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.
A number of CAMRA members and regulars gathered at the Ale Club on Ecclesall Road on the evening of Tuesday 14th May to celebrate this fantastic little bar being voted Pub of the Month with our branch chairman presenting the winners certificate and us all enjoying some great beer and hospitality.
Pictured receiving the award from Glyn Mansell: Annabelle Mould and James Eardley
Just a little note to let you know that we are very busy at Fuggle Bunny Brewery making our award winning ales, we are open every Friday to the public for you to come and enjoy a fuggle or two with free snacks a game of pool, or darts or a good old fashioned chin wag.
Our CAMRA award winning Pub Fuggles Chapter ONE in Worksop is open Thursday from 4.00 – 11.00pm, Fri 12 – 11.00pm, Sat 12 – 11.00pm and Sunday 12 – 11.00pm. On Thursday we have the amazing Sherwood Fired Pizza van who park up in our car park and serve amazing fresh stone baked woodfired pizzas delivered to your seat, inside, whilst enjoying a range of fuggles finest, along with specialised gins and premium lagers.
Our own craft ale keg beer is served at both the brewery and the pub and is a gorgeous refreshing 4.0 pale ale bursting with lemon and elderflower called LATEST SQUEEZE.
Wendy SteepleThe Brewery can be found at Meadowpark Industrial Estate at Halfway, a short walk from Halfway tram terminus or on bus routes 70/71. Fuggle Chapter One pub is on Park Street in Worksop, a 16 minute walk from the railway station or 8 minute walk from the bus station.
Happy June! Summer is on the way and we’ve brewed some delicious specials this month to help get you feeling those summer vibes.
We’re starting June with Duck Decoy, a popular 4.6% hoppy USA pale. This beer is filled with the mouth-wateringly fresh aromas of pear, orange and passion fruit, however at a low strength it’s a pleasantly light indulgence.
Next on the table we’ve got Sleeping Beauty. This 5.3% honey-sweet IPA is made with enchanting English ‘Beata’ hops. These flowers impart subtle notes of honey, apricots and almonds.
And finally, from our stellar new Foraged & Found range we’ve got No Pain No Gain. For hundreds of years nettles were included as a main ingredient in British beers, so our team has painstakingly hand-foraged this seasons fresh nettles to produce an easy drinking spring time pale ale at a lovely 4.0%.
We’re also excited to announce that we are now releasing the next instalment of our Foraged & Found range at the end of this month. We have another 6 amazing and unique sustainable brews coming your way which includes our ever popular Cocoa Noel (we know we know, how can we even think about Christmas yet!). Check out our social media channels for updates on what’s brewing!
Now, roll on summer!
Jessica
We really are hurtling through 2019 at an alarming rate! Luckily we have plenty of delicious beers coming out this month to help you ease into summer.
Our Reaper series has been lying low for a while, but now it’s back! This time we’re releasing a Grapefruit Wheat Beer (4.8%) with the zesty fruitiness of Citra and Centennial hops backed up by the addition of plenty of real grapefruit.
Also joining our Brewers Emporium range we have two new Unbeliever sours, both fruity little numbers… one with Mango & Lychee(4.6%), and the other a Raspberry & Vanilla Berliner (3.8%). Try saying that fast after you’ve quaffed a couple! Finally a Citra & Sabrohopped Serenity Session IPA (3.8%), which promises tropical notes of coconut and pineapple.
Our cask only pale ale specials are looking good too, with Cascade hopped Belfry (4.5% and always a favourite!), Wilderness (3.7%) brewed with Pacific Jade & Enigma and Resolution (4.2%) all making appearances throughout June. So keep your eyes peeled for them hitting bars around town soon!
The Joiners Arms micropub opened in Bakewell on Friday 2nd May and features 6 cask ales on handpumps plus a further selection of craft beers on keg taps. A loyalty card is available to buy that offers discounts on pints of beer.
Breweries featured on the handpump on the opening day included Buxton, North Riding, Abbeydale, Torrside, Hawkshead and Thornbridge.
The pub is located on North Church Street by the roundabout, conveniently close to the bus stop where the 218 to Sheffield departs from!
As the football season comes to a close, Railway Hotel becomes the out and out craft and real ale pub that so many CAMRA members past, present (and hopefully future) have come to enjoy. While our focus remains on tapping a fantastic mix of reliable local brews, we are also looking into sourcing some of the more sought after and exciting specials and collabs from the pinnacle of the craft scene. Something to satisfy top to bottom tastes.
To that note, we have an upcoming tasting evening featuring beer procured from three regional Belgian breweries: 3 Fonteinen, Oud Beersel and Hanssens Artisanaal. The various gueuze and kriek beers will be paired with topical breads, cheeses, jams and mustards. This is sure to be an incredible evening, and tickets are extremely limited; details of which can be found on our Facebook Page. Search: Railway Hotel Bramall Lane.
If you’re still looking for a reason to drop by the pub, then let it be our cosy beer garden that owner, Andy, built by hand last summer. As the weather continues to improve, the beer garden continues to be our favourite spot for a cold beer.
Our Tuesday night themed quizzes continue to grow, we expect that to continue right through the Summer. As ever, keep your eyes peeled to the events section of our Facebook page for when your Mastermind subject of choice comes up.
All of us at Railway Hotel wish all of you readers a wonderful summer, and long may the Sheffield ale scene boom. Prost.
OK, I admit a tea room is not somewhere you would expect to be reading about in Beer Matters magazine. However Birdhouse is a local Sheffield tea company with a fairly modern outlook. Their tea bar, on Sidney Street in Sheffield City Centre opens all day with an extensive range of teas and blends, brunch and cakes whilst in the evening the mood changes and table service is offered with a menu of high quality tapas style small plates.
Their new evening chef is turning out dishes with a whole variety of inspirations including Pork Bao Buns served with anchovies and Thai salad, Lentil curry on kale, Goats cheese arancini, Asparagus with poached egg, hollandaise & truffle oil, Crispy tofu with teriyaki and avocado, cured salmon gravalax with cured beetroot. Meat eaters, vegans and those on a gluten free diet are all catered for well!
Meanwhile to drink there is more than just tea, a range of craft beer is available in cans for diners to accompany their meal, including their own collaboration with Abbeydale Brewery – Birdhouse, a beer brewed with green tea, jasmine and hibiscus. Also available from Abbeydale is Heathen Pale Ale, which is now gluten free. At the time of writing assistant Manager Elli was planning on updating the beer selection and it is fantastic to see effort being made to serve good beer that compliments the food.
Stancill are holding another party in their brewery on Friday 31st May from 7pm. “Summer Breeze” will feature their range of real ales and lager, street food and live music.
The brewery is located on Oakham Drive, within the Parkwood Industrial Estate, which is off Rutland Road. The nearest bus is route 7/8 on Neepsend Lane, get off the bus outside the Gardeners Rest / Cutlery Works and walk up the hill past the Forest pub and turn left.
CAMRA has announced the best Cider and Perry in Britain to be Mayfayre’s Cider (Herefordshire) and Cleeve Orchard’s Perry (Ross-on-Wye). The winners were revealed at the Reading Beer and Cider Festival, home of the National Cider and Perry Championships.
Mayfayre’s Cider impressed judges for being well-balanced and more-ish, boasting distinct spicy and woody notes and a dry aftertaste. In contrast, Cleeve Orchard’s Perry won the title for its floral and full-bodied flavour, which had a hint of smoke in the aftertaste.
The competition follows more than a year of local tasting panels and regional heats that culminated at the Reading Beer and Cider Festival (2-5 May). Festival-goers have the opportunity to sample the winning drinks along with 150 ciders and perries, 550 beers, foreign beers, wines and mead.
Andrea Briers, Chair of CAMRA’s National Cider and Perry Committee said: “Huge congratulations to both Cleeve Orchard and Mayfayre for their exemplary products. As we know, cider and perry flavours can vary significantly from year to year and harvest to harvest, so seeing such distinct quality is incredibly important.
“Mayfayre, which is based in Herefordshire, exemplifies the very essence of traditional cider right in the home of England’s cider country. Cleeve Orchard also impressed judges with its West Country Perry. Owner Lewis Scott has worked with CAMRA to campaign for greater support for small producers, and is a great example of how a local producer of the area can gain national recognition with a quality product.”
The Bloomery at Broomhill have removed their handpumps and no longer sells real ale, although some craft beers still feature on the keg taps.
CAMRA award winning licensee Karen Lang-Norris is now at the Ranmoor Inn, Fulwood Road. The Ranmoor has a delightful enclosed stable yard for smokers and a glorious patio with seating out the front. There is a general knowledge on Thursday at 9.30pm. Seven beers are usually on the bar, Abbeydale Deception, Bradfield Farmers Ale and Blonde, Taylor Boltmaker and Landlord, Tetley Bitter and an ever changing guest beer. Local pork pies are available. The frequent 120 bus will get you there.
The new manager of the Shiny Sheff, Paul, is hoping to bring back life into this Marston’s pub at Lodge Moor. There is a games area with dart board and pool table and the split level lounge has conservatory leading onto the decking with views over the golf course towards Stannington. Thursday is karaoke night with live music on Saturday and a midweek quiz night is planned. There are food offers every night and drinks offers throughout the week. On a recent visit there were Hob Goblin Gold, Jennings Cumberland and Vantage 82. The beer range changes with the wide choice from Marston’s. The 51 bus serves the pub.
The Castle Inn at Bradway has been shortlisted for an Ei-Group (formely Enterprise Inns, the national pub owning company the pub is leased from) award for best food offer. It has already won the divisional award and this puts the pub, lead by chefs Jack Baker and Jack Windsor, in the top 9 to be judged in the national final, which is due to be announced at a gala award ceremony in July. As well as good food, the pub offers up to 3 real ales.
The Cross Keys at Handsworth has been refurbished and reopened as the Chantry Inn, under the management of Chantry Brewery of Rotherham.
The Punchbowl at Crookes has joined the fold of True North Brewery and is to undergo refurbishment before reopening.
Meltdown Sheffield, an e-sports gaming bar, opened on the 11th May in the premises on Snig Hill previously known as Under the Boardwalk (and various other incarnations before that, it was once a tap for Samuel Smiths Brewery when the venue upstairs was the Black Swan).
Triplepoint Brewery & Bar on Shoreham Street is running an after work social type event every Friday from 6:30pm, usually involving live music and pizza as well of course as a range of beers brewed on site.
The Northern Monkey micropub is due to open soon at 8 Middlewood Road, Hillsborough. It is being opened by the same people as the Brass Monkey further up the same road.
The usual Saturday tap session at Drone Valley Brewery on Saturday 25th May sees the added interest of the brewery yard being the finish line for a charity duck race on the river Drone. The event runs from midday until 4pm, the location of the start line hadn’t been confirmed at the time of writing.
A planning application has been submitted to convert a shop unit into a micropub on Mosborough High Street.
The Little Haven Ale House micropub at Parkgate, Rotherham, is celebrating its first birthday on Saturday 1st June from 7pm with a buffet, raffle and prizes as well as the usual attractions such as real ale! This friendly little bar is 5 minutes walk from Parkgate tram terminus.
Pictured receiving the award from Glyn Mansell: Annabelle Mould and James Eardley 
We’re starting June with Duck Decoy, a popular 4.6% hoppy USA pale. This beer is filled with the mouth-wateringly fresh aromas of pear, orange and passion fruit, however at a low strength it’s a pleasantly light indulgence.
Next on the table we’ve got Sleeping Beauty. This 5.3% honey-sweet IPA is made with enchanting English ‘Beata’ hops. These flowers impart subtle notes of honey, apricots and almonds.
And finally, from our stellar new Foraged & Found range we’ve got No Pain No Gain. For hundreds of years nettles were included as a main ingredient in British beers, so our team has painstakingly 
hand-foraged this seasons fresh nettles to produce an easy drinking spring time pale ale at a lovely 4.0%.
We’re also excited to announce that we are now releasing the next instalment of our Foraged & Found range at the end of this month. We have another 6 amazing and unique sustainable brews coming your way which includes our ever popular Cocoa Noel (we know we know, how can we even think about Christmas yet!). Check out our social media channels for updates on what’s brewing!
Now, roll on summer!
Jessica 
Our cask only pale ale specials are looking good too, with Cascade hopped Belfry (4.5% and always a favourite!), Wilderness (3.7%) brewed with Pacific Jade & Enigma and Resolution (4.2%) all making appearances throughout June. So keep your eyes peeled for them hitting bars around town soon!
The Joiners Arms micropub opened in Bakewell on Friday 2nd May and features 6 cask ales on handpumps plus a further selection of craft beers on keg taps. A loyalty card is available to buy that offers discounts on pints of beer.
Breweries featured on the handpump on the opening day included Buxton, North Riding, Abbeydale, Torrside, Hawkshead and Thornbridge.
The pub is located on North Church Street by the roundabout, conveniently close to the bus stop where the 218 to Sheffield departs from! 
To that note, we have an upcoming tasting evening featuring beer procured from three regional Belgian breweries: 3 Fonteinen, Oud Beersel and Hanssens Artisanaal. The various gueuze and kriek beers will be paired with topical breads, cheeses, jams and mustards. This is sure to be an incredible evening, and tickets are extremely limited; details of which can be found on our Facebook Page. Search: Railway Hotel Bramall Lane.
Meanwhile to drink there is more than just tea, a range of craft beer is available in cans for diners to accompany their meal, including their own collaboration with Abbeydale Brewery – Birdhouse, a beer brewed with green tea, jasmine and hibiscus. Also available from Abbeydale is Heathen Pale Ale, which is now gluten free. At the time of writing assistant Manager Elli was planning on updating the beer selection and it is fantastic to see effort being made to serve good beer that compliments the food. 
