All posts by Andy Cullen

Inn Brief

The Dove & Rainbow in Sheffield City Centre is to close for a refurbishment and will be having a pre-furbishment party on Saturday 3rd August. There will also be a weekend of live music on 19th to 21st July running alongside the Tramlines fringe. The refurbishment will see the toilets brought up to standard and the main pub and smoking area benefit from something of a fettle, however the general vibe of the pub is staying with the stage, sound system, pinball and pool tables, end wall murial, bar heads and memorials all set to remain!The Devonshire on Devonshire Street in Sheffield City Centre is reverting to it’s previous name – The Old House – following a refurbishment. It was due to reopen on 21st June.The Albion on London Road has been closed for a refurbishment and has now reopened with a new look!The Cowshed bar at the Graze Inn on Ecclesall Road has been refurbished, renamed and refocused, it is now a craft beer pub called the Eagle serving Thornbridge beer.The Big Tree at Woodseats has been closed for a refurbishment.A new Kelham Island venue has opened – Pa’s Bistro on Green Lane serves fresh food in a family … Continue reading Inn Brief →

Crow Inn – now open!

The Crow Inn finally opened on Thursday 6th June after many months of renovations, refurbishment and fitting out of the premises as a craft beer pub downstairs and en-suite hotel rooms upstairs. There is also a sun trap beer patio at the rear. There are 5 real ales on handpump, including two regular beers from … Continue reading Crow Inn – now open! →

North Derbyshire Pub & Club of the Year

You may recall the top Derbyshire pub in the Sheffield & District Pub of the Year competition, which we put forward to the North Derbyshire round of the national competition, was the Three Stags Head at Wardlow Mires. Unfortunately it didn’t win, although came a respectable 2nd. Our friends and neighbours down in Dronfield CAMRA … Continue reading North Derbyshire Pub & Club of the Year →

Brewery bits

A number of breweries from Sheffield had successes in the beer of the festival competition at the recent Doncaster CAMRA beer festival with Little Critters’ Raspberry Blonde winning the speciality category, Stancill ‘s Hopollo 11 winning the golden ales category and Triplepoint Debut IPA winning the IPA category. Triplepoint was also overall runner up. Recent … Continue reading Brewery bits →

June Pub of the Month presentation

Local CAMRA members joined regulars at the Dog & Partridge on Tuesday 11th June to celebrate the pub winning our June Pub of the Month award. Vice Chairman Patrick is photographed presenting the certificate to Matt, Conor, Rheannon and Rebecca. We also enjoyed a selection of 4 ales all at the celebratory price of £2 … Continue reading June Pub of the Month presentation →

Welbeck Abbey Brewery

Happy July! Hopefully by the time you’re reading this it has started to feel like a bit more like summer and a bit less wet and windy! Either way, we’ve got some summertime specials that will get you excited. We’re kicking off July with Pineapple Lodge, a satisfyingly full flavoured IPA. American and New Zealand … Continue reading Welbeck Abbey Brewery →

Dronfield beer festival report

A number of Sheffield members helped out at the inaugral Dronfield CAMRA beer & cider festival alongside Dronfield and Chesterfield folk. The festival featured around 40 real ales and a dozen ciders on the CAMRA bars plus craft keg, food and entertainment. The venue was the Pioneer Club, spread across the concert hall, back room, … Continue reading Dronfield beer festival report →

Cider Pub of the Year

On Friday 7th June the New Barrack Tavern on Penistone Road celebrated being voted our Cider Pub of the Year with our Cider Champion Sarah Mills presenting the winners certificate, this was followed by an evening of live music and a few pints! The New Barrack Tavern recently converted the former kitchen area into a … Continue reading Cider Pub of the Year →

Pubs Code update

The Pubs Code was established in 2016 and regulates the tenancies of large estates of tied pubs in England and Wales. It is enforced by a Pubs Code Adjudicator. Since its introduction, CAMRA has raised concerns about the failure of some pub companies to act within the spirit of the Code, and has drawn attention … Continue reading Pubs Code update →

The Brewery of St Mars of the Desert

Hello from the Brewery of Saint Mars of the Desert. Our first spring has been fab and we keep seeing new faces in the taproom every week. In addition to our taproom in Attercliffe, you may have seen our beers around town in some of Sheffield’s pubs. Recently we have sent a small amount of … Continue reading The Brewery of St Mars of the Desert →

CAMRA Sheffield & District

Campaign for Real Ale Sheffield & District Branch