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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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Third of a pint at the Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 25th September 2025. Dark brown body, tanned smooth crown on top. Malty chocolate with a cherry undertone, Black Forrest Gateau meets Guinness sort of thing.
Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2025 at 15:10

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Third of a pint at the Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 25th September 2025. Hazy light golden body, white head. Wheaty, yeasty and tasty. Spicy with a clove like flavours take over mid-sip.an interesting brew all round.
Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2025 at 15:00

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Third of a pint at the Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 25th September 2025. Clean golden pour, white head. Citrus front to the nose and taste, bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2025 at 14:30

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Third of a pint at the Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 25th September 2025. Light golden body, clean and clear, white crown on top. Hoppy front with a decent bite. Drying finish.
Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2025 at 14:30

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Third of a pint at the Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 25th September 2025. Clean golden body, white crust. Fruity, in both the nose and taste, light bitterness that gets stronger as you sip along.
Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2025 at 14:25

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Third of a pint at the Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 25th September 2025. Clean and clear light golden body, white head. It came across as Lemon Dream with Ginger added, not as simple as that I suppose.
Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2025 at 14:15

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Near black with a frothy/bubbly tan head and a chocolate and cherry aroma. Smooth and creamy, soft roasted malt, chocolate and a touch of tart cherry in the finish.

Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2025
Tried from Cask at Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 24 Sep 2025 at 21:50

6/10
Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2025 at 18:30

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear pale gold coloured pour with a a lasting uniform white head. Aroma is green apple custard, earthy grains, nutty. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty, custard, light tang, little buttery. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, little creamy, ok cask condition. Meh.
Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2025 at 15:44

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Clear and golden with a frothy white head but not much of an aroma, just a touch of light biscuit malt and slightly tart fruit. Light and easy drinking, there’s some orchard fruit character coming through, light malt and dry delicate bitterness to finish things off
Tried from Cask at Salopian Brewery on 05 Sep 2025 at 16:05