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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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle conditioned, into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 11th Feb 2018. Amber bodied, slight haze, full white crown. Decent blend, hop bitter with a light malty base. Bit too 'home brew' for me though.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2018 at 22:13

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear chestnut brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of toffee and malt. Taste is sweet, hint of burnt marmalade, toffee, molasses. Sweet finish, just about avoiding stickiness.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2018 at 10:27

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tried at the Strugglers Inn . Rich deep Amber colour with a pale tan head. Aroma sweet malty as is the taste. Not much depth.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2018 at 00:00

4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3
25th November 2017
Clear gold - amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Thin malts bring a very modest sweetness. Pretty tangy dried fruits, on the road to becoming sour. Some grainy malt on the dry finish. Yeah - the box this one ticks for me is appearance.
Tried on 28 Nov 2017 at 11:20

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. 4%. Creamy lightbrown good mostly deminishing head. Dark brown colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Cociolate and oyster notes. Average light bitter bready finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 12:36

4.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle @ Johns. Pours very dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, wood, little sour, little chocolate. Flavor is light sweet, light sour, malt, caramel, chocolate, wood, wet wood, sour berries. Thin to medium body, average carbonation, light sour finish. 181117
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 07:14

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, fruits and hops.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 07:14

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle, 4%. Clear dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, bread, dusty and a little sour fruit. Flavour is malt, caramel, dusty, little sour fruit, citric, medium sweet, little sour and a little thin.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 07:14

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is paint and roasted malt. Sour and roasted malty. Dry and slight herbal.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 07:12

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle @ Saxo tasting. 4.0 % ABV. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, chocolate and light sour berries. Flavor is medium sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 181117
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 07:12