Dave Unpronounceable travels to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia

Dom and Poppy head on with renewed optimism

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 →

Our tour around Europe has sadly now come to an end, but we’ve had a fantastic five-and-a-bit months traversing the continent and exploring the beer scenes old and new. Poppy and I are back in the UK for now – until we’ve saved up enough to go again at least! In the meantime, we’ve got … Continue reading Hopping Around: Slovakia →

As I sit down to write about this month’s adventures, we’re less than six weeks away from this year’s Steel City Beer Festival. Poppy and I have been fulfilling our roles from afar; the food stalls are finally all sorted, press and trade invites have been sent and attendee numbers on the Facebook event have … Continue reading Hopping Around: Czech Republic →