Our branch AGM takes place at Shakespeares on Tuesday 2 April at 8pm and one of the main items on the agenda is electing the committee that runs the branch for the year ahead. A number of long-standing members are unfortunately having to scale down their involvement, but this means we have some great opportunities … Continue reading Fancy joining the committee?
As mentioned in last month’s Beer Matters, Saturday 30 March will see the return of the Sheffield Beer Census for 2019. This city-wide survey is organised in order to collect information on which beers are available in the city on a particular day. We have been doing this for a few years now, and we … Continue reading Sheffield Beer Census 2019
2019 sees Sheffield Beer Week celebrate its fifth year as a city-wide beer festival and umbrella beer focused event occurring in multiple venues, launching from Monday 11 March. It is with great excitement that the first few breweries have been announced for 2019 #SheffBeerWeek events. Follow updates as they are released via our Twitter. Not … Continue reading Sheffield Beer Week 2019
It’s springtime again, time for us to get our walking boots on and go for some drinks further afield. Sheffield has many great pubs and green spaces within its boundaries, but looking further afield there are many villages in the easily reached surrounding countryside which have great pubs in them too – all worth visiting. … Continue reading Join us again for a RambAle in 2019
At the end of January, we received the fabulous news that Beer Matters has been entered into the national CAMRA Magazine of the Year competition. Every year, Regional Directors choose the best magazines from their area to go forward to the national contest and this year we have been chosen by the Regional Director for … Continue reading Beer Matters up for national award
As part of Sheffield Beer Week 2019, our branch’s Pub Heritage Officer will be leading a walk around Kelham Island and Neepsend on Tuesday 12 March. The tour starts at 2pm at the Millowners Arms at the Kelham Island Industrial Museum, a gallery celebrating Sheffield’s brewing heritage, complete with its own traditional bar. After a … Continue reading Pub and Industrial Heritage Walk
Saturday 30 March will see the return of the Sheffield Beer Census after a break in 2018. For those who haven’t taken part in the census before, Sheffield & District CAMRA organises this city-wide survey to try and get an idea of the full range of real ales and ciders available around the Steel City … Continue reading Sheffield Beer Census
A new update sheet has been released for the Yorkshire’s Real Heritage Pubs book (originally published in 2015) and it is good news for Sheffield’s historic pubs with no fewer than 13 pubs from our branch area being added to the listings. Among them are some of Sheffield’s best known real ale pubs, including the … Continue reading Yorkshire’s Real Heritage Pubs
Apart from reserved copies for 2019 Pub Heritage walks and a small number of selected 2019 CAMRA Beer Festivals, we have no paper copies left – the book, all 1250 copies, is now effectively a sell-out. Thanks again to all who have purchased a copy. There may be a few copies available at some of … Continue reading Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs
Voting is now open for our entries into the Good Beer Guide 2020. As in recent years, we are hoping to nominate 30 pubs within the Sheffield city boundaries and a further 6 from the Derbyshire part of the branch. All Sheffield & District CAMRA members are able to take part in voting by selecting … Continue reading Good Beer Guide 2020 Voting