Respected veteran beer writer Roger Protz is coming to Sheffield’s Steel City Beer & Cider Festival this year on the opening night to celebrate his new book “IPA – A Legend in our time”. His book will be available to buy on our CAMRA book stall at the festival and there will be meet the … Continue reading Roger Protz coming to Steel City 45
As we near the 2019 Steel City Beer & Cider Festival, it seems like the 500th edition of Beer Matters is a good opportunity to look back over the festival’s history. 1975 – 2018 The first festival was a single day affair, held in September 1975 at Sheffield University’s Tapton Hall of Residence and featured … Continue reading Steel City Beer Festival – 1975 to the present day
The limited edition set of 12 Beermats advertises the 45th.Annual Steel City Beer Festival (SCBF45). On one side of each mat is the SCBF45 logo, with the reverse printed for the sponsor. The logo-side, when arranged, gives a large image of the festival poster. The image is based on a 1979/82 TV series which was … Continue reading Limited edition Steel City Beer & Cider Festival 2019 beer mats
A number of Sheffield members helped out at the inaugral Dronfield CAMRA beer & cider festival alongside Dronfield and Chesterfield folk. The festival featured around 40 real ales and a dozen ciders on the CAMRA bars plus craft keg, food and entertainment. The venue was the Pioneer Club, spread across the concert hall, back room, … Continue reading Dronfield beer festival report
We’re pleased to be able to announce details of our 45th annual beer & cider festival which will take place from 16th to 19th October, again at the atmospheric Kelham Island Museum across the Victorian Courtyard, Brearley Room, Millowners Arms, Marquee and Upper Gallery. The festival will feature a range of over 250 beers including … Continue reading Sheffield’s 45th Steel City Beer & Cider Festival
Dronfield & District CAMRA are proud to announce that we are organising our first ever real ale & cider festival this year, taking place at the Pioneer Club from 30 May to 1 June. This is the weekend the 3 Valleys festival used to take place so is already established in the diary as a … Continue reading Dronfield Beer & Cider Festival
On Friday 8 February, myself and some friends attended the second annual Indie Beer Feast beer festival at the Abbeydale Picture House. Now in its second year and expanded from one day to two, Indie Beer Feast focuses on the very best independent craft beer from both the UK and further afield. This year it … Continue reading Indie Beer Feast
It has been confirmed that the 45th Steel City Beer and Cider Festival will take place from 16–19 October 2019. The festival will again take place at the historic Kelham Island Industrial Museum for the sixth year running. Festival planning is already underway; we had our first planning meeting in January where many of the … Continue reading SCBF45 dates confirmed
The 44th Steel City Beer & Cider Festival, held a little earlier than usual over the second weekend of October, was a huge success with more than 6,000 discerning drinkers descending on the Kelham Island Museum over the four days. Between them, visitors drank their way through more than 15,000 pints of cask ale; 1,600 … Continue reading SCBF44 a roaring success
Just like every year, the 44th Steel City Beer & Cider Festival was organised and staffed entirely by volunteers who kindly donate their time to make it such a success. As well as the organising committee who started planning in earnest back in January, we had more than 160 volunteers who helped out on at … Continue reading What’s it like to volunteer?