Issue 484 April 2018

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The free magazine of CAMRA Sheffield & District Issue 484 April 2018

News 4 RambAles 2018 Sheffield brewers enjoy Rotherham awards

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Opinion 6 Editor Dom’s Casks of the Month Dominic Nelson [email protected]

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In last month’s Beer Matters, we brought you a short introduction to our regular RambAles, a series of walks of Sheffield brewers enjoy between roughly four and seven miles, with a few pub stops along the way. We can now reveal that there will be eight Rotherham awards RambAles taking place throughout 2018. Dates and routes (where available) are as follows: A number of Sheffield’s brew- ers were among the winners RambAle 1: Saturday 31 March in the Champion Beer of Bradwell – Castleton – Hope Yorkshire awards which took place during the recent Baas, RambAle 2: Saturday 21 April Bands and Beers festival at Elsecar – Wentworth Woodhouse Magna in Rotherham. To mark the 25th anniversary of the RambAle 3: Saturday 19 May Rotherham CAMRA festival, Two Valleys (Ford – Apperknowle – Hundall – Unstone) each of the previous Gold medal winners was invited RambAle 4: Saturday 23 June back and entered into the Oughtibridge – Worrall blind taste test.

RambAle 5: Saturday 7 July Abbeydale’s well-known TBC (probably Wortley) Moonshine, invited back as the overall winner from 2012, RambAle 6: Saturday 18 August won Gold in the Best Bitter Monyash – Bakewell – Thornbridge Peakender category and was awarded Silver in the overall Champion RambAle 7: Saturday 29 September of Champions competition. TBC The Gold award was taken by Rotherham brewery Chantry, RambAle 8: Saturday 27 October with their Two Magpies Oughtibridge – Grenoside porter.

More details will be available in the Diary section of the Fuggle Bunny Brew House, magazine, on our websiteand ftom the walk leader, Malcolm based at Halfway, picked up Dixon, on 07842 530128 or [email protected]. two awards, with their Chap- ter 4 - 24 Carrot taking Gold Everyone is welcome to join us on one of these walks but in the Golden Ale category, they are advised to come suitably equipped for the day’s while Chapter 8 - Jammy walking, which may be rough, wet & muddy in places, es- Dodger came second in Best pecially at this time of year. You should also come prepared Bitter. for the possibility of changeable and inclement weather. In most cases you will also need to bring (or be able to buy) Meanwhile, Bradfield took sufficient food and drink for yourself for the day. We hope Gold in the Stout category you can join us! with Farmers Stout, which has been a longstanding

Issue 484  News April 2018 Sheffield brewers enjoy Rotherham awards

feature in their core range. Finally, the top prize in the Speciality category was won by relative newcomers Little Critters, with their chocolate and hazelnut milk stout Nutty Ambassador (also a recent entry in my Casks of the Month column!).

Congratulations to all the winners on their success.

Issue 484 April 2018 News  Dom’s Casks of the Month

The last few weeks have been especially busy for me, so I’ve not had as much time as usual to explore the pubs of Sheffield and try out all the delicious cask beers on offer. That said, when I have had the chance to sample an ale or two, they have all been up to the fantastic standard I have come to expect from the pubs of the Steel City. The recent spell of Siberian weather also didn’t help things, but did mean that whenever I could make it to the pub I was in the mood for something dark and comforting, so you might spot a running theme in this month’s selections. Here are three of my favourites from the last few weeks:

What: Salvation 7 - Rocky Road (5.2%) – Abbeydale (Sheffield) Where: Devonshire Cat The latest addition to the consistently good Salvation stouts, this one has been my favourite in the series so far. Brewed with raisins, cranberries, marshmallows and cacao nibs, this rather sweet stout was extremely smooth and easy to drink. A deep brown colour, with little head and an aroma of chocolate and malt, this was one of those beers that suited being served a little warmer from the cask to allow the flavours to fully reveal themselves. Looking forward to Salva- tion 8!

What: Equinox (4.0%) - Dark Star (Horsham) Where: Rutland Arms I’ve noticed this Sussex-based brewery, recently bought out by London giants Fuller’s, popping up more frequently on the handpumps of Sheffield’s pubs lately. This particular beer was a great example of a dark mild, and proved that you don’t need masses of hops to make an excellent ale. The beer looked appealing in the glass, brown with a creamy pale head. On drinking, the taste was well-balanced, with the dark malt flavours complimented by hints of liquorice and a very slight hop bitterness.

What: Milch Weisse (5.0%) – Eyes (Leeds) Where: Gardeners Rest An example of the now rare schöps style of beer (I have to admit, I’d never heard of it before coming across this), this is brewed to an old Polish recipe from more than 300 years ago. Eyes are the UK’s only wheat-focused brewery, and this ale contains no fewer than six types of wheat malts. The aroma was packed with the scent of roasted coffee and tobacco, with a slight discernible sweetness from the lactose sugars. Rich and creamy, this beer was very moreish - unfortunately I only had time for one! I will definitely be looking out for more brews from this Leeds-based outfit.

I’ll be back next month, to bring you three more examples of the excellent beers on offer in Sheffield. By then we will have enjoyed Sheffield Beer Week, which should also give me a great opportunity (and excuse!) to sample a good range of beers from a little further afield.

Dominic Nelson

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Issue 484 April 2018  PUBlic Transport

PUBlic Transport Bus 4/4a

The number 4 bus, oper- ated by TM Travel, serves a number of Sheffield’s south- western suburbs, heading out from the city centre, through Sharrow, Brincliffe and Ecclesall and on towards Bents Green and eventually Ringinglow. The twin service 4a takes an alternative route from Ecclesall Road, heading down Carter Knowle Road The route begins at the Shef- before terminating at Mill- field Interchange, so if you houses Tesco. arrive early you can call into the Old Queen’s Head to get Although these buses only refreshments ahead of the run once per hour, services journey. The three regular On departing the bus station, run on weekends, continue Thwaites beers are nowa- the service meanders through until around 11pm and pass by days joined by a number of the city centre, heading past a number of excellent real ale guest offerings, which often the Moor Market towards pubs, making it ideal for visit- feature local breweries such London Road before turning ing a few pubs that are a little as Abbeydale and Little Crit- right up Cemetery Road. Here further out of the way. ters. The pub also offers an you will find theBeer Engine, interesting range of Czech where there are up to six real food on its menu, which is ales plus a selection of craft well worth a try. keg and tapas.

Issue 484  Pubs April 2018 As mentioned earlier, the 4a The route continues out as service takes an alternative far as Ringinglow, with a stop route here, heading down just outside the Norfolk Arms Carter Knowle Road past the Hotel, before heading back A little further up the road, Cherry Tree and on towards towards the city. The Norfolk just past the roundabout, Tesco. The Cherry Tree is Arms has up to six cask beers the bus stops almost outside a community pub which on offer, with regular beers the door of the Stag’s Head recently won an appeal to from Abbeydale, Bradfield on Psalter Lane. This Thorn- retain its status as an Asset and Exit 33 joined by three bridge pub serves a range of of Community Value, and has guests. All real ales are priced core and seasonal beers and Black Sheep Best Bitter on at £2 per pint on Mondays has a pleasant beer garden. cask. and Tuesdays.

On the way back into town the bus follows much the same route, but just in case you want to try one more The bus continues on Psalter pub, the approach to the In- Lane, past the currently Meanwhile, the number 4 terchange from the opposite closed Psalter Tavern, and takes a right turn onto Bents direction means that the bus onto Ecclesall Road South Road and up towards the stops directly outside our before reaching the Prince of Hammer & Pincers at Bents Pub of the Month from March Wales pub on the left-hand Green, where there are four 2018, the Rutland Arms. side. Today, this pub is mainly real ales available including Here, there are up to seven food-focused but real ale is local favourite Abbeydale real ales, with the regulars still on offer, with Timothy Moonshine. There are also provided by Blue Bee. Taylor’s Landlord and Tetley two weekly pub quizzes, on Bitter regularly available. Tuesdays and Sundays. Dominic Nelson

Issue 484 April 2018 Pubs  Norfolk Arms Grenoside

Joe Pearson has been ap- pointed as the new interim manager of the Norfolk Arms. Horse & Jockey No stranger to the pub, Joe Wadsley has been a regular visitor to the pub since his teens and The Horse & Jockey has add- Throughout the week, the after joining the Stancill team ed a regular poker evening Horse & Jockey hosts regular in June 2017, he has quickly and salsa to its weekly events entertainment including: risen through the ranks, programme. working as assistant manager Monday alongside Hayley McPhie, From 8pm, pub-goers can Poker Night from 8pm before taking the hot seat put on their best poker face earlier this month. and play the hand they’re Tuesday dealt by a professional the Weekly Quiz from 9pm Prior to joining Stancill Brew- croupier. The Horse & Jockey ery, Joe began his career as a welcomes Texas Hold’em Thursday tree surgeon, before success- experts and new players alike, Pizza, Pints & Prosecco from 6pm fully completing an NVQ in with table service and happy cellar management. Since hour drinks prices all night. Friday joining the Norfolk Arms, after-work drinks offers Joe has been responsible for For those who are less quick developing the live music of- with cards but fast on their Sunday fering at the popular venue. feet, the Wadsley-based pub Salsa 6pm to 8pm has also added special Salsa Joe said: “Growing up in Gre- and Bachata classes which CAMRA members can receive noside, the Norfolk Arms was take place every Sunday be- a 20% discount on all Stancill a pub I spent a lot of time in, tween 6pm and 8pm. This is Brewery beers available in and since joining the Norfolk followed by a party evening, the pub on production of a Arms I’ve been given a very enabling pub-goers to put membership card. warm welcome and I’m really their newly learned steps into enjoying my time at the pub.” practice.

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Issue 484 April 2018www.railalefestival.com 11 Inn Brief

The Norfolk Arms on Dixon Lane now sells real ale at weekends. Two casks are available from Thursday and are available until sold out.

The Queens Ground in Hillsborough has installed a fourth hand pump.

Edward’s on Glossop Road remains closed but there are indications it could reo- pen in the near future under Real Heritage Pubs - East Anglia a new guise. The Brown Bear on Norfolk Many of our readers will by Paul said: “Over the past 25 Street closed suddenly last now have seen the Sheffield’s years, CAMRA has developed month but has since reo- Real Heritage Pubs e-book, its national and regional pened under new manage- which was released during inventories of historic pub ment. the Steel City Beer and Cider interiors. These highlight the Festival last October and crème de la crème of interiors Work has begun and at the time of writing, is on which have either escaped licenses have been agreed the cusp of reaching 50,000 much alteration for many for a disused public toilet downloads! Talks with local years or contain features of block on Blonk Street to be sponsors and publishers exceptional interest.“ converted into a cafe and regarding a physical copy of micropub serving real ales. the book are still ongoing. For example, the Cock in Broom is one of only ten The new owners of the Following on from the suc- remaining examples in the Farfield Inn on Neepsend cess of this book, the next country of pubs with no bar Lane have confirmed their instalment in the series of counter. intention to return the Real Heritage Pubs books has building to its former usage been released. East Anglia’s Included are over 60 images as a pub, although not in Real Heritage Pubs: Pub and detailed comment on the the immediate future. Interiors of Historic Inter- 120 East Anglian pubs listed est is now available as a free on the CAMRA Pub Heritage The Masons Arms in download from camra.org.uk website. The guide is freely Crookes and the Old Crown (there’s a direct link on our available from the CAMRA on London Road both website). Pub Heritage website. remain closed at the time of writing, with no news on the Edited by Paul Ainsworth, Grateful thanks are given to future of either. chair of the CAMRA National numerous individuals, the Pub Heritage Group, this National CAMRA Pub Herit- The Tramshed at Meers- ground-breaking publication age Group and local Archives, brook has expanded into aims to create an up-to-date the latter for providing access the neighbouring unit and is snapshot of the East Anglian to unique historic documen- now serving a range of craft Pub Heritage picture. tation. beers.

Issue 484 12 Pubs April 2018 Old Hall Hotel Real Ale, Real Food & Real Fires

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Issue 484 April 2018 13 Exit 33

There’s not too much to re- port on the specials front this month at Exit 33, but there is one new offering.Spring Fever (4.4%) is a light session pale ale with a mixture of fruity hops including Citra, El Dorado and Mosaic.

Meanwhile, there will also be the usual live music at the Harlequin on Friday and Saturday evenings. Bands for April include The Band With No Name, Gav Coulson Fuggle Bunny Group, The Paddy Maguire Band, Ace in the Hand, Ma- A Fuggle Bunny hat-trick! brewery continues to go from hogany Newt and Searching strength to strength, creating for Sylvia. It is with great pleasure I can excellent award winning ales, announce that our Chapter 8 expanding and selling region- Pete Roberts - Jammy Dodger won SILVER ally and nationally. Then after in the Best Bitter category dipping our toe into the pub at the Rotherham Real Ale scene, our little ale bar in Festival at Magna. But wait… Worksop has far exceeded drum roll… Chapter 4 - 24 anything we could have Carrot IPA won GOLD in the imagined with the icing on Golden Ale category at the the cake after just six months same festival. Now if that of trading by winning the wasn’t enough excitement for award. So despite the hor- one morning, I then received rendous weather causing all a phone call from North kinds of chaos, it has been an Notts CAMRA to say that excellent and rewarding time Get your advert our Fuggle’s Chapter One for all at Team Fuggle. Don’t in Beer Matters! real ale pub in Worksop was forget that this year Fuggle voted the branch’s Winter Bunny Brew House will be Let hundreds of beer lovers Pub of the Season award, so playing host to the 3 Valleys know about your business big thank you to all who have Beer Festival on 2 June, so from just £40+VAT or less voted. come and join us for fun, fug- for regular placements. gle, food and much more. Therefore, after four years of Visit our website to place trading, our award-winning Wendy Steeple your ad now!

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Chantry Brewery’s porter, oped, resulting in a beer which Two Magpies, has been packed with flavour from first crowned the Champion Beer sip to last. It has strong choco- of Yorkshire 2018 after winning late and coffee notes, topped a blind tasting competition with a creamy head. organised as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Mick Warburton, co-director Rotherham Real Ale & Music of Chantry Brewery said: “The Stancill Festival. beer tasting competition held at the Rotherham Real Ale If you’re getting a little tired The Parkgate Brewery per- and Music Festival is unusual of the cold weather, Stancill formed well in a number of because it brings together Brewery has developed a categories, with New York beers which are currently brand new special designed Pale (3.9%) and Two Magpies being produced by almost to take your tastebuds on (4.5%) winning the Bitter and every brewery in Yorkshire. a journey. Endless Highway Porter categories respectively, There were some great beers (4.1%) is a new brew which while Special Reserve (6.3%) on offer this year and I feel brings together three US and Diamond Black (4.5%) very humbled that our beers hop varieties, resulting in a re- were awarded silver in the performed so well during the freshing light American-style strong bitter and stout catego- blind tasting. Since winning pale ale. ries. the competition we’ve noticed the demand for the porter The unique flavours created The tasting panel saw more has been incredibly high and within the beer are a result than 150 different beers we are planning to launch a of the way in which hops are brewed from across the region limited edition bottled version added during the brewing entered into the competition of the beer.” process. Each hop variety is including the previous 24 win- added at different times in ners of the event. Two Magpies Porter is cur- during the brew, allowing the rently available in the Cutlers different flavours to infuse First launched in 2016 as a Arms and New York Tavern in and blend together to create one off special,Two Magpies Rotherham, as well as selected a beer with a tropical flavour Porter, the recipe has been pubs throughout South York- burst, citrus aromas and a carefully refined and redevel- shire. zesty lime finish.

Issue 484 18 Breweries April 2018 The beer is currently avail- able in selected pubs across South Yorkshire – including Stancill’s quartet of brewery taps. CAMRA members can benefit from a 20% discount on all Stancill ales at any of the pubs mentioned above.

Meanwhile, last month we introduced you to Charlie Brown; the first instalment from Stancill’s new Full of Dank range. The first batch of cans arrived in the brewery in mid-March, but never one to rest on his laurels, head brewer Dean Pleasant has been carefully developing the next beer in the range – a 4.1% brew, which he describes as “Barnsley Bitter with at- titude”.

Based upon a Vienna style beer, ESB (or Extra Session Sheffield Brewery Bitter; 4.1%) is created using a secret hop combination, After a long, snowy winter, After recently investing in creating a nutty aroma and spring has come and there’s some more bottling equip- sweet malty taste, which is no better way to make the ment, you’ll be seeing a lot offset with a powerful hoppy most of the lighter evenings more bottle conditioned kick. than enjoying a pint of our beers being produced by The spring seasonal American Sheffield Brewery Company, Managing Director, Thomas Pale Ale, Ge’Thi’Sen Outdoo- including both our core range Gill, said: “Barnsley Bitter is erz (go on, read that aloud! beers and our specials. one of our best known and Satisfying, isn’t it?). Hopped most recognisable brews, with Mosaic, Columbus and Don’t forget, or Tap Room but we began thinking about Ekuanot, at 4.0% ABV, it re- opens on the Peddler week- what the recipe might have ally is highly sessionable and ends, and will be open Friday been like if the brewers who flavoursome. 6 and Saturday 7 April with first developed the beer had street food and live music, access to modern ingredients We’re also releasing Zampo this time from the aptly- and brewing techniques. ESB (5.2%), a Marmalde Pale Ale named Irish Folk band (wait is a contemporary take on a made using 7.5 kg of dried for it...!) The Peddlers. timeless classic and, like all orange peel. The aroma com- the beers in this range, fea- ing out of the brewery when All the details you need about tures plenty of dank!” this was made was immense! our beers, brewery tours and Beautifully bitter and full of events can be found at ESB is currently available in fruity flavours, be sure to get sheffieldbrewery.com. cask and keg and will soon be down to your local and check available in cans. it out. Nick Law

Issue 484 April 2018 Breweries 19 Welbeck Abbey

It’s officially springtime, notes and a black-peppery and after the exceptionally finish. cold winter we’ve had we’re seriously looking forward to Finally from our Brewers some warmer weather. We’re Choice range we have Tink’s celebrating the season with Pixie Dust Pale (3.8%), named Bradfield some brews to match, which after our head brewer James includes some old favourites (but we like to call him Tink Bradfield Brewery are cel- as well as an exciting new - short for Tinkerbell the beer ebrating St George’s Day with brew to share with you (we fairy!). He’s brewed this fruity the return of Bradfield Ye didn’t mean to rhyme). session pale from a magi- Olde English Ale! Now in its cal blend of hops from three tenth Year of production this We’re kicking off April with a continents and it’s the perfect is a 4.6% traditional ale, full popular favourite, Waterm- springtime companion. bodied and light copper in eadows (4.7%). This Lager- colour. Available in cask from style pale ale is perfect for Our brewery tours also kick 9 April. drinking outdoors, with subtle off this month and we are meadow-fresh hop notes and really excited to be running Snookering onto our seasonal a crisp, dry finish from Slov- them again. Our April and line up for the fifth year run- enian Dana hops. May tours are already com- ning is the Farmers Cruci-Bull pletely sold out, so if you’re Ale (4.1%), a dark copper-col- Our next special is a new interested in attending we’d oured best bitter. Available brew for us, a single-hopped suggest getting your tickets in cask from 16 April – just in IPA entitled National Treasure asap! You can grab them at time for the World Snooker (5.4%). It’s a rich golden ale welbeckabbeybrewery.co.uk. Championship starting in brewed using Calypso hops Sheffield on Saturday 21 April. which give both zesty high- Jess Low

Issue 484 20 Breweries April 2018 Steel City

Steel City continue to release can look forward to Neepsend collaborations as Dave pays sours now! 200 litres of Bradfield off his collab ‘debt’ (and Medusa were transferred not at all because it means to a white wine barrel with Farmers Stout has been a someone else shovelling the grapes and will be launched farm favourite for Bradfield mash tun, honest guv). The at the Stout Wars event at the Brewery since it was first latest is with Neepsend and Shakespeare on the 4th of brewed back when we started Lost Industry, a 5.0% Citra May. One keg will be bretted out in 2005. Recently winning and Rakau dry-hopped sour and left until the end of the Gold for Best in Category at named Medusa (thus fitting year. Rotherham Real Ale & Music both Neepsend’s mythology Festival has seen it get the theme and Steel City’s metal The next brew was an ultra- recognition it deserves. album theme). Although the short brewlength Flemish beer has a slightly higher final Oude Bruin. The unblended On the subject of stouts – a gravity than most Steel City Bruin is rarer still, six bottles special edition Vanilla Stout beers, any hint of sweetness is to be sold by Hoptimism, the (4.5%) is currently on trial at bludgeoned into submission rest was blended with a sour our Brewery Tap, The Nags by a citrus acidity somewhere blond. Three kegs and 30 bot- Head at Loxley, and proving between orange juice and tles of the blend were made, very popular – it may feature grapefruit juice. one of the kegs has been in other outlets, so keep your bretted and will also appear eyes peeled! Gavin and Hannah seemed at the end of the year. to enjoy their introduction to Jackie sour brewing so hopefully we Dave Unpronounceable

Issue 484 April 2018 Breweries 21 Loxley

The long-awaited Loxley brewing commenced shortly Brewery, based at the Wise- afterwards. The brewery has wood Inn on Loxley Road, also invested in branded casks is now fully operational and and pint glasses. There are the first pints of its beer have also plans to sell the spring been sold. water separately, as well as using it as the main ingredient The idea of brewing beer in all their beers. using spring water from a well discovered underneath Loxley’s first beer,Wisewood the pub was conceived last One blonde (4.0%), was year. Brewing equipment was finally released on 15 March A second brew, a New Zea- eventually delivered to the at a special introductory land-hopped pale ale, is also pub—which was voted our price of £2 per pint. It proved currently in production and July 2017 Pub of the Month— extremely popular, selling sev- should be available in the near in January this year, and eral casks in its first evening. future.

Issue 484 22 Breweries April 2018 Issue 484 April 2018 23 Your pub needs your vote!

Our Pub of the Month we get enough votes in time award is a bit of positive we will make the award. campaigning, highlighting Nomination forms are avail­ local pubs that consistently able at branch meetings serve well kept real ale in and on the website. The pub District Pub of the Season friendly and comfortable must have been open and surroundings. serving real ale for a year Autumn 2017 and under the same man- Voting is your opportunity agement for 6 months. Saturday 17 February saw the to support good, real ale presentation of our Autumn pubs you feel deserve some Winners compete alongside 2017 District Pub of the recognition and publicity. our Good Beer Guide en- Season award at the Rambler tries for branch Pub of the Inn in Edale. A minibus full of All CAMRA branch mem- Year, the winner of which Sheffield & District CAMRA bers are welcome to vote at is entered into the national members headed out into the branch meetings or on our competition. Peak District for the occasion, website. with stops made in Calver, The list of nominees is Wardlow Mires and Tideswell It’s not one pub against below and includes which en route to Edale. another, simply vote YES or buses to take if you fancy a NO as to whether you think trip to try them out. The Rambler was a stop on the pub should be PotM. If one of our recent trips out to the Derbyshire part of our branch, and it subsequently Anglers Rest Ship saw a late run of votes to take Bamford (buses 271, 272, 274, 275) Shalesmoor (buses 35, 57, 61, 62, 81, 82, 85, 86 Beer Engine or Blue/Yellow tram) Sharrow (buses 3, 4, 20, 43, 44, 75, Our District Pub of the Season 76, 86, 97, 98, 218) Wellington Shalesmoor (buses 35, 57, 61, 62, 81, award recognises pubs out- Broomhill Tavern 82, 85, 86 side the Sheffield city limits. or Blue/Yellow tram) Broomhill (buses 10, 10a, 120) The spring nominees are... Devonshire Cat City Centre

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Issue 484 24 Awards April 2018 Left to right: Helen Metcalf, Mick Saxton and Steve Elliott. Credit: John Beardshaw District Pub of the Season Pub of the Month Autumn 2017 March 2018

the Autumn award. The pub, Our March Pub of the Month to try something a little dif- which is especially popular presentation took place ferent. with walkers (if the name at the Rutland Arms on didn’t already give it away!), Tuesday 13 March and was a Outgoing social secretary so dogs and muddy boots are well attended and enjoyable Patrick Johnson made what more than welcome. There evening. could be his last Pub of the are up to five real ales on Month presentation to pub offer, with beers from local As always, there was an manager Heather Griffin, and breweries sometimes avail- excellent range of real ales afterwards we were treated able as guests. available, with a variety of to a range of free sandwiches, styles including bitters, pales which were very much ap- The day we visited was and even a mild! preciated. especially busy, but a couple of minutes and a little space As the presentation took Congratulations once again by the bar were found so place during Sheffield Beer to owners Kate and Chris, that the presentation could Week, it coincided with a tap managers Heather and Pete be made. Branch chairman takeover featuring Norwegian and all the Rutland staff on Mick Saxton handed over the craft brewers Haandbryg- their award. award, which was gratefully geriet for those who wanted received by landlord Steve Elliott. Congratulations again to Steve and his team on their award.

All of our awards are voted for by our branch members. However, due to a lack of votes, we have been unable to name a District Pub of the Season winner for Winter 2017. The existing nominees have therefore been carried forward to the Spring 2018 vote. As always, votes can be cast via the website or at any branch meeting.

Dominic Nelson

Issue 484 April 2018 Awards 25 Pub of the Month April 2018

Regular readers will know The Ale House, tucked away on Thursday evenings and that each month we try on Fraser Road in between home-cooked food available to recognise one pub in Millhouses and Woodseats, is from 6pm every Friday. our branch area that fol- a thriving community-run pub lows CAMRA’s principles of with a consistenly good range We will be visiting the Ale serving high quality real ale of reasonably priced real House to present the award and cider in welcoming and ale. There are up to six cask on Tuesday 10 April and all friendly surroundings. Every lines on offer at any time, the are welcome to join us. As Pub of the Month is voted regular Saltaire Blonde plus usual, we will be arriving from for by our branch members, five guest ales. These often around 8pm for a presenta- and with voting having been feature small breweries from tion around 9pm. For those so popular recently we have around Yorkshire and the East travelling by public trans- had a backlog of pubs wait- Midlands, such as Malton’s port, the number 86 stops ing to receive their awards. Bad Seed and Derby’s Danc- on Archer Road, around 150 Therefore, we have known ing Duck. yards from the pub. We hope for a couple of months now to see you there! that our Pub of the Month Being a community pub there winner for April 2018 would are regular events taking Dominic Nelson be a first-time winner of the place, including live music accolade. and singing nights, a pub quiz

Issue 484 26 Awards April 2018 Issue 484 April 2018 27 school hall, this festival in Festival guide Meltham (near Huddersfield) features beers from more than 30 breweries, many of March them local. There will also be street food, live music, a pros- Sheffield Folk Sessions ecco bar and a gin lounge. Fri 30 Mar – Sun 1 Apr Take the Huddersfield train to Sheffield Folk Sessions Honley and catch the 911 bus Festival will take place in its to Meltham (last bus back to usual spot over the Easter Honley on Saturday at 5pm). weekend. Real ale pubs in- volved include Shakespeares, Hull CAMRA Bar Stewards, Kelham Island Thu 12 – Sat 14 Apr Tavern, Wellington, Ship, The 40th edition of the Hull Hillsborough Hotel, Dog and CAMRA Beer & Cider Festival Partridge and Fagans. Music at Hull Minster, where there will be on offer at these ven- will be over 135 real ales and Steel City 44 ues throughout the weekend. more than 30 ciders and per- Blue Bee Brewery will also ries. CAMRA members can It has been confirmed that bring back the annual festival get in free at any time with a the 44th Steel City Beer special “Oh Good Pale”. valid membership card (non- and Cider Festival will take members £5 on Thursday place from 10–13 October Old Hall Hotel Easter and Friday, including festival 2018. The festival will again Fri 30 Mar – Mon 2 Apr guide and refundable glass take place at the historic The first of the Old Hall Hotel cost). Kelham Island Industrial in Hope’s three beer festivals Museum. in 2018. Held over the Easter Skipton CAMRA weekend, the festival will fea- Thu 12 – Sat 14 Apr This year’s festival has ture around 50 real ales and This year’s festival is being been moved forward a ciders from around the Peak held two weeks after Easter week, mainly to avoid District. rather than the usual one, but clashing with the larger will still have the usual range Nottingham CAMRA of more than 70 real ales, plus festival, which has had April bottled beers, ciders and per- to be put back following ries. Card-carrying CAMRA a change of venue from Dukeries Brewery Tap members enjoy free admis- Nottingham Castle to the Thu 5 – Sat 7 Apr sion to all sessions (otherwise Motorpoint Arena. The Taking place at the Duker- £2.50 Thursday and Friday, dates should return to ies Brewery Tap in Worksop, £3.50 Saturday). Held at normal for 2019. this festival will feature more Ermysted’s Grammar School, than 20 real ales and ciders, about 12 minutes’ walk from Anybody who is interested plus entertainment on Friday Skipton railway station. in volunteering at this and Saturday evening. The year’s festival is encour- tap is located at 18 Newcastle Shakespeares (Spring) aged to come along to the Avenue, S80 1ET, roughly a Thu 26 – Sun 29 Apr festival planning meetings 15-minute walk from Worksop The latest festival at Shake- that take place on the third train station. speares on Gibraltar Street Tuesday of every month at will feature a mixture of the Harlequin on Nursery Meltham 30 rare and favourite cask Street; see the branch di- Sat 7 – Sun 8 Apr beers, including some one off ary for more details. Held in the local primary specials from across the UK

Issue 484 28 Festivals April 2018 from our favourite brewer- Lincoln CAMRA Doncaster CAMRA ies of the year. There will be Thu 24 – Sat 26 May Thu 7 – Sat 9 Jun an extra cask bar upstairs in Takes place at the Lincoln The 27th edition of the the games room and full bar Drill Hall, Free School Lane, Doncaster & District CAMRA downstairs. Lincoln LN2 1EY (5 minutes’ festival will take place at the walk from bus and rail sta- Doncaster Dome on Bawtry tions). 100+ real ales plus Road and is set to feature May cider, perry and international more than 100 real ales and bottled beers. Food available ciders. Opening times are Sheffield University at all times and live music Thursday 5pm-11pm, Friday Fri 4 – Sun 6 May every evening and Saturday and Saturday 11am-11pm. The University of Sheffield’s lunchtime. Open Thursday CAMRA members enjoy free Real Ale Society are holding 12-3 and 6-11; Fri 12-11; Sat 12-11 entry to all sessions. their annual May Bank Holi- with free admission for card- day festival at the Students’ carrying CAMRA members. Leeds CAMRA Union. As in previous years, Thu 7 – Sat 9 Jun there will be more than Old Hall Hotel Spring Bank Returning to Leeds city 100 ales and ciders, street Fri 25 – Mon 28 May centre after many years away, food stalls, meet the brewer New for 2018, the Old Hall the festival has found a new events, live music and free Hotel in Hope are holding home at Leeds Beckett Stu- entry all day. Non-students an additional beer festival dents’ Union Bar (City Bar), welcome. over the Spring Bank Holiday Portland Way, Leeds, LS1 3HE weekend. As usual, there will (a 15-minute walk from Leeds Elsecar Heritage Railway be a range of real ales and train station). Expect to see (Barnsley CAMRA) ciders from around the Peak well over 100 real ales, includ- Fri 4 – Mon 7 May District, plus food and live ing old favourites and brand The annual beer festival at entertainment. new beers, tons of LocAles the Elsecar Heritage Railway, plus keykeg beers and ciders organised in conjunction with Lees Hall Golf Club Brews & Blues and perries from around the Barnsley CAMRA and held at Sat 26 – Mon 28 May UK. the Elsecar Heritage Railway Ten cask ales, plus craft beers on Wath Road (S74 8HJ). and gin, and live blues are the Wortley Mens Club Steam trains will be running main features at this beer and Fri 6 – Sun 8 Jul on Saturday, Sunday and music festival taking place The annual beer festival at Monday. at the Lees Hall Golf Club on Wortley Mens Club is set to Hemsworth Road, S8 8LL. return for another year. The Barrow Hill Rail Ale Buses 18 and 20 both stop club is located on Halifax Thu 17 – Sat 19 May nearby. Road, Wortley, S35 7DB. Held at the Barrow Hill Roundhouse in Chester- field (S43 2PR), this festival June October features more than 350 real ales, plus ciders, craft 3 Valleys Steel City 44 & international beers and a Sat 2 Jun Wed 10 – Sat 13 Oct prosecco bar. The popular Back for another year, a day Sheffield & District CAMRA’s Rail Ale train will be running full of great food, enter- Steel City festival returns for on Friday and Saturday after- tainment and an extensive its 44th year and will again noons. Advance tickets cost range of drinks across the be held at the Kelham Island £5 (Thursday) or £7 (Friday three valleys of Dronfield. A Museum. More details to fol- and Saturday). A free shuttle free regular bus service will low nearer the time. bus will run from Chesterfield serve all participating venues railway station to the festival. throughout the day.

Issue 484 April 2018 Festivals 29 Young Members’ Derby Trip Branch diary Sat 14 Apr Committee Sheffield & District CAMRA’s Info and bookings: Young Members are organis- Mick Saxton [email protected] ing a trip to Derby to visit Chair some of the fantastic pubs [email protected] RambAle 1: the city has to offer. All CAM- Louise Singleton Bradwell–Castleton–Hope RA members from Sheffield Vice Chair 10:45am Sat 31 Mar and surrounding branches [email protected] Catch the 10:45 272 FirstBus aged 18-39 are invited to from Sheffield Interchange as attend. We will be taking the Andy Cullen far as Bradwell (arriving ca. 12:29 train from Sheffield, or Secretary 11:40). We shall walk over to you can meet us at the Exeter [email protected] Castleton for a choice of pubs Arms in Derby at 1:30pm. See and lunchtime bites, before the article for more details. Paul Crofts Treasurer following field paths back Festival Organiser to Hope, in time for the Old Festival planning meeting [email protected] Hall Hotel’s first Beer Festival 8pm Tue 17 Apr of 2018. There is a choice of The monthly festival planning Dave Pickersgill buses or trains back from meeting will again take place Pub Heritage Officer there. at the Harlequin on Nursery [email protected] Street. Anybody interested Patrick Johnson Branch meeting & AGM in volunteering at SCBF44 is Social Secretary 8pm Tue 3 Apr encouraged to attend. [email protected] The usual monthly meeting for April will be combined RambAle 2: Dominic Nelson with the formal annual Elsecar–Wentworth Woodhouse Beer Matters Editor general meeting where we 10am Sat 21 Apr [email protected] debate any motions submit- From Sheffield station, catch Poppy Hayhurst ted, elect a new committee the 10:06 Northern train serv- Press Officer for the year ahead, inspect ice towards Leeds as far as Social Media Coordinator the branch accounts and an- Elsecar (arriving 10:24). [email protected] nounce the branch Pub of the We shall walk round the Year winner. All Sheffield & Wentworth Woodhouse es- Sarah Mills District CAMRA members are tate visiting the Needle’s Eye Real Cider Champion encouraged to attend. Venue folly and deer park, Went- is Shakespeares on Gibraltar worth village and back to Alan Gibbons Pub of the Year and Good Beer Street. Elsecar for our train back. Guide Coordinator [email protected] PotM presentation Branch meeting 8pm Tue 10 Apr 8pm Tue 1 May Mark Boardley Join us at the Ale House, Fra- The usual monthly meeting Pub Campaign Coordinator ser Road, from 8pm for the where members get together [email protected] presentation of the April Pub to discuss branch business, Andy Shaw of the Month award. Bus 86 share pub, club and brewery Membership Secretary stops nearby on Archer Road. news and catch up on what is Beer Matters Distribution happening in the campaign. Clubs Officer Venue TBC. Beer Quality Scoring Coordinator [email protected]

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