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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5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from The Real Ale Store, Newark. Amber colour white head. Lively. Fruity sour edge. Sweet to light sour finish.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2016 at 23:00

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried a few times but rated from cask at the local JDW. Pale Amber colour with a white head. Aroma fruity sweet, taste mid sweet with a light bitter.
Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2016 at 23:00

9.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 9
Tradycyjny angielski bitter. To prawda i w dodatku niefiltrowany mocno metny ze sporymi fragmentami nieaktywnych drozdzy. Piwo jest gozkie i to bardzo w zapachu suszony chmiel. Kolor ciemno bursztynowy, smak to krolestwo goryczy. Do tego w ladnej etykiecie stylowy Bitter. Polecam. Al Pacino says: William Shakespeare still Alive in her Heart.
Tried on 06 Aug 2016 at 12:41

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Maidenhead Beer Festival, July 2016. A pale amber pour with a loose white head; sweet floral aroma with some Kentish hops; soft and sweet in the mouth with a barleysugar taste; then drier with a light touch of warming spice betore a lingering barleysugar finish.
Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2016 at 10:19

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from the real ale store, Newark. Amber to ch stunt colour with a thin off white head. Aroma is malty a caramel. Taste has a long bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2016 at 23:00

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2016 at 20:55

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle 500ml. [ As 8 Sail Imperial Oat Malt Stout ].Clear dark black yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, oat. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, tart, sour, roasted, dark roasted, burnt, chocolate, soy sauce, oat, salty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20141012]
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2016 at 16:38

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from the brewery. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of toasted and slightly roasted malts. Flavour is roasted and burnt with some sweetness and fruit.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2016 at 00:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours dark copper brown with a thin white head. Aromas of twiggy hops, earthy coffee. Taste is light herbal bitter, some caramel. decent mouthfeel for the strength. Nutty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2016 at 11:41

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light berries, malt. Taste is nutty, today, caramel. Light sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2016 at 13:13