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Issue 487 2 July 2018 The free magazine of CAMRA Sheffield & District Issue 487 July 2018 News 4 Pub Design Awards Book review: Good Beer Guide Belgium 3,000 monthly Editor circulation Dominic Nelson Opinion 5 [email protected] Dom’s Casks of the Month Articles, comments and suggestions are most welcome so please send Pubs 6 them in* Pubs of the Cultural Industries Quarter The Sheffield & District Pub- Advertising lic House Trust Dominic Nelson Inn Brief [email protected] Quarter Page £50+VAT Breweries 10 Half Page £70+VAT Exit 33, Hopscotch, Welbeck Full Page £100+VAT Abbey, Abbeydale, Sheffield Inside Front Cover £110+VAT Brewery Co, Neepsend, Back Cover £120+VAT Bradfield Discounts for regular placements PDFs or high-res (300 dpi) bitmaps only please Awards 18 Pub of the Month Design from £30 District Pub of the Season Updates from £10 Presentations Next copy deadline Travel 22 Friday 6th July The Ales Way Opinions expressed are those of the author and may not represent those Festivals 24 of CAMRA, the local branch or editor. Heeley City Farm home-brew Beer Matters is © CAMRA Ltd. competition Steel City 44 official charity *For legal reasons a full name and address must be provided with all contributions. Diary 30 Committee 30 Pub Design Awards The Campaign for Real Ale is looking for the most stunningly designed pubs to enter its Pub Design Awards, held in conjunc- tion with Historic England. The annual award recognises the highest standards of architecture in the refurbishment and conser- vation of existing pubs as well as in the construction of new ones. The last Sheffield pub to feature was the Ship at Shalesmoor, which received a commendation in the 2016 awards for its refur- bishment. Sheffield Tap won the Best Conversion award in 2010. The Pub Design Awards com- petition is open to all pubs in the UK and buildings can be Book review: Good Beer Guide Belgium nominated by anyone. Entrants may be required to provide addi- We all know that Belgium is a with our own: people go out tional photographs and plans of country renowned for its beer less often and drink less when the building, so the pub licensee culture, from ales brewed for they do, yet the choice avail- should always be made aware centuries by Trappist monks able is improving as drinkers of and approve the entry. Works to certain well-known lagers become more discerning. A (building or refurbishment) on and everything in between. general introduction to what any pubs entered should have The CAMRA Good Beer makes Belgian beer so special been completed between 1 Jan Guide Belgium (now in its follows, with some fascinat- 2017 and 31 Dec 2017 inclusive. eighth edition) aims to give ing information on the myriad tourists, ex-pats and Belgians beer styles and the unique Sean Murphy, CAMRA’s Pub alike a comprehensive guide methods employed in the Design Awards coordinator to the plethora of breweries making of beers such as said: “The Pub Design Awards and the crème de la crème saisons and lambics. This not showcase the best designed of the nation’s bars and beer only helps to set the scene, pubs in the country. Every pub in cafés. A recent trip to Brus- but truly whets the appetite the competition tells a story of sels seemed like the perfect and leaves you longing to get huge potential and dedication. opportunity to put the new trying some beers. Whether that pub is a new build book to the test. or a much-loved heritage pub Almost 250 breweries - from restored to its former glory, we The opening few pages tell huge household names to want to hear from you.” of the proliferation of new tiny brew-pubs - are included, breweries in the four years along with a comprehensive Closing date for entries is 31 Aug. since the last version, and it guide to each brewery’s To enter a pub into the competi- seems that the Belgian beer core range. Every beer is tion, simply visit www.camra.org. scene shares many parallels given a star rating out of Issue 487 4 News July 2018 five, although I couldn’t find anything less than two given even for beers that definitely deserve it! Around 90% of the beers I encountered in Brus- sels were included in these Dom’s Casks of the Month listings, which were extremely useful when many bars have Nearly every month I offer the chance for somebody else to write several pages of beers to in with their three favourite beers from the last month. Nobody choose from. has been in touch yet so I’m assuming people are happy to keep reading about mine – either that or nobody is reading at all! If you The second half of the book do fancy writing your own column for a month, get in touch at is devoted to a city-by-city [email protected]. guide to the best beer cafés and places to stay. I would Anyway, I’ve not had too many opportunities this month to get out guess that this is probably and about so I’ve not had too many beers to choose from. That the bit that most people said, whenever I have made it to the pub there’s been the usual buying the book are really high standard of real ales on offer. Here are my top three, as always interested in; with so much in no particular order: choice available then knowing where to get the best beer What: Reaper #3 Rhubarb and Rosemary (5.4%) – Abbeydale (Sheffield) really is essential if you have Where: Heeley City Farm Festival limited time. In Brussels city The latest offering in the Reaper series of wheat beers from Ab- centre alone there are around beydale’s Brewers Emporium range, this one featured the intrigu- 30 recommendations, with ing combination of tart rhubarb and herby rosemary. In the glass, about half of these given a this had a traditional wheat beer appearance with a hazy golden full write-up, telling us how body and a very thin white head. Both the rhubarb and rosemary many beers are available on came through on the nose, but the latter dominated slightly on tap and in bottles, along with tasting. This might not be a beer you could drink all night, but a general description of the you’d probably have fun trying. venue. I wasn’t disappointed with any of the places I vis- What: Liquorice Lads Stout (4.3%) – Great Newsome (Hull) ited from the book, and will Where: Dog & Partridge, Trippet Lane definitely be taking it on my As promised, I didn’t include any dark beers in my top three last next trip to Belgium. month but old habits die hard. The Dog & Partridge doesn’t have the largest selection of ales, but what’s there is almost always top For those who can’t make quality. This liquorice stout was no exception; with its deep black the journey, the last chapter colour and creamy off-white head, it looked picture-perfect served features a guide to where to in its pint tankard. The aroma of liqourice allsorts promised much find the best Belgian beers and the beer certainly did not fail to deliver. in the UK (and many other countries for foreign read- What: Wisewood Four (5.0%) – Loxley (Sheffield) ers). Unfortunately, the Steel Where: Wisewood Inn, Loxley City doesn’t get a mention, This was the first time I’d been able to get up to the Wisewood Inn but we’ve got enough good to try a beer from the new Loxley Brewery at its source. This Citra- beer of our own anyway! The hopped IPA offered classic notes of grapefruit and hop bitterness Good Beer Guide Belgium and looked the part too with slightly hazy amber colour. This was a is currently available from good example of a traditional style done well, and the fact I got to the CAMRA bookshop look round the brewery where it was made as I was drinking it was (shop.camra.org.uk/books. definitely a bonus! html), with a £3 discount for CAMRA members. Dominic Nelson Issue 487 July 2018 Opinion 5 Globe 54 Howard St, S1 2LX Lord Nelson Very popular with students 166 Arundel St, S1 4RE from Sheffield Hallam Uni- versity next door, the Globe A long-time favourite of definitely isn’t known as a real She��eld United fans on their ale pub but does nevertheless way to Bramall Lane, if its a offer three cask beers, which quiet pint you’re after then often include something lo- its probably wise to check cal from either Bradfield or the Blades xture list before- Thornbridge. Sports lovers hand. Featuring a simple lay- will find a big screen show- out with three seating areas Rutland Arms ing all the big matches, plus surrounding a central bar, this 86 Brown St, S1 2BS there’s a food range full of small corner pub oers up to standard pub fare.