The
Cherry Tree on Carter Knowle Road has retained its Asset of Community Value status after surviving the review requested by Enterprise Inns. The planning appeal has also been won.
The
Frog & Parrot has reopened following refurbishment to freshen up the interior.
The Old House on Devonshire Street has reopened as the
Devonshire following a makeover.
Edward’s bar is set to open at the end of September on Glossop Road in the premises previously known as the Stone & Taps and the Swim Inn.
The closed down
West Street Ale House, along with the neighbouring building, is being demolished to be replaced with an 11-storey block of flats.
The
Old Mother Redcap at Bradway (a Samuel Smith’s pub) is currently closed and looking for a new live in management couple.
The
Old Hall Hotel at Hope was recently noted as having guest ales on the bar from JW Lees and Robinsons rather than an all-Theakston range on your correspondent’s last visit, with the Lees
Epic (3.9%) being a very pleasant golden ale.
Work has started on the
Guzzle micropub at Woodseats in a former shop unit across the road from the library and KFC. It will offer draught cask and keg beers and is hoping to be open by October. You can follow the progress on their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
A micropub and bottle shop is still being planned for the unit on Ecclesall Road previously occupied by Eccy Booze, by the people behind the Brew Foundation. Things have been moving slowly but we are told it is still happening.
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Mosaic is now a regular beer on the bar at the
Washington.
With the end of summer, Sunday roasts are now back on the menu at the
Beer Engine.
The
Ale House on Fraser Road is holding a ‘Not the Whitby Folk Week’ from 29 September to 1 October with a range of beers from Whitby Brewery – including a meet the brewer event on the Friday, a music programme and a food matching event. Details on their Facebook page –
www.facebook.com/SCKB250.
The
Rutland Arms on Brown Street is holding a vegan tasting menu event on 1 November, advance booking is necessary.
The Off the Shelf Festival of Words will see beer writer Pete Brown come to Sheffield on 27 October for an event at Hop Hideout to talk about his new book
Miracle Brew, where there will also be a beer tasting. Tickets are available from the festival website.
The
Butcher’s Arms at Marsh Lane is now run by the Hop & Hook Pub Company, a joint venture involving RAW Brewery and Pigeon Fishers with their beers on the bar plus guests.
The
Grindstone in Crookes has reopened under new management; it is still a Greene King pub but they are now featuring guest ales from local brewers, such as Chesterfield’s Ashover Brewery.
The name of the new bar being built in the old Town Hall toilets has been revealed as the
Public. The bar will be run by the team behind the Great Gatsby on Division Street and Picture House Social on Abbeydale Road.
The
Old Crown Inn on London Road has reopened under new management, and will continue to serve real ale.
The second of the Steel City Beer Festival beer mat auctions raised £10.45 for Weston Park Cancer Charity. Hopefully next time there will be a few more bidders and we can raise even more money for the charity!
The results of a recent national survey have found that Yorkshire is the joint-cheapest county in the country for a pint of beer, at an average price of £3.30 a pint, a price matched only by pubs in Hertfordshire.
Plans have been submitted for the demolition of the former
Acorn Inn, Shalesmoor (most recently a printing shop), to make way for a block of 21 apartments.
The
Punchbowl in Crookes is advertising for a new licensee after the former landlord moved to the
Three Tuns on a tenancy-at-will. The Tuns will continue to serve real ales from the Punch Taverns list, and has a small selection of hot and cold sandwiches and chips available at lunchtime.
The University of Sheffield has a long-established Real Ale and Cider Society, which holds socials every Thursday and organises regular trips and pub crawls. A year’s subscription costs £3 and members receive discounts in a number of local pubs. The University also holds an annual beer festival in Bar One and Interval, which this year featured more than 100 real ales and ciders. Both Bar One and Interval also serve a selection of real ales throughout the year at very reasonable prices.
Near to the university, the University Arms – our branch pub of the month for May 2017 and a regular feature in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide – serves up to eight real ales at any one time. The Doctor’s Orders round the corner also has a selection of ales from local brewery Little Critters (I can personally recommend C Monster and Nutty Ambassador!). For those with lectures in St George’s Church or the Stephenson Building, the Red Deer is ideally placed for a post-study pint. Meanwhile, students in halls can check out the excellent pubs of Broomhill and Ranmoor.
Sheffield Hallam’s Real Ale Society was founded just over twelve months ago and at the end of its first year was awarded “Best New Society” by Hallam Students’ Union. The society holds regular socials, day trips, brewery tours, meet the brewer evenings and ale trails. Members can also get discounts with local breweries, pubs and beer shops.
The university is located on two separate campuses, City Campus in the city centre and Collegiate Campus on Ecclesall Road. City students will find a number of pubs serving real ale in the vicinity, with the Globe in particular being very popular with students looking for some post-lecture relaxation. The Roebuck, Rutland Arms, Red Lion and the Howard are all also within a five-minute walk. Meanwhile, Collegiate Campus students have several options nearby: the Portland House is a micropub owned by Welbeck Abbey Brewery and the Nursery Tavern also serves real ale alongside reasonably priced meals. A little further up Ecclesall Road, the Beer House stocks an excellent selection of well-kept local ales and is well worth a visit!
Of course, if you’re not already a CAMRA member, we also welcome you to join the campaign and help us support the promotion of real ale at a local and national level. Those aged under 26 are eligible for discounted membership, but with all the usual benefits including £20 worth of Wetherspoons vouchers. Our monthly branch meetings take place on the first Tuesday of every month; simply check out our branch diary (on our website or at the back of Beer Matters) for the venues of upcoming meetings. Or why not head down to our annual Steel City Beer and Cider Festival, taking place at the Kelham Island Museum from 18-21 October?
Welcome once again to Sheffield and we hope to see you soon!
Dominic Nelson 
Voting for the first round of the 2019 (yes, 2019!) competition is now underway. All CAMRA members are able to vote via the website at 
After travelling to South Korea, I ventured up the west coast to Daegu where I attended the Chimac festival, the national festival of chicken and beer. It was here I discovered Somaek. Somaek was lethal. It involved using the national lagers Cass and Hite as mixers for Soju, a strong rice wine. Rarely drunk for its taste and well known for getting you intoxicated quickly there’s no more explanation needed as to how this evening progressed!
Venturing further north I eventually reached Seoul, the final destination in my travels. Seoul had a surprisingly vibrant beer drinking culture. Upon recommendations from other travellers I visited Itaewon an area of town that housed what the locals refer to as craft beer valley. I was surprised by not only the range of beers but also the range of establishments: pubs, microbreweries, tap houses and bars. Also notable was the balance struck between local and import beers. I found myself jumping between Korean brewed IPAs and bottles of Brewdog and Thornbridge. The craft beer valley was a definite highlight in terms of beer and I happily spent a day meandering in and out of the bars sampling over 12 different beers as well as local street food.
Toby Hayhurst 
Wednesday Pale Ale will be available in the ground at all home games and in local pubs. A bottled version will be on sale at the end of September.
Alex Buchanan 
The brewery’s single hopped IPA range continues unabated. We’re now pushing towards the 130 mark with the introduction of the English hop variety Ernest. The 5% golden ale will deliver apricot, citrus and spice characteristics in a wonderfully rich and complex beer.
Finally Acorn Brewery is delighted to announce that two directors of the brewery recently tied the knot. Founder and Managing Director Dave Hughes and Business Development Director Christy Winfield, were married at Rogerthorpe Manor near Badsworth. Of course the health and happiness of the bride and groom was toasted with a pint of Barnsley Bitter – what else! Dave and Christy then went on to honeymoon in the Maldives – you find any Barnsley Bitter there Dave?! 
