ISSUE 456 - SEPTEMBER 2015 THE FREE MAGAZINE OF CAMRA SHEFFIELD & DISTRICT ISSUE 456 SEPTEMBER 2015 NEWS 4 BREWERY NEWS 6 Blue Bee, Sheffield Brewery Com- 3,500 MONTHLY pany, Steel City, Abbeydale, True CIRCULATION North, Thornbridge, FuggleBunny Brewhouse, Exit 33, North Union Worksop & Retford EDITOR Andrew Cullen 07554 005 225 PUB NEWS 14 [email protected] Inn Brief Mitchell’s Wine Articles, letters and sugestions Hop Hideout are most welcome so please send them in* DESIGN AWARDS 18 Robin Award Presentations [email protected] Derbyshire Pub of the Year Champion Beer of Britain ADVERTISING Pub of the Month Alan Gibbons [email protected] Quarter Page £40 TRIP REPORT 22 Half Page £60 Barrow Hill volunteers wobble Full Page £90 around Wakefield £110 Back Cover , Neepsend, (Evening) Routes K, L, M Discounts for regular placements - Route F West Bar, Kelham Island, Shalesmoor Walkley, Crookes, Com RESEARCH 24 Routes H, I, J - Sheffield City Centre PDFs or high-res (300 dpi) bitmaps Route C Join the annual beer census pub Meet at the Shef Road only please Banner Cross, Hunters Bar, Ecclesall crawls WED THU FRI SAT Route B - Route G 21 22 23 24 OCT 5-11PM 5-11PM 12-11PM 12-10PMNorton Lees,2 Woodseats,0 Heeley,1 5 Lodge Moor, Nether Green, Ran Design from £30 Route A Dore, Totley, Millhouses, Updates from £10 STEEL CITY 41ST 25 Volunteer at the Festival, Visit our NEXT COPY DEADLINE Steel City Beer & Cider Festival Friday 4 September 2015 EFFIEL H EEL CIT D FESTIVALS S ST Y 28 Opinions expressed are those of the author 41ST and may not represent those of CAMRA, B L E the local branch or editor. Beer Matters is DIARY E A 32 R V © CAMRA Ltd. I & T C E S ID E R F *For legal reasons a full name and address THE COMMITEE 34 must be provided with all contributions. @scbf41 steelcitybeerfestival.co.uk KELHAM ISLAND MUSEUM TRAVEL NEWS Stagecoach Supertram are from Saturday 29th August GOOD BEER GUIDE 2016 now back running normal- to Sunday 25th October. The new edition of the it also features a section ly following a summer of Additionally there is a £1 national CAMRA Good listing all the current brew- works to replace the track all day travel offer on Sun- Beer Guide book is due to eries in Britain producing in a number of areas, to days in August with free be published this month real ale with details of their celebrate this along with car parking at park & ride and is the perfect buy – or regular beers. the 21st anniversary of sites also offered on those Christmas gift for – the Copies can be ordered the tram system opening Sundays. person that travels around through the CAMRA on- there are cheap fares being On the bus front a con- the UK and wants to know line shop (follow link offered on the trams and sultation on changes to the where is recommended for from www.camra.org.uk) the dedicated link buses bus network took place good beer. It features the as well as the usual book to Stocksbridge, Stan- during July, this is due to best pubs in each area, as outlets. Additionally we nington and Killamarsh be implemented from 1st selected by local CAMRA will have a limited stock to - a maximum single fare November - so advance branches. sell at our October branch of £1.70, day ticket at warning - look out for the Additionally, unique meetings with a members £3 and weekly ticket at new routes, timetables and to the Good Beer Guide, discount. £9.80. These offers run tickets coming soon! ISSUE 456 4 SEPTEMBER 2015 Steel City Steel City have given the politics a break and gone back to their more usual music references with The Light At The End Of The World (a long-overdue My Sheffield Brewery Company Dying Bride reference). Brewing near Sheffield meets Made In Chelsea This is a ‘typical’ Steel City Sat on the beach in St Ives, Pete’s kids and Mrs said Andy Transatlantic Pale Ale, us- from Made In Chelsea is on the beach selling “tees and ing Low Colour Maris Otter sweats”. Being one to support aspiring entrepreneurs, Pete and a bit of Wheat Malt in bought a top and persuaded Andy we could perhaps help the mash, with Columbus promote his business if he featured in Sheffield’s Beer for bittering followed by Matters. So here it is – can you spot the celeb! Mosaic and Rakau for fla- vour and aroma. Blue Bee Name your own beer and be the brewer for a day As is becoming the norm, This month we have yet Ever wondered how your perfect pint is crafted? Learn how there will be a chilli ver- more specials available. to brew beer with this deal from The Sheffield Brewery sion, in this case for Not- The first of which is Ci- Company, and let the experts teach you a few of their tingham beer festival and tra Fusion 4.4% this tricks of the trade. You can book for one, two, three or named Death In Fire (from American pale ale is jam up to four people at one time and enjoy a ‘brewer for the the Amon Amarth song, packed with one of our fa- day’ experience. obviously, sure you’re all vourite varieties of hops familiar with it!). A bot- Citra, which impart plenty • Your unique experience includes helping to mash the tled chilli version is also of citrus and passion fruit malts, prepare for the hop mash, and transfer to the planned, Her Ghost In flavours . On top of this we fermenter. The Fog (Cradle of Filth have the slightly weaker this time), with a Ghost Amarillo Gold 3.9% the • The experience begins at 8 a.m. and is hands-on right Pepper in every bottle! perfect beer for the last of from the start, giving you the perfect opportunity to get The next collaboration this year’s summer sun, stuck into the brewing process. is ‘away’ at Landlocked in predominately hopped Ripley. Details still to be with American Amarillo • You’ll get the chance to work under the guidance of Dr Tim confirmed, but Dave is this is sure to be a refresh- Stillman, who has almost 10 years’ experience of com- rather happy at the prospect ing citusy pale ale. mercial brewing as well as 40 years of home brewing. of finally getting to brew a We are also looking sour beer (being a cuckoo forward to using yet more • Lunch is included, from our favourite local sandwich brewer, their hosts proba- American Mosaic hops, shop, the Crusty Cob. bly wouldn’t thank them for continuing the theme we introducing lactobacillus have Attack of the Geek • That’s not all. You’ll also be invited to the next Beer and brettanomyces to the 6.0% the plan will be to use Club event as an honorary member for the night, where brewery!). The ‘base’ beer, four different malts to cre- you’ll get to enjoy the beer you brewed. We’ll even ask working title Stone Sour, ate a golden IPA with bags you to name the beer so you can see it on the pump clip is a pale greengage sour, of grapefruit hop flavours at the event and you can show off the beer you brewed then numerous variants and great bitter finish. On to your friends! are planned with different the cards as well is the fruits. At least a couple of return of Ginger Beer So if you’re looking for an ideal gift or fancy it yourself just variants will be available at this time it will be slightly book by visiting the Living Social website at www.living- the Steel City beer festival weaker at 4.5% but hope- social.com and search brewery under Sheffield. It’s really in October, and hopefully fully will have even bigger simple to do and all the prices and terms are on there. also at Wakefield beer festi- fiery ginger kick. val the weekend before. ISSUE 456 6 BREWERY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015 ---------------------- CRAFT BEERS SPIRITS FOOD ---------------------- 17 CEMETRY RD ---------------------- COMING SOON Abbeydale First up, we very happy to UK charity, Sheffield con- announce that we man- tingent & proceeds for 1 aged to raise over £2,250 special cask in the beer for JBMF over SunFest, so festival will be donated thank you once again for to their cause. Further your support. Anyone that information can be found managed to make it down at blindveterans.org.uk or to GBBF in London, we on facebook.com/blindvet- hope you enjoyed the Bel- eransuk fry we had available! Talk- Now onto the beer! Sep- True North ing of beer festivals check tember sees the first ap- After brewing out of a few including The Broadfield, out the advert for the first pearance of Dr Morton’s different local breweries The York, The Old House, Devonshire Cat Beer Fes- Transfers for China, a for the past couple of years, The Forum, The Common tival 1st-4th October. We 4.1% hoppy pale, featuring exciting times are ahead Room, The British Oak will be centring the cask the Australian hops Gal- for True North Brewing in Mosborough and The offering around UK hops axy and Vic Secret. Bold Co. We have recently pur- Crown & Anchor in Barugh - really showing off what tropical and citrus fruit chased our own 10bbl kit Green. they can do so keep your flavours come to the fore and last week picked up eyes peeled for some fan- couple with a lasting bit- the keys to our new city New Regular Beers tastic beers available over ter finish.