resinous bitterness to the ending. Nice. (Liverpool, 12.02.2025).
Tried from Cask at Vernon Arms on 12 Feb 2025 at 17:15

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at London & North Western, Birmingham. Clear amber, small beige head, ok lacing. Its malty with some caramel, apple, grassiness and spice. Moderately bitter with a nice stone fruit and malt finish. Smooth and goes down well. Very good bitter.
Tried from Cask at The London & North Western on 10 Feb 2025 at 20:00

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Hazy/cloudy yellow gold with a small bubbly/frothy white head and a lovely pithy fruit aroma. Smooth and soft with mild citrus bitterness and a bittersweet finish
Tried from Cask at Salopian Brewery on 06 Feb 2025 at 19:30

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Pours black with a frothy tan head and a mild coffee and dark fruit aroma. Light to medium bodied, there’s a kick up front, some effervescence, coffee bitterness, hints of chocolate and a very dry finish
Tried from Cask at Salopian Brewery on 06 Feb 2025 at 19:00

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Clear aple gold with a frothy white head and a very soft aroma of grapes and peaches. Light bodied, there’s the flavour of unripe apricot or peach, juicy grape freshness, some light biscuit malt and a dryish finish
Tried from Cask at Salopian Brewery on 06 Feb 2025 at 18:30

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Clear pale gold with a frothy white head and soft fruit and light cereal on the nose. Light bodied with fruity notes and subtle biscuit malt, finishes dry and very slightly bitter.
Tried from Cask at Salopian Brewery on 06 Feb 2025 at 18:00

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Ask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge at 4.8%. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is hoppy blackcurrant Locketts. Taste has creamy roast and hoppy blackcurrant Lockets. A little liquroice. Definitely verging on black IPA territory.
Tried from Cask on 04 Feb 2025 at 18:24

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Old rating from 2017 - 500ml bottle brought back to Jersey by a friend. Pours pale golden with a creamy white head. Aromas & tastes of lemon, orange, biscuit, grass, herbs & malt. Moderate body. Slight bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 18:55

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at Lych Gate, Wolverhampton. Pours almost black with a sizable tan head and good lacing. The aroma has roasted malts and some hints of spice and smoke. In the mouth it fluctuates between sweetness and bitter and is fairly smooth. Flavour has roasted malts and chocolate with hints of ginger, spice, tobacco and alcoholic strength. The spiciness lasts into the slightly dry finish. This is decent – if a bit unusual.
Tried from Cask at Lych Gate Tavern (Black Country Inns) on 30 Jan 2025 at 00:00