Author: Andy Cullen

Andy has been actively involved in CAMRA since the early 2000s after being recruited to sit on a National Younger Members Task Group. Since then he has held roles on the branch committee including Secretary, Membership Secretary, Magazine Editor, Chair and now Social Secretary. Andy has also been involved with the Steel City Beer & Cider Festival almost every year since becoming active in the branch.

Brewery Bits

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A new beer from Grizzly Grains on cask is a little bit different to usual but combines the brewer’s appreciation of session beers and interest in different yeasts and Saisons. This is a 3.8% ABV session strength ale inspired by Kviek and Saison styles.

Collyfobble brewery, based in Barlow near Dronfield, continues to see new brewer Ash tweak and develop the beer range and a sales rep has been appointed to help get the beer out into pubs a little further afield. The relationship with former Dronfield CAMRA chairman Rob Barwell, who is a keen home brewer, also continues – his initial involvement saw his “Lawnmower Ale” home brew receipe scaled up to a commercial brew which made its deput at Sheffield’s Steel City Beer Festival, it proved popular and has become a permanant beer under a new name of Grindleford Grit. Rob’s latest challenge from Collyfobble was to try brewing at home tweaked versions of their session IPA and an updated version is being brewed using Mosaic and Centennial hops.

Eyam brewery have apparantly made some changes at the brewery which left them a load of hops to use up and a series of special limited edition summer ales for June, July and August is the result, starting off with 6/23 (as in June 2023) which is a 4.2% ABV cask pale ale with a light bitterness and fruity aromas.

Lost Industry Brewing we are told have something huge and exciting to announce. Unfortunately it wasn’t announced by the time Beer Matters went to press, keep an eye on their social media for news!

The Bradfield Brewery seasonal beer for July is elderflower ale brewed using freshly bloomed Elderflower locally sourced from their own farm fields, this brew is Pale in colour with an Elderflower flavour, giving way to a refreshingly dry finish.

Kelham Island Brewery has had a rebrand with a new style and the pump clips no longer claim the beer is brewed in Sheffield – the company office is based in Kelham Island but the beer is brewed at Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire. Pale Rider is now available in cask, keg and bottle and graced the bar at the Arctic Monkeys gig in Hillsborough park back in June!

Chantry Brewery are running brewery tour events on Friday 30 June. Tickets cost £13.20 online via See Tickets or £12 in person from the brewery, the price includes the guided tour and a number of beer tasters. The Tram Train from Sheffield Cathedral will take you to Parkgate, a few minutes walk from the brewery.

Neepsend Brew Co picked up a couple of awards at the Barrow Hill Rail Ale Festival – Ashta got gold in the strong dark ales category whilst Alphito having won the strong pale ale category scooped champion beer of the festival!

Nick Law of Emmanuales fame has been busy with his Hop Forward agency (marketing, design and branding consultancy) and also won an award from SIBA for his Hop Forward podcast, however he has now brewed some new beers – “Ascension” (Strawberry, Mint & Cucumber Saison · 5.6% ABV), “Divine Providence” (Belgian Blonde · 5.5% ABV) and “That Would Be An Ecumenical Matter” (Oud Bruin · 5.5% ABV) available in can and bottle from Walkley Beer Co, Beer Central and the Dram Shop.

Intrepid Brewing have produced a new batch of Faeger (4.5% ABV) with a tweaked recipe. It has been hopped with Saldek and Mandarina Bavaria, the Munich malt has been replaced with Vienna and it now brewed with a Kolsch yeast. Look out for it appearing in bottles in due course!

Inn Brief

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The Bankers Draft (JD Wetherspoon) is running a mini cider festival with a choice of 7 ciders throughout the summer at discounted prices.

The Tunnel Tap at Totley, a keg only micropub offering some craft options on tap as well a range of canned beers, temporarily closed during June for a refit following experience and customer feedback since opening. There will be a new keg wall, improved seating area downstairs and bar stools and standing room upstairs.

The Cross Scythes Hotel in Totley reopened on Monday 12 June as part of Stonegate’s “Pub & Dining” chain. They open from 9am daily with the bar closing 11pm midweek and midnight Friday & Saturday with food served all day until 9pm. Accommodation is also offered. The launch party was on the Friday 16 June including a beer tasting with Abbeydale Brewery and samples from the food menu.

The Three Tuns on Silver Street Head in Sheffield City Centre now has a Wednesday evening quiz. Get tables at 6:30pm for a 7pm start and it runs until about 10pm.

The Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane sees the return of hot food including the infamous chips of doom along with burgers, sandwiches and curry from 6 July with landlord Conor in the kitchen. Until then pork pies and sausage rolls continue to be available as well as the usual crisps (Tayto from Ireland) and nuts and when the kitchen reopens it is expected the pork pies will also be available as part of a ploughman’s style platter. On the beer front their cask ale loyalty card scheme continues, get a stamp every time you buy a pint and exchange a full card for a free pint.

The White Lion at Heeley has reopened under the same management as the Crown (just up the road) following a refurbishment. This pub oozes with heritage and the character of this multi-room venue has not been lost, its just been smartened up and the opportunity taken to fix a few things. The quiz night is back on Wednesdays and live music features into the weekend with jam sessions on the Thursday and Sunday. New opening hours are from 2pm Monday to Friday, midday Saturday and 1pm Sunday, closing at 11pm Sunday and either 11:30pm or midnight the rest of the week.

The Brown Bear in Sheffield City Centre, A Samuel Smiths brewery pub, closed temporarily in early June and will reopen once a new live in management couple of recruited.

The Old Shoe bar in Orchard Square is aiming for an opening date of 30 June (so probably already launched by the time you read this in the printed edition of Beer Matters!). This is the joint venture between Mike Pomranz (from Cider Hole and Exemption Cider which has relocated to the new bar) and Matt who continues to run BEAR on Abbeydale Road. The bar will feature artisan cider, craft beer (including cask), natural wines and other nice drinks! The general manager is someone you may well recognise – Nath Hehir has been behind the bar of quite a few good beer pubs including Shakespeares, Bar Stewards, Three Tuns and Walkley beer Co as well as being involved with the University of Sheffield real ale society “back in the day”. Keep an eye on their Instagram account for the latest on the opening, special events and more.

Perch on Garden Street, on the edge of Sheffield City Centre, has a calendar of events planned for the year ahead, mostly for the yard at the rear. Next up is a beer festival the end of July, a Belgian beer showcase in early September, an Octoberfest in late September, a Steel City warm up beer festival in early October and a Christmas market in December.

The British Oak in Mosborough host their annual Oakstock from 7-8 July which sees a programme of live music outside the pub over the weekend. It is on Friday 5-10pm and Saturday midday to 10pm and also features an outside bar, food stalls, ice cream van and kids entertainment.

A planning application has been put in to turn the former Simmonites shop on Division Street into a micropub.

The Milestone at Crystal Peaks is hosting “Bobfest” over the weekend of 1 and 2 July, a free music festival raising funds for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, featuring an outdoor stage and bar, stalls, raffle, real ales, carvery and more. The pub is next to the bus station and near the tram stop too.

Brewery Bits

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Bradfield Brewery have renewed their sponsorship of the Sheffield Steeldogs ice hockey team.

Dead Parrot brewery have been brewing small batches almost exclusively for their own tap room this year but expect to start scaling up to supply the wider trade once again later in the year. They have been taking advantage of this to produce a wide range of test brews and visitors to their Perch bar recently have enjoyed a choice of up to 10 of their cask ales on the bar at the same time!

Fuggle Bunny Brew House continue to open their tap room every Friday, additionally they are opening on Saturdays 28 May, 29 July and 26 August then holding an Oktoberfest on Saturday 30 September. They are also running a bus trip from the tap room for regulars fancying a change on 3 June!

Grizzly Grains have been keeping busy. Recently released in bottle is Bigger Dimples, a 5.7% stout which was parti-gyle brewed with Big Dimples Dark Mild offering flavour and body from the big mash, caramel, toffee, dark chocolate, subtle coffee and fruit cake balanced against a slightly hop bitterness. Since then they’ve been brewing an IPA and a Belgian braggot as well as producing a Bochet Mead!

Loxley Brewery will be selling merchandise at the Loxley Beer Festival, organised at their host pub the Wisewood Inn.

Neepsend Brewery have brewed a West Coast IPA, something they’ve been intending to do for a while! It is called Coyote, is 6.4% ABV with a chewy malt body and a satisfyingly punchy 58 IBUs. This sets the stage for the all star lineup of hops – Mosaic, Ekuanot, Sabro and an impromptu addition of Simcoe.

Tapped Brew co have been collaborating with Round Corner Brewing of Melton Mowbray during April. The away fixture saw an Amarillo hopped golden ale called Cadillac Ranch brewed, then back at the Sheffield Tap during the CAMRA Members’ Weekend a mild was brewed.

Intrepid Brewing‘s April open day saw the launch of a tweaked version of a previous beer – their Spring Pale, Var 4.5%. This years edition uses the same hops and malt but a different yeast blend of Belgian abbey yeast & New England yeast to release a more balanced yet complex flavour profile.
Hop bursted and gently dry hopped this beer has more flavour than you’d expect. Since then Ben has hinted at a new project involving Perry Lees, Wooden Barrel, continental pale & time!

A recent cask release from Temper Brewing of Dronfield is a 4.8% ABV American Brown Ale called Face of the Earth. A rich malt character balances with hints of pine and citrus from Cascade and Willamette hops.

Collyfobble brewery, based at the Peacock in Barlow have been tweaking a number of their beers and the latest updated brew has been their Bob On Best Bitter. The brewer has been playing with the colour of this one and mixed up the malt bill to push it in more of a copper-amber direction. This should also bring some lovely, complex sweet malty flavours to balance out that solid bitterness.

Inn Brief

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The two Sheffield City Centre Stonegate pubs that closed for a minor refurbishment – the Beehive on West Street and Globe on Howard Street, are now both open again and operating as “Craft Union” venues, which are Stonegate wet let pubs run in partnership with self employed managers and their staff. The focus is on drinks deals and entertainment with the Beehive open until 2am at the weekend with a DJ on. Cask ale remains available at the Beehive with Timothy Taylor Landlord, Marston’s Hobgoblin Gold and Robinsons Dizzy Blonde on the bar on the opening weekend.

The Wharncliffe Arms is set to close temporarily at the end of May for renovation work which will see an extension of the seating area, installation of a commercial kitchen and relocation of the bar area.

The Ladybower Inn reopened at the beginning of April although just serving drinks – beers, wines, spirits, cocktails and hot drinks. The kitchen was scheduled to open on 17 May so by the time this issue of Beer Matters hits the pubs the food menu should have been launched! Also by the time you read this in print the rooms upstairs should be available to book for overnight stays.

The Cross Scythes Hotel in Totley, which was leased from the Stonegate pub company by a local independent operator, closed on the 18 April after 5 years being run by Ben & Scott – a good chunk of which was through the Coronavirus pandemic! The pub and restaurant reopens on 12 June following refurbishment as part of Stonegate Pub & Dining chain.

It has been announced which Dronfield area pubs and clubs are taking part in the annual One Valley festival on Saturday 3 June. The main town event involves the Victoria, Blue Stoops, Manor House Hotel, Green Dragon, White Swan, Dronfield Arms, Underdog, Jolly Farmer and Dronfield Woodhouse Sports & Social Club. Running alongside this is “One Valley Extra” at Drone Valley Brewery. There are four Stagecoach bus routes serving Dronfield and most of the venues – 15, 16, 43 and 44 with a “Silver DayRider” pass offering all day travel on Stagecoach services in the area for £5.90 per adult or £15 for a group of 5, this can be purchased and use on the Stagecoach app, alternatively a flat fare of £2 per ride applies, paid to the driver – see stagecoachbus.com for more information.

The Cremorne on London Road has a new manager and the pub is back on form with a good range of well kept cask ales and music has returned too!

The Cricketers Arms on Bramall Lane has been voted as a top fans pub for an award by football supporters. The pub only opens on match days and has lots of Blades memorabilia on display, Abbeydale Moonshine is on the bar at a reasonable price.

Cider, perry & mead

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Whilst CAMRA is better known for banging the drum about real ale and pubs, we also campaign for better availability of proper cider and perry in pubs and bars and have two months a year – May and October – when we are asked to make a special effort to promote cider & perry and encourage drinkers to seek it out and try it. The reason those two months are chosen is October is typically when the apples and pears are harvested and pressed and May is usually when new batches of cider and perry are ready and released!

When we talk about “real” cider or perry, we mean products that are made by fermenting freshly pressed juice and using only natural, genuine flavours. The vast majority of ciders on the bars in the UK are industrial products manufactured from concentrate.

A flashback to 2017 and the Harlequin’s cider board

Sheffield isn’t exactly known for its cider scene but we do have a few people and places doing great things. The longer term stalwarts have been Liz at the Harlequin and Steph & Kev at the New Barrack Tavern which both stock a large range of bag in box ciders with a number of them fitting CAMRA’s definition of “real” and just over the border in Holmesfield, Derbyshire, we have Dick Shepley at Woodthorpe Hall making cider.

Ross on Wye cider tasting at Hop Hideout

Since then they’ve been joined by Hop Hideout in the Kommune food hall in Sheffield City Centre stocking an impressive selection of bottled ciders and perries as well as occasionally having a keg conditioned cider on tap and for national Cider Week in April a number of events were organised by Jules showcasing various producers and I attended a special tasting session with Albert from Ross on Wye cider. Whilst the majority of the differences in flavours and characters in the different ciders are down to which apple variety is used, they also make a number of interesting ciders that have been fermented in oak casks and also do blends of different vintages to maintain the right flavours.

Mike Pomranz at the Cider Hole

Finally, the newest show in town, Mike Pomranz, who opened the Cider Hole at Shalesmoor and started making his own cider there under the Exemption Ciderhouse banner. He’s also worked with us to host tutored tasting events at our Steel City Beer & Cider Festival and the CAMRA Members’ Weekend plus each year he works with Heist Brew Co. to put on an annual cider festival in their tap room, this year it is planned for 15 July. The end of May saw the Cider Hole close with it all relocating to a new City Centre bar – The Old Shoe in Orchard Square – opening in partnership with Matt from the Bear on Abbeydale Road (read more elsewhere in this issue).

Grizzly Grain’s Sheffield Mead

You may have noticed the headline also mentioned mead – an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey – and wondered where that fitted in. Well partly because I have memories of attending certain CAMRA beer festivals years ago where the cider bar randomly had bottles of mead tucked away at the end and I don’t ever recall seeing mead on sale at any pubs or bars in that era – but also because Grizzly Grain brewery has been making Sheffield mead in small batches using honey from Heeley City Farm with bottles available at their tap sessions. Interestingly as well as the traditional strong mead in big bottles they also offer a session mead at a more sensible strength with a hopped version available. Changes are afoot on the mead front however with beekeeping due to end at the farm so the honey will be sourced elsewhere with an opportunity to produce slightly bigger volumes as a result and there is talk of putting mead into cask for a pub to serve on handpump!

Summer of Pub

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Summer of Pub is CAMRA’s summer-long campaign to promote pub and club-going, highlight the social and cultural importance of the UK’s pubs and social clubs. It launched in May and runs to September, when the 2024 edition of the Good Beer Guide is published.

It’s been a tough winter for the licensed trade with energy and business costs skyrocketing, so we feel now it is especially important to encourage you to get out and enjoy our great pubs and clubs this summer!

Summer of Pub kicked off on the second May bank holiday which didn’t exactly see great weather but it was the weekend of King Charles III’s Coronation. Pubs played a big role in facilitating communities getting together for “a bit of a do” whether that involved bunting, entertainment and showing the cermony on TV or providing an alternative event for those who weren’t interested – such as the Dog & Partridge who instead of a Coronation party ran a fundraiser for the Shelter homeless charity and a collection for the S6 food bank.

There are various pub based events coming up over the summer including beer and music festivals, organisers are invited to submit their events for national listing online at camra.org.uk/pubs-and-clubs/current-campaigns/summer-of-pub/ (or you can find our own festival guide here)

Annual beer festival at the Dronfield Arms, part of the “One Valley” event in June

Of course, as the weather turns warm and dry for the summer (well occasionally, this is England after all!) thoughts turn to outdoor drinking and we have some great options in our area. You don’t even need to head out to a country pub – we have waterside options at places like Dorothy Pax, Riverside Kelham and Gardeners Rest, hidden away City Centre beer gardens and patios at pubs like the Washington or University Arms and suburban pubs offering a great view over the city such as the Brothers Arms. Meanwhile head to an area like Kelham Island where you can do a crawl of urban beer gardens and yards at pubs like Shakespeares Ale & Cider House, West Bar Tap, Kelham Island Tavern, Fat Cat, Wellington, Crow Inn, Grafters Bar, Millowners Arms, Happy’s Bar, Alder and more!

Beer garden at the Crown in Heeley

If the weather does prove to be a bit more British and wet this summer then of course pubs are indoors and provide a great place to get together with friends, enjoy a nice beer and maybe a bite to eat! Alternatively if you are on your own and bored head to a pub with entertainment such as live music!

Live music at the Washington in Sheffield City Centre

CAMRA regional review

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A working group has over the last year been looking at how the volunteering hierarchy works. It is structured with branches reporting to a regional director who reports to the national executive.

Issues have been identified with how the regions are working and some changes have been recommended and one of these affect Sheffield & District branch which currently straddles both Yorkshire and East Midlands creates a complication working with two different regional directors.

Therefore the proposal is for the Derbyshire part of Sheffield & District to be separated and ideally give the Peak District part (primarily the Hope Valley and out towards Buxton as far as Millers Dale) its own branch, run by members who live in the area.

If you are a CAMRA member in the Derbyshire part of our branch and would be interested in joining a committee of locals running a new branch please get in touch. It will include organising meetings and socials in the area, surveying the pubs and encouraging them to provide any news. There are also two breweries in the area – Intrepid and Eyam – to build a relationship with and keep their details up to date in CAMRA’s Brewery Information System. The branch will also need to run an awards programme, choose which pubs go in the Good Beer Guide and attend East Midlands regional meetings.

Brewery Bits

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Intrepid Brewing are hosting their first open day of the year on Saturday 29 April offering a day of beer, pizza and tunes amongst the Peak District hills! A bar will be open in the brewery whilst out in the yard along with seating will be Sunshine Pizza slinging their wood fired pizzas and next door neighbour Calum Audio providing the soundtrack. The brewery is located in unit 12 Vincent Works on the road between Hope and Bradwell. Many journeys on bus 271/272 stop at the end of the drive and it is also the Hope Valley Beer Festival at the Old Hall Hotel that weekend so you can easily combine a visit to both!

Loxley Brewery have a new slightly hazy Citra pale ale out and at 4.4% ABV should be perfect when it’s beer garden weather!

Emmanuales have invested in some new tanks and their original 100L flat bottomed fermenters have been retired!

Fuggle Bunny Brew House have announced a number of additional Saturday tap events in addition to the routine Fuggle Fridays. The next few are 6 May, 27 May, 3 June and 29 July.

Grizzly Grains continues to open for tap sessions about once a week, Check their Facebook page for announcements. The brewery is just off Queens Road on Duchess Street, not far from Bramall Lane stadium.

Little Critters latest single batch cask special, number 20, is a pale ale involving El Dorado and Ekuanot spring hops.

Inn Brief

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The Globe closed on 10 April for a refurbishment and was expected to reopen on 22 April as one of Stonegate’s Craft Union partnership pubs.

The White Lion at Heeley is expected to reopen at the beginning of May under the same management as the Crown, just up the road!

The Bear on Abbeydale Road is hosting an event with Balance Brewing & Blending on 27 April, they will be treating ticket holders to a few of their fantastic mixed fermentation beers and blended wild ales, accompanied by a snack or two.

The Ladybower Inn reopened on 7 April. Initially it was just the bar that was open, by the time this issue of Beer Matters hits the street it is expected the kitchen and accommodation will be up and running too.

The Rose House at Walkley has now lost its “wooden curtains” and has new windows with the pub being prepared to reopen at the end of April. The pub is owned by Stonegate and is being leased to a local operator.

Vocation & Co launched their Sheffield bar on 14 April. This is the former Old House on Devonshire Street. It features 5 cask ales and 22 keg lines with beers from Vocation and guests, cocktails are also available. Food is described as “upmarket burgers and subs”.

The Hallamshire Hotel on West Street, Sheffield City Centre, reopened on 20 April, under the same management as the Washington. It nailed its colours to the mast of being a music orientated venue from the word go with Barry Krisp & The Bangers performing on opening night and they are keen to reclaim the pub’s musical heritage with an ongoing programme of live music and DJs! The initial opening saw the venue still configured as it was when it closed as Bloo88 but there are plans longer term to make changes which will include bringing back the upstairs function room into use and a bar refit that will introduce cask ale alongside craft beers and cocktails.

Brewery Bits

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Grizzly Grains are now hosting regular tap sessions at their brewery, generally on Sheffield United match days with a range of their beers on the bar and snacks too. The brewery in on Duchess Road (just off Queens Road) on the Sheaf Gardens industrial estate. It is walkable from the City Centre or buses 24/25 stop nearby. Dates in April are 7th, 15th, 18th and 21st. Weekday openings are 4pm to 10pm whilst weekend dates are midday to 9pm. Check their Facebook page for latest information.

Heist Brew Co have brewed a “Reyt Good” Stout in collaboration with local artist Andy Slater (of Reyt Good Illustration) who the brewery work with regularly. The beer is described as having a deep, dark colour with a velvety smooth texture and irresistible aroma. It is 4.3% ABV and available on the nitro keg line in their taproom, however a cask of it will be making its way to the CAMRA Members’ Weekend bar.

Intrepid Brewery’s first cask special of 2023 was Geolo, a 3.9% ABV dry hopped golden ale. This is a tweaked version of Solito with some extra malt to make the colour golden rather than straw and is delicately dry hopped with Amarillo to give it a little orangey character. Described as perfect for drinking on days of spring sunshine!

Drinkers at both Rotherham Real Ale & Music festival and the Fuggle Bunny Brew House Friday tap session were introduced to their “chapter 10 – Stomper”, a 5% ABV dry hopped IPA, alongside the longer established “chapter 2 – Cotton Tail” pale ale (4% ABV) and “chapter 4 – 24 Carrot IPA” (6% ABV).

Recent beers from Little Critters include “Vanilla Chinchilla” Ice Cream Porter and “Swag”, an IPA brewed in collaboration with Heist. Meanwhile number 14 in their series of single batch cask specials was an American Brown Ale.

Lost Industry Brewing celebrated International Women’s Day, which falls during Sheffield Beer Week, with a collaborative brew day again this year. The beer is a chocolate & cherry porter.

Loxley Brewery offers a range of merchandise alongside the bottled beers available to order from their webshop, this includes engraved tankards and hip flasks.

Early March saw Neepsend brew a cask only Australian Pale Ale called “Bandicoot”. It is 4.6% ABV and uses Enigma and Vic Secret hops and is expected to be super pale in body and feature big punchy hop notes.

Sheffield Beer Week saw the Brewery of St Mars of the Desert launch a new beer in their taproom, a golden Bock called Krönungsbier.

Stancill Brewery continued with their series of star sign themed beers in March with “Pisces”, a 4% ABV delicately aromatic pale ale.

Triple Point Brewery has introduced a classic English bitter to their range, the first one they’ve produced on any scale. It is 3.7% ABV and brewed with a boatload of American hops in the whirlpool for a super fruity and rounded bitter. Like many of their beers it is Vegan and Gluten Free.

For Sheffield Beer Week True North Brewery released a beer brewed in collaboration with SALT, called the Wool Monty (Saltaire was known for its wool industry and Sheffield, well you know, Full Monty!) The beer is a 4.2% West Coast Pale Ale brewed using Columbus, Centennial and Amarillo hops that deliver bitterness and light citrus flavours.

Abbeydale Black Mass, their 6.66% black IPA, won best beer in bottle/can at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) awards. This was judged at their annual conference and BeerX in Liverpool. This beer is also delicious on cask!

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A number of beers of interest will be making their way to the bar at the CAMRA Members’ weekend, open 21-23 April, which are either new or not often seen around Sheffield’s pubs.

From Abbeydale we have the latest special edition of Heathen using UK Harlequin hops, we also have their Coronation special. From Blue Bee as well as the latest iteration of their American 5 hop we have a dark mild. Dead Parrot are supplying Maranta along with Hohot, which was originally brewed with a former member of bar staff at Perch (their tap room) who was an international student. Emmanuales are expected to supply beer, they are a very small batch brewery who put most of their production in small pack. From Eyam look out for their Cherry Bakewell Stout. Grizzly Grains are offering “Business Secrets of the Pharaohs”, a Phoenix hopped pale ale.

Heist Brew Co only produce cask beer now and again so we are thrilled to be able to pour two of their beers – Parking Fine Photoshoot and Reyt Good Stout. We are expecting a couple of beers from Intrepid – a Peak District based brewery who impressed those taking part in the online tasting event we ran with a Sheffield beer box in 2021 – but which beers aren’t confirmed yet. Lost Industry are supplying an Opus single hop pale ale along with a milk stout whilst from Neepsend look out for their Ergot Rye Porter.

Toolmakers only normally brew for their own pub (the Forest) so we are pleased they are able to supply us a couple of beers – Flange Noir and a new mild. Three beers are coming from Triple Point including a zesty citrus pale ale, a porter and their Alpha Bitter. Going back to the future is True North, we’ll have their locally brewed Stones Bitter on the bar!