Salopian Brewery

Microbrewery in Hadnall, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear pale gold with a frothy white head and soft fruit and light malt on the nose. Light bodied with citrusy notes on a light, biscuit malt backbone and a dry, bitter finish
Tried from Cask at Salopian Brewery on 05 Jul 2024 at 18:00

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Clear, pale straw coloured with a bubbly / frothy white head. Fruity, hoppy nose, light, fresh and fruity with a dollop of citrus hop bitterness, some floral notes and light malt shining through
Tried from Cask at Salopian Bar on 28 Jun 2024 at 17:15

4.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
I'd like to echo Martin's rate. I can't believe I've never had this! Handpull cask at the Salmon, Leicester. Dark gold, clear with uneven white head. Metallic aroma, some citrus, slightly floral. Sweet taste, a little bit of a sour kickback. Full body, no carbonation. Is it a bad beer, or is it in bad condition? Was surprisingly uncrazy about this.
Tried from Can on 25 Jun 2024 at 18:38

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Absolutely gobsmacked to discover than I’d never drunk this beer before ! [At least since my records began 12 years ago]. Anyway, cask at Bull & Stirrup, Chester. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with medium sized off=white head and excellent lacing. Is slow to settle but does so eventually. There’s yeast and floral hops in the aroma, plus a few traces of malts. In the mouth sweetness and bitterness vie for supremacy within a creamy texture. Flavour initially has corn, malts and traditional hops but later there are hints of ginger, herbs and citrus, This was surprisingly nice – better than their other mainstream beers,
Tried from Cask on 18 Jun 2024 at 17:01

7/10
Tried on 15 Jun 2024 at 17:57

6/10
Tried on 15 Jun 2024 at 16:04

7/10
keg at architect ... hazy amber ..thin white lacing ..soft dry herbal fruit nose ..soft dry fruit ..soft dry fruit
Tried on 12 Jun 2024 at 17:22

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
440ml can from Salopian Brewery. Drunk at home admiring the sun. Pours gold with a fine mist, small white head. Aroma has a good fresh lemony bouquet. Much more lemon presence coming through to taste compared to standard Lemon Dream, with a solid malt base. Just a wonderfully balanced, moreish beer this.
Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2024 at 18:03

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Salopian Brewery. Pours a deep amber, slightly misty, good off-white head. Smooth, creamy full bodied bitter.. quite malty, cereal with some twigs, good hoppy bitterness. Not bad.
Tried from Cask on 09 Jun 2024 at 16:39

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg @ Salopian Brewery. Pours opaque yellow, small white head. No information on the pumpclip about the beer. Took a swig without knowing anything about the beer and found it a bit odd. As if exotic fruit juice had been added in the glass half and half with a pale ale. My Reid below passed by and informed me it was a pineapple IPA. Didn't really come across as an IPA. Perhaps a tangy hoppy bitterness, finishing dry.. medium bodied. Malt base appears lacking. Not sure about this one.
Tried on 09 Jun 2024 at 16:38