THE ECCLESALL ALE CLUB The Ale Club on Ecclesall Road is a relative newcomer to the Sheffield beer scene having only opened its doors in November 2017. However, over the last 18 months this micropub and bottle shop has gained a healthy reputation for its varied selection of real ales and craft beers and is … Continue reading Pub of the Month award – May 2019
Following suggestions that followed a motion at our branch AGM last year, we’ve made some changes to our Pub of the Year competition for this year in order to give a better chance of recognition to pubs outside the most visited locations (ie the City Centre and Kelham Island). As always, the qualifying pubs are … Continue reading Pub of the Year winners
Nestled in the midst of all the Sheffield Beer Week celebrations around the city was our regular Pub of the Month presentation. March’s worthy winner was the Red Deer on Pitt Street, a veteran of the Sheffield real ale scene which last won the award back in August 2015. The torrid weather might have put … Continue reading March Pub of the Month presentation
Tuesday 5 March saw Sheffield & District CAMRA members head en masse to Chapeltown for a special presentation celebrating the Commercial’s 20 continuous years of inclusion the Good Beer Guide. The presentation was combined with our regular monthly branch meeting, and with the pub hosting a whisky tasting event on the same evening, there was … Continue reading Commercial GBG presentation
Hidden away behind West Street, the Red Deer on Pitt Street is definitely one of the gems of the City Centre real ale scene. Originally dating from 1825, the pub originally comprised three small rooms with a central bar area. This was opened out in the 1980s and the bar repositioned to provide the present … Continue reading Pub of the Month March 2019
On Tuesday 12 February, we headed to the Blake Hotel in Walkley for our first Pub of the Month award of 2019. As always, there was a good attendance from both branch members and pub regulars alike as the pub celebrated its first Pub of the Month award since August 2012. There was a celebratory … Continue reading February Pub of the Month presentation
We first visited the Blake during the Sheffield Beer Census in June 2017 and were so impressed with it that we make a point of calling in whenever we are visiting friends in Walkley. Although we are neither local or regulars we are always made welcome. Formerly part of the Stones brewery estate, the Blake … Continue reading Pub of the Month February 2019
Voting is now underway for the 2019 Pub of the Year competition and all Sheffield & District CAMRA members are able to vote for their favourites from the shortlist of eligible pubs from the Steel City and surrounding parts of Derbyshire. There are 39 in the running this year, comprising those in this year’s Good Beer Guide, alongside the pubs which have won branch awards in the last 12 months.
On Tuesday 8 January, we took a quick break from our monthly branch meeting to make a very special presentation to the Fat Cat on Alma Street to mark 30 continuous years of inclusion in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide. The pub was opened in 1981 by the late Dave Wickett, with the first pint being … Continue reading Fat Cat presentation
Our final Pub of the Month presentation of 2018 took us to one of Sheffield’s newer drinking establishments, the Bar Stewards on Gibraltar Street. This micro pub was as vibrant as ever for our visit, as the room was filled with both CAMRA members and pub regulars. The Bar Stewards recently celebrated their first inclusion … Continue reading November Pub of the Month presentation