The brewery: "Salopian Brewery first brewed in Shrewsbury in 1995. Founded by Martin Barry on the site of the old Onions Dairy and like many breweries the kit we first brewed on was small and rudimentary at only two barrels. The brew length gave us scope to innovate and brew some wonderfully different and eclectic styles of beers that laid the foundations of what would become our Black Range. Our chairman Wilf Nelson joined the brewery in 1998 – Wilf coming on board gave the brewery much needed stability and vision to move to forward."
The beer: "Golden, with a floral aroma and a full hoppy flavour that is balanced by a crisp dry maltiness and a rich finish."
Maybe it was setting - on a tour boat on the river around Shrewsbury - but this went down very well indeed, if a little colder than I'd normally prefer. A nice ale on a warm summer's day - which it was.
June 2023.