New from Dead Parrot Brewery on the bar at Perch in March was “Hill”, an American Pale Ale brewed with Aurora hops. It is 4.2% ABV and has a strong grapefruit character to it!
Recent brews at Blue Bee includes American 5 hop version 88 which involves lots of Columbus hops along with Simco, Chinook and others; a new session pale ale involving pink hops plus a special house beer for Itchy Pig Alehouse in Banner Cross brewed with Simcoe, Mosaic and Chinook hops.
Another new beer from Drone Valley Brewery, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, is Volunteer Pale Ale, celebrating that most of the brewery’s staff are volunteers raising money for local good causes.
April 2026 saw Bradfield Brewery celebrate their 21st birthday and a new beer released in bottles – Farmers Imperial Milk Stout. It is 7.4% ABV, rich and full bodied with notes of cocoa, liquorice and dried fruit in the taste, carrying through to a lasting creamy finish thanks to the addition of lactose.
New from Duality Brew Co in cask, keg and can is Twist the Arrows, a 4.5% ABV hazy pale ale. It is brewed with generous quantities of Simcoe, Azacca and El Dorado hops offering a juicy character with subtle dank edge underneath and fairly low bitterness.
Triple Point have released a Blood Orange flavoured version of their Cryo Pale Ale.
Tapped Brew Co have updated their branding with new round pump clips. Seen on the bar of the Sheffield Tap launching the new look line up was Brook (Porter), Sheaf Street (session IPA), Mojo (session pale) and Bramling (Golden Ale).
At the Brewery of St Mars of the Desert the arrival of spring meant two things – the tap room opening for the 2026 season and the release of Fleurs de Printemps (Spring Flowers), a 5.4% ABV Belgian inspired blonde ale.
Neepsend Brewery cask ales recently seen on the bar at the Wellington (their tap pub next to Shalesmoor tram stop) include Dolcita (4.5% ABV pale ale brewed with Citra and Dolcita hops), Athena (6.4% ABV New England IPA brewed with Citra, Amarillo and El Dorado hops), Vulcan (3.9% ABV traditional bitter brewed with Challenger and EKG hops) – plus of course their regular beer, Blonde, which is a 4% ABV Gluten free ale brewed with Cascade, Chinook and Brewers Gold hops.
Thornbridge Brewery are now several months into their 2026 “Year of Beer” monthly specials, on cask April saw the release of Quasar, a 4.5% ABV European pale ale whilst on keg it was Golden Spike, a 5.7% ABV West Coast IPA. Coming up in May on cask is Present, a 3.8% ABV coffee mild, then in June look out for Long Days – a 4.6% ABV summer ale.
A planning application to set up a nanobrewery in the Meersbrook area has been submitted by Christopher Derbyshire, known for his work as a brewer at Heist.