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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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Kings Head, Leicester. Mid- to dark gold and clear with a loose uneven off-white head. Slight metallic aroma with ripe tangerine and kiwi. Taste is more bitter than I'd expected but there's a nice fruity sweetness. Bitter finish. Surprisingly so. Medium body with soft carbonation. Not their best.

Tried from Cask at King's Head (Black Country Ales) on 09 Dec 2025 at 18:31


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate, cherry, molasses. Taste is sweet, chocolatey, cherries, dark malts, molasses, bittersweet. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can from RAD Beer on 23 Nov 2025 at 22:08


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half pint on cask at the Leopard.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at The Leopard on 21 Nov 2025 at 17:54


6.5

Slight sweet with light fruit. Light body.

Tried from Cask at The Strugglers Inn on 21 Nov 2025 at 12:29


8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a sizable foamy cream head and good lacing. There’s malts and chocolate in the aroma. In the mouth it is basically sweet, but with a little added bitterness. Main flavours are a deep rich maltiness and some dark fruits and lactose. Plenty of other tastes come through eventually to some degree – coffee, gingerbread, spice and plums. Finish is somewhat sweet and slightly fruity. This is rather nice !

Tried from Cask at Shrewsbury Arms on 20 Nov 2025 at 14:20


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours pale gold with a small head. Aroma is light tropical fruit, straw and banana. Taste has straw throughout with a touch of lemon. Bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 12 Nov 2025 at 20:29


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Amber gold with a frothy / creamy off-white head and a sweet fruity aroma. Soft and a touch creamy, sweet fruity notes, a touch of citrus bitterness with delicate biscuit malt underneath, finishes dry and a little bitter.

Tried from Cask at Prince of Wales on 12 Nov 2025 at 17:30


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pale gold with a frothy white head and a tangerine aroma. Smooth and clean, slightly tart citrus bitterness up front, softens and levels out to finish dry and a touch bitter, soft biscuit malt lurking underneath it all.

Tried from Cask at Salopian Bar on 08 Nov 2025 at 12:20


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Victorian Craft Beer Cafe Back In Black Beer Festival 2025, Beer#8. All black and a gaseous dark-malty beer, quite sweet in this respect too, but not overly so in general terms. Most booziest in aroma, but not very. Decent body. Fine ale but without portfolio really.

Tried from Cask at Victorian Craft Beer Cafe on 07 Nov 2025 at 18:24


7

Some berry fruit.

Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2025 at 14:23