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.
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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can at home. Clear golden colour with a white head. Light citrus slight tropical. Crisp. Light body.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2024
at 15:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ Salopian, the pub, after our monthly beer tasting at Chez Sophie. Pours a hazed gold, white head. Lovely soothing sweetness at play that nudges slightly towards a peachy tropical side without fully committing. Ever so slightly creamy, smooth and refreshing. Lovely.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2024
at 08:36
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[April 2024] Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a soft stone fruit aroma. Light bodied with hop bitterness and soft fruity notes
Tried
from Cask
at
Salopian Bar
on 29 Apr 2024
at 18:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Deep good with a lasting off-white head and a light fizz. Good condition. Crisp from the off with floral hops and wheat chaff. A hint of red berries, then orange and sherbet in the slightly dry and moderately bitter finish. Nice fulfilling mouthfeel. The more I drank this the more I liked it. Dangerously moreish; an excellent golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2024
at 09:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can. Clear golden, white head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, ripe orange, something tropical (pineapple?). Taste is fruity, orange and grapefruit, a bit of marmalade, some ripe pineapple/peach/misc. tropical fruits, clean and crisp with a drying piney bitterness. Medium bodied. Decent enough.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2024
at 20:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled third of a pint in The Ship and Castle, Aberystwyth on 27th April 2024, Jolly Boys outing! Black body, lightly tanned topping. Malty with coffee overtones, roasted chocolate, singed feel.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2024
at 09:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled third of a pint in The Ship and Castle, Aberystwyth on 27th April 2024, Jolly Boys outing! Clean golden pour, white crown. Hoppy front, earthy and grassy with a solid grainy base.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2024
at 09:31
7/10
Tried
on 21 Apr 2024
at 10:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Café Beermoth, Manchester. Clear golden with a thick creamy-frothy head. Has an appealing cask texture with a light hoppy-sweet taste, almost marshmallow-like. Fruit is evident.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2024
at 18:35
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Handpump @Birrifugio Trastevere (Rome). Dorata limpida, schiuma bianca media, discretamente persistente. Naso fruttato, acetaldeide, leggermente floreale. In bocca è morbida, con amaro leggero, un po' fiacca. Corpo esile, leggermente watery, carbonazione soft. Assolutamente anonima e non pulitissima.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2024
at 17:59