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ISSUE 467 - SEPTEMBER 2016 @shfCAMRA /sheffieldcamra 16th - 18th September Over 200 beers and ciders in the heart of the Peak District award winner THE OLD HALL INN & THE PAPER MILL INN WHITEHOUGH, CHINLEY, HIGH PEAK 01663 750529 WWW.OLD-HALL-INN.CO.UK 1/2 MILE FROM CHINLEY TRAIN STATION THE FREE MAGAZINE OF CAMRA SHEFFIELD & DISTRICT ISSUE 467 - SEPTEMBER 2016 NEWS 4 L Stuart Burrows 3,500 MONTHLY BREWERIES 4 CIRCULATION Steel City Brewing Blue Bee Sheffield Brewery Co. EDITOR Abbeydale Andrew Cullen Neepsend Brew Co. 07554 005 225 Tapped Brew Co. [email protected] Articles, letters and suggestions QUIZ 12 are most welcome so please Summer Quiz Answers send them in* ADVERTISING Paul Crofts PUBS 14 [email protected] ACV Update - University Arms Punchbowl Quarter Page £40+VAT Pub Heritage - Fagan’s Half Page £60+VAT Upper Don Valley Full Page £90+VAT Inside Cover £100+VAT Back Cover £110+VAT Discounts for regular placements AWARDS 22 PDFs or high-res (300 dpi) bitmaps Champion Beer of Britain only please Your pub needs your vote! Design from £30 Updates from £10 FESTIVALS 24 Tips for Steel City 42 NEXT COPY DEADLINE Volunteer staff needed! Friday 9th September Festival Guide Opinions expressed are those of the author and may not represent those of CAMRA, the local branch or editor. Beer Matters is © CAMRA Ltd. DIARIES 32 Local history events *For legal reasons a full name and address Branch diary must be provided with all contributions. COMMITTEE 34 L Stuart Burrows The Sheffield pub scene has lost one of its great charac- ters. L Stuart Burrows, the long-serving licensee of the Mount Pleasant on Derbyshire Lane, died unexpectedly on Friday, 29th July. Stuart, a former Sales Metallurgist/Chemist found his true vocation when he took the licence in September, 1993. At the time the only real ale available was Tetley Bitter, but over the years he increased the range to the 6 ales now on offer. During his tenure very little else did change however because he believed that pleasant surroundings, a warm welcome, good company, and of course, a well kept pint were what his customers wanted. He succeeded in cre- ating a typical, traditional pub atmosphere in this small 2-roomed village local. The kind of “improvements” introduced elsewhere were considered unnecessary. He frequently referred to the pub Steel City Brewing as being “Unspoilt by Progress”, a tagline he used as part of the title of his 2015 publication otherwise called, “The Steel City’s brew for Sep- ple of casks of AFA, fruit Mount Pleasant - A History of a Public House at Bole Hill tember is a home collabo- and brettanomyces have Norton”. ration, and as Dave owed been mentioned... Stuart was passionate about real ale but the fact that collabs to both Mike at Two special variants he had to operate within the restraints imposed by owners Landlocked and Jimmy at will be appearing at the Pubmaster, and from 2001 by Punch Taverns, probably Lost Industry, and has an 42nd Steel City Beer Fes- explained why the Mount Pleasant was overlooked for eye for a BOGOF bargain, tival, Life the Universe CAMRA awards. All that changed in June 2012 however it’s a three way collabora- and Everything being when the pub won the branch’s prestigious Pub of the tion. AFA (which stands extra dry-hopped, and Month award and then went on to win it again in October, for Absolutely something Grim Reaper being sub- 2015. An even higher accolade was the inclusion of the something...) is a pale tly* dosed with Carolina pub in the 2016 edition of the Good Beer Guide. It will be hoppy number, 111ibu Reaper chillies also included in the forthcoming 2017 edition. and featuring Chinook, *Dave’s idea of subtlety Stuart was a lovely man and will be greatly missed. The Kazbek and a mystery may not match that in most branch wish to extend heartfelt condolences to his family hop we think is Galaxy! Dry dictionaries! at this difficult time. hops are Mount Hood and Mosaic. Mike will also be Dave Szwejkowski Andrew Thorpe experimenting with a cou- ISSUE 467 4 NEWS BREWERIES SEPTEMBER 2016 FLAVOUR STARTS HERE LIGHT • TROPICAL • FRUITY AVAILABLE ON DRAFT AND IN BOTTLES www.exit33.beer Order Hotline: 0114 270 9991 or email: [email protected] 10 hand pumps serving local and guest ales Cider bar serving 17 ciders ± CAMRA Sheffield cider pub of the year 2011, 2013 & 2016 Over 140 premium spirits Food Standards Agency 5* hygiene rating Food served 12.00-2.00; and 6.00- 9.00 Monday-Friday, 12.00-5.00 Saturday Home cooked roasts served on Sundays Live music most Friday and Saturday nights The Harlequin 108 Nursery Street Sheffield Parties catered for ± buffets available ± S3 8GG tutored tasting nights for groups Tel: 0114 275 8195 https://theharlequinpub.wordpress.com ISSUE 467 SEPTEMBER 2016 Sheffield Brewery CO. There’s plenty to cel- brewery Tap Room, open ebrate here at The Shef- next on Friday 2nd and field Brewery Company, Saturday 3rd September, as September sees the along with our core range, release of the seventh as fresh as can be! beer in our Ten of the Best Also, whilst we’re cel- Blue Bee range. And there’s no bet- ebrating, our last special ter way to raise a glass to - Festiv’ale (4% Ginger As summer draws to an English hops, the relatively the mighty city of Sheffield and Lemon Ale) won 2nd end we keep ploughing new hop Olicana is used than to discover the Real place out of 134 beers forward with new spe- to give tropical fruit fla- Ale Trail. from across the nation in cials. The first of which vours with a slight earthy In honour of the trail, the North Norfolk Railway is brewed with the one finish. which connects the city Beer Festival. of our favourite hops of As well as this we have centre with Neepsend and Finally, The Sheffield the moment: Equinox. re-brewed Motueka IPA Kelham Island - the heart of Brewery Company is We have showcased this 5.0% as our single hopped Sheffield’s brewing indus- pleased to announce that American hop in Equinox IPA for September. This try - we’ve been brewing Nick Law (brewer of Em- Pale 4.2% which has big beer showcases New Zea- a collaborative beer with manuales) has recently tropical fruit and grapefruit land Motueka hops which The Sheffield Honey Com- joined the team as Brewery flavours accompanied by impart their lime and floral pany. Trail Ale is a 4.0% Manager and brewer. pie like flavours leading hop characteristics. And Honey Amber Ale, hopped For further informa- to a dry finish. On top finally we are on Ameri- with Northern Brewer, First tion about The Sheffield of this we have brewed can 5 Hop Version 15 Gold and Calypso, and - of Brewery Company, visit Olicana Gold 3.8%. A 4.3% which this month course - honey from local our website at www.shef- crisp, refreshing, session blends Columbus, Sorachi Sheffield bees. fieldbrewery.com pale which unusually for Ace, Equinox, Simcoe and You’ll be able to sam- us is brewed using only Chinook. ple it for yourself at our Nick Law ISSUE 467 6 BREWERIES SEPTEMBER 2016 ISSUE 467 SEPTEMBER 2016 7 collection boxes to tot up and proceeds from the sale of the beer to add on, but expect the full total to be donated to Light to be over £2000. We hope you all enjoyed the weekend as much as we did. Onto what’s available this month! First up, in honour of a certain sport- ing event happening in Rio throughout August, we have Doctor Morton’s O’Limpet Gains, sure to win a gold medal with an abundance of Simcoe, Sorachi Ace, and new TNT hops! The return of Abbey Ale follows shortly after, a firm favourite amongst the Abbeydale team… A hop driven American style IPA coming in at 5.5%. In a first for Abbeydale, we’re also releasing a sour! Rango Mango is Abbeydale the brainchild of brewer Jim Rangeley and will A big thank you to every- having not been brewed will be launching her sig- be the juiciest yet in our one who came down to since 2010. A classic nature beer this month Signature Series. As the raise a pint with us at the pale and hoppy ale, with too… she’s kept her plans name suggests, it’s going Devonshire Cat in celebra- a powerful bouquet from for this one tightly under to bursting with tropical tion of Moonshine’s 20th the hops used. wraps so we all can’t wait fruitiness from the mango birthday! Moonshine is Doctor Morton’s Non to see what “Wild” brew pulp used, backed up by much-loved here at Ab- Stick (4.1%) is another old she’s conjured up! a “metric f***ton” (Jim’s beydale HQ, and it’s had favourite making a return Firstly, a massive thank words) of Galaxy hops, a sensational journey over and promises to be a re- you to everyone who came all at a thirst-quenching the years, becoming one of freshing golden beer with down to our tenth annual 4% ABV. Sheffield’s most iconic and fruity aromas and a crisp Sunfest at the Rising Sun! Deception will be get- well recognised beers and bitterness. It was a record breaking ting a birthday makeover now being distributed na- We’re also planning a year for us and the perfect this month too, keep your tionally through Heineken, collaboration with one of way to celebrate our 20th eyes on our social me- TradeTeam, Greene King our local favourites, The birthday.