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ISSUE 448 - DECEMBER 2014 THE FREE MAGAZINE OF CAMRA SHEFFIELD & DISTRICT BITS AND BOBS 4 with Dave Pickersgill 3,500 MONTHLY BREWERY NEWS 6 CIRCULATION Acorn, Sheffield Brewery, Kelham Island, Blue Bee, EDITOR Steel City, Peak Ales, Andrew Cullen Fuggle Bunny, Stancill, 07554 005 225 [email protected] Brampton, Abbeydale, Dronfield, Toolmakers Articles, letters and suggestions are most welcome so please send SHOP/PUB NEWS 16 them in* Beer Central Wisewood Inn DESIGN Beer House 623 Robin Good Beer Guide 2016 [email protected] ADVERTISING Alan Gibbons PUBS BY BUS 18 [email protected] Pull-out guide to the Dronfield area Quarter Page £40 Half Page £60 Full Page £90 Back Cover £110 Discounts for regular placements AWARDS 24 PDFs or high-res (300 dpi) Pub of the Month bitmaps only please Dronfield CAMRA Pub of the Year Design from £30 Updates from £10 40TH STEEL CITY 28 NEXT COPY DEADLINE Ruby Aniversary Terrifying Friday 9 January 2015 Success The 1st Steel City Festival Opinions expressed are those of the author and may not represent those of CAMRA, the local branch or editor. Beer Matters is © CAMRA Ltd. FESTIVALS 32 *For legal reasons a full name and address must be provided with all contributions. DIARY 34 BITS AND BOBS a larger brewery it is build ing. "The thing is the beer is BEERY called 'Strikes Bock,' not 'Empire Strikes Bock,'" own er Dave Katleski told a local BITS AND newspaper, "It's 'Strikes Bock,' by Empire." In its leg BOBS al argument, Lucasfilm, now with Dave Pickersgill owned by the Walt Disney Co., contends that the Em pire Brewing beer label Greene King takes over Spirit could infringe its trademark Burtonbased pub company, rights and cause confusion Spirit, has agreed to a £774 among consumers. million takeover from Greene King. In September, Beer, the fertility drug? Spirit rejected an initial of A study of men whose part fer, which valued the com ners were undergoing In pany at 100p a share. The vitro fertilization at Mas new offer is 115p/share. sachusetts General Hospit Spirit, which was split off al found that those who from Punch Taverns in 2011, drank the equivalent of a runs the Chef & Brewer, pint of beer a day had the Fayre & Square, Flaming best chance of conception. Grill, Good Night Inns, Men who consumed an av John Barras, Original Pub erage of 2.7 alcohol units Company, Taylor Walker each day had a 57% chance and Wacky Warehouse of the process ending in Earl Grey Hotel, Sheffield highly likely to have been brands. It was originally part pregnancy — double that of This halfpint glass bottle named after the PM. At of the Bass empire and has those whose intake was is in the privately owned, that time, the location over 750 branded, managed lower. Health experts have Hooge Crater Museum would have been at the pubs throughout the UK and attributed this to alcohol’s (Canadatlan 26, Zillebeke, edge of the city. It is over 450 leased pubs. Shef ability to temper stress West Flanders, Belgium). known that from 1907 field outlets include: Drake levels, and for those con It was found locally on the 1939, the landlord of this house Mill (Waterthorpe), sciously trying for a child, WW1 Western Front, close Tennants pub was William Peacock (Owler Bar), Red removing some of the pres to the site of the Hooge Jackson Downes. The pub Lion (Gleadless Town End), sure during sex could be Crater. This crater was cre was demolished in the Ridgeway Arms (Mosbor the key to aiding concep ated by the British when 1980's as part of the Shef ough) and the Wagon and tion. Speaking at the Amer they smuggled 1,700 kg of field Inner Ring Road de Horses (Millhouses). ican Society of dynamite into tunnels velopment. At the time, the Reproductive Medicine’s which ran under the Ger Earl Grey was a Whitbread 'Strikes Bock' beer name conference, Dr. Allan Pacey man front line. Detonation pub. (Whitbread took over sparks trademark dispute of the University of Shef occurred on 19th.July 1915 Tennants in 1962.) Star Wars creator George field, agreed: "There has during the Second Battle of Can anyone tell us how a Lucas and Lucasfilm have been conflicting data about Ypres. halfpint bottle from Shef filed notice to force Empire the benefit or harm of The Earl Grey (97 Eccle field made it's way to this Brewing in Syracuse, New drinking alcohol when try sall Road, Sheffield 11) corner of Belgium? It is York, to stop using the name ing to conceive. However, I opened in 1833. At the unlikely that it was full of Strikes Bock for a beer it has firmly believe that moder time Charles, 2nd.Earl beer, probably spirits. It been brewing for seven ate social drinking within Grey (17641845) was was also probably carried years. Empire recently ap guidelines (three to four Prime Minister (1830/34). by an officer. But, who, and plied for a trademark for the units per day) can be of be He put through the Wil how? beer, which it previously nefit for couples trying to berforce Act which abol Any answers to dpick sold only at its brewpub and conceive… It helps to re ished the African Slave [email protected] now plans to distribute from duce stress." trade. Hence, the pub is BREWERY NEWS Acorn Another busy year coming English Bramling Cross hops to an end, expansion plans for combine to release rich berry 2015 are on the drawing fruit flavours. Cracker 4.1% board, watch this space!!! is brewed with Maris Otter Kelham Island We welcome a new addi Pale Ale malt and Vienna Malt tion to the Acorn family tree, to create a pale straw coloured Our two Christmas beers 3.4% Pale Ale. Paul Hicks whose role as Sales seasonal ale. Lemon and will be making their last ever Blondie is a 4.9% a West Executive will see him mainly grapefruit dominate the hop appearance this December. Coast Pale Ale brewed with an focusing on South and West aromas. Winter Pale Ale Fairytale of New York America Ale yeast specially Yorkshire. 4.5% (available Jan 15) pale 4.2% a festive dark ale brewed selected to give a crisp clean Seasonal beers are; 12th golden ale brewed with Eng with Belgian yeast. A welcome fermentation which allows the Noel, originally brewed at lish Fuggle and Goldings hops pint for the festive season. A massive hop aroma to come 4.8% now weighing in at a for a citrus and grapefruit dark fullbodied winter through. With a base of lager mighty 5.9% Rich ruby col aroma with a lasting bitter warmer brewed with a spe and wheat malt and a hint of oured ale, roasted malts and ness. cially selected Belgian yeast, a crystal malt, this beer screams trio of roasted malts and Slov hop character. The New enian hops resulting in a American Delta hops give a Sheffield Brewery Co. spicy, sweet toasted aroma complex citrus, melon, grassy with hints of dark chocolate flavour and the classic US Launch of The Last Friday lectic mix of music, beer, BBQ and a lavish warming flavour. cluster hops add spiciness of the Month Sheffield Brew food and a great atmosphere The Adventures of Cap with chinook used for bitter ery Beer Club – Grand Open for everyone so please email us tain Chrimbo 5.4% strong ness and an extra secondary ing Event: 29 Nov 2014. your details so we can add you IPA. A strong full flavoured aroma addition for floral As we’ve done every year we to our membership list. Check IPA brewed with a blend of notes. are open again during the Kel out our website for further de our favourite hops used Hi Ho Silver is a 3.4% ham Island Museum Victorian tails. throughout the year. The pun fresh light pale ale specially Christmas Market weekend. The Last Friday Sheffield gent hoppy aroma is more in crafted to celebrate the start of Only this time, not only are we Brewery Beer Club will be open viting than a kiss under the our 25th Anniversary year. celebrating everything which is every last Friday of the month mistletoe. The fruity lychee The best British pale ale malt great about Christmas and the (except Dec/Jan). The idea is and orange zest aroma is is selected for a subtle biscuit Kelham/Neepsend area, we’re to build on our great reputa mixed with a full malty body malt character complemented also launching our very own tion for offering excellent tast and bitterness for a celebra by the delicate aroma of Ger membership only Sheffield ing beers plus a few guest ale tion of flavours perfect for the man lager hops with floral Brewery Beer Club – it’s free to appearances. festive season. hints and orange spice. The join. We are based Albyn Works As a prelude to our 25th perfect beer to start the new In support of Kelham Island a Victorian industrial polish anniversary we are producing year! Museum we are planning on works where you can enjoy a a very special bottled beer. On top of all this brewing opening our doors in the after beer in our authentic real ale Anniversary 6.5% IPA will be we’ve taken on a new pub. The noon of the 29th Nov from bar in the middle of an actual available for Christmas by the Tap & Tankard (formerly 2pm right through until brewery.