Kelham Island Brewery’s head brewer, Nigel Turnbull, has retired after a career spanning more than 45 years. Nigel had been working for breweries around Sheffield since 1971, when he joined the Hope Brewery on Claywheels Lane as a lab technician straight from school at the age of 16. He moved to the Stones Brewery on … Continue reading Kelham Island Brewery
Farmers Cherry Beer is returning to the brewing schedule for the sixth year running. Back by popular demand, this 4.2% ale is light on the palate with a hint of cherry and will be available in cask and 5-litre mini kegs from Monday 3 September The Bradfield Brewery Tap, the Nags Head at Loxley will … Continue reading Bradfield Brewery
We’re in celebration mode this month – our beloved flagship beer Moonshine has won 3rd place in the Golden Ales category of this year’s Champion Beer of Britain competition! This is the first time in our history that we have received such a prestigious national award, so we’re immensely proud of this achievement. This month … Continue reading Abbeydale Brewery
Welbeck Abbey Brewery won an astounding six accolades in the recent Great Taste 2018 awards. Great Taste is one of the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, and over 12,600 products were entered this year. Our award winners included five 1-star accolades for bottled Portland Black and Henrietta, as well as for the mini-keg … Continue reading Welbeck Abbey Brewery
The Brewers Cooperative had two great days at the Folk Forest Festival in Endcliffe Park in July, serving an average of 185 pints an hour over the two days! It just shows what an appetite for local ales there is. Following a successful charity quiz night at the Harlequin in support of the Multiple Sclerosis … Continue reading Exit 33 Brewing
As many of you know, Nick Law – brewer of Emmanuales – joined The Sheffield Brewery Company two years ago to help develop the business, the beers and the brand. After making the tough decision to put Emmanuales on hold for a season in March this year, Nick has decided to step back from The … Continue reading Sheffield Brewery
Hopscotch cask beers are now available at the Springvale on Commonside, Guzzle Micropub in Woodseats, the Fat Cat in Kelham Island and the Royal British Legion Club in Chapeltown. We will hopefully soon be appearing in the Rutland Arms on Brown Street too. We are also currently awaiting the delivery and installation of a shiny … Continue reading Hopscotch Craft Brewers
We have been so busy recently we haven’t had time to write updates for Beer Matters, so here’s the first for a while. Back in May we celebrated our 500th brew with Enigma 500 (5.5%) – you should still be able to get some if you are quick. But if you’ve missed that then here’s what … Continue reading Blue Bee Brewery
How do peeps, warm innit! Don’t worry, we’ve got a few brews coming up to cool you down. Firstly, to mark the visit of the great ‘orange one’ we have Impeach Me (6.4%) a hazy peach IPA. I’m sure he’d love it if he wasn’t banned from Sheffield! We also have a summer refresher in … Continue reading Lost Industry Brewing
Firstly, a huge thank you for everyone who joined us at the Rising Sun for our 12th annual Sunfest festival. It was the biggest one yet and we had such a great weekend! We’ve got a brand new festival coming up later this month which we’re holding in the brewery itself… Funk Fest is taking … Continue reading Abbeydale Brewery