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 @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2007. Pours a clear pale golden color with a small white head. Fruity malty spicy and yeasty aroma with hints of citrus. Sweet malty fruity bitter citrus flavor. Long malty citrus finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried from Cask on 01 Oct 2007 at 03:16

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, Bath 28/9/07. Golden coloured with a slight white head. Slightly sweet aroma of apricots with plenty of grassy hops. Flavour was fruity with a long dry finish. Good.
Tried from Cask on 29 Sep 2007 at 05:16

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[i] Cask at JDW. Penny Black, Bicester 22-09-07 [/i] Copper in colour with small white head. fruity hop aroma, taste is also fruity, hoppy, and suprisingly quite robust with reasonable bitterness not too much sweet malts but they were there, a nice bitter.
Tried from Cask on 22 Sep 2007 at 11:30

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2007. Pale yellow with a medium lasting, small white head. Lemon drops and roses in the nose. Sweet, thin and fruity flavour. 2.4

Cask at GBBF 2011. Clean and malty with a bit of fruity character
Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2007 at 10:49

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On draught at the Bow Bar: Deep golden, small, persistent foamy layer, sticking to the glass; fruity (oranges, lemons, zests) nose wioth some very moderate traces of hops in the background; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; sweet-bitter, also a bit tart finish. O.K., reminds me a bit of a Belgian ale.....
Tried on 26 Aug 2007 at 12:09

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Cask (handpump) @ The Swan, DY8, Amblecote. Unclear yellow orange color with a small, creamy / fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate yeasty, light sweet vinegar. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light acidic with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.
Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2007 at 03:10

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Cask (handpump) @ Robin Hood, DY8, Amblecote. Clear medium amber color with a small fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, citrus, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to creamy, carbonation is flat.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2007 at 09:12

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Cask at GBBF 2007 ... Golden yellow ... lemon citrus hop ... sharp tangy hop fruity but not quite there.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2007 at 14:31

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask conditioned at the Royal Oak, Oldfield Park, Bath 11/5/07. The name of this was daunting but the effect of adding lemons was not overpowering. Beer was a clear gold with slight, lacy head. Aroma was of citrus fruit hoppiness. Flavour was of lemons and grass with a slightly dry finish. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 12 May 2007 at 04:28

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Chris_O bottlefest 2007. Dark brown colour with beige head. Rather nice porter, very good hop on end as well. Very good porter even towards the end of the session this stood out.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2007 at 07:05