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
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.
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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Crafy Bottle, Lincoln. Deep cola colour with a thin off white head. Smokey and light roasted toffee aroma and taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2017
at 00:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from brewery. Black colour with a tan head. Fruity and roasted malt aroma, stronger than the average mild. Nice enough though
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2017
at 00:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is funky, fruity, roasted, taste is bretty, sherbert, toffee, chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2017
at 11:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden with a nice fluffy head. Nose - elusive, some cornflakes. Taste - crunchy, nutty bread. Palate - close to medium bodied. Crunchy texture. Dry crunchy finish. Overall - quite challenging but ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2017
at 06:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear pale amber with a thin white head. Aromas light nuts, sweet malt. Taste is light sweet, faint earthy hop notes. Green bitter finish. Standard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2017
at 06:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at ash’s. Pours black, nose is dungy, roasted, light chocolate, taste is sweet fruit, dry roasted, coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2017
at 14:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at ash’s. Pours deep brown, nose is chocolate, liquorice, treacle, roasted, taste is sweet, bitter, lightly roasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2017
at 14:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - close to opaque black but with some orange chinks. Nose - dusty malt bag. Then fudge or toffee. Taste - molasses and blackjack sweets. Palate - medium bodied, rich and sweet texture. Dry crunchy finish. Overall - the taste was better than the nose. Did not get any damson.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2017
at 07:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb and Stuu666. Pours black with a thick beige head. Aromas of light fruit, light tar, liquorice. Taste is light sweet, light roast, more dark fruit. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2017
at 07:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - dark brown to black with some orange chinks. Nice head. Nose - caramel, brown bread. Taste - lighter than the nose but similar caramel shortbread notes. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture. The finish kind of falls off a cliff. Overall - ok for the low abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2017
at 06:49