Talks, tours & tastings

A number of special events are being hosted at the Steel City Beer and Cider Festival. These can be booked in advance online at https://sheffield.camra.org.uk/festival/#ib-toc-anchor-22

  1.  Guided walk: Little Chicago – Thursday

A guided walk with a difference – you will explore Sheffield’s Little Chicago Quarter before your fast-track entry to our Beer Festival. Led by local author, John Stocks and editor of ‘Sheffield’s Real Heritage pubs,’ Dave Pickersgill, you will explore the beer, social and Industrial heritage of the area. The walk will explore streets that feature in John’s book ‘Sheffield 1925: Gang Wars and Wembley Glory,’ and also explore the beer, social and Industrial heritage of the area.

The comfortable walk, with one minor ascent, is just over a mile. It will last for approximately 90 minutes before concluding at Kelham Island Museum for a post-walk drink and discussion.

Tutored tasting – Abbeydale Brewery – Thursday

A tutored beer tasting and discussion led by experts from the oldest brewery in Sheffield. Established in 1996, last year Abbeydale produced over 200 Bbl./week of which over 75% was cask. They produce at least one new beer each week, including both the Funk Dungeon and Dr.Morton’s brands.

You will be introduced to five beers:

  • three cask, one key-keg and one bottled beer from the Abbeydale Funk Dungeon collection: Blood Orange Sour (abv 6.0%).
  • the latter is from a limited release of only 100 bottles: a collaboration made with Sicilian Moro blood oranges left over from the production of Locksley Distilling citrus liqueur. Abbeydale have added the flesh of the fruit (around 150g/l) directly into the barrel with a simple sour base beer, hopped with UK grown Opus hops. Sour, light and refreshing.
  • the cask beers will include the one-off dry-hopped cask which is available in support of the festival’s chosen charity: Weston Park Cancer Charity.

Pub Heritage Talk: Little Chicago – Friday

A short pub heritage talk which will concentrate on the Little Chicago area of Sheffield, taking you back from the C19th and up to the current day. Along the way, mention will be made of the 1884 ‘Sheffield Drinks Map,’ the establishment of a coaching inn and the Sheffield pub with the most CAMRA awards.

The talk will also act as a launch event for a new Sheffield Pub Heritage walk booklet.

More information on the Steel City Beer & Cider Festival is available here

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