8 Sail Brewery
Microbrewery
in Heckington,
Lincolnshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: 8 Sail Brewery Tap And Shop
Established in 2010
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.
SHIG (13882) reviewed Dark Side of The Mill from 8 Sail Brewery 5 years ago
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.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Box O' Frogs from 8 Sail Brewery 5 years ago
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.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Inn Keeper from 8 Sail Brewery 5 years ago
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.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Ploughman's Lunch from 8 Sail Brewery 5 years ago
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.
jamestulloch (9642) reviewed Black Widow from 8 Sail Brewery 6 years ago
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.
McCash (16021) reviewed Red Windmill from 8 Sail Brewery 6 years ago
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.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Little Willie from 8 Sail Brewery 6 years ago
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.
McCash (16021) reviewed Blonde from 8 Sail Brewery 6 years ago
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.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Rocket To The Moon from 8 Sail Brewery 6 years ago
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.
Erzengel (18514) ticked Millstone from 8 Sail Brewery 6 years ago
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.