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

Bottled (from Beers Of Europe). Very deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is mild roasted malts, some mild chocolate, some smoked wet wooden notes as well. Flavour is roasted malts, mild chocolate, some smoked wooden notes as well as dark cold coffee and some slight

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2011 at 14:43


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

Bottle (from Beers Of Europe). Hazy yellow colour with a mediumsized foamy/creamy white head that leaves quite much lace. Aroma is fruits, some honey and quite mild herbal notes as well. Pleasant. Flavour is fruits, some mild tart wooden notes as well as mild earthy and herbal notes. Not sure if the tartness is from an infection or not, but still pleasantly dry due to the tartness.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2011 at 14:07


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

Bottled (from Beers Of Europe). Golden colour, small foamy head. Aroma is fruits, floral and pleasantly nectary notes along with mild earthy and wooden notes. Flavour is fruits, some floral notes as wooden and some maltyness.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2011 at 14:00


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

Bottled (from Beers Of Europe). Very deep ruby colour, close to black, with a small brown head. Aroma is mild sour wood, soem slight toasted notes, toffee and also quite strong on raisins/plum. Flavour is much the same with also some quite bitter notes.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2011 at 01:25


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

Bottled (from Beers Of Europe). Rubyish red colour, small white head. Aroma is coffee, some fruits, mild sourness and some herbs. Mild toasted notes as well. Flavour is coffee, mild sourness, more coffee as well as some mild wooden and nutty notes.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2011 at 01:13


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

Bottled (from Beers Of Europe). Aroma is spices (clove and cinnamon). mild berries and some slight floral notes. Flavour is spices, some wooden and grassy bitterness. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2011 at 14:00


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

Bottle (from Beers Of Europe). Very deep ruby colour with a mediumsized beige head. Aroma is nutty, chocolate, some berries, mild notes of earth and some toasted notes. Flavour is berries, chocolate, some toasted notes as well as some mild nutty notes. Quite bitter and mild wooden sourness as well.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2011 at 13:45


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

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malty and toffee. Lingering toasted malty and caramelish. Slight bitter and herbal finish.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2011 at 03:06


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 500ml.Clear dark brown red colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dusty coffee, elderberries. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110622]

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2011 at 06:05


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

hazy very dark brown, smooth light yellow head. roasted aroma, very roasted, charchoal, burnt painted wood. flavor is roasted and charchoal malts, faint fruitiness, very roasted brrew, but the roast flavor is more like charchoal or burnt industrial wood. not very delicate.

Tried on 22 Jun 2011 at 10:07