8 Sail Brewery

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

Established in 2010

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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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe: BB Feb 16. Poured into one of their own pint glasses at home on 10th Jan 16. Slight haze to the light golden body even though I saw no sediment leave the bottle, on top a deep foaming blanket, off-white in colour. Hoppy and bitter, a bit too much like beer from a ’home brew kit’ for my liking. Yeasty feel to the bitterness and almost sour in the finish, might have been better fresh rather than three weeks before it’s BBD.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2016 at 13:21

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours hazy pale gold with a medium-sized white head. Aromas of lemon, faint sherbet. Taste is light set malt, more lemon bitterness. Thin finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2015 at 06:35

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear dark brown with a thin, short-lived beige head. Aromas of dried fruit, toffee. Taste is caramel, dried fruit, herbs. Thin finish.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2015 at 10:08

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from the Real AleStore, Newark. Golden colour with a white head. Grainy fruit aroma. Bitter flavour with a long bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2015 at 00:00

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Real Ale, Newark. Deep Ruby colour. Malty and sweet fruit aroma. Taste is mid sweet with a light sweet finish. Thin body.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2015 at 00:00

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Cafe Abseits - Bamberg. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. Good stuff, some melon, ripe citrus fruits. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Some flinty minerals in the finish, rindy bitterness, light sweetness. Decent stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2015 at 16:13

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5th August 2015
Hazy amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and minerally crisp. Light malts, a bare whisper of smoke. Hops bring a kind of citric orange, but it’s slightly to the left of being the flavour. Lightly skewed floralness. Mild lemon sherbet underneath. Crispy finish. Mild bitter linger. Bright and interesting.
Tried on 10 Aug 2015 at 12:45

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from steep hill wines Lincoln. Brown colour with a off white head. Big fruity aroma. Taste mid sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2015 at 23:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from Rwal Ale Store, Newark. Murky gold colour with a thin white head. Aroma is yeasty wheat and fruit. Taste a touch sourer than I expected. But has a refreshing citrus hit. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2015 at 23:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from he Real ale store, Newark. Dark brown with a thin white head. Aromas of chocolate and malt, Taste is milk chocolate with a touch of fruit
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2015 at 23:00