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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7.5

Tried from Cask on 17 Feb 2026 at 15:39


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Hand pulled half pint in the Unicorn, Ludlow on 13th February 2026. Clean and clear light golden body, snow white crown on top. Subtle citrus nose and taste, soft floral centre before a slight more bitter finish.

Tried from Cask at Unicorn on 13 Feb 2026 at 17:00


6

Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2026 at 09:11


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

Tried from Cask on 06 Feb 2026 at 20:47


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

6/2/2026. Cask at the 16th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Aroma is ashy, chocolate, coffee, roasted malts. Nicely done.

Tried from Cask on 06 Feb 2026 at 15:36


4

Very flowery, not really to my taste, wouldn't drink it again. Christmas present from my stepson, drank at home.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2026 at 22:30


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

Pendle Beer Festival 2026 Beer#1. A dark starter for the festival, which is a steady if understated stout, dark malty rather than roasted in its notes, and an underperforming texture.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jan 2026 at 17:34

gave a cheers!

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

Tried from Draft on 17 Jan 2026 at 20:55


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

440ml can thanks to Mike. Just what the doctor ordered. Great balance, nice and light on the palate, not too hoppy, not too sweet, just right. New Kashmir anyone?

Tried from Can on 17 Jan 2026 at 08:46


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

440ml can, thanks to Mike for squirrelling this away for me! A gusher unfortunately! Black appearance, thin brown head. Robust rich coffee nose, continuing to taste alongside rich dark malt layers and a little fire on the finish. Quite a nice complex stout. Shame I lost a quarter of it.

Tried from Can on 14 Jan 2026 at 09:30