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.
5.5/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2011. Black beer collar of beige bubbles. Deep intense choccy beer. Ti be fair its not a bad dark beer. Decent condition and quite tasty choc and molasses. That is pretty giod but cant say why
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2011
at 12:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml.Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, coffee, fruity, plum, licorice. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, tobacco, roasted, coffee, chocolate, dusty, fruity - berry, light light fruity - berry acidic. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110415]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2011
at 15:06
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 500ml.Clear dark brown color with a small average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, acidic coffee, medicine notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet, light to light moderate acidic and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110415]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2011
at 14:57
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle @ Ulfborg Easter Gathering, 2011. Pours dark amber with a small off white head. Sweet nose os nuts, caramel and spices. Medium bodied. Thin palate. Quite sweet . ..
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2011
at 12:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, courtesy of fonefan. It pours a clear, dark brown body and a small, beige head. Quite spiced on the nose, with roasted malts, some coffee and a touch of dried fruits. Roasted flavor with some caramel. Quite spiced too, with some bitterness. Medium body, dry and pleasantly carbonated. Nothing impressive here, but quite interesting. 110415
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2011
at 12:36
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 500ml @ fonefan
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, chocolate and light hops. Taste is light sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, chocolate and light hops. Taste is light sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2011
at 12:36