Following on from the successful launch of Sport Shack on Ecclesall Road earlier this year, owners Danny Grayson and James Dobson have submitted plans to open two new Sport Shack venues in Woodseats and Hillsborough. The current bar was Sheffield’s first micro pub dedicated to sports and offers Abbeydale Moonshine for cask drinkers, alongside a … Continue reading Sport Shack to expand
The Ecclesall Ale Club celebrated its first birthday on 15 November 2018. The micro pub is owned and run by Sheffield-based cuckoo brewer The Brew Foundation, which in turn was celebrating its third birthday in November. The double celebration called for a party… so one was indeed thrown! The evening was a great success with … Continue reading Ale Club, Ecclesall Road
The Gardeners Rest on Neepsend Lane now has a function room seating up to 40 people. The room can be booked free of charge by community groups but is not available for private parties.Just next door, the new Cutlery Works is now open and serves a range of cask (six handpumps) and keg beers alongside a plethora of culinary choices.Beer Central in the Moor Market recently celebrated their fifth birthday with a rebrand. They also collaborated on a special birthday brew, Candidiate Breakfast Stout, with Five Towns Brewery which should be available soon.The Archer Road Beer Stop has had a change of ownership, with Dave Daykin selling the shop, after 24 years at the helm, to new owner Richard Hattersley. Cask beer is still available to take away and recent breweries featured include Abbeydale and Dancing Duck.Jabeerwocky is the latest addition to the London Road/Abbeydale Road beer scene after opening in the former Bar Ambasada PL unit. The new bar offers UK craft beer (including cask), Polish lagers and spirits, plus dumplings. There will also be a pub quiz on Monday nights.Meanwhile, the folks at Hop Hideout have announced they are set to leave their Abbeydale Road shop in order to relocate to the city centre. … Continue reading Inn Brief
The Eyre Arms at Hassop is now on the CAMRA National Inventory of Pub Interiors. The building was originally a farmstead, built in 1632. By 1753, ‘Eyre Arms as a Public House at Hassop.’ In 1814, the name changed to ‘Newburg Arms Inn’ and in 1902 it returned to the Eyre Arms. The creeper covered sandstone … Continue reading Eyre Arms, Hassop
The Masons Arms (Carson Road, Crookes, S10 1UR) has finally reopened after months of closure. The right hand room has been fully refurbished, and although the pool table and dartboard have gone there will be live music on the new stage at weekends. Tony Brown, formerly at the Blue Ball, is now running the pub … Continue reading Masons Arms, Crookes
Pubs on new route to Rotherham
Black Friday returns to the Devonshire Cat on 23 November. This celebration of dark beer will feature a range of high ABV stouts and porters.The new Brass Monkey micropub on Middlewood Road now has an online presence, which says the pub is “coming soon”.The Two Sheds micropub, located in the former Iberico Cafe in Crookes, opened for business on Friday 28 September. It offers four cask and four keg lines, plus a bottle shop.The Chapeltown Tap House & Gin Bar is now open for business. The pub has five cask lines and is offering a 50p per pint discount for CAMRA members on Mondays.Mitchell’s Hop House are not currently brewing, but the wine shop is still open.Refurbishments are still underway at the Masons Arms in Crookes, although a reopening date does appear to be ever closer.The New Inn on Hemsworth Road is currently closed and Star Pubs are advertising for a new licensee.The infamous Roger & Out beer is set to return to the Frog and Parrot on Division Street and will be brewed by Dead Parrot. It is not yet known how much of a resemblance it will have to its previous incarnation.The Pointing Dog on Ecclesall Road is set … Continue reading Inn Brief
After a sympathetic refurbishment by Bradfield Brewery, the King & Miller at Deepcar reopened on 11 October. The three pre-war Tennants windows have pride of place within a modern environment. Six handpumps provide a range of Bradfield beers. The food offering will be available in the new year as the pub continues to develop. Dave … Continue reading King & Miller, Deepcar
Hop Hideout beer shop and tasting room celebrate their 5th birthday on 10 November 2018 and have taken inspiration from one of their idols, Bill Murray, to theme their weekend celebrations under the banner ‘Happy Murray Birthday’. From Friday 9 November the first pour of all their five birthday collaborations will be on tap featuring … Continue reading Hop Hideout, Abbeydale Road
Since the last edition of Beer Matters went to print, a planning application to alter Carbrook Hall into a drive-through Starbucks has been submitted to Sheffield City Council (reference: 18/03366/LBC – tinyurl.com/y979vlhd). We are pleased to note that: (i) over 18 months after Carbrook Hall was closed as a Public House, a detailed planning application … Continue reading Carbrook Hall