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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Cask at the Shovel, Lye. Pours a dull gold with a medium head. Aroma has a honey and floral sweetness. Taste has a subtle biscuit start. A sweet hop and perfume finish.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2011 at 16:24

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Bottle @ Y.N.W.A. Pours black with a beige head on top. Vague roast, grain and coffee. Smooth. Mildly dusty and vaguely metallic. Medium bodied. Short end.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2011 at 07:08

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Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Amber with a tight white head; zesty grapefruit aroma; crisp with a sweet grapefruit flavour and a creamy, grainy body; lightly bitter grapefruit finish with fresh leafy hops. A really good, citrusy, golden ale.
Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2011 at 05:34

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17th May 2009
Spoons Fest.Clear light amber beer. Semi dry palate. Rich grapefruit hops with a good balance of sweet malt.
Tried on 30 Jan 2011 at 14:57

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at Victoria station Wetherspoons, London. A golden coloured pour with a smallish white head. Hoppy, grassy aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus fruit, slight bitterness. An easy drinking ale that would be nice in a country pub garden.
Tried from Cask on 30 Jan 2011 at 10:56

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cask at the bows ... deep black ... soft fruity dark roast ... big fruits ... big chocolate roast ... nose ... light hop front ... hiint of pine .... big chocolate ... light oily body ... nice gentle roast .... very nice
Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2011 at 04:33

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
(Gravicask at Old Fountain, Old Street, London, 25 Nov 2010) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with caramel, coffee and dark fruit. Roasted, malty taste with notes of chocolate, coffee, dark bread and dried fruit. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness and a balanced coffee bitterness. Very nice porter.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2011 at 07:44

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1st December 2010
Pigs Ear. Clear pale gold beer, no head. Shertbet citrus hop nose. Light dry palate. Low carbonation. Very sherbetty citrus hop. Dry finish. Pleasant - errrm - shertbetty beer!
Tried on 27 Dec 2010 at 10:50

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16th December 2010. Spoons - Hamilton Hall. Clear gold beer, thin white head. Light dry palate, a little soft. Lovely fresh orange with traces of grapefruit and citrus, all seamlessly joined up in to a fruity treat. Zingy! Nice even malt base. Finishes dry with lemon sherbet, orange sherbet and creamy malt. Thoroughly enjoyable beer which some more conservative Camra members I was drinking with found too hoppy!
Tried on 27 Dec 2010 at 09:13

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Cask-conditioned at the Portcullis, Clifton, Bristol 11/12/10. Golden in colour with a slight white head. Aroma of floral hops with a touch of tropical fruit. Flavour of sweet, slightly creamy malts, pineapple and citrus hops, with a decent dry finish. Very good.
Tried from Cask on 17 Dec 2010 at 23:37