ISSUE 456 - SEPTEMBER 2015

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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 , , (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 - 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

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@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!

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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  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. centre brewery site which Sheaf Blonde 4% the weekend! Also you may In a nod to the start of will both house the Brew- Loxely Pale 4.3% have started to notice the the Rugby World Cup that ery and Tap House. Rivelin Red 5% beer mats for the Steel City is about to start in a few Earlier this year we were The Don IPA 5.8% Beer Festival out and about weeks, we will launch the joined by new head brewer Wyming Bitter 3.8% the city, we hope to see you latest in our British hop Bob Phaff, who returned to Sheffield Porter 4.6% there next month! Albion series, with Elgar Sheffield after running his Talking of beer festivals featuring Minstrel hops. At own award winning Scot- The current beer in our col- check out the advert for the 4.2% this session pale will tish Brewery. laboration series, Pink Fizz first Devonshire Cat Beer showcase this lovely Brit- We recently launched 6 4.5% A Hibiscous Lager Festival 1st-4th October. ish hop that gives a herbal core range beers as well as brewed with our friends We will be centring the aroma with hints of orange collaboration brews with at Black Iris Brewery in cask offering around UK and spiced berries on the Thornbridge Brewery and Nottingham will be avail- hops - really showing off palate. Black Iris Brewery. As well able in keg throughout what they can do so keep There should also be an- as brewing the official August. your eyes peeled for some other Signature series beer Tramlines Festival Ale, For Brewery/Tap House fantastic beers available launched before the return Tramlines Golden. plans and other updates over the weekend! “CAT- of Dr Morton’s Chicken Our beers can currently you can follow us on twit- FEST 2015” will be creat- Vindaloo towards the be found across all the ter @truenorthbrewco ing and spreading aware- end of the month! Forum Cafe Bars sites, Cheers. ness for the Blind Veterans

ISSUE 456  BREWERY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015 ISSUE 456 SEPTEMBER 2015  with the judging admin- istered by a panel of over 400, including well-known and very well respected specialists. Only around 1 percent of entrants receive a prestig- ious ‘3 stars’ at the awards and both Jaipur, for the second year running, and Halcyon, a new entry, were awarded this acco- lade. Alongside this we picked up ‘1 star’ for Wild Raven, Otto and Saint Petersburg rounding out Thornbridge an overall great result for Thornbridge beers are lighted with his Thorn- experienced importer and us from the awards this gaining popularity world- bridge partnership that likewise with Paul. When year. wide with exports growing he approached the brewery we visited his current bar in All of the winners then in over 30 countries during about the idea of opening ’s-Hertogenbosch, we knew proceeded to the next the past 5 years. And as a Thornbridge Bar in Den our beers are in safe hands. stage where the ‘Top 50 the number of their inter- Bosch. “After visiting the So when he approached us Winners’ were selected, national beer fans grow brewery in late 2014 I was to develop the Thornbridge both Jaipur and Halcyon “Partnerships, says Simon blown away by the pas- Bar it excited us and it has made the cut and were Webster, Thornbridge’s sion for their beers that been a lot of fun planning named as two of the fifty Chief Operating Officer, everyone at Thornbridge what we are sure will be a best food and drink prod- with importers and those demonstrated. I knew that great success”. ucts in the UK! managing bars that stock if I could find the correct We are very proud Thornbridge are crucial site in ’s-Hertogenbosch Great Taste Awards that our beers have been to ensure our beers reach then a Thornbridge bar Jaipur and Halcyon voted in recognised at the Great the drinker in the best of would be a great success”. the top 50 UK Food and Drinks Taste Awards and this condition”. After months of looking We are very excited to have brings us up to 20 awards Thornbridge Paul Leey- for the right site Paul has received 5 awards for our since we started entering en and Simon Webster now found one and has beers at the Great Taste in 2011. Having our beers Thornbridge Den Bosch been busy working with Awards 2015! acknowledged in this way Logo 01 Thornbridge and Bier&cO The awards are held an- by a range of experts from Paul Leeyen has been with an aim of opening nually and known as ‘the across the food and drinks stocking Thornbridge beers the Thornbridge@’s-Her- acknowledged benchmark industry helps to show the for 3 years at his bar in Den togenbosch on the 4th for fine food and drink’ wide appeal of our beers. Bosch in the Netherlands September. and has been delighted Webster is excited by the with the response from concept “it really continues his customers “high quality what we have been doing and a great variety of beer in the UK and on export styles sets Thornbridge – find and work with peo- amongst the top breweries ple who are as passionate we deal with. Working with about beer as we are and them and their importer have skills that comple- Bier&cO has been a really ment what we wish to do positive experience”. with Thornbridge beers. Paul has been so de- In Bier and Co we have an

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North Union North Union Brewing Co, the beer business set up by Iain Kenny who previously brewed for , may soon be get- ting premises! Currently North Union is cuckoo brewing at Harthill and selling only bottled beers, however Iain is looking at moving his own brewery into a railway arch near the Exit 33 Victoria Hotel in Sheffield Exit 33 Brewing are intro- and expanding into craft ducing a new range of spe- keg. Fuggle Bunny Brewhouse cial beers under the banner You may think Fuggle We have created a spe- Club 33. ‘The idea for the Bunny has been quiet of cial beer for the Fat Cat beer series came from our late...... however quite the celebrating famous faces recent trip to the Oregon opposite we have been of Sheffield, Fuggles has Brewers Festival in Port- hopping all over the place. been named Joe Cocker. land after a brew day with We had raving reviews Look out for Fuggle at the Lucky Lab Brew Co. We from our beers that were Old Nags Head and the love playing with recipes commissioned for the CLA Old Hall Inn, also at the and brewing one offs spe- game fair, with Angus the Norfolk Arms beer festival cials. The Club 33 beers premium pale Ale beer be- on Bank Holiday. will never be repeated ing a real showstopper. We were very pleased to and will always be full on Likewise Fuggle had a have been chosen to have in terms of flavour’ small acting part at the the main pump clip on the The much-awaited re- Emmerdale studios for bar at the new JDW The turn of our strong beer Cit- Day, this was a Steel Industry at Mead- ra SMaSH is due at the end great day out meeting the owhall so next time you of September. This premi- cast and crew, going be- are there pop in for a pint um golden beer is continu- Worksop & Retford hind the scenes especially of Foundry Premium Pale ously hopped throughout Worksop and Retford at the Dingles bar.....and Ale. fermentation with Citra Brewery - Local Sheffield selling our wares, hopeful- Look out for Fuggles for a juicy smack in the CAMRA members, Dave ly we may be having a visit mobile bar on 6 Septem- mouth flavour. ‘We’re a Pickersgill and John Stocks from one of the cast shortly ber at the food festival at big fan of single malt and are giving their illustrated down at the Brewery at our Creswell Crags. There is so single hop beers and this talk, ‘The Worksop and Friday Fuggle club....watch much more happening but one is a cracker. At 6.5% Retford Brewery,’ at Work- this space. I will leave it for now, keep it tends to take a few scalps sop Library on Wednesday Back to reality we are hopping onto the website but it’s hard to resist after 16th.September @ 14:00. busy creating Chapter 8 to find out more. the first pint’ The associated e-book is which will be out shortly. available on Kindle.

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Angel, Holmesfield and Wednesday and Thurs- The Angel at Holmesfield day is open mic night with a now has four beers on hand- light buffet provided. Satur- pump: The two regulars are day there is live music in the Abbeydale Moonshine and evening and Sunday is Fun Chatsworth Bakewell Best Day. Tetley Bitter and Farm- Inn Brief Bitter. These are backed up er’s Blonde are on the bar at a Brothers Arms day before). by two guest ales. At time very reasonable price. The Brothers Arms laid on a In the public areas the refur- of visit these were “Wards” beer and music festival on the bishment is subtle yet effective Best Bitter and Wychwood Ball Inn, Crookes same weekend as Tramlines creating a much lighter, bright- Hobgoblin Gold. The Ball Inn, Crookes has festival and of course the Ever- er and welcoming atmosphere, had the old wooden decking ley Pregnant Brothers was one however the main bulk of the Horse & Jockey, replace with stone flags and of the acts performing there. work has been moving the Unstone a stylish stainless steel and Our Dronfield sub branch had cellar and installing a proper The Horse & Jockey at Un- glass surround. Having 14 an official social there later full size kitchen featuring an stone has introduced real ale, hand pumps there is always on the Saturday evening and American BBQ oven. The food at last report this was Timo- a good choice of beers and enjoyed themselves, however offer is no longer the pie hole, thy Taylors Boltmaker at a ciders. our photo from earlier in the it is now operated by ‘The BBQ bargain introductory price of day when the Brothers were Collective’. £2.20 a pint. Red Deer, Pitt Street playing suggests a good turn The Red Deer on Pitt out... Castle/Green Dragon Inn at Troway Street, Sheffield City Centre, In addition to the Castle at The Inn at Troway now has has increased the discount New Barrack Tavern Bolsterstone, John and Tracy, a guest beer alongside the offered on pints of real ale to The New Barrack Tavern are have recently also taken on the Thornbridge offerings, with card carrying CAMRA mem- holding something of a live Green Dragon at Thurgoland. the latest guest at time of writ- bers to 10%. music festival over the August They have been at the Castle ing being Bradfield Farmers bank holiday weekend with for some months and have Brown Cow. Wellington, Shalesmoor bands on from 7:30pm on the built up, what was, a declining Confirmation of news from Friday, Saturday and Sunday trade. Three handpumps are Peacock, Owler Bar the Wellington at Shalesmoor and stages both indoors and in use on a daily basis, usually The Peacock at Owler Bar has is still awaited at the time of outdoors in use. Entry is free. including beer from Bradfield reopened following a minor going to press. It will soon be The monthly Sunday com- and Robinsons. refurbishment. under new ownership. Watch edy night also continues, the this space! next being on the 6th Septem- Castle Inn, Bradway Palm Tree, Walkley ber. This is a ticketed event. The new managers at the A framed document on the Ship Inn, Shalesmoor We’ve been told by Kev Castle Inn, Bradway are wall of the Palm Tree, Walkley Work has finally started on and Steph to expect a big an- Mark & Gillian. Abbeydale lists the landlords of the pub the refurbishment of the Ship nouncement from them soon, Moonshine is now the regu- from Joseph Smith in 1856 Inn at Shalesmoor, follow- unfortunately it wasn’t made larly available beer, usually to David Harrison 2000 to ing a period of closure since in time for this issue going to alongside Bradfield Farmers 2015. Jo now runs the pub Greene King Brewery sold the press but rumour has it that Blonde and a guest bitter. and David who lives nearby pub to the pub company that the changes may involve hav- Food is now available again still calls in. The pub is open now owns it. It is expected ing more guest beers... served Tuesday to Saturday plan with a neat and tidy beer that the refurbishment will 12:00-15:30 and 17:00-20:30 garden and play area at the be a simple and sympathetic The Hop plus Sunday lunches served back and a smoking area at one, preserving the charac- The Hop reopened follow- 12:00-15:00. Live music fea- the front and is child and dog ter of the pub but making it ing refurbishment on Friday tures one Saturday a month friendly. On Palm Street the a bit less ‘worn out’. A date 14th August (with a number and there may be a second pub is served by the number for reopening hasn’t yet been of guests including Sheffield entertainment night added 52 and 95 bus routes. Jo says announced but it is expected CAMRA branch members in- per month soon. she will continue with free to be late September. vited to a preview night the snooker on Monday, Tuesday

ISSUE 456 14 PUB NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015 ISSUE 456 SEPTEMBER 2015 15 Mitchell’s Wines Dennis Mitchell opened his What makes this shop so butchers shop at Meadow- special? Well within its 3000 head in 1935 to service the sq foot of floor space lay a new build residential area of labyrinth of drink depart- Meadowhead and Norton. ments as well as the North In 1963 the shop was en- of ’s best fine Havana larged to create an off-licence cigar selection. section or beer off as they The biggest hit of the last 2 were then known. years is the rise in popularity John Mitchell joined the of Whisky and Gin. We are family firm in 1968 and start- also now seeing a major rise ed to drive the drink side of in Craft & Artisan Beers. the business forward, it was We currently stock over Hop Hideout very much returnable bot- 500 real ale and ciders in- Abbeydale’s award win- Rock to hard to find brew- tles in those days. The big- cluding 26 from Thornbridge ning specialist beer shop eries like Kent’s Alphastate gest seller being Tennents Brewery alone from which we Hop Hideout launched and experimental Swede’s Gold Label barley wine sold started out with just 2 core their Tasting Room in Au- Omnipollo. The ciders and in nips. ranges Jaipur and Kipling. gust, enabling customers perries are all sourced to Guinness was bottles We have a dedicated fridge to sit in the intimate space showcase the rich variety everywhere, we bought ours to cool selected ales down to and enjoy the wide range of produced across the UK, from Skinner Rook and between 10c and 14c for that bottled beers and ciders on with over twenty-five dif- Chambers as they used Dub- perfect serve. offer from across the globe. ferent varieties. Oliver’s lin Guinness, our customers Wherever possible, we try The Tasting Room will be from Hereford, Somerset’s preferred this rather than to support local breweries open from noon to close, Sheppy’s, Welsh producers Park Royal London. Other and stock over 100 varieties Tuesday to Sunday and Ty Gwyn and Thistly Cross popular ales included Tetley’s of Yorkshire/Derbyshire ales. in addition to the varied in Scotland all nestle in the family ale, Whitbread Forest Along with cider from Holm- bottled selection, custom- fridges. Brown, John Smiths Magnet firth and Tadcasters very own ers can enjoy a selection Jules Gray, one half of & Mansfield Ale. Our best Samuel Smiths. of two draught beers via Hop Hideout, shared, “The seller was Shipstone Gold Looking further afield we the dedicated tap facility. intimate space and ever- Star sold in flagons because have great beers from sur- Hop Hideout stocks over changing beer selection it was the cheapest. rounding counties and have 400 beers, with a larger makes this a great space Well wind the clock on 50 a great selection of quality dedicated range cover- to visit, discover and en- years and Mitchells are still ales from as far as Scotland ing the UK, in addition joy a beer. We’re starting there, having picked up many and Cornwall. to countries like America, to plan events in too. We awards over the years includ- We also specialise in coeli- Holland, Austria, Belgium, have the fantastic young ing Courage Beer Retailer of ac approved beers from Wold Denmark, Italy and Spain. London brewery Brew By the year back in 1994, Win- Top Brewery along with other Key to Hop Hideout’s suc- Numbers hosting a tasting ner of Off Licence News Wine Gluten free, Organic & fair cess has been to search out in September, Yorkshire’s Merchant of the Year twice, trade products. We always and find interesting beers Brass Castle in October Spirits & Beer Retailer as have an ever changing £1 and offer a rotating range and an exciting evening as well as coming runner up to guest ale value offer. including a dedicated ci- part of Sheffield’s Off The Selfridges on Oxford Street So next time you’re passing der and perry offering. Shelf festival with one of as Drinks retailer of the year Meadowhead there’s no ex- The two draught keg lines the UK’s top beer writer’s 2015. cuse to not call in Mitchells. have featured beers from – Pete Brown”. Yorkshire favourites Magic ISSUE 455 16 SHOP NEWS AUGUST 2015

Vote for Pub of the Month!

Our Pub of the Month award is be PotM. If we get enough votes a bit of positive campaigning, in time we will make the award. highlighting local pubs that con- sistently serve well kept real ale Nomination forms are available in friendly and comfortable sur- at branch meetings and on the roundings. website. The pub must have been open and serving real ale Voting is your opportunity to for a year and under the same support good, real ale pubs you management for 6 months. feel deserve some recognition and publicity. Winners compete alongside our Good Beer Guide entries for All CAMRA branch members are branch Pub of the Year, the win- welcome to vote at branch meet- ner of which is entered into the ings or on our website. national competition.

It’s not one pub against another, The list of nominees includes simply vote YES or NO as to which buses to take if you fancy Award Presentations whether you think the pub should a trip to try them out: We recently presented who attended the presen- July Pub of the Month to tation at the Anglers Rest the Cremorne on London as a take home gift, Wincle Road, August pub of the beers often feature on the The Nominees Month to the Red Deer on bar at the Anglers and on Pitt Street and District Pub the night of the presenta- Bull’s Head of the Year to the Anglers tion a pin of theirs was set Ranmoor (buses 120, 784, 786) Rest at Millers Dale. up on the bar as an addi- A thanks to all the above tional guest beer poured Dove & Rainbow pubs for hosting us and on gravity. City Centre making us welcome along Finally not long after with a congratulations on we presented Graham and Old Hall Hotel your respective awards. Beryl with their District Hope (buses 272, 273, 274) Also a special thanks to Pub of the Year award they Wincle brewery who sup- celebrated their Ruby wed- plied a complimentary ding anniversary. Again, Old Queens Head City Centre bottle of beer to all of us congratulations! Porter Cottage Sharrow Vale Road (buses 65, 81, 82, 83, 83A, 84, 85, 88, 215, 240, 241, 272, 799)

Rising Sun Abbey Lane (buses 65, 70, 215, 272)

Three Merry Lads Lodge Moor (bus 51) Derbyshire Pub of the Year Old Poets Corner, Ashover The Old Poets Corner at Ashover, near Chesterfield, won Vote online now at Derbyshire Pub of the Year, pictured is Jane Lefley of sheffieldcamra.org.uk Chesterfield CAMRA presenting the award.

ISSUE 455 18 AWARDS AUGUST 2015 Best Bitter Strong Bitter Gold: Tiny Rebel Cwtch Gold: Dark Star Revelation Silver: Highland Scapa Special Silver: Salopian Golden Thread Joint Bronze: Barngates Tag Lag, Bronze: Grain India Pale Ale Salopian Darwin’s Origin Champion Bottle - Conditioned Beer Champion Beer of Britain Speciality Gold: Harveys Imperial Extra Dou- The finals of the Champion Beer of Gold: Titantic Plum Porter ble Stout Britain competition (CBoB) were Joint Silver: Kissingate Black Cherry Silver: Fyne Ales Superior IPA judged at the Great British Beer Mild, Saltaire Triple Chocoholic Bronze: Mordue India Pale Ale Festival (GBBF) in London in Au- Bronze: Hanlons Port Stout gust with the results announced on These awards along with the cham- stage at the trade & press session. Bitter pion Cider & Perry are presented at The winners were: Gold: Pheasantry Best Bitter the awards lunch on 17th October at Silver: Acorn Bitter the Black Country Living Musuem Supreme Champions Joint Bronze: Purple Moose Madog’s where following a tour of the mu- Gold: Tiny Rebel Cwtch Ale, Timothy Taylors Boltmaker seum site a four course dinner will Silver: Kelburn Jaguar be served with each course expertly Bronze: Dancing Duck Dark Drake Golden matched with an award winning beer. Gold: Kelburn Jaguar There will also be a guest speaker Mild Silver: Adnams Explorer from the brewing and pub industry. Gold: Williams Brother Black Bronze: Blue Monkey Infinity Tickets are £75 each including the Silver: Rudgate Ruby Mild tour, food and drink. Bronze: Great Orme Welsh Black

ISSUE 456 SEPTEMBER 2015 AWARDS 19 3,250 in the four years speare’s excels yet again. since the pub reopened) Manager Chris Bamford and it’s the range and qual- has been there from the start ity of these that quite rightly and what he doesn’t know wins plaudit upon plaudit about sourcing and caring from discerning drinkers for quality beer really isn’t looking for something a worth knowing. Chris is very little different to/over and ably supported by Assistant « Pub of the Month September 2015 « above the norm. Beers from Managers Chris Wadsworth Shakespeares, Gibralter Street highly regarded UK brewer- and Keisha Wright, together I’m sure I’m not the first stool seating are located ies such as Hopcraft, Siren with the wonderful bar team CAMRA member to have to the rear of the bar and Craft, Buxton & Mallinson’s of Wendy, Louis, Lizzie & moved home to make a fa- through here to the right is regularly feature alongside James. All, and many of voured pub my “local” but a long back room which was fine local breweries includ- the lovely “regulars”, have this was the case almost two originally a passageway for ing Steel City and Blue Bee. become friends. years ago when I decided coaching horses (and sub- Abbeydale Deception is the Downstairs the strong to move from Doncaster to sequently brewery drays). one regular beer – always musical links continue Sheffield as proximity to Now known as The Archway popular and at a very rea- – with ‘Sheffield Rapper’ Shakespeare’s on Gibraltar this is furnished with long sonable £2.30 per pint. The early Monday evenings, Street was a very important ‘picnic tables’ & benches, guest beers are also com- Ceilidh sessions in the back factor my in flat-hunting. a darts board and a classic petitively priced given their room on Tuesdays and ‘sing- The pub was opened as jukebox (recently returned calibre and (in many cases) arounds’ in the front side The Shakespeare in 1821 to working order). The walls rarity. When the pub is quiet room on Wednesdays. The as a Georgian coaching here are decorated with a the helpful and knowledge- pub also plays a major role inn on the site of an earlier huge array of pump clips, able staff are happy to serve in the “Sheffield Sessions” establishment dating back beer mats and posters. The any beer from the cellar annual Folk Festival. Chris to the 18th Century. After large garden to the rear of that’s tapped and ready to hosts an excellent quiz every experiencing mixed for- the pub is very popular on drink. Thursday at 9:30pm (fans tunes under a succession of warmer days, with the en- The ‘less traditionally of the Bard will no doubt licensees in the late 90s and closed area to the left hav- minded’ beer connoisseur appreciate the eloquent ren- early ‘noughties’ it closed ing been the stable back in can now enjoy at least three dition of an extract from one its doors in January 2010. coaching inn days. quality keg beers from pio- of his works which forms the Subsequently purchased Upstairs is the renowned neering breweries in the US, basis of Question 25). and restored by real ale and “Bard’s Bar” which hosts a UK and Europe. There’s also The ‘Shakey’ appeals to a music fan William Wagstaff varied programme of gigs three cask ciders and a su- wide cross-section of people it reopened as Shakespeare’s and the very popular month- perb selection of over 100 including musicians, artists, just in time for Tramlines in ly King Bee night, as well single malts. writers, theatre and studio July 2011. as meetings, private parties Food (very commendably staff and students as well as The small front bar to and even book launches. It’s in the author’s opinion) is CAMRA members and other the right on entering is the been a great pleasure to see limited to good value (70p) beer connoisseurs from all heart of the pub - containing my favourite band (Shef- filled bread rolls, Stobart’s over the UK (and often even the bar itself and the regu- field’s own High Hazels) pork pies and a range of bar further afield). larly updated “Shakesbeers” play here three times - and snacks in the shape of crisps, The presentation of this board. This is a lovely place two of the band’s videos pork scratchings and nuts. richly deserved Pub Of the to enjoy the fine beers on of- were partially filmed in the Although the main crite- Month award will take place fer when the pub is quiet but pub! Also upstairs is a small rion for any CAMRA award on Tuesday 15th September can become quite congested games room with darts, bar has to be the availability of at approximately 8pm. All at weekends. To the left is billiards, table football and a range of high-quality cask are welcome to attend – it’s a side room dominated by a selection of board games. beers (clearly achieved with bound to be a fine evening a superb grandfather clock. Moving on to the all im- flying colours in this case!) a Two distinct drinking areas portant beer there’s always pub can only be as good as Martin Clark with barrel tables and bar 9 cask ales on sale (over its staff - and here Shake-

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Route D Deepcar, Hillsborough, Bradfield Route E Meet at Royal Oak, Deepcar Chapeltown, Burncross, Meadowhall, Attercliffe (buses 57 or SL) at midday Meet at Wagon & Horses, Chapeltown (train or buses 29, 75, 79A, 87 or 265) at 11am SAT 5 SEP All the daytime crawls except the City Centre ones JOIN THE ANNUAL BEER involve using buses, trains or trams between pubs so CENSUS PUB CRAWLS we reccomend buying an all day travel ticket - If you Our annual city wide sur- regroup at the end of the us, it is also a great day out are doing the Chapeltown vey that takes the pulse night at the Kelham Island trying different beers and route this also involves of Sheffield’s beer scene, Tavern. visiting pubs you might train travel so the ticket is recording how many dif- As well as gathering use- not normally get chance a Travelmaster at £7.60, ferent beers you can find ful campaigning data for to visit. the others are bus and pos- on one day and possibly proving that Sheffield is the real ale capital of Britain. This is an annual survey we have been doing Route F for a few years now, which Walkley, Crookes, Commonside started following an argu- Meet at Walkley Cottage, Walkley ment between someone (buses 31, 52 or 95) at midday from Derby and someone (Evening) Routes K, L, M from Sheffield about which West Bar, Kelham Island, Shalesmoor, Neepsend, Hillsborough City was the true beer capi- Meet at the Red Deer, Pitt Street at 7pm and split up as ap- tal! A number of other Cit- propriate. All routes ending at Kelham Island Tavern ies including Nottingham, Route C Norwich and York now also Banner Cross, Hunters Bar, Ecclesall Road conduct such a census. Meet at Banner Cross Hotel, Banner Cross We have a number of (buses 65, 70, 81, 82, 83, 85, 88 or 272) different pub crawls going at midday on at the same time, each with a designated leader who will have survey forms Route G and take you to the various Lodge Moor, Nether Green, Ranmoor pubs on their route. Meet at Three Merry Lads, The daytime crawls gen- Lodge Moor (buses 51) at midday erally start at midday and finish at the Red Deer to hand paperwork in, the Route A Dore, Totley, Millhouses, Broadfield evening crawls start at the Route B Meet at Devonshire Arms, Dore Red Deer at 7pm and we Norton Lees, Woodseats, Heeley, Highfield (buses 70 or M17) at midday Meet at Cross Scythes, Derbyshire Lane (buses 19 or 20A) at midday

ISSUE 456 24 RESEARCH SEPTEMBER 2015 Route E Chapeltown, Burncross, Meadowhall, Attercliffe Meet at Wagon & Horses, Chapeltown (train or buses 29, 75, 79A, 87 or 265) at 11am

sibly tram so the ticket to the official crawl but still get is a Citywide at £4.50. want to take part, you can Volunteer at the Festival Both tickets are valid on take note of the beer range Fancying joining the vol- We also really need vol- all bus operators and sold in any Sheffield pub you unteer team of organisers, unteers to help on the site by bus drivers and tram are in that day and email managers and staff that team setting everything up conductors. the details to us. Please make our beer and cider in the days before we open If you would like to join include the details of the festival happen? and taking everything one of the crawls, just pub, Brewery/Beer/ABV The staffing form is down on the Sunday - we go to the meeting point and the price per pint. now live on our website move in to an empty site shown below and find Also it would be useful to at www.sheffieldcamra. on the Monday and build the appointed leader. If note if the pub serves real org.uk/festival, please fill all the bars etc. and have you cannot make any of cider or craft keg too. this in with your details to leave an empty site with and the hours you wish everything back in storage to work. Our staffing of- on the Sunday! ficer will then register you We are always very and allocate you a job and short of helpers taking reserve you a staff t-shirt down and packing away (note only a limited stock on the Sunday - although of t-shirts have been pro- it should be noted a (Evening) Routes K, L, M vided by our sponsors so change this year is the West Bar, Kelham Island, Shalesmoor, Neepsend, Hillsborough these are first come first festival is closing a little Meet at the Red Deer, Pitt Street at 7pm and split up as ap- served). Volunteers also earlier on Saturday where propriate. All routes ending at Kelham Island Tavern get a pack of complimen- some of the takedown tary beer tokens and of jobs will begin before the course free admission! staff social - however on There are a variety of Sunday there will still be roles at the festival, the plenty to do including van Routes H, I, J most obvious being serv- runs to our storage loca- Sheffield City Centre ing beer and cider at the tion and as there will be Meet at the Sheffield Tap bar but we also need staff no beer to drink we will at 11am and split up as at the entrance dealing provide volunteers with appropriate with admissions, glasses, food - sandwiches at lunch programmes and cus- time and a hot meal in tomer service; staff on the evening after work is the various stalls includ- complete. ing merchandise, mem- Working a beer festi- bership, beer tokens and val is generally enjoyed Route B games; staff in the office by all - work is involved of Norton Lees, Woodseats, Heeley, Highfield for various admin duties course - however its is also Meet at Cross Scythes, Derbyshire Lane and of course members fun and if you have a pas- (buses 19 or 20A) at midday of the cellar team looking sion for good beer or cider after the beer behind the then a successful event all scenes! feels worthwhile!

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L E at the bars. There are a E A number of stalls selling UPPER HALL them around the festival. R V Access via the door on the right when you arrive I Our bar staff as a result on site then over the footbridge, here you will find & T do not handle cash which a long beer bar and the main cider bar, the traders S speeds up service and im- C E serving cold food and the live music stage. Expect I F proves security for us. The D E R a great atmosphere when there is a band on! The merchandise, games and Upper Hall is also home to the merchandise stand food stalls all take cash and Tombola. however. We will have around 150 VISIT OUR STEEL CITY different real ales available to try this year. Once again BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL the main beer list has been Wednesday 21st - Saturday 24th October put together by our branch @scbf41 Chairman Andy Cullen This year is the 41st beer pub - buses 47, 48, 53, featuring a showcase of steelcitybeerfestival.co.ukfestival Sheffield & District 87), bus stops on Gibral- beers brewed in or near Campaign for Real Ale has ter Street (Shakespeare’s Sheffield along with some run under the Steel City pub - buses 57, 79, 79A, 81, interesting, new and rare KELHAMbanner although ISLAND only the 82, 84, 85) andMUSEUM the tram beers from further afield second year at Kelham Is- stop at Shalesmoor (Blue/ and of course some old VICTORIAN COURTYARD land Industrial Musuem Yellow routes). There is a favourites. Andy is being An atmospheric outdoor area, this links all the other - the change of venue last long driveway from here to assisted in sourcing some areas and is also home to the street food stalls serv- year proved a very popular the museum between the of the beers by our friends ing hot food. You will also find the smoking area and move. This year will be a river and the apartment at Blue Bee, Dave from toilet facilities alongside the courtyard. very similar event to last blocks. Steel City Brewing and year, not wanting to spoil When you arrive at the Tom at the Beer Engine. what everyone loved, but admission gate you need Tom will be organising a there will be some tweaks to pay your admission pallet load of beers from to improve it based on fee, obtaining your wrist London breweries which feedback from both staff band (if you are a CAMRA will be split between the and customers. member claiming discount pub and the festival. If you don’t know where entry please have your Meanwhile our Cider the museum is, you need membership card ready bar managers Sarah & to be on Alma Street in to show) and also pay the Hazel have been busy the Kelham Island District glass deposit. We will have sourcing a selection of about where the Fat Cat a choice of pint or half pint cider and perry - expect a MILLOWNERS ARMS pub , Kelham Island Brew- glasses (both will also have range of around 20-30 to Fronting on to the corner of the Victorian Courtyard, ery, Craft & Dough pizza a third pint line if you choose from, brought from this is a recreation of a traditional local pub with seat- restaurant and Urban want to drink in smaller across the UK although we ing and bar where our staff will assume the role of Quarter burger restaurant taster size measures). The will still as ever have the the pub landlord and serve from a variety of beers on is located. This is a short glasses are branded with locally produced Wood- handpump. This area of the festival will always offer walk from bus stops on this years festival logo thorpe Hall cider too. a comfortable, quiet and relaxing atmosphere. The Nursery Street (Harlequin along with the sponsor’s Millowners Arms is also home to displays of items from local brewery history. ISSUE 456 26 STEEL CITY 41ST SEPTEMBER 2015 UPPER HALL ENGINE ROOM Access via the door on the right when you arrive This is a new area added to the festival this year, home on site then over the footbridge, here you will find to the steam powered River Don Beam Engine, one a long beer bar and the main cider bar, the traders of the working exhibits the museum is famed for. We serving cold food and the live music stage. Expect are hoping this will be fired up for a demonstration on a great atmosphere when there is a band on! The Friday afternoon, the rest of the time this room will Upper Hall is also home to the merchandise stand provide additional indoor space for drinkers, which and Tombola. I’m sure will be much appreciated if we aren’t as lucky with the weather as last year!

VICTORIAN COURTYARD An atmospheric outdoor area, this links all the other areas and is also home to the street food stalls serv- ing hot food. You will also find the smoking area and toilet facilities alongside the courtyard.

MILLOWNERS ARMS Fronting on to the corner of the Victorian Courtyard, this is a recreation of a traditional local pub with seat- ing and bar where our staff will assume the role of the pub landlord and serve from a variety of beers on MARQUEE handpump. This area of the festival will always offer KELHAM A large beer bar and a cider bar is in the marquee a comfortable, quiet and relaxing atmosphere. The along with plenty of seating. The marquee is also Millowners Arms is also home to displays of items ISLAND home to the traditional pub games and the CAMRA from local brewery history. MUSEUM membership stand. ISSUE 456 SEPTEMBER 2015 27 of Three Valleys Festival in June, September they are hosting another one over the August bank holiday weekend to co- Elsecar by the Sea incide with the charity cricket match (Barnsley CAMRA) and Land Rover trials in the village. Thu 3 – Sat 5 Sep An outside bar will host a range of The next instalment of Barnsley CAM- beers and ciders and Deli-Licious of RA’s regular year round programme of Dronfield will be providing a food beer festivals! This one is held at Milton stall. TM Travel bus 14 (Dronfield- Hall on Fitzwilliam Street, Elsecar, a Chesterfield) runs past the pub door 5-10 minute walk from Elsecar railway during the daytime Mon-Sat. station which is served by the hourly Sheffield-Leeds via Barnsley stopping Hope Valley Beer & Cider train. The festival features around 30 Festival @ The Old Hall real ales sourced either locally or from Thu 27 – Mon 31 Aug coastal locations along with cider and The Old Hall Hotel in Hope’s regu- perry. There is also food available, a lar bank holiday beer festival where tombola and CAMRA products stall. Festival Guide a marquee appears outside playing The beer festival is running alongside These are the events we’re aware of host to a range of around 40 real the Elsecar-by-the-sea gala weekend in or near Sheffield over the coming ales and 20 ciders plus food and which takes place across the village months. Links and updated info on music. Buses 272/273/274 (Shef- and includes street theatre, entertain- our website. field-Castleton) pass the pub’s door ment, stalls and rides in the famous or Hope railway station is a 10 minute Elsecar Park, the 4 local pubs are also August walk away. taking part. See www.barnsleycamra. org.uk for more information. Peterborough CAMRA Dronfield Arms Tue 25 – Sat 29 Aug Fri 28 – Sun 30 Aug Tamworth CAMRA Held across multiple giant marquees The outside bar will be open all week- Thu 3 – Sat 5 Sep on Peterborough’s Embankment – a end with additional beers and ciders At the Assembly Rooms, a 10 minute riverside park featuring over 400 to enjoy. On the Saturday there will walk from the railway station with real ales plus cider, perry, world also be a pizza stall, childrens face a choice of around 90 real ales. See beers, food, games, stalls, music and painting (afternoon) and live music www.lstcamra.org.uk for details. more. For opening hours and entry (evening). The pub is a few minutes prices visit www.beer-fest.org. East walk from Dronfield Station and the Leeds International Midlands Trains run direct trains 44 bus. Thu 3 – Sun 6 Sep from Sheffield to Peterborough every This is one of the new wave craft beer hour on the Liverpool-Norwich route Anglers Rest, Bamford festivals and is back at Leeds Town with discounts available for advance Sat 29 – Mon 31 Aug Hall for it’s 2015 outing. A fairly sub- booking. The Anglers Rest in Bamford hold stantial beer list features with both a bank holiday beer festival. Buses cask and keg involved along with street Durham CAMRA 273/274 pass the pub’s front door food, market and live music. See www. Wed 26 – Sat 29 Aug or Bamford station is about 10-15 leedsbeer.com for more details. Held in Durham Students Union, see minute walk away. www.durhambeerfestival.org.uk for Burnley CAMRA more details. Cross Country trains Party in the car park Thu 10 – Sat 12 Sep run direct from Sheffield to Durham @ Green Dragon OK, I admit this one isn’t local or so every half hour. Sun 30 Aug easily accessible from Sheffield, re- The Green Dragon on Dronfield’s quiring a change of trains at either Miners Arms, Hundall Church Street hosts a bank holiday Leeds or Manchester, however it co- Thu 27 – Mon 31 Aug party outside from 3pm with an incides with Sheffield Wednesday’s Following the success of the Min- outside bar, live music and fish & away fixture in the town! Burnley Beer ers’ inaugural beer festival as part chip stall. Festival is held at the Mechanics Thea-

ISSUE 456 28 FESTIVALS SEPTEMBER 2015 tre on Manchester Road and this year bus passing the front door and Hol- Brunswick, Derby features beers from every town with a linsend tram stop only a few minutes Thu 1 – Sun 4 Oct Championship football team amongst walk away. The Brunswick is a well known old the beer list. multi-room brewpub near Derby Scunthorpe CAMRA railway station. For their beer fes- York CAMRA Thu 24 – Sun 27 Sep tival additional guest beers appear Wed 16 – Sat 19 Sep At the Royal Hotel, a 10 minute on a stillage in one of the rooms with The popular annual tented festival at walk from the railway station, fea- the total beer list for the weekend York’s Knavesmire is back for it’s 7th turing around 25 real ales. Free running to a choice of around 50. year with a range of over 450 real ales entry for CAMRA members. See They also plan to offer a selection of and 100 ciders plus foreign beers, wine www.scunthorpe.camra.org.uk for around 20 ciders and perries during and soft drinks. For more information details. the festival. www.brunswickderby. including opening times and entry fees co.uk. see www.yorkbeerfestival.org.uk. Di- Amber Valley CAMRA rect trains run from Sheffield to York Thu 24 – Sun 27 Sep Stoke on Trent CAMRA every half hour, the venue is a short At the Strutts Club in Belper, a 5 Thu 8 – Sat 10 Oct bus ride out of the City Centre. minute walk from the station on the Around 200 real ales in one hall of Derby-Matlock line and featuring the Fenton Manor Sports Complex. Old Hall & Paper Mill more than 80 beers and ciders. Food www.camrapotteries.co.uk. From Fri 18 – Sun 20 Sep and entertainment also features. For Sheffield get there by train by chang- The Old Hall Inn and it’s neighbour details see www.ambervalleycamra. ing at Stockport or Derby. The venue the Paper Mill Inn, located in the small org.uk. is a short taxi ride from the station. Peak District village of Whitehough (near Chinley, a 15 minute walk from October Indy Man Beer Con the station there), together hold their Thu 8 – Sun 11 Oct main beer festival of two each year fea- Huddersfield CAMRA Oktoberfest Or to give it the full title, the Inde- turing around 200 real ales and ciders Thu 1 – Sat 3 Oct pendent Manchester Beer Conven- plus food and entertainment. The APNA venue on Spring Grove tion, hosted at the Old Victoria Baths Street is filled with a selection of 75 in Chorlton on Medlock, Manches- New Inn different real ales plus a choice of ci- ter. A range of modern craft brewers Fri 18 – Sun 27 Sep ders, food and stalls. Local trains run showcase in various settings around The New Inn on Gleadless Com- direct from Sheffield to Huddersfield the old swimming baths with both mon is 150 years old this year and hourly, operated by Northern Rail. craft and keg beers involved, advance celebrating with a beer festival! The tickets essential as it is popular. www. pub is easily reached with the 51 Devonshire Cat indymanbeercon for more details. Thu 1 – Sun 4 Oct The Devonshire Cat’s first beer festi- 41st Steel City Buses and Trams val will be centering the cask offering Wed 21 – Sat 24 Oct : around UK hops – really showing off Our own annual beer & cider festival Travel Line 01709 51 51 51 what they can do so keep your eyes is confirmed for 2015 and back at www.travelsouthyorkshire.com peeled for some fantastic beers avail- Kelham Island Industrial Museum Derbyshire able over the weekend! “CATFEST following last years success, with a www.derbysbus.info 2015″ will be creating and spreading few tweaks following customer and Trains awareness for the Blind Veterans staff feedback. Everything you loved National Enquiries 08457 48 49 50 UK charity, Sheffield contingent & about the festival will be there again www.nationalrail.co.uk proceeds for 1 special cask in the plus we will have more beer and a beer festival will be donated to their slightly bigger capacity! Trading Standards cause. Further information can be [email protected] found at blindveterans.org.uk or on Consumer advice (0114) 273 6289 facebook.com/blindveteransuk. See Sheffield Trading Standards, 2-10 Road, Sheffield S9 2DB the pub’s advert in Beer Matters for more details.

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Sheffield & District Pub of the Month Leeds Pubs Map available to down- 8pm Tue 8 Sep load from our website. Info and bookings: Our September winner, as voted for Phill Wood (see committee section) by local members, is Shakespeare’s Heritage Open Days Branch meeting on Gibralter Street, off West Bar. Join (guided pub walk) 8pm Tue 1 Sep us at the bar for a beer or two, see 2pm Sun 13 Sep Our usual monthly members meeting the certificate presented to Chris and This event is a short walking tour to share pub, club and brewery news, the team and have a go on the bottled around some of the entries in the catch up on the campaign and get beer raffle. Buses 57,79,79A,81,82,84 Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) involved with what we are doing – all and 85 stop outside the pub or tram ‘Yorkshire’s Real Heritage Pubs’ over a pint of course. The venue this stops at Cathedral or Shalesmoor are book. Also included are a number of month is the Fat Cat on Alma Street, a short walk away. ‘try also’ pubs which include aspects Kelham Island. Buses 47,48,53 and of architectural merit. NOW FULLY 87 stop nearby on Nursery Street, BOOKED. closest tram stop is Shalesmoor. Saltaire Festival train trip 11am Sat 12 Sep Festival planning meeting Beer Capital Survey An annual beer festival hosted within 8pm Tue 15 Sep 12pm Sat 5 Sep Saltaire Brewery, we plan on enjoying We continue to discuss arrangements Our annual census of the beers on the festival then stopping off to visit for our annual Steel City Beer & Cider Sheffield’s bars takes the form in a a few pubs and bars in Leeds on the festival, which takes place this October choice of pub crawls to take part in way back. at Kelham Island Industrial Museum. all over the City. Please see the article Meet on board the Northern Rail The meeting venue is the New Bar- elsewhere regarding meeting points train to Leeds (we change at Leeds for rack Tavern on Penistone Road, served and routes. Saltaire) departing Dronfield station at by buses 53 and 79A (or Bamforth Street 11:02 and Sheffield Station at 11:18. tram stop is a short walk away).

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