ISSUE 436 NOV 2013
THE FREE MAGAZINE OF CAMRA SHEFFIELD & DISTRICT
EDITOR Andrew Cullen 07554 005 225 [email protected]
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*For legal reasons a full name and address Punch Partners 14 Oughtibridge 16 must be provided with all contributions. get brewing Warncliffe Side 4 BREWERY NEWS Steel City
After a bit of a summer break, Steel City have had a busy month! After the collaboration brews Four Horsemen of the Hopocalypse (with Raw, Trulla and Shakespeare's) and CC (with North Riding), which are currently doing the rounds, Dave travelled again to Great Heck to brew Yule Twig, a humbug-themed ale but definitely not conforming to sea- sonal expectations!
The next collaboration is some- thing you probably wouldn't ex- pect - Steel City and Fullers! Kelham Island Brewery Gazza, Dave and Shazz are trav- elling to London to brew at October has been a very busy UK, USA, Germany, and New Fullers' historic Griffin Brewery. month down at Kelham Island. Zealand for a massive, explos- Steel is very much in the Steel ive hop aroma. Wickedly juicy, City style, being 3.5%, pale and We would like to thank Pete mouth-watering and satisfying very hoppy!. Steel City beer in down at Brew Co for all his hard aromatic the Fullers tied estate, who'd work this year towards the Shef- have thought it... field Co-operative, and of Also a never seen before special course everyone who turned up Radar Men from the Moon Back at home, the latest brew is to work the event to make it the 4.0%. From the people that All Hallows Eve, referencing Type success it was. brought you King of the Rocket O Negative as well as Halloween. Men. A golden ale brewed with Pale and hoppy, All Hallows Eve This year’s down by the river- a bend of Australian and Amer- packs 135IBU (Summit and side at the Kelham Island Mu- ican hops. In this latest edition Chinook) with Galaxy and Mosa- seum was another success with of the saga, a golden ale with an ic (including 2.6kg Mosaic in the some great bands on compli- out of this world aroma of fruit fermenter!) providing intense mented by some great beer and earthy lychee. Another ex- tropical fruit flavours. really made for a fantastic citing adventure in a pint pot. weekend. Bottles should be available from On a separate note, Unfortu- Beer Central (in the new Moor This month we have an extra ad- nately next month there will not market) when it opens late dition to our seasonal range, be any bonfire down at the Fat November, along with Commu- Squeeze Me Pleeze Me a 4.1% Cat. However keep an eye out nication Breakdown. The first copper coloured bitter which in- for the posters and the website bottled SCB beer, In The Night- cludes some British and Australi- for information on what will be side Eclipse, lasted only 2 days an hops. happening on that evening. Still on the shelves of Cotteridge plenty of reason to come down Wines, so don't hang around - October also sees the return of and join us. you snooze, you lose! the 5.5% Wild Rider, a strong full flavoured IPA brewed with a Ed Wickett renegade of hops from all the
6 BREWERY NEWS Dronfield
Dronfield Brewery, after a very brief relocation to Barlow Brew- ery, are back at Wood Street and now have their own fermenter.
Dronfield IPA has been brewed and supplied to Sheffield Beer Festival and a project in the near future is an attempt to recreate the old Stones Bitter using the same yeast and the classic recipe - although of course as Blue Bee Brewery Stones is still brewed by Coors the name will have to be The collaboration brew between an enticing deep burnished changed! Blue Bee and Welbeck Abbey copper; the flavours are warming proved popular. Intergalactic and spicy. The ginger is there in had a combination of four hop abundance, without being over- varieties - Cluster, Galaxy, powering. New UK Stellar and Pilot. Look out for the return leg to be brewed at - Brilliant on bonfire night! breweries: The Hive in January (it may have - Perfect with parkin! 1994 v now hops in). - A hit at Hallowe'en! Awards corner. The illustrious The kind of beer to be savoured Twenty years ago, the 1994 Lustin' For Stout scooped top next to an open log fire. Good Beer Guide revealed spot at the Sheffield Tigers that 30 new breweries Rugby beer festival at Dore Look out too for the latest in the opened in the UK during Moor recently. "Really delighted pUnK-tuation series. Dinkus is the previous year, including with this one", said Rich, a 5.2% pale ale with a riot of Rooster's from Harrogate. "because there was some stiff hops going on. Admiral for competition from a lot of bittering, and stacks of Chinook In contrast, the 2014 GBG excellent beers from other local and Cascade to follow. Think mentions over 160 new breweries. And well done to citrus... breweries, but also lists 32 Tigers for putting on this great closures. little event". And finally, the Tangled Trail II. Six of Sheffield's finest host- This followed on from Nectar elries will each have an aged Pale taking top honours at the Tangled Up so you can try the inaugural Beer and Curry festival different 'vintages' side-by-side. Acorn at Insch in North-East Scotland. This time, head for the Rutland A fine performance indeed. Arms, the Closed Shop, the Uni Acorn Brewery's new website will Arms, the Gardeners Rest, the be live by the end of October: Blue Bee's new seasonal is out Dev Cat and Shakespeare's. In there. Dark Blue is a bit un- whatever order you fancy, of www.acorn-brewery.co.uk usual, and, er, a little bit 'out course. there'. So, a 4.4% dark ale that Beers for November are Kashmir has had 2kg of fresh root ginger Richard Hough 4.7% and Agnus IPA 5%. added to the boil. The colour is
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Sheffield Brewery Co teams up with Forgemasters
Sheffield Forgemasters has swap- Dr Honeyman said “Sometimes it the beer have been hand selected ped castings for casks in a part- is good to step back and take on because nothing about this beer is nership venture with The Sheffield a new challenge. And with some run-of-the-mill.” Brewery Company. of the county’s finest breweries right here on our doorstep it seem- Peter Rawlinson, director of The The iconic 200-year-old engineer- ed like the ideal project, to engin- Sheffield Brewery Company, said: ing heavyweight has teamed up eer the perfect pale ale and to “We were delighted to be selected with the brewery to deliver a tail- market it through the region’s best and the venture between the or-made Forgemasters beer pubs. brewery and Sheffield Forgemas- launched on 31 October at the his- ters is a great initiative and celeb- toric brewery building in Neep- “Sheffield has a status of quality rates all that is good about the city. send. across the world for its engineer- ing achievements and this is Tim Stillman, the brewer, said: “We It will be made widely available simply an extension of the philo- have delivered a bespoke beer for from 31 October in traditional sophy which underpins that ethos, Forgemasters, to their specifica- casks via independent pubs to take something and make it to tion, which uses Lager malt and across the city and through a lim- the best of your ability. Maris Otter pale malt to give a very ited bottle-run with bottles only pale, straw colour, with Saaz hops available for purchase directly from “Crucially, I wanted the beer to be- used at the beginning of the The Sheffield Brewery Company. come a household name in the re- brewing process and American gion. I’d like people to walk into Cascade hops at the end to give a Numerous local luminaries gath- the pub, see the Forgemasters really nice citrus twist to the drink. ered to sample the brew and gave beer label on the bar and order it, This has created a beer which we it the thumbs up. confident that it will be of the best think has broad appeal.” quality. Forgemasters beer has been cre- The beer has been tested in the ated by the company’s chief exec- “We chose to work with a small, market under a pseudonym and utive, Dr Graham Honeyman, who artisan brewery that could deliver sold very well. Coupled with its recognised Sheffield’s growing the beer to our specific require- real Forgemasters name, it could status as the real-ale capital of the ments, which involved a signific- well become a staple drink for UK and saw an opportunity to ant amount of research and people who appreciate the com- team up with local brewery boffins development to get the correct pany’s iconic name and want a to engineer the perfect pint. balance of qualities – as do all of beer that they’ll go back for time our projects! Even the bottles for and time again.
10 BREWERY NEWS Abbeydale Brewery
It's been a busy month to say the warming the insides of those who fable and pleasantly pale least here at Abbeydale. The gar- have felt the sudden change in Pasticide and many enjoyed gantuan task of laying our new temperature. blowing the froth of the ferocious brew house floor has begun, and five percent Four Yorkshire men we have seen our team grow by For those whose appetites leant of the Apocalypse, not to mention two. Amidst the mayhem, we've towards the lighter side of dark, a beer to celebrate 50 years of Dr just about had time to do what we November also saw the much an- Who. do best; make beer! ticipated return of the Abbeydale Speculation which sees the New As we get ever closer to the The burning question from every Zealand Wakatu hops harmoni- Christmas months and without Landlord this month seems to have ously married together with some giving too much away, we shall be been; "Has tha owt dark!?", a marvellous munich malt which gave reviving some old classics as well question we have hopefully satis- a gloriously golden glass-full to en- as some new beers to tantalize fied with our pun very much inten- joy in the autumnal months. your tastebuds! ded, full bodied, oatmeal stout, Horrable Skellington. Holding our For all the connoisseurs who record for the most amount of malt search for ales new and new- used in a single brew, this deli- fangled, this month has seen two ciously dark and delectable drop Dr. Morton's beers being pro- descended upon ale drinkers, duced. There was the quite quaf-
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Dronfield CAMRA visit Welbeck Abbey Brewery
Situated near Worksop, the Wel- Apperknowle the previous curious Dronfield CAMRA beck Abbey has been home in weekend and pleased to be members very well. the past to monks, earls and an reacquainted with this beers army training college. Most hoppy flavour. Welbeck Abbey concentrate on recently it has become home to the local market, and look more the Welbeck Project, a to produce good characterful community of business, beers at sessionable strength education and arts initiatives. over the more experimental beers (or 'faddy' beers as Part of this is Welbeck Abbey brewster Claire put it). They are Brewery. Founded in 2011 with also looking at the possibility of a little help from the late Dave using barley grown on the Wickett and Kelham Island Welbeck Abbey estate for their Brewery, this 10 barrel plant is own malt in the future. producing some very good cask ales. And on an overcast After the tour was over and more Tuesday night members of Harley and Red Feather had Dronfield CAMRA sub-branch been drunk, we made the short paid a visit to the brewery for a trip to the Butchers Arms in tour. Woodsetts near Worksop. This There followed a tour of the is a village pub run by Raw We were welcomed with pints of brewery lead by head brewster Brewery with an excellent array Red Feather, a best bitter and a Claire Monk, who was an of cask ales from the likes of new pale ale called Harley. excellent host who explained the Black Jack, Darkstar, and of Harley is a new beer, although brewing process, took us course Raw themselves. A very some of us had already sampled through the ingredients and good end to a most enjoyable this beer at the Travellers Rest in answered many questions of the evening.
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This resulted in Amberella being born – a 4.1% golden amber ale, made with Maris Otter Malt and Ella, Summer and Cascade hops. With the recipe now logged, Everards will produce this beer which will be available through the Punch Finest Cask scheme throughout October.
Stephen Martin, Category Manager for Punch Taverns, Punch Partners get brewing said: “It was a fantastic opportunity for our Partners to Punch Taverns teamed up with As part of the prize, the four get involved, learn about the Everards Brewery to give four Partners attended the Everards complexity of beer brewing and lucky Partners the chance to Gold Cask Ale Champion course create their own ale. “We are brew and brand their own beer. at The Brunswick microbrewery delighted to work with Everards Every Punch Partner who bought in Derby, where they learnt and produce an autumn-inspired the ‘Beer with No Name’ was about the brewing process, raw beer and following the success entered into a prize draw and the materials and selected ingre- of the Beer with no Name, I am winning four were selected at dients to brew their perfect pint. expecting Ambrella to do really random: well.” The Partners drew inspiration • Karen Lang-Norris of the Hop from the beers they know and Everards are giving those that try Pole, Beeston love and used tools such as it in their pubs the chance to • Gary Fanton of the Rutland Cyclops to gauge what styles enter the same prize draw to Arms, Holmesfield are working in their pubs. They brew a beer for next year. Keep • Ian Jackson of the Black put togethertheir knowledge and a look out for the competition Swan, Henley in Arden experience to design their own when Ambrella goes live in • Alan Gibbons of Hen House, beer recipe, create a name for Finest Cask Rotation 6. Cannock. their beer and design a pump clip to suit.
16 PUB NEWS
Inn Brief
The Florist, Walkley Road is now open following refurbish- ment but no real ale available.
Just round the corner in Palm Oughtibridge and Wharncliffe Side Street, the Palm Tree Tavern is selling Tetley Bitter and a ro- On a wet Wednesday evening in Passing the long-closed, White tating guest beer, recently October, we visited all six pubs Hart, (since 2011, the bridal Draught Bass but now Bradfield in the area. Starting in one of showroom of LuLu Mae), a short Farmer's Blonde. Yorkshire’s Real Heritage Pubs, bus ride took us directly to the the Travellers Rest, Samuel Blue Ball, on the main road, in After 7pm Monday, Tuesday Smiths Old Brewery Bitter (4%) Wharncliffe Side. This pub does and Wednesday there is free set us on our way. The Travellers a roaring trade at lunch-time with snooker, open mic night on on Langsett Road retains the excellent-value two-for-a-fiver Thursday with live entertain- basis of the original layout of meals. Late evening provided a ment alternate Saturdays. three rooms off a central lobby. choice: regulars Thwaites Wain- It was briefly owned by Strout’s, wright (4.1%) and Lancaster • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a small Sheffield brewery from Bomber (4.4%), but also Kirkstall 1890 to 1918, hence the possibly Pale Ale (3.8%) from Leeds, the The Old No7 in Barnsley hold unique engraving on the front only recently established brewer their next beer festival from windows. from outside the area of the Thursday 28th November-1st evening. December. Featured are over A short walk up Station Lane 20 cask ales, 10 cider/perry, took us to The Pheasant, an ex- Finally, a short walk took us to kegged beer and bottles from John Smiths pub which had three the recently invigorated Wharn- around the world. pulls, two dispensing Bradfield cliffe Arms where a choice of Farmers Blonde (4%) and Sharps five awaited, three from Brad- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Doom Bar (4%). Bradfield Brew- field: Blonde, Brown Cow (4.2%) ery is only 3 miles from Ought- and their latest fruit beer, Cherry Sheffield Council's planning ibridge and is seen as the local (4.2%); and two from Abbeydale: board has approved proposals brewer. Brimstone (3.9%) and Absolution for the Crossfield Tavern, (5.3%). The aim is to regularly (Mortomley Lane, High Green) Descending, we then visited ex- serve three Bradfield beers and to be converted into a house. Wards house, the Cock Inn on one from Abbeydale with the fi- The applicant said the pub's Bridge Hill, who had two pumps nal pump providing a rotating owners, Punch Taverns, had and an identical choice (and guest. struggled to find a tenant to price) to the Pheasant. The Cock make the venue viable. usually has Blonde, plus a rotat- In summary, 6 pubs, 15 hand- ing national. This was followed by pumps in use with a choice of 12 Planning officers said: "The the Hare & Hounds, a Marstons different cask conditioned beers. plans show no alterations to the owned, ex-Burtonwood house at The cheapest pint of the night building and, as such, it is con- the bottom of Church Street. The was Sam Smiths at £1.80 with sidered there will be no impact Hare usually provides a range of the Blue Ball providing the most on the street scene. As a single beers from the Marstons stable, expensive at £3.00. dwelling, it would have less im- but tonight had two from outside pact on the locality than the the area: Lees The Governor Nog Clark and Dave Pickersgill current pub." (3.8%) and Everards Tiger (4.2%).
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Inn Brief
The Wharncliffe Arms at Wharncliffe Side now has two regular Bradfield's (Blonde and Brown Cow), a third Bradfield plus a random guest, recently Abbeydale Absolution.
An extra hand pump will be in- stalled in the near future. Gina and Simon who now run it are real ale converts and have also recently taken on the Sports- man in Stannington, installing Bradfield Blonde.
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Building work has finished on the conversion of the Alexan- dra Hotel, at the junction of Exchange Place and Castlegate Beer Central in Moor Market into a 23 apartment complex, complete with gym. Beer Central is a new com- Yorkshire including Steel City, pany and open along with all Imperial, Bradfield etc.), na- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • the other traders in the new tional UK beers to include Moor Market on Nov 25th - Kernel, Magic Rock, Thorn- Previously advertised as open- located in the very impressive bridge, Buxton, Elland, Sal- ing on Sunday 8th September, main entrance (easy to dip in taire, Kirkstall, Bristol Beer the Wagon & Horses, Chap- and out for a quick beer). It's Factory, Camden, Blue Mon- eltown is now advertised by a small shop/stall (3m x 3m) key and loads more. The in- Wetherspoons as opening on but will have up to 2,000 ternational stuff will mostly be Tuesday, 8th October 2013 bottles (400 different beers) at from Belgium, Denmark, Nor- full capacity and customers way, USA and a bit of craft • • • • • • • • • • • • • • will be able to walk in and stuff from Italy and anywhere browse. We'll also have a else that fits the bill. We'll Abbeydale Brewery, owners of commercial website for sales have a small but select choice the Rising Sun pub in Nether and delivery. of cider. We'll not be selling Green are seeking permission any drinks you can typically for an extension and alterations The range will include bottled find in a supermarket, apart to create a bigger lounge and beers (loads of bottle condi- from maybe one or two bottles kitchen and new toilets. tioned), 5L mini-casks, beer at the most. books/guides, beer branded • • • • • • • • • • • • • • clothing and some branded Open as per the normal mar- glassware. The beer will cov- ket hours 8.30am - 5.30pm six The Hearty Oak at Dronfield er local brews (pretty much all days per week plus Sundays Woodhouse is reported to have of the dozens of breweries in and late nights seasonally. closed and be on the market. and around Sheffield/South
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Inn Brief
An application has been sub- mitted to transform the Pheasant on Barnsley Road into a KFC outlet. The plans include a 49-space car park behind with access from Hat- field House Lane. The new building would have stone walls and a red aluminium entrance, plus large windows.
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Sheffield City Council has ap- proved planning permission Saving the Spinkhill Angel for a revised proposal from Sainsburys to demolish the The Angel Hotel in the historic vil- terest from several parties to de- Bradway Hotel and replace it lage of Spinkhill, North East velop the pub and restaurant, with one of their local stores. Derbyshire, is owned by Punch planning permission for 'Change The initial refusal of planning Taverns. For several years it was of Use' was being sought to con- permission was because the managed by long-term landlords. vert the pub into houses - includ- external design of the store However following a reported lack ing construction in the pub garden wasn’t an appropriate re- of support from Punch, the long- and car park. The applicant ar- placement of a landmark loc- time landlords sought to retire gued that the pub was not a vi- al building and didn’t fit with from the industry in 2011 and the able business. the area, councilors have de- pub was put on the market for clared the revised design ac- sale in the middle of 2012. Fully understanding that The An- ceptable. The pub has spent gel Hotel has potential to be a vi- the last couple of years closed A number of temporary landlords brant and successful business, and boarded up after failing as were installed by the owners but the residents of Spinkhill formed an Enterprise Inns lease. in March 2013 the pub closed. the 'Save the Angel' group and Unfortunately the action taken by connected through email and a This leaves two other pubs in Punch Taverns was all too late dedicated Facebook page. Al- Bradway, the Castle Inn, also and after years of no investment most unanimous objection to an Enterprise Inns pub and the in the building or business the in- these plans resulted in more than Old Mother Redcap, a terior had become dated and the 90 letters to the planning author- Samuel Smiths tied pub. exterior sadly neglected. ity from villagers and members of the wider community. The ap- • • • • • • • • • • • • • When the 'For Sale' board went plication was subsequently with- up it was clear that the owners drawn prior to a decision being The George & Dragon at were looking to sell it as housing made by the planning depart- Holmesfield has added Brad- development and not as a going ment. field Farmers Bitter alongside concern, "Freehold Pub Develop- the Farmers Blonde, this is on ment Potential STP". However, in early July 2013, the the pump vacated by Oakwell developer submitted a revised Bitter when the brewery In May 2013, villagers in Spinkhill planning application which con- closed. were shocked and outraged to ceded a small bar in the building discover that despite positive in- on such a scale that it could only
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realistically be used to serve Spinkhill village is now poised for drinks. The plans involved con- the NEDDC Planning Committee Millowners verting the restaurant and kitchen decision and the neighbourhood into housing and building houses group are set to represent their A new pub, the Millowners on the beer garden and custom- case at committee. Arms, was recently opened by er car park. Shock news also HRH Duke of Gloucester at came that the pub had been sold The village now hopes the latest Kelham Island Museum. It to the housing developer (STP). planning application will be re- aims to tell the story of fused and the sale not go ahead. Sheffield's brewing industry There have been overwhelming with the displays laid out in objections to the latest applica- Investment would be needed pub style. It is housed in the tion, including the local MP, Nata- thereafter (possibly through com- former social history store sha Engel. In her letter to the munity buy out) to purchase the which was severely damaged planning department, Ms Engel Freehold and develop the pub in- by the flood of June 2007. wrote "I am of the view that this to a family friendly public / eating Steel racking and a mezzanine application would have a negat- house suitable for hosting com- floor have been removed in ive impact upon the village of munity events and complete with order to expose cast iron Spinkhill in relation to a loss of fa- restaurant, community room, and columns and a red brick cility. beer garden with play areas suit- exterior. The stone fireplace able for children. came from the defunct Whilst the new proposal is to Travellers pub in Wadsley keep the Angel Hotel, this would Spinkhill resident, Andrew Truby Bridge. be much smaller than currently says "The strength of community exists. There would be no res- spirit has been overwhelmingly The Millowners Arms is the taurant, no meeting room, no positive throughout this cam- brainchild of John Hamshere, garden and no car park. The An- paign. Villagers and those with chief executive of Sheffield gel Hotel pub would only have a connections to the village are Industrial Museums Trust: small bar and no longer have the desperate to save our pub. The "This is a wonderful place for appeal of being family friendly. All recent successful application to a gallery about the brewing of the community facilities that have the pub listed as an asset of industry of Sheffield. the Angel Hotel offered would be community value is very pleasing Everybody calls it a pub but it lost". however we still await the out- is really a brewing gallery. come of the planning application Sheffield is one of the great In the meantime, the 'Save the before we know that the Angel's brewing cities of Britain and Angel' group applied to have the site is safe from potential conver- this tells the story of that pub (including public bar, restaur- sion to housing". heritage." ant, cellar, kitchens, management accommodation, hotel rooms, For further information contact Victorian features like glazed and beer garden) added to North [email protected]. tilework and etched glass can East Derbyshire District Council still exist in the city. By the (NEDDC) list of 'Assets of Com- Jenny Elsley 1880s Sheffield had 30 munity Value' (ACV) and on 17th breweries. Takeovers were September came the good news common and some brewing that the application had been giants emerged, Gilmours, successful, the first pub in NE Breaking News Stones, Tennants and Wards Derbyshire to achieve this posi- became the four largest. To- tion. The ACV listing means that The Anglers Rest, Bamford day, Kelham Island Brewery is the building and gardens must re- was subject to a successful the largest in the city. main in their present configuration community buyout and will and cannot be developed other- open at 7pm on Sat 2 Nov! Dave Pickersgill wise for the next 5 years.
24 PUB AWARDS
Pub of the Month The Red Lion, Charles Street
The November Pub of the Month attested by the large sign on the the pub attracts a varied clientele is the Red Lion on Charles Street, frontage, the pub is now owned by to sample the four real ales on of- just off Arundel Gate. Once serving Enterprise Inns. fer, which include Black Sheep the numerous ‘little mesters’ work- Bitter, Abbeydale Moonshine and shops which used to occupy the Current lessees Garry Scott and Sheffield Five Rivers. area, the pub is now surrounded Chattaporn Iamsri took over on by the ever expanding City Cam- August 2012 since when there has Daily opening times are 11.30 – 11 pus of Sheffield Hallam University. been a modest degree of refur- (12 Fri/Sat) and 12 – 11 Sunday. bishment include new external sig- Lunchtime meals are available A corner door opens directly into nage and customised windows, daily 12 – 2 with Sunday roasts 12 the small snug, which with its own together with renovation of the toi- – 3. The first Wednesday each bar feels separate from the rest of lets and general redecoration. month from 5 – 9 is Thai night with the pub. The main entrance leads Garry has been a licensee in Shef- authentic Thai food prepared by to the much larger lounge which field for over 25 years having pre- the Thai chef. The Red Lion also was expanded some years ago to viously run among others the now has an active pool time, and on incorporate the former concert demolished Albert in Attercliffe, Monday nights there’s a popular room at the rear, and is also ad- and the Nag’s Head at Loxley. quiz. joined by a conservatory overlook- ing the small beer garden. Being in the Cultural Industries Join us for the presentation of the Quarter, handy for the railway sta- Pub of the Month award on Mon- Originally a Wards tied house as tion and close to the city centre, day 4th November from 8pm. PUB AWARDS 25
Vote for Pub of the Month
Our Pub of the Month award is management for 6 months. a bit of positive campaigning, Winners compete alongside our highlighting local pubs that Good Beer Guide entries for consistently serve well kept real branch Pub of the Year, the ale in friendly and comfortable winner of which is entered into surroundings. the national competition.
Voting is your opportunity to The list of nominees includes support good, real ale pubs which buses to take if you fancy you feel deserve some recog- a trip to try them out: nition and publicity. All CAMRA branch members are welcome to vote at branch meetings or Bath Hotel on our website. It's not one pub Victoria Street, City Centre against another, simply vote YES or NO as to whether you Cheshire Cheese think the pub should be PotM. Hope If we get enough votes in time (train or buses 273 and 274) we will make the award. Fox & Duck Nomination forms are available Fullwood Road, Broomhill at branch meetings and on the (buses 51, 52) website. The pub must have been open and serving real ale Red Deer for a year and under the same Pitt Street, City Centre
Vote or nominate online at www.sheffieldcamra.org.uk/potm
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Questions Answers
1 Rocking her swing will provide including this in its festivals (5) you with the work of the 13 Is this the time of the year 1 Anag 'her swing' = Gershwin person for the theme of this when the Owls and the Blades Work = Summer Time quiz (6,4) hang up their boots? (5,6) 2 Warm beer 2 The last thing CAMRA 14 A kid’s treat spun by a strange 3 Swallow members want to drink (4,4) mixture of sand fly and 4 Chatsworth House 3 It’s said that one gulp does not lettuce? (10) 5 Anag 'mine old BW' = make a summer (7) 15 It’s unlikely that Cameron, Wimbledon 4 If talks of any value this place perhaps, and a type of data 6 The Ashes could be worth a visit (10,5) storage for mobile devices will 7 The Glorious Twelfth 5 Where I could watch many initially be drunk, in more ways 8 Anag 'rest lives on' = matches on mine old BW set (9) than one, at CAMRA festivals (5) Siverstone = site of The 6 Remains to be seen if England 16 You may, perhaps, feel sweetly British Grand Prix can hang on to these (3,5) ripped off when paying for 9 Nemesis = ride at Alton 7 If you were game it would be these whilst watching the Towers a good idea to keep your head court proceedings (12,3,5) 10 Bikini down on this day (3,8,7) 17 Choose to steal – a sound idea 11 Surfing 8 Where the rest lives on moved to eat outside? (6) 12 Cider to watch this high-octane 18 It doesn’t sound as though it’s 13 Close season event (3,7,5,4) the best of teams but I’d still 14 Anag 'sand fly' and 'cos' 9 Where the kids wouldn’t mind like to be by them during the (lettuce) = candyfloss taking on Nemesis (5,6) summer (3,7) 15 Anag 'PM' (Cameron) and 10 Could be potentially 19 Mad loony in pole position 'SIM' (card) = Pimms radioactive beachwear (6) needs sorting out after point 16 Strawberries and cream 11 A water activity I’ve been extracted in order to discover 17 Picnic engaged in without ever where you’ll find many a 18 The seaside leaving my desk. I let my CAMRA member (5,7,4,8) 19 Anag 'mad loony in pol(e)' = fingers do the work! (7) 20 After which darker times lay London Olympia = site of 12 It’s doubtful that CAMRA ahead (6,8) Great British Beer Festival members cried about 20 Summer solstice
28 FESTIVAL GUIDE
With the Steel City Beer Festival Back to the present and there's Pub Festivals over for another year, here's a plenty going on during November. quick look ahead to some events Shakespeares on our patch next year; although Thu 31 Oct - Sat 2 Nov not CAMRA events. CAMRA Festivals Shakespeares on Gibralter Street is holding their 6th beer festival. Chesterfield CAMRA The pub bar will be given over to 2014 Festivals Fri 1 - Sat 2 Nov real ales from local breweries with Chesterfield CAMRA’s Market Hall guests from further afield on the SIBA Beer X Beer Festival started out to celeb- festival gravity bar upstairs along Mar 2014 rate the market charters an- with ciders. In total there will be a The first is the return of the SIBA niversary but now happens every choice of about 30 beers and 10 Beer X, which combines their an- year. The beer festival is in a hall ciders. Entry to the bar rooms is nual conference, trade show, above the indoor markets and fea- free of charge, there is entertain- champion beer judging and a beer tures the battle of the brewers ment each evening in the Bard’s festival open to the public. This will where a number of local breweries room upstairs with a charge on the take place in March at Ice Shef- have submitted one-off special door (£11 Thursday, £5 Friday, £3 field, which is a few minutes walk beers to be judged in a competi- Saturday). across the grass bowl from the tion. The venue is relatively small Sheffield Arena tram stop. and advance tickets are essential. Travellers Rest You can get to Chesterfield by Fri 1 - Sun 3 Nov 3 Valleys train or buses X17, 43, 44, 50, 50A. The Travellers Rest at Ap- Sat 3 Jun 2014 perknowle is holding a bonfire The 3 Valleys Festival in Dronfield Wakefield CAMRA themed beer festival with around sees around 12 venues all hosting Thu 7 - Sat 9 Nov 20 real ales and 10 ciders plus mini beer festivals with music and Wakefield CAMRA’s 23rd annual mulled wine from the 1st to 3rd food on the same day linked by a beer festival takes place at ‘The November. Should the weather be free bus service. The date for 3 Space’ on Waldorf Way featuring cold drinkers can gather round the Valleys 2014 is confirmed as Sat- up to 120 real ales plus cider, perry log burner in this great country urday 7th June. and foreign beers. CAMRA mem- pub! Buses 14/15/15A run to the bers enjoy free entry to all sessions pub from Dronfield Civic Centre Sheffield RUFC except Friday night when advance during the daytime. Apr 2014 tickets are required. Regular trains Finally Sheffield RUFC are holding run from Sheffield and Dronfield. The Mallard an end of season beer festival at Thu 31 Oct - Sun 3 Nov Abbeydale Park Sports Club (near Rotherham CAMRA The Mallard at Worksop railway Dore station) in April. Thu 14 - Sat 16 Nov station hold their ‘AleOween’ beer Rotherham CAMRA’s New York festival with around 16 real ales. Watch out for news on all the Beer Festival is held at the New Open normal hours: 11am-11pm. above nearer the time! York Stadium and features around 70 real ales plus a selection of Three Tuns ciders at the 'Big Apple Bar'. Ad- Thu 31 Oct - Sat 2 Nov Short measures, misleading ads vance tickets are required, they The Three Tuns in Dronfield hold or other consumer complaints? cost £5 and include entry, glass their annual Beer & Sausage Fest- and programme. CAMRA mem- ival with a choice of 12 real ales, Sheffield Trading Standards bers also get their first pint in- 12 ciders and perries and 24 vari- 2-10 Carbrookhall Road cluded. The stadium is a few eties of sausage to try (whilst Sheffield minutes walk from Rotherham stocks last!). The festival is open S9 2BD 0114 273 6286 Central station and Rotherham In- midday until 10:30pm each day tradingstandards.gov.uk/sheffield terchange bus station (buses 69 and there is live music Saturday and X78 run direct from Sheffield). night.
30 BRANCH DIARIES COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sheffield & District Dronfield & District Alan Gibbons Chairman Pub of the Month New York Festival Trip Good Beer Guide Coordinator Mon 4 Nov 8pm Fri 15 Nov Pub Awards Coordinator Our members have voted the Red Our minibus will pick you up from Beer Matters Advertising Lion on Charles Street, Sheffield a choice of the Three Tuns or [email protected] City Centre as our November Pub Coach & Horses in Dronfield and of the Month award winner. Come take you to the New York stadium Andrew Cullen along and see us present the in Rotherham for the Rotherham Secretary certificate and enjoy a few beers! CAMRA beer festival and return Beer Matters Editor you to Dronfield after. Please book [email protected] Branch Meeting places in advance via Nick Wheat. Tue 12 Nov 8pm Rob Carroll A formal meeting all local members Subbranch Meeting Treasurer are invited to attend to share pub, Wed 20 Nov 8pm Local Guide Editor club and brewery news, catch up All local members are invited to [email protected] on what the Campaign is up to and come along, share pub, club and to get involved locally - all over a brewery news and get involved in Mike Rose pint or two of course. The venue what the sub branch are doing. Press Officer this month is the Fat Cat on Alma This months meeting is at the [email protected] Street, Kelham Island. Cross Daggers in Coal Aston (on bus route 44). Geoff Mason Festival Washup Meeting Branch Contact Tue 19 Nov 8pm Sheffield Brewery Trip Webmaster Everyone who volunteered at the Sat 7 Dec Pubs Officer festival is welcome to come along We meet in the Sheffield Tap (get [email protected] for a constructive review of how there from Dronfield by train or the festival went - what worked 43/44 bus) and then head down to Dave Williams well and what needs improving Sheffield Brewery Company in Vice Chairman next year. The meeting venue is Neepsend, an atmospheric old Public Affairs Officer Shakespeare’s on Gibralter Street. building that used to be the Blanco [email protected] Polish factory for a tour with their Spire Brewery Trip brewer Dr Tim Stillman followed by Richard Ryan Sat 23 Nov a few beers. Please book places in Social Secretary Our minibus will take you to Spire advance with Nick Wheat. Clubs Officer Brewery in Staveley, Chesterfield, Chairman of Beer Festival for a tour of the brewery then onto Subbranch Meeting Organising Committee [email protected] their two pubs: the Britannia at Wed 11 Dec 8pm 07432 293 513 Tupton and Three Tuns in Dron- All local members are invited to field (food available at Three Tuns). come along, share pub, club and Mike Humphrey brewery news and get involved in Membership Secretary Beer Matters Distribution what the sub branch are doing. [email protected] Tue 19 Nov 8pm This months meeting is at the If you’ve volunteered to take a Green Dragon on Church Street, Dave Pickersgill delivery run then come down to Dronfield town centre. Pub Preservation Officer get your supply and enjoy a beer [email protected] with other distributors whilst you are collecting them! As usual the Info and bookings location is the Rutland Arms on Sheffield: Richard Ryan (see right) CAMRA Sheffield & District is a branch of Dronfield: Nick Wheat Brown Street. Committee meeting CAMRA, 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, ([email protected]) Hertfordshire, AL1 4LW. www.camra.org.uk follows at 8:30pm.