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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF08. Hazy golden colour. Small frothy head. Good hop bitterness with some citric flavour hops.
Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2008 at 07:31

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Cask at GBBF08. Weak citric aroma, not really lemony. Hazy yellow colour. Small white head. Good citric flavour though, some bitterness, not too much. Lemony aftertaste. Quite refreshing.
Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2008 at 07:30

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Bottle at home ... Deep brown ... thin roast malt nose...mellow roast malts l... some toffee reasonable hop level... after the imperial stout its definitly a bit thin. but i’ll give it benifit of doubt.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2008 at 15:55

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Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is sweet malts, mild citrusfruits as well as wood. Flavour is grassy hops, mild wood and some sourness. Finish is wooden bitterness as well as very mouthdrying.
Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2008 at 00:45

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Bottle that I picked up from Westholme Londis, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon, consumed at Cropredy Festival 2008 Pours dark brown with a light beige head. Quit bizarrely I get sausage and chocolate on the nose? Interesting combination but strangely one that works quite well. Chocolate and a thin sasparilla taste, carbonation is soft, in short this is a nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2008 at 03:15

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet aroma with ripe fruits and caramel. Sweet flavor with caramel, fruits and hoppy notes. Ends bitter.
Tried on 07 Aug 2008 at 17:41

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A dark black porter with a thick moka head. Light chocolate aroma with light lactic notes and light Brett. In mouth, good roasted malt, bitter chocolate and coffee notes. Nice little lactic notes, and peaty notes. Medium bodied. An excellent porter. Tasted Late nov. 2006. BB 12-0409
Tried on 04 Jul 2008 at 22:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask, Bag O’Nails, Bristol. Hazy golden colour with a thin whiteish head. Aroma was a bit meek; slightly grassy with a hint of citrus and hop. Sweetish malt tinged flavour with further citrus hints. Refreshing enough and not bad.
Tried from Cask on 21 Jun 2008 at 06:14

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Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 15/06/08. This was pleasant enough with out making a huge impact. Amber coloured with a slight off-white head. Aroma had some fruit, biscuit malt and earthy hops. Flavour had a tinge of sweetness to start before a decent bitter finish. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 15 Jun 2008 at 14:23

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Cask handpull at The Rake, Borough Market. Cellar run. Gold. Bizarrely a bit like a Belgian blond. Bit of rose petal. Oddly nice and the first cellar run I’ve had at this pub so hats off to the guy behind the bar.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2008 at 09:35