About
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.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear and golden with a frothy / creamy white head and a soft cereal malt aroma. Fresh and fruity, floral hops and a hint of honey sweetness, finishes dry and slightly bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Salopian Brewery
on 03 Jul 2026
at 15:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cloudy, near murky gold with a frothy white head and a tropical fruit juice aroma. Soft and smooth, dank tropical fruit, mellow bitterness and a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Salopian Brewery
on 03 Jul 2026
at 15:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask (Briar Rose JDW, Birmingham) - Amber in colour. Grapefruit, orange and some subtle biscuity notes in the aroma. Hoppy and relatively bitter taste with grapefruit, orange, caramel and biscuity malt.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2026
at 09:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy / cloudy gold with a frothy white head and a citrus and tropical fruit hop aroma. Not exactly hop soup, but not far off it, tropical fruit sweetness, citrus fruit bitterness and a lovely dry bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Prince of Wales
on 19 Jun 2026
at 15:20
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours golden yellow with a medium sized foamy almost white head and good lacing. Berry fruits dominate the aroma plus hints of floral hops. In the mouth it is briefly sweet but a slight sharpness very quickly takes over. Flavour of citrus, tropical fruit and floral hops. Sharpness fades to bitter after a while. Finish is a little dry. A typical Salopian hoppy pale – like so many others.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Arms
on 18 Jun 2026
at 13:55
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Clear golden amber with a creamy white head and a light fruit malt aroma. Smooth and creamy, mellow hop bitterness, spiky fruit malt and a dry finish.
The Original Ball, Maesbury
The Original Ball, Maesbury
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2026
at 11:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours jet black with a large head. Aroma is dark chocolate and burdock. Taste has sweet and yeasty dark chocolate to start, with burdock on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2026
at 20:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hand pulled half pint in the BOD, Newport Shropshire on 2nd June 2026. Clean golden body, white roof. Floral and fruity nose, taste is light citrus with grapefruit coming through in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bod Newport
on 02 Jun 2026
at 14:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand pulled half pint in the Boot on 30th May 2026. Murky pour, white top. Citrus nose and taste, not really my thing; scored objectively.
Tried
from Cask
at
Boot Micropub
on 30 May 2026
at 14:00
8/10
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2026
at 23:29