8 Sail Brewery

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

Established in 2010

Contact
Heckington Windmill, 4 Hale Road, Heckington, NG34 9JW, England
Subsidiaries
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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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle: Poured a deep black with a thin whispery beige color head. Aroma is roasted malts and chocolate. Taste is forward roasty malts, subsides to chocolate and spice/heat from chilies.Finish is more mix of that silky chocolate and peppery spice.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2020 at 19:27


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

500ml bottle; BB Aug 2020. Drank at home on 26th Mar 2020. Amber body with a red hue, white head. Hoppy, bitter and citrusy in nature. Some piney notes too. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2020 at 21:35


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle: BB May 2020. Drank at home on 26th Mar 2020. Amber body, white head. Strange aroma, bit farmyard like. Taste however was fine, nice blend of bittering hops and light maltiness.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2020 at 21:30


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle: BB Aug 2020. Drank at home on 26th Mar 2020. Amber body, white head. Light citrus notes in the hoppy nose and taste. Nice, easy drinking Pale Ale.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2020 at 21:26


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

Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Black body with ruby highlights and a beige head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of cherry, liquorice and earth. Flavour of sweet cherry cola and bitter blackcurrant. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. This is delicious. I wish Milds were more readily available.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2020 at 17:51


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - a big gusher. Nose - red fruit, earth and biscuit. Hint of yeast infection. Taste - initial red fruit but then overwhelmed by yeast infection. Palate - tangy and off. Overall - infected so a drain pour.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2019 at 19:22


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

1/8/2019. Bottle from Bottle Mix, Kettering. Gusher! What was left poured slightly hazy golden orange with a frothy off-white head. Aroma of citrus, orange, hops, sweet malt, straw and light bready notes. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2019 at 18:16


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - a massive gusher. Still saved 3/4 of a pint. Hazy yellow to orange with eventually decent head. Nose - light sherbet but mainly lemon pith. Green apple. Taste - more lemon pith, light cracker note. Palate - light bodied with balanced bitterness. Overall - I thought it might be infected, given the gush element, but on reflection I think it may have been sitting at too high of a temperature and perhaps that set the yeast off a bit. Not bad at all.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2019 at 19:23


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On cask at the Ritz JDW. Lincoln. Amber colour malty light stone fruit. Taste slight sweet to light bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Cask on 04 Jul 2019 at 23:00


6

Smooth caramel, creamy, Very fruity, herbal hints, refreshing fruity with hints of bitterness. --- Beer merged from original tick of Millstone on 14 Jun 2019 at 22:14 - Score: 6. Original review text: Malty, smooth caramelly, very fruity.

Tried on 14 Jun 2019 at 20:15