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
Unfortunately we don’t have a Pub of the Month for December or January as none of the nominated pubs had reached 10 votes by the time Beer Matters went to print. However, 2018 has been a great year for awards for Sheffield & District CAMRA, as we have managed to present 11 Pub of the … Continue reading 2018 Awards round-up
This one somehow managed to slip through the net for inclusion in last month’s magazine, but back in mid-September, a group of Sheffield & District CAMRA members headed to the Kelham Island Tavern for the presentation of the Yorkshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2018 joint runners-up award. The pub was in contention for the accolade … Continue reading Kelham Island Tavern presentation
The Monsal Head Hotel has an outstanding hilltop location with stunning views of Monsal Dale. With the opening of the tunnels and the magnificent viaduct, the original railway is now the Monsal Dale Trail, well used by cyclists and walkers. This friendly inn has a cosy Stables Bar with stripped timber horse-stalls, harnesses and brassware, … Continue reading District Pub of the Season presentation
Ever since I visited The Rat Race Ale House on the platform of Hartlepool Railway Station I have been enamoured with micropubs. I find that, by consequence of their size, people end up enjoying an evening with folks that they would never have encountered had the building afforded them the luxury of space to sit … Continue reading Pub of the Month November 2018
On the eve of the 44th Steel City Beer & Cider Festival, we kicked off the week of festivities with our October 2018 Pub of the Month presentation at the Harlequin. Branch members, some of whom had made the short walk from the Kelham Island Museum where they had been setting up the festival, joined … Continue reading October Pub of the Month presentation
Our October 2018 Pub of the Month winner is one that will be very familiar to those who have followed this award over the last few years. The Harlequin on Nursery Street has now been voted Pub of the Month six times since 2007, with the most recent before this coming in May 2016. Run … Continue reading Pub of the Month October 2018
September’s Pub of the Month award took us into the city centre to the Devonshire Cat on Wellington Street. First-time winners of the accolade, manager Liz Casserly and her staff were delighted to receive the certificate from chairman Glyn Mansell. There was a real sense of celebration in the air and it was great to … Continue reading September Pub of the Month presentation
Our District Pub of the Season award is handed out four times per year and aims to recognise those pubs in the Derbyshire part of the branch that consistently serve quality real ale in a welcoming and pleasant atmosphere. It is our pleasure to announce that the very deserving winner of the Summer 2018 award … Continue reading District Pub of the Season Summer 2018
If it’s Abbeydale beer you’re after then the brewery’s second tap pub, the Devonshire Cat, is probably a good place to start. This city centre venue, first opened in 2001 and bought by the brewery back in 2013 following the retirement of the previous landlord, had been a long-term fixture in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide … Continue reading Pub of the Month September 2018