Our trip was drawing to an end, but there was still time to fit in country number 11, Moldova. The quick way from Bucharest to Chișinău would have been to fly, taking just over an hour. Being as thrifty as ever, we opted instead for the 10-hour night bus instead. This was as fun as … Continue reading Hopping Around: Moldova →

Ingoldmells a village 3 miles from the beer desert of Skegness. A village which surprisingly has a brew pub and great real ale. Jenny Chamberlain’s family have owned the Countryman pub in Ingoldmells since 1960 and Barry Good has been there since 1974. Originally the Countryman was the Ingoldmells Social Club. Later, the name was … Continue reading Ingle all the way… →

It’s been a while since I’ve written of my beery adventures, then just as I was thinking to pen something Dom & Poppy went on their adventure and wrote about all the places I’d been… however, I think I may have beaten them to this one! I’d been planning a trip to the Caucasus region … Continue reading T’Ale of Two Three Cities – Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia trip →

After the unexpected delights of Serbia, we headed into Romania with renewed optimism. Both of us had friends in the country who had warned us there might not be much in the way of decent beer. Luckily, they were wrong! Our first stop was Timisoara, about 40 miles from the Serbian border. As we were … Continue reading Hopping Around: Romania →

The first trip of the New Year was to explore some of the numerous pubs along Nottingham Road between Kimberley and Eastwood using a Derbyshire Wayfarer and a Trent Barton Zigzag day ticket. I travelled to Derby and then caught the Red Arrow limited stop service to Nottingham Victoria Bus Station to change on to … Continue reading A Grand Day Out.. on the Nottingham Road →

It’s spring time again. Time for us to get our boots on and go for our 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 RambAles return! →

It may be 2020 now but there’s still a few more countries from last year’s beery jaunt around Europe for me to get through yet. I hope everybody has had a relaxing festive break and is embracing the Tryanuary spirit. What better way to spend the long, dark winter nights than with a hearty stout … Continue reading Hopping Around: Serbia →

A group from Sheffield CAMRA jumped on the tram train to Parkgate to visit Chantry Brewery on Friday 10th January. We were also joined there by some of our beery friends from Rotherham and Barnsley. As well as having a bit of a nosy and seeing their 20BBL brew kit and 4 fermenting vessels used … Continue reading Chantry Brewery trip →

On Saturday 9th.November, 39 of the many volunteers at SCBF45 had a day out. This year we went to Harrogate. An initial hour long stop at the recently opened Roosters Brewery and Taproom was followed by a few hours in Harrogate. Roosters were founded in 1993 and quickly developed a reputation for brewing ground-breaking, hop-forward … Continue reading Steel City Beer & Cider Festival volunteers day out →

It was great to be back in Sheffield again for a few days in October for the Steel City Beer & Cider Festival. Once again, it was a really successful event and credit goes to all the volunteers who work hard throughout the year to make it so enjoyable. Poppy and I have now been … Continue reading Hopping Around: Hungary →