Pangolin at Hillsborough is hosting a tap takeover with Turning Point brewing on Thursday 29 February with beers pouring on both cask and keg from 1pm and a representative from the brewery available in the evening to talk about the beers.
The Beer House S6 at Hillsborough now holds a darts tournament every Thursday at 7pm. It costs £3 to enter and winner takes all. You need to register at the bar in advance to take part.
The Three Tuns in Sheffield City Centre is hosting a meet the brewer event with Theakstons on 26 March. Guests are invited to enjoy an exciting evening of beer tasting and conversation with Simon Theakston of the legendary brewery, Theakston. Whether you’re a beer enthusiast or simply curious about the brewing world, this event is perfect for you to try the Theakston range, including the legendary Old Peculiar Oak Barrel – the first time this has been available in Sheffield for years.
The Evening Includes:
- History of Theakston Brewery
- Tutored Beer Sampling
- Q&A with Simon Theakston
- Quiz with prizes
- Serving full range of Theakston Ales with a special barrel of Old Peculiar “The Wood”
Ticket is inclusive of the Beer Flight (6 tastings, served in 1/3rd’s).
Tickets for the Theakstons event cost £15 and are available online.
The pub is also now well focused on its reinvention as an entertainment venue, as well as the well reported weekend “Three Huns” karaoke, bingo and drag events there is a quiz night every Wednesday which once a month is followed by a stand up comedy event (“Three Puns”). Keep an eye on their Facebook page for what’s on.
Eyam Brewery are in the process of opening a tap. The premises is the former Castlegate Butcher in Stoney Middleton, which will be known as “The Butcher’s Block”. They are hoping to be able to open at some point in March subject to licencing etc going smoothly..
Paradise Lost cocktail & tapas bar on Ecclesall Road saw changes in the new year including a new name – The Local Bar. They continue to serve cocktails and a regularly changing wine list, however they also now have a handpump and keg taps that offer local beer (typically Abbeydale).
The Masons Arms in Crookes is serving food at the weekend including pizza, burgers and chicken. The kitchen is open Friday nights along with Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
The Ranmoor Inn has an open mic night on Tuesdays and a quiz night on Thursdays along with local beers on the bar, currently with a 15p a pint discount available for CAMRA members (check with the pub for any terms & conditions or restrictions).
Gatsby on Division Street in Sheffield City Centre closed for refurbishment after Christmas and on 16 February reopened with a new name – well, actually an old name, it is gone back to it’s classic name of the Foresters and is being described as a City Centre local. It is under the same management as Fagan’s. The pub now has a more traditional design of seating, 2 real ales on the bar and food is served.
The Peak Hotel in Castleton recently had a party night in the pub to celebrate 10 years of being run by Atlantik Inns, the local company that runs a number of Peak District pubs. In that time they’ve built up a good reputation whilst cringing when repeats of the Three in a Bed episode featuring this pub come up on TV which was filmed under previous management who didn’t come across particularly well!
The Brown Bear in Sheffield City Centre is reopened on 12 February with a new management couple at the helm.
The Shiny Sheff on Crimicar Lane closed temporarily on 9 February but has since reopened.
The Water Tower at Norton is closed and boarded up whilst Star Pub Company (Heineken) recruit a publican to take the lease on. An open day is being held there for prospective tenants.
The Anglers Rest in Bamford, which is owned by the Bamford Community Society, is undertaking a fundraising drive to refurbish the premises including updating the kitchen, renewing worn out furniture, improve the layout of the Post Office and cafe areas and carry out plumbing and structural works. The fundraising target is £50k.
The Ball Inn at Grimethorpe, which has been closed since 2020, has a planning application with the council to convert the building into flats.
St Patrick’s Day is the 17 March which this year falls on a Sunday. Many pubs and bars put on celebrations that attracts many folks enjoying the Irish Craic for the day, with many of the events being a device to promote Guinness! However there are a number of venues with events that also serve cask beer or maybe also Irish craft beer. These include pubs that actually have Irish publicans and customers such as the Grapes and Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane whilst just down the road Perch bar (home to Dead Parrot Brewery with their own cask beers available on handpump) hold celebrations in their events yard.
AND FROM JUST OUTSIDE OUR PATCH…
- a new micropub is being planned for Kiveton, close to Kiveton Bridge station (and on the X5 bus route from Sheffield so a trip there could be combined with a visit to the Oxbow in Woodhouse Mill and Chantry Inn at Handsworth)
- The Little Haven micropub in Parkgate (not far from the tram train terminus and Chantry Brewery)_ has relocated to slightly bigger premises across the road which are now open.
- The Beer Stop at Dronfield has changed ownership. This is a small, specialist beer shop that also has some keg taps for craft beers with the option of drinking on the premises – either at a single table in the shop or on one of the outdoor tables on the patio area at the front. It is a couple of minutes walk from Dronfield railway station and on bus route 44 from Sheffield.