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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6.6/10 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

6.8/10 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

6.3/10 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

6.2/10 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

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. A deep red beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has malt, berries, and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and elderberries, as well as lighter notes of roasted malt and wood, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2011 at 10:07

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours black with a reddish hue and an off-white head. Roasted aroma with a nice addition of berry fruitiness. Medium body, low carbonation, sweet roast and vanilla with a pleasant and slightly tart berry edge. No real bitterness. 220611
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2011 at 09:55

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is spices,roasted malt, coffe. Flavour is dry, roasted malt, coffee, hop, dried fruits. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2011 at 00:26

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Flavour is dry, hop, coffee, caramel, licorice, hay, roasted malt, dried fruits. Nice/OK beer.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2011 at 22:55

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is roasted malt, hop, grain. Flavour is roasted , malt, hop, caramel, grain. OK beer.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2011 at 07:11

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Dark amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, hop, caramel. Flavour is roasted malt, hop, caramel, coffee, fruit. Medium body. OK beer.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2011 at 23:23