8 Sail Brewery in England - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

8 Sail Brewery

Microbrewery in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: 8 Sail Brewery Tap And Shop

Established in 2010

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Heckington Windmill, 4 Hale Road, Heckington, NG34 9JW, England

0044 1529 469308

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8 Sail Brewery owns 1 brewery:

Description

The unique eight-sailed windmill at Heckington near Sleaford in Lincolnshire is the sole survivor of only seven of the type ever built in Britain. Heckington’s eight-sailed windmill owes its survival to John Pocklington (1865-1941) who combined the machinery from Skirbeck with the tower at Heckington in 1892. He kept the mill in working order even when it became obsolete and was commended by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings for his restoration of 1933. Kesteven County Council (later absorbed into Lincolnshire County Council) purchased the mill in 1953 and the building has been administered by the Friends of Heckington Mill since 1982.

Tony Pygott set up the six barrel brewery in the adjacent former grainstore in June 2010 and the first brew took place on 22nd June. Having built up a distribution network, 8 Sail Brewery cask and bottled-conditioned beers can be found in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and further afield.

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Solastalgic (4951) ticked Black Widow from 8 Sail Brewery 4 months ago

Good. Roasted malts, slightly dry smooth finish.

Tried from Cask on 19 Sep 2025 at 19:28

6.9

jjsint (8631) reviewed Millwright Mild from 8 Sail Brewery 5 months ago

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

Handpull cask at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Mid- to dark reddish brown with some translucency. Big chocolate malts, some plummy character. Sweet taste, lots of gritty Ovaltiney malt. Some bitterness right at the finish. Thin body with soft carbonation. I think it's pretty good, perplexed by all the lower rates.

Tried from Cask at Two-Tailed Lion on 05 Sep 2025 at 16:48

7.1

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Imperial Porter from 8 Sail Brewery 5 months ago

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

330ml bottle, 10.9%, from The Offie in Leicester. Pours black with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, liquorice, herbs, pepper & malt. Medium body. Smooth moderate bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2025 at 11:15