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 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity notes, light to moderate hoppy, grass, leather notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sharp, dusty grass - straw, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120622]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2012
at 07:47
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 550ml.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a large to huge, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, grass, citrus, pine and leather notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120623]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2012
at 01:37
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 500ml @ fonefan
Pours clear deep golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, chocolate, caramel and spices. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft,
Pours clear deep golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, chocolate, caramel and spices. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft,
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2012
at 13:40
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle, 4.5%. Clear amber/brown with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops and spices. Flavour is malt, fruit, caramel, spices, hop, medium sweet, little dry and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2012
at 13:33
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. A clear, amber beer topped by a small, light beige head. Cardamom and cloves on the nose, some nutty hints too. Too much cloves on the palate, leaving little room for other flavors. Some pale malts and bitterness though. Medium body, quite dry. Spiced finish. A beer that is too much focused on the spices, especially on the cloves. Won’t miss this one. 120623
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2012
at 13:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Medium head with medium duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are cloves, nutmeg, caramel, malt and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2012
at 13:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml @ fonefan
Pours slightly hazy golden with a huge white head. Aroma has notes of malt, brett and floral hops. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours slightly hazy golden with a huge white head. Aroma has notes of malt, brett and floral hops. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2012
at 04:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. A slow gusher, producing a dense, finger-thick off-white head over a clear, golden body. Some sourish notes in the aroma, almost brett like, with fruityness and some pale malts. Certainly brettish flavor with lemon, bitterness and some biscuity maltyness. Dry, medium bodied and quite effervescent. Bitter, lemony and bretty finish. I don’t think the brett is intended, but it suits the beer quite well. 120623
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2012
at 04:27
7/10
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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
6.6/10
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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