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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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Huge head with excellent duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are flowers, hops, grass, fruits and malt.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2012 at 04:25


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle, 4%. Slightly hazy deep golden with big white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops and a little brett. Flavour is malt, fruit, brett, little dry, little sweet, little citrus and medium bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2012 at 04:24


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich malt, nuts, caramel and pleasantly bitter hops.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2012 at 00:50


6.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, bitter hops, grain and notes of fruits. Nice and bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2012 at 00:35


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. It pours an almost clear body, golden in color and with a small, dense, off-white head. Fruity nose with a touch of maltyness. Some citrus peel, but that doesn’t prevent it from being a rather boring beer. It’s quite bitter on the palate, with some pale malts in the back. Pine cones and some resiny hints too. Medium body, quite dry. Lasting bitterness in the finish. Far from my preferred beer, but it’s far from bad. 120622

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2012 at 15:19


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle 500ml @ fonefan
Pours cloudy golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, and floral hops. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2012 at 15:13


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle 500ml @ fonefan
Pours cloudy deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, pine and grassy hops. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long grassy finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2012 at 15:08


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle, 4.2%. clear deep golden with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops and berries. Flavour is malt, hops, yeast, little sweet, berries and medium bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2012 at 15:08


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. A dense, two-finger light beige head forms over an unclear, orangey reddish body. The aroma is both malty and fruity, but lacks a bit to deserve the IPA moniker I think. Some grass and grape fruit peel. Nice bitterness in the flavor, some grass, pine cones and grape fruit, with pale malts and some biscuity hints in the back. Medium to full body, quite dry and a bit heavy on the carbonation. Overall, a quite nice one, but nothing more than that. 120622

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2012 at 15:05


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Hazy amber with medium tan head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops and a little caramel. Flavour is malt, fruit, caramel, hops, little sweet, berries and medium bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2012 at 15:04