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Issue 505 March 2020 sheffield.camra.org.uk /sheffieldcamra @shfcamra
Issue 505 March 2020
The free magazine of CAMRA Sheffield & District
Issue 505 March 2020
Letter from the Chair 5
Branch AGM
Pubs 5
WhatPub survey volunteers
3,000 monthly Beer Week heritage walks
Editor circulation Beers by Queers at Dev Cat
Andy Cullen Live music and good beer
beermatters@sheffield.camra.org.uk Kelham Island Tavern
Articles, comments and
suggestions are most
welcome so please send Breweries 10
them in* Welbeck Abbey
Kelham Island
Bradfield
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Issue 505 March 2020
Branch AGM
WhatPub survey
Dear CAMRA member, volunteers needed!
As chairman of CAMRA Sheffield & District I would like to take WhatPub (whatpub.com) is
this opportunity to ask members to actively support the Shef- the rather handy public face
field branch in 2020. The Sheffield branch committee is seek- of CAMRA’s pub database,
ing support from members to arrange social activities, edit maintained by volunteer
our monthly magazine Beer Matters and communicate with members of branches across
national CAMRA. The committee meet monthly at the Dog & the country. The website is
Partridge and it will be difficult to continue with our current ac- designed to be an online
tivities without some extra support. If you are interested please guide listing every pub and
contact a member of the committee. club in the country. It also al-
lows members to score their
I would like to invite all members to attend the Sheffield branch beers, which helps gives an
annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 14 April (8pm) idea where the best beer is to
in the function room (disabled access) at the Greystones on be found!
Greystones Road (S11 7BS). At the meeting we will chose the
committee for the next year, and debate and vote on any We think we have everywhere
motions submitted. The deadline for submission of motions is in Sheffield you can go for a
four weeks in advance of the AGM (17 March) to Phil Ellet at pint listed on WhatPub, how-
a branch meeting or email secretary@sheffield.camra.org.uk. ever we are equally aware
Formal business includes reports from the chairman and treas- that the information for some
urer. Following the AGM a short branch meeting will take place of the pubs are now out of
to share pub, club and brewery news. Social activities and date. Formal survey work
future meetings will be announced. As I mention above Shef- undertaken is very limited
field branch are always keen to encourage CAMRA members and we rely on members and
to get in involved in social activities, judging and join the publicans to submit up-to-
committee. Please consider an active role to support Shef- date information on things
field CAMRA branch. like opening hours, beer
range, food service etc.
The Greystones can be reached by bus 83 (stop outside the
pub) or 81/82 and 88 (stop near the Co-op on Ecclesall Road There is a link on every pub’s
and a steep 10min walk up Greystones Road). page to submit updates, so if
you run a pub or go to a pub
I look forward to meeting you at the AGM, for a beer, please consider
checking their WhatPub en-
Glyn Mansell try is correct and if not, let us
Chair, CAMRA Sheffield & District know the latest details.
Issue 505
March 2020 Letter from the Chair Pubs 
Inn Brief
The Gardeners Rest at Neepsend is hosting
a bar billiards tournament on 18 March with a
6pm start. To take part you need to register in
advance at the bar and the entry fee is £1.
Beery events coming up at Shakespeares on
Gibraltar Street include tap takeovers with Howl-
ing Hops (27 February) and Torrside (9 March)
then “Collabracadabra”, a festival of collabora-
tion brew beers from 13 to 15 March.
The Devonshire Cat host one of their regular
Abbeydale Brewery Funk Dungeon events on
Thursday 27 February from 5-8pm with brewer
Jim hosting private tastings. The Funk Dungeon
range tend to be sour, barrel aged and other
experimental brews and the latest releases will
Sheffield Beer Week be available on cask, keg and can.
pub heritage walks Jabbarwocky bar on London Road are hosting
a Wylam tap takeover from 6 to 8 March with
a range of two cask and five keg beers plus a
As part of Sheffield Beer Week, we are leading selection of cans.
three pub heritage walks:
The Blue Stoops on Dronfield High Street is
On Sunday 8 March (14:00), we’ll be in the West hosting tap takeovers with Ilkley and Drone Val-
Street area and on both Thursday 12.(16:00) ley Breweries between 9 and 15 March.
and Friday 13 (14:00), we’ll be on Kelham Island
The RateBeer website has been naming their
finishing with a tour at the Sheffield Brewing Co. annual award winners with national recognition
given to the Sheffield Tap (brewpub category)
All three walks will include Victorian tilework, and Shakespeare’s (pub/bar category). Within
terrazzo flooring, art deco glasswork, a mention South Yorkshire Hop Hideout was the top bottle
shop so along with international honours for the
of long-gone Sheffield Breweries and much
Brewery of St Mars of the Desert there is a lot
more…. of love for Sheffield’s beer scene there!
After the last two walks, Sheffield Brewing The Masons in Crookes was due to reopen on 21
Company will be showing a series of films: a February following refurbishment.
collection of short dramas, humorous trade
Mid February saw a number of venues in our
films, perceptive documentaries and archival area joining in Tiny Rebel Brewery’s 8th birthday
newsreel items, together presenting a history of with tap takeovers, including the Head of Steam,
the British boozer. Two Thirds Beer Co, Millowner Arms and Ches
terfield Alehouse.
Full details and booking information is available:
Toolmakers Brewery tap room is hosting a com-
Sunday 8.March: tinyurl.com/vp4d2gj edy night on 5th March with free entry.
Thursday 12.March: tinyurl.com/raklr8t
Friday 13 March: tinyurl.com/rfeqtkb The New Barrack Tavern is hosting a cider &
cheese tasting night on 18 March, check their Fa-
If you can’t wait until Sheffield Beer Week, you cebook event or ask at the bar for more details.
could try the third edition of Sheffield’s Real
The Swan at Ridgeway has announced that they
Heritage Pubs: sheffield.camra.org.uk/rhp. will again this year be teaming up with three
other pubs in the village to put on Ridgeway
Dave Pickersgill beer festival on Saturday 16 May featuring real
ale, live music, food and more.
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Pubs March 2020
Real Ale, Real Food & Real Fires
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A Traditional 16th Century Coaching Inn
Market Place, Hope, Hope Valley, Derbyshire S33 6RH
Established 1719
/TheOldHallHotel
@oldhallhope
Homemade Food Served All Day | 6 Cask Marque Ales
Outstanding B&B | Roaring Open Fires
Muddy Boots & Dogs Welcome | Friendly Atmosphere
A Pub Done Different
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The Peak Districts’ Eccentric Alehouse
How Lane, Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire S33 8WJ
Established 1809
/ThePeakHotelCastleton Find us on TripAdvisor
@peakcastleton
Homemade Food Served All Day | Outstanding B&B
5 Cask Marque Ales & Large Selection of Craft Bottles
Muddy Boots & Dogs Welcome | Roaring Open Fires
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March 2020 
Live music and good beer
The last week in January saw just the price of your pint!
a national Independent Venue
week, celebrating independent- Church House, City Centre:
Beers by Queers at
ly operated live music venues. Located next to the Cathedral
the Devonshire Cat It also saw a local MP call on tram stop (and also the actual
the government to support Cathedral of course!), this pub
Inclusivity and diversity. Two such venues and a local venue hosts live music at the week-
words that are not mentioned operator bemoaning that bands end, normally of the rock genre.
often enough in connection often bypass Sheffield as they Beer range is normally from the
to the beer community. struggle to sell tickets here, Heineken Star Bars list plus a
calling on the public to support local guest.
However they are two of the live music by buying tickets for
pillars of Sheffield Beer Week gigs and going out to venues to
and they are at the heart of see bands.
what we want to achieve
with our Sheffield Beer Week Other issues highlighted in the
plans here at the Dev Cat. last few years include residen-
tial developments close to live
On Friday 13 March we’re music venues where the new
proud to be hosting the neighbours attracted by City
launch party of the collabora- Centre living complain about
tion beer between Abbey- the noise!
dale, Sheffield based LGBT
community - Out & About Sheffield has a great history of
and The Queer Brewing both music and pubs with the
Project. two invariably linked with many
successful bands starting out
This collaboration will be playing rooms in pubs, bars and
joined by a host of other clubs!
beers on draught that have
been brewed by LGBT+ While we’ve missed the boat
people in a considered effort a bit for Independent Venue Dorothy Pax, Victoria Quays:
to promote the much under- week, there are pubs with live A cosy bar in a railway arch
represented LGBT+ beer music all year round that are alongside the canal basin
community. This is more than worth supporting with your offering a range of real ales
a tap takeover; it is a celebra- custom, so time for a quick and regular live music events,
tion of equality, diversity and mention of just some of the mostly blues and generally free
of course great beer! places in our area you can enjoy entry. In the summer look out
real ale with live music - and for special festival events with
Michael Deakin many of them offer free entry a music stage outside on the
Bar Manager, Devonshire Cat so you can be entertained for waterfront.
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Pubs March 2020
Frog & Parrot, Division Street, Shakespeares, Gibralter Street:
Sheffield City Centre: This The upstairs “Bards Bar” hosts
slightly quirky but classic a busy gig programme.
Greene King pub is a Sheffield
institution and hosts live music Toolmakers Brewery Tap
at the front of the pub from Room, Neepsend: As well as
time to time. enjoying ale brewed on site,
this venue located behind the
Gardeners Rest, Neepsend: A Forest pub opens for gigs once
community ethos runs through or twice a month including jam
this pub in both the ownership nights as well as full band gigs.
and the way it operates. It has Events are a mixture of free
three rooms (snug, lounge and entry and ticketed, check out
conservatory) and a riverside the brewery Facebook page
beer garden. Music performanc- for details.
es, normally folky, are regular in
the lounge. Washington, City Centre: The
Kelham Island
raised part of the dance floor Tavern
Greystones: This pub run by is utilised as a stage for regular
Thornbridge Brewery has a free entry live music nights, The Kelham Island Tavern
back room for ticketed events often young up and coming has begun a monthly food
including live music and com- indie bands. Gigs are normally night on the first Thursday
edy. an 8pm start, with a DJ on of the month between 6pm
after. 6 real ales available on and 8pm. February featured
Harlequin, Kelham Island: the bar, which stays open until a curry night which proved
The lower part of this pub is 2am midweek and 3am Thurs- really popular and plans for
regularly converted into a stage day/Friday/Saturday night. Thursday 5th March are for
area, with Saturday nights often Check their Facebook page or a Mexican themed evening,
seeing live music, usually classic website for whats on (photo so come along and enjoy
rock covers. by Martin Clark). some great home cooked
food and a beer.
Hillsborough Hotel, Langsett White Lion, Heeley: The
Road: Look out for monthly folk raised area at the back of the Also on the cards at the Kel-
music sessions. pub hosts live music of some ham Island Tavern for Shef-
description most nights, the field Beer week are a cask
New Barrack Tavern, near exception being Wednesday tap takeover of Leeds based
Hillsborough: This multi-roomed when it is quiz night. A range Wilde Child Brewery on
roadhouse pub has a stage area of real ales are available. Check Tuesday 10 March. Expect a
in the main bar room as well as their website for listings. range of their signature fla-
in the beer garden and hosts voured stouts, porters and
regular live music and com- An honourable mention as a pale ales along with hop
edy events. The bar features a mainstay of Sheffield’s music forward pale ales.
choice of real ales and an exten- scene goes to West Street
sive cider selection. Check their Live, unfortunately there is Secondly on Friday 13 March
Facebook page for entertain- no real ale or craft beer on there will be a Newcastle
ment guide. tap there but there is usually tap takeover showcasing
something worth drinking in some of the best breweries
Picture House Social, Abbey- bottles or cans. Green Room from Newcastle upon Tyne
dale Road: As well as DJs in the also hosts regular live music on both cask and keg. Fea-
bar, there is a seperate gig room events, they have real ale on a turing beers from Wylam,
at the back of the venue which part time basis, usually Doom Almasty, By the River, Alpha
hosts regular ticketed events. Bar. Delta, Errant and more.
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March 2020 Pubs 
Brewery Bits
Sheffield Brewery Co. are
having regular film nights on
Thursdays from 26 March in
association with Kelham Is-
land Film Club and their bar
is now open every weekend,
from 4pm Fridays and 2pm
Saturdays. Brewery tours
are being relaunched soon.
Neepsend are on the move!
The brewery tap session
held on the February Ped-
dlers weekend was the final
one on the old site and
at the time of writing the
floor at the new premises
was complete and they
were about to move all the
Welbeck Abbey kit! The new brewery isn’t
far away, just around the
As the trees are coming known as the Loyal Duke. corner at 92 Burton Street,
into leaf and the buds of He was so trusted, that the same complex where
spring are starting to bloom the Duke was appointed Peddlers Night Market takes
we have three very unique as commander-in-chief of place on the first weekend
monthly specials. the Loyalist forces in the of the month.
North by Charlies I. This is
Sligo is a 5.4% Irish Stout. a luxuriously smooth and The latest beer from Acorn
This dark ale is a velvety biscuity four-grain golden Brewery is Bullseye, a 4.5%
smooth, chocolatey brew, ale, brewed using the very ABV rich red coloured bitter
created using the finest finest transcontinental hops brewed with dark Crystal
roast British malts and rolled to compliment these British Malt and English Challenger
oats. The Welbeck estate is malts. hops.
famous for its network of
underground tunnels which Finally, we have our next A new micro brewery,
were built by the great Brewers Choice brew, Grizzly Grains, has started
philanthropist, the fifth Duke Helen’s Let’s Get Fiscal. up, using the old kit from
of Portland. This tradi- Helen holds the purse Crosspool Ale Makers. Hav-
tional brew remembers the strings in our microbrewery, ing sold the kit, Crosspool
Irish workers who helped and having worked with us Ale Makers are looking for
construct the network, their for several years is a firm a brewery to cuckoo at
campsite being nicknamed real ale convert. Her favour- in order to scale up their
‘little Sligo’. ite Welbeck beer is Harley, production.
although her guilty pleasure
Our second offering for is Bacardi and coke! A fresh,
March is the Loyal Duke, vibrant New Zealand pale
a bold golden ale at 4.0%. ale this 5.3% brew is full of
William Cavendish, ancestor syrupy sweet canned-pine-
of the Welbeck dynasty, was apple flavours.
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... y ou r f i e l d
o u ts t a n d i n g in
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8am – 4pm & Saturdays 10am-4pm.
info@bradfieldbrewery.com • 0114 2851118
www.bradfieldbrewery.com
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MarchSheffield,
2020 S6 6LG 11Kelham Island
Another couple of specials Sonic Non Youth - A re-
are being brewed for March. freshing crisp pale ale so
amazing it will put you in a
Vanilla Thriller - This rich spin. Clean and Fresh on the
stout packs a punch, with a palate, with a hint of citrus
combination of four differ- and a dry finish.
ent malts to create complex
dark roasty palate balanced Joe Beirns
by the sweetness of vanilla.
St Mars of
One of Sheffield’s very own
breweries has been named
among the top ten best new
breweries in the world by
popular beer scoring website,
Bradfield RateBeer. Saint Mars of the
Desert (SMOD), run by
Farmers Irish Dexter returns March. This smooth dark ale husband and wife team Dann
to our cask ale line up for is a popular offering with the and Martha Paquette, started
March 2020, its 14th year fruity ale fans. brewing in Attercliffe in late
appearance as a seasonal 2018 and quickly gained a
contender. This sweet malty The Bradfield Brewery book, reputation for brewing top-
ale inherits its name from Mine’s a Pint, will be reduced quality beer.
the Dexter breed of cattle in price to celebrate World
originating from Ireland – a Book Day on 5 March. This The awards are based on
perfect combination for a great book combining the scores across a variety of
brew to celebrate St Patrick’s story of Bradfield Brewery categories, including aver-
Day! with some great traditional age scores throughout the
recipes from the Famous last year, performance across
Farmers Plum Bitter, the Magpie Café in Whitby, will a range of beer styles, and
first seasonal fruity ale of the be available throughout scores from outside the brew-
year from our schedule will March from the Brewery Shop er’s local region to ensure
be available from the 16th for an absolute steal at £5. that the beer travels well.
Issue 505
12 Breweries March 2020Abbeydale
March heralds the arrival of Turning to the dark side,
Sheffield Beer Week, and we’re going to be Crossing
we’re launching a couple of the Threshold with a 6.7%
special beers for the occa- dessert stout brewed in col-
sion. First up, we’ve got a laboration with our London
cask only pale ale brewed in based friends Orbit Beers
collaboration with Lily Waite’s and inspired by our brewers’
Queer Brewing Project and travels to Vietnam. Paying
Out & About (4.3%), using homage to our shared love
Amarillo, Chinook and Mosaic of street food, this silky and
hops. We’ve also trialled the indulgent stout is based on
use of Super F vegan fin- a bánh bò steamed rice cake,
ings in this one and added with rice in the grist, plus
Brewers Clarex, to make it as coconut, coconut milk and
the Desert accessible to as many beer Sorachi Ace hops.
drinkers as we can.
SMOD was also named We’re also launching a new
South Yorkshire’s highest- And launching at Indie Beer series celebrating the ‘Hidden
rated brewery, while their Feast (6-7 March at Abbey- Treasures’ of our wonder-
New England-style IPA, dale Picture House, tickets ful city. The first of these is
Clamp (5.3%), was revealed still available at the time called Family Heirlooms &
as South Yorkshire’s best of writing!) we’re bringing Tuneful Endings, and will be
beer of 2020 in the awards, back our Deliverance IPA a 4.1% pale ale. The artwork
which are celebrating the with a bang! To welcome it is a nod to brewery owner
website’s 20th anniversary. back into our range after a Pat’s life before Abbeydale…
fairly lengthy absence, we’ve it’s a story that won’t fit here,
Having been closed for teamed up with acclaimed so give us a week or so and
brewing and maintenance hop suppliers Yakima Chief check our website for a blog
throughout January and to use a trio of hops from post with alllll the details!
February, SMOD’s much- the wild Neomexicanus
loved taproom sessions subspecies – Sabro, and two And just to finish off the
are set to return in March. experimental varieties cur- month, our springtime dry-
Full details will be revealed rently named HBC 472 and hopped pale ale Reverie is
through their website, HBC 692. Expect aromas making a comeback (4.2%),
beerofsmod.co.uk, and on and flavours of juicy citrus, and our lovely new series
social media. creamy coconut and a hint continues with a Tradition
of bourbon character from hopped pale (4.1%).
Dominic Nelson this 7.0% IPA. This one will be
available in cask, keg and can. Laura
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March 2020 Breweries 13Wards & Vaux
You may recall in our issue 500 one of our
correspondents providing memories of
their time in Sheffield beer talked about
when the Wards brand returned. The fol-
lowing brings things up to date.
In your review of Sheffield Brewing in BM
500 you mention that Robinsons have taken
over brewing Wards which is not strictly
true. Yes, we franchised the brewing of the
keg version to Robinsons brewery some
time ago as we did not have those facili-
ties at the time - but we remain the Brand
owner here at Maxim Brewery at Houghton
le Spring in County Durham and continue to
brew the cask version. We have however re-
moved the yeasty sulphur smell that Wards
did sometimes have. Do try it again if you’re
up our way.
Blue Bee
For my part I started at Wards in 1985 March sees the return of Sheffield Beer Week
before moving to Sunderland to become and we can’t wait to enjoy some of the great
Wards and Vaux Breweries finance Direc- beery events planned throughout the city. We
tor in 1995 and was there at the end when were really pleased to welcome Luicenne from
the City of London asset stripped both the Shakespeare down to the brewery to brew
breweries and closed them on 2 July 1999. a beer for their Collabracadabra brew fest, the
I was part of the MBO team that attempted beer in question is a style we have not brewed
to buy Vaux Brewery and a number of pubs for a while, a Black IPA showcasing American
in 1999. In 2000, I was able to salvage a Ekuanot hops. At the time of writing the full
portfolio of the brands and their recipes details had not been decided but expect a
including Double Maxim and Wards Best dark ale packed full of hoppy bitterness. We
Bitter and founded the Maxim Brewery. also headed down to Steel City/Lost Indus-
try to join the Shakespeare team, Abbeydale
This year marked the 20 year anniversary and Neepsend to brew a beer for the event
of the closure and we sponsored a film that and can’t wait for Friday 13 March to try both
has been made by an independent film beers at the Shakespeare.
company - Lonely Tower Films. It’s called A
Passion for Vaux - but does include a bit on Other beers we have available for March are
Wards and the tragedy of that closure. Its the new American 5 Hop version 43 4.3% this
available on Amazon for £13.99. time combining Amarillo, Columbus, Cascade,
Centennial and Mosaic. We also managed
Here’s the challenge: in an ideal world we to get our hands on some Australian Galaxy
would now look to a quality Sheffield brew- hops for the first time in a long time and have
er who would want to brew the cask (and combined it with Mosaic to create a citrusy
bottle/can) going forward which would be a and fruity West Coast IPA with a bitter finish,
great story for the city. Anyone interested? inventively named Galaxy Mosaic IPA 5.8%.
On top of this we have Citra and Simcoe ses-
Mark Anderson sion New England Pale Ale in the pipeline so
Managing Director, Maxim Brewery watch this space.
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14 Breweries March 2020Steel City
Steel City’s latest brew was a ‘super-collab’,
with several of Sheffield’s craft-est brewer-
ies gathering along with Lucienne off of the
Shakespeare to brew Collabracadabra for that
pub’s eponymous event in Beer Week (Friday
13 March).
Lucienne had been on a tour of the country
brewing a dozen collabs for the event then a
little closer to home arranged the super-collab
hosted by Steel City with Lost industry, Ab-
beydale, Blue Bee and Neepsend visiting.
After much discussion the brewers settled on
an apricot vanilla braggot, brewed with 60
kg of apricot, Madagascan vanilla and slightly
more local Sheffield honey. Much beer was
enjoyed on the day as well as a barbecue, oh
and the brewing went pretty well too.
200 litres of the brew have been squirrelled
away in a Bordeaux red wine barrel with an-
other 20 kg of apricot and even more vanilla,
this will launch at Sheffield Beer Week 2021.
In other news, the brewery is finally getting
round to exporting, with a shared pallet with
Lost Industry making its way to Köln (Co-
logne) where the beers will be featured at
Craftbeer Corner Coeln as well as making their
way deeper into Germany. The quest for world
domination starts here...
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March 2020 Breweries 15Your pub needs your vote!
Our Pub of the Month award is a bit of positive campaign
ing, highlighting local pubs that consistently serve well
kept real ale in friendly and comfortable surroundings.
Voting is your opportunity to support good, real ale pubs
you feel deserve some recognition and publicity.
All CAMRA branch members are welcome to vote at branch
meetings or on our website.
Pub of the Month
Presentation
It’s not one pub against another, simply vote YES or NO
as to whether you think the pub should be PotM. If we get Our chairman Glyn Mansell
enough votes in time we will make the award. presented Bankers Draft shift
Nomination forms are available at branch meetings and manager Alex Crowe with our
on the website. The pub must have been open and serving February Pub of the Month
real ale for a year and under the same management for 6 award, which he accepted on
months. behalf of all the team at this
Wetherspoon pub located in
Winners compete alongside our Good Beer Guide entries Sheffield City Centre by Cas-
for branch Pub of the Year, the winner of which is entered tle Square tram stop.
into the national competition.
The award is voted for by our
The list of nominees is below and includes which buses to members and reflects the lo-
take if you fancy a trip to try them out. cal management’s passion for
keeping a good range of well
kept real ale and on the night
Pub of the Month nominees they also hosted a meet-
the-brewer event with Little
Critters Brewery, which also
Broomhilll Tavern
Broomhill (buses 51, 52, 52a) featured a pop-up bar with a
selection of their beers - all
Crown at Wetherspoon’s affordable
Heeley (buses 10/10a, 20, prices too!
24/25, 43/44, X17)
Fox & Duck
Broomhill (buses 51, 52, 52a,
120, 273, 274)
Portland House
Vote
Ecclesall Road (buses 65, 81,
82, 83, 83a, 88, 272) online
Swan
Ridgeway (bus 252) now!
Wisewood Inn
Wisewood (buses 52a, 61, 62)
sheffield.camra.org.uk/potm
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16 Awards March 2020Issue 505 March 2020 Awards 17
Enjoying a Bereta beer in Timisoara
Hopping around Romania
After the unexpected delights on yet in Romania, so he was of Transylvania’s seven ancient
of Serbia, we headed into Ro- excited to meet a fellow fan cities. The city has a long his-
mania with renewed optimism. and conjured up a bottle of tory of German occupation
Both of us had friends in the one of his own as-yet-unnamed and the influence was certainly
country who had warned us creations for us to share. I must evident on the beer front. Now,
there might not be much in the say I thought it was excellent, it’s not often you come across
way of decent beer. Luckily, with just the right level of sour- a craft beer bar in the middle
they were wrong! ness. However, by the look on of an open-air ethnographic
Poppy’s face when she tried museum, but that’s exactly
Our first stop was Timisoara, it, I don’t think she’s a sour fan what we found at Astra. We
about 40 miles from the just yet! were treated to an hour or
Serbian border. As we were two of traditional folk dancing
strolling through the Fabric dis- Easily the best place in town, while sipping a bottle of Urban
trict, an interesting little place though, was Bereta. Another Brewery’s Oktoberfest-style
caught our eye. TapRoom was local brewery, they are a bit Märzen (5.5%).
tiny with its pop-up bar and no longer established and have
more than half a dozen seats. It gained themselves a reputation Back in town, the best option
turned out that it was actu- for excellent and varied beers. beer-wise was probably St An
ally the main outlet for one of We’d tried a couple of their drew’s Scottish Pub. Despite
Timisoara’s newest breweries, offerings at TapRoom and been the name, there wasn’t a Ten-
OneTwo Brewing. In fact, the suitably impressed, and their nent’s lager in sight. There was,
brewery was so new that none own bar didn’t disappoint. The however, an excellent selection
of their beers were ready to 16 taps were brilliant enough, of Romanian craft on offer. Big
drink yet. Well, not officially but it was the bottled range names such as Bereta and Hop
anyway. that really excelled. Poppy’s Hooligans made an appear-
Hopdrops Northern Raven ance alongside smaller local
Being the only customers on (10.5% imperial stout) was so breweries like Bere Sibiu and
a quiet Wednesday evening, good it literally brought a tear Nembeer.
we got talking to the owner, to her eye.
Alexandru, and it turned out Having been pretty impressed
that we both had a love of sour Next up, a six-hour minibus so far, we were by now espe-
beers. Sours haven’t caught journey away, was Sibiu, one cially excited to visit the capital
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KEG, BOTTLE, MINIKEG, AND POLYPINS.
Henrietta
01909 512 539
Portland Black
Kaiser www.welbeckabbeybrewery.co.uk
Red Feather minikeg Red Feather
minikeg Brewery Yard, Welbeck, Worksop,
Harley minikeg
Nottinghamshire. S80 3LT
Cavendish minikeg
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March 2020 19Local beers in Bucharest Private beer tasting at Hophead Brewery, Cluj
Bucharest. There are no fewer sorts of beers from around the My friend Robi had managed
than 15 permanent brewer- country. Berea Clujenilor (8.5% to arrange us a personal
ies here (not quite Sheffield double IPA) was the pick of the tour of another local brew-
standard, but not a bad effort!), bunch, a collab between Hop ery, Hophead. The tour itself
as well as a handful of gypsy Hooligans and three breweries didn’t take too long (there
brewers. Romania’s biggest from Cluj. were only two small rooms!),
craft brewery, Hop Hooligans, but we ended up staying
are technically based just Cluj was actually our ultimate a lot longer for the tasting
outside the city limits, but they destination, but there was session afterwards. The head
dominate the Bucharest beer time for a couple of nights in brewer, Darko, guided us
scene – not a bad thing as they Sighisoara en-route. This isn’t through the full selection of
are generally excellent. One of a beer city by any means, but the brewery’s beers including
the biggest selections of their we did arrive just in time for the unique Othervice (5.8%),
offerings was at Zeppelin Pub, the town’s “Oktoberfest”. The an American IPA at heart but
a British-style bar with a (possi- name somewhat oversold with Belgian and German
bly overly) friendly resident cat. the actual event, which was yeasts thrown in for good
confined to one pub and didn’t measure. The result was a
As you’d expect, many of the even have any German beer. hoppy pale with hints of
Bucharest breweries have The oompah music and free banana-y wheat beer in the
fancy modern tap rooms, and bratwurst were nice touches background – I can honestly
it would have been rude of us though! say I’d never tried anything
not to visit a few. Ground Zero, quite like it.
located at the back of a car Finally we arrived in Cluj, home
park in the business district, to breweries such as Hopdrops, Sadly, Cluj was the final stop
had a good selection of big, Blackout, Player One and of our whole trip but don’t
hoppy IPAs, while Zaganu and Kutuma. We were surprised fear – there’s still one more
Sikaru’s brewery taps in the walking around town to hear Hopping Around article to
city centre both had decent lots more British accents than come next month about
ranges too. we expected. It turns out that our visit to Moldova, a truly
the city has some of the low- fascinating little country.
By far and away our favour- est tuition fees for medical Now we’re back I’m hoping
ite pub in Bucharest though students in Europe, and is very to start adding some more
was Bere si Bere. The friendly popular with Brits in particular. articles about beers closer to
owner was passionate about The vibrant Sisters Bar in the home to the blog
craft beer and the bottle list city centre was the best place (hoppingaround.co.uk) – at
stretched to almost a small to find the biggest range of least until we’ve saved up to
book. It’s safe to say that our beers, and it was evidently go away again!
daily budget took a bit of a hit popular with the student popu-
as we treated ourselves to all lation too. Dominic Nelson
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20 Travel March 2020had a more modern almost wine
bar feel to it although the six hand
pumps were dispensing four cask
beers and two ciders. I had Oakham
JHB. The Lady Chatterley was the
only Wetherspoons pub visited
today and two Dukeries beers were
sampled – Santa’s Beer’d and S’no
Wonder.
A Grand Day Out.. on the Nottingham Road The last pub visited in Eastwood
was the Dog & Parrot. Although
The first trip of the New Year was Across the road to the same bus there were several of the former in
to explore some of the numer- stop at which I had alighted and attendance I didn’t encounter the
ous pubs along Nottingham Road another Rainbow One took me the parrot. This was larger than the
between Kimberley and Eastwood three stops to the Hilltop area. The other micropubs I had visited today
using a Derbyshire Wayfarer and first pub here was the Greasley and had a larger range of drinks.
a Trent Barton Zigzag day ticket. I Castle (pictured top) which is From the cask selection I had a very
travelled to Derby and then caught the largest traditional pub in this enjoyable Muirhouses Tick Tock
the Red Arrow limited stop service particular area. From the three cask Boom and Cotswold Spring Godiva.
to Nottingham Victoria Bus Station beers available I chose a half of It was then a very short walk back
to change on to the Rainbow One Ashover Poets Tipple. Nearby was to the bus stop and a Rainbow One
service which connects many of the the Tap & Growler (CAMRA Good back to Victoria Bus Station.
places along Nottingham Road with Beer Guide 2020 entry). A small mi-
a ten minute frequency for much of cropub but serving a very pleasant I had a little wander around before
the day. Anarchy Brewery Skin Deep which getting a Red Arrow to Derby
was in the “very cloudy orange juice and found the Rose of England.
Half an hour after leaving Not- coloured style”. Around the corner A street corner local offering a
tingham I arrived in Giltbrook and to another micro – the Pick & Davy. pleasant Home Ales Apollo Orange
the Hayloft. This was quite a large A complimentary homemade to finish off with. I didn’t go for a
multi-level Greene King pub with chilli sausage roll accompanied drink in Derby on the way back
seven hand pumps although only the Grasshopper Devil’s Horse Irish but instead called in the Sheffield
four were in operation, dispensing stout. Tap (GBG 2020) for a half of Brew
three cask beers and one cider. I York Maris the Otter and then to
chose a half of Olde Trip to start the Old Queen’s Head (GBG 2020)
the day. for halves of Thwaites Good Elf and
Little Critters Incubator Series New
England Pale.
Some of the pubs visited today
have restricted opening hours espe-
Two further bus stops along cially early in the week so it is advis-
Nottingham Road deposited me able to check these before visiting.
in Eastwood. First call here and There are still quite a number of
A couple of minutes walk away was nearest to the bus stop was the pubs in this area to visit but these
the Caught & Bowled micropub Gamekeepers. This was a slightly will have to wait for another day.
with five cask beers available. This larger micropub and I had halves of As a footnote I would like to thank
was the first micropub of the day Pentrich Blank Maps stout and Blue both Richard Norris and The Didler
and was in the long narrow style Monkey Primate best bitter. Nearby for providing the inspiration for this
with the bar on the right and seat- was the Mellor’s Mews, just set Grand Day Out.
ing along the left wall. My selection back off the main road with some
was Hawkshead Gold. outdoor seating at the front. This Andy Morton
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March 2020 Travel 21RambAles return!
It’s springtime again so time for us to get our
boots on and go for our drinks further afield...
Sheffield has many great Dates haven’t been given for
pubs and green spaces within our later walks as we have to fit
its boundaries. But there are them round other events such
many villages in the easily as beer festivals and football
reached surrounding country- matches. But all such changes
side which have great pubs will be found in leaflets, future
worth visiting. We are also editions of Beer Matters, at
lucky to still have within the sheffieldcamra.org.uk, or by
city a public transport system contacting the walk leader on
that will get you there and 0784 253 0128.
back.
Everyone is welcome to join us
Although we as a branch on one of these walks but they
have organised minibus trips are advised to come suitably
to many of these pubs, usual- equipped for the day’s walking,
ly on our way to present one which may be rough, wet and
of them with a well deserved muddy in places. You should
award, these are limited. also come prepared for the
possibility of changeable and
To supplement them we are inclement weather. In most cas-
continuing our RambAles – a es you will also need to bring
series of roughly monthly (or be able to buy) sufficient
led walks in the countryside food and drink.
surrounding Sheffield visiting
a number of pubs for a drink RambAle 1
whilst enjoying a not too Sat 21 Mar
strenuous walk. A chance to walk to the dams
via the 51 bus route again. We
We hope that people won’t tried to do this walk last year Moor terminus into the city.
find the walks either too long but got rained off. Hopefully • The cheapest bus ticket is a
or too strenuous and most the weather will be better this Sheffield day ticket for First
will feature a number of drop- year (OL1 OS map). bus - £4.40 from the driver
out points, as well as pubs, or £4 from their app.
where people can leave the • Catch the 51 bus from Shef-
walk and make their own way field City Centre (Arundel RambAle 2
back, by either bus or train, to Gate, by the Lyceum theatre) Sat 25 Apr
Sheffield if they don’t fancy at 11:28 to the Shiny Sheff A walk from Denby Dale to Pe-
doing the whole walk or want pub by Crimicar Lane, get- nistone led by Dave Pickersgill
to stay for another drink in a ting there for midday. (who will join the train en-route
particular pub. These will also • After a drink, we’ll walk along from Sheffield).
provide joining points for any the conduit path to Redmires
latecomers. Some timings Dams then back to Lodge • Catch the Northern train
and fares will be given in the Moor for the Three Merry from Sheffield at 10:35 to
walks listing (but it pays to Lads and Sportsman pubs. Denby Dale.
check these yourself). • 51 bus back from Lodge • Pubs for potential refresh-
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22 Travel March 2020RambAle 3 direct from Wortley to Shef-
Sat 2 May field at 16:38 or 18:44.
A meander around the parish • A South Yorkshire connect
of Holmesfield combining the day pass includes all buses
Totley, Gillifield Woods and and trams in South Yorkshire
Derbyshire countryside. for £7. Buy from the tram
conductor or on the Stage-
• Meet at the Cross Scythes coach Bus app.
on Baslow Road, Totley, at
12:15. There are a choice of RambAle 6
buses to get there, route 218 Sat Aug - TBC
from Sheffield Interchange at A walk from Bents Green to
11:40 or route 97 from Shef- Totley via Ringinglow (OL1 and
field High Street at 11:43. OL24 maps).
• We’ll walk to Millthorpe,
home of the Royal Oak, then • We meet at the Hammer
up to Holmesfield with a & Pincers pub at 12:15. Get
choice of three pubs. there on bus 83 or 88.
• We then head down to Tot- • Walk up Ringinglow Road
ley Rise (wave at cider maker to Norfolk Arms, Houndkirk
Dick Shepley as we walk past Road to Fox House and over
Woodthorpe Hall!) and the Totley Moss to Totley for a
Shepley Spitfire pub, before choice of the Cricket Inn,
continuing up onto the main Crown and Cross Scythes.
road for a bus back into • Buses 97 or 218 from Totley
Sheffield Centre. back into Sheffield Centre
• Best bus ticket is a CityBus • Best bus ticket is a CityBus
all day pass at £4.70, valid all-day pass at £4.70, valid
on all buses in Sheffield. Buy on all buses in Sheffield. Buy
from the bus driver or on the from the bus driver or on the
First Bus app. First Bus app.
RambAle 4 RambAle 7
Sat Jun - TBC Sat Sep - TBC
Great Hucklow to Bradwell.
ment stops along the walk RambAle 5
to Penistone include the Sat 18 Jul • Catch the 65 bus from
George (Upper Denby), A walk from Deepcar to Wort- Sheffield Interchange out to
Crystal Palace, Huntsman ley, to visit the the beer festival Queen Anne in Great Huck-
(Thurlstone) and various in at Wortley Club. low, we’ll then walk down to
Penistone. Little Hucklow to visit newly
• Trains set off back from • Meet at the King & Miller, reopened and refurbished
Penistone to Sheffield on a a Bradfield Brewery pub in 12th century Old Bulls Head.
roughly hourly frequency. Deepcar, at 12:15. Get there • We’ll then walk back over the
• A return train ticket costs using the Yellow tram from Dales to Bradwell, a village
£6.80, buy from the ticket Castle Square at 11:35 and boasting a choice of pubs.
machines or ticket windows connecting Stagecoach link • The 272 bus will take us
at the station. Alternatively bus at Middlewood. directly back to Sheffield
a Connect+ pass is avail- • We take a pleasant 3.5 mile A Derbyshire Wayfarer pass
able for all public transport walk to the village of Wortley covers both buses, however
in South Yorkshire priced at and visit the beer festival. single tickets are likely to be
£8.80. • TM Travel bus 29 returns cheaper.
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March 2020 Travel 23Sheffield Beer Week
Beer Week is a citywide beer celebration across
multiple venues. Now in it’s sixth year, look out for
brewery open days, tap takeovers, food and beer
pairing menus, guided walks and more.
The week itself runs Mon 9 - Sun 15 Mar, however things kick off This year sees Beer Week
the previous weekend with... themed around three strands
- beer and food, community
and heritage - with Sheffield
known globally for its brewing
and nationally for its superb
range of pubs serving cask ale
with the care and attention it
deserves, the city’s outstand-
ing beer reputation precedes
itself.
Indie Beer Feast As usual, Sheffield CAMRA’s
Dave Pickersgill will be con-
Hosted at Abbeydale Picture Breweries pouring include lo- tributing to the heritage strand
House on Thu 6 - Fri 7 Mar cal outfits: Thornbridge, Lost leading guided walks taking in
(advance tickets advisable), Industry, Abbeydale and venues from our pub heritage
this is a celebration of great Saint Mars of the Desert, plus guide that he edited.
independent craft beer with a London contingency of:
15+ brewery bars, street food, Orbit, Wild Card and Brick, Local breweries involved this
gin, a Hogan’s cider bar, Hop from the North East: Anarchy year include Abbeydale, Shef
Hideout bottle bar and a new Brew Co and Donzoko, Man- field Brewery Co, Lost Indus
natural wine bar hosted by chester’s Cloudwater, Liv- try, Thornbridge, True North
award-winning Sheffield bar erpool’s Neptune, Reading’s and Saint Mars Of the Desert.
Public. The festival champions Double-Barrelled, Cheshire’s National and international
and supports The Everyone Mobberley Brewhouse, Not- breweries announced so far in-
Welcome initiative. tingham’s Black Iris, Cam- clude Arbor, Duration, Marble,
bridge’s Pastore Brewing and Adnams (with a specific cask
British Guild of Beer Writers’ North Yorkshire’s Turning showcase), Torrside, Alvinne,
members and leading UK Point Brew Co. They’ll also Siren, Salt Beer Factory, Pres
beer writers Adrian Tierney- be an international presence sure Drop and Mikkeller’s wild
Jones and Pete Brown will be from Denmark’s Mikkeller, beer arm Baghaven. Plus up
hosting pop-up tastings and Germany’s Frau Gruber and and coming new UK breweries
judging Beer of the Festival. Netherlands’ Kees. Vault City and Pastore Brew
ing and Blending.
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24 Festivals March 2020Pubs, bars and beer shops Advocating the simplifica- Sheffield Beer Week is proud
from around the city will be tion of life through his market to be a part of the wider Fes
showcasing these breweries. garden and grow-your-own tival of the Outdoors initiative
Shakespeares will be going all approach to campaigning for from The Outdoor City. This in-
out on a collaboration festival many issues of social concern. corporates many walking tours
dedicated to cask ale over the These ranged from women’s and running events including a
closing weekend. suffrage to the protection collaboration with Sheffield’s
of the environment, from SheFest, Sheffield Beer Week
Look out for beer collaborations sexual emancipation to the and Hop Hideout on Thu 12
specially brewed for Beer Week formation of trade unions. The Mar with a Women in Beer
to be released through the cel- Friends of Edward Carpenter and Brewing Walking Tour.
ebrations. Not only will there be group formed to celebrate
an official Sheffield Beer Week this important figure and SheFest takes place during
beer brewed for 2020’s charity to endeavour to establish a the same week as Beer Week
partnership supporting The fitting memorial as a public and celebrates and promotes
Friends of Edward Carpenter work of art. The official Shef- gender equality across South
in collaboration with Sheffield field Beer Week beer will be Yorkshire. As International
based LGBTQ+ beer group raising funds for this cause. Women’s Day is on Sun 8
Out & About and Lost Indus In the group’s words, Edward Mar, it’s a timely collaborative
try Brewing, but Out & About Carpenter’s life... event.
have been busy and will also be
working with Abbeydale and ‘...was one of quiet celebration There will also be beer and
Queer Brewing Project. while his writings and example food dinners with paired
laid the foundation for the gay menus to enjoy, plus a first
Both collaborations share a liberation movement of the time collaboration with Shef-
unified sentiment which cham- twentieth century. Through his field’s annual award-winning
pion welcoming everyone from many friendships, Edward Car- Doc/Fest. Visit the Sheffield
across the spectrum of sexual- penter traversed the divisions Beer Week and Showroom
ity and gender identity-based of class, gender, sexuality, race Cinema websites for news on
cultures. A sentiment which and creed. Men and women an exciting UK film premier
Sheffield Beer Week fully shares from across the world and announcement!
and supports. Edward Carpen- from all walks of life came into
ter (1844-1929) was a significant connection with each other For more information includ-
cultural and political activist through him and his connec- ing the full events listings head
around Sheffield in his life. tions with Sheffield.’ to sheffieldbeerweek.co.uk.
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March 2020 Festivals 25The festival is entirely organised, 1 Valley EXTRA (surrounding vil-
Festival news managed and staffed by volunteers,
if you fancy joining the team the
lages and beyond)
The Pioneer Club in Dronfield, Min-
volunteering form will go online ers Arms in Hundall, Drone Valley
Steel City 46 soon and watch this space for Brewery in Unstone and Jacey’s
Sheffield Beer & Cider Festival more news as things start to get micropub on Whittington Moor.
organised. Stagecoach bus 43/44 and TM
Wed 21 – Sat 24 Oct
Travel bus 14/15 link these venues
We are pleased to be able to an-
One Valley with Dronfield town centre, ad-
nounce our festival will be returning
ditionally a taxi minibus service
to Kelham Island Museum again Sat 6 Jun
will be shuttling regularly between
this year. No CAMRA festival in Dronfield this
these venues throughout the
year and 3 Valleys is no more, but
afternoon.
As ever we will have lots of real ale venues are putting on independ-
and other craft beers, cider & perry, ent events on the traditional date.
For the latest information check out
street food, games, live music and There are two collectives:
their Facebook event pages.
more spread across various areas of
the museum site. 1 Valley (Dronfield town centre Barnsley CAMRA
and Dronfield Woodhouse):
There will be some changes to the Thu 7 – Sat 9 May
Hill Top Sports and Social Club, The beer festival organised by
layout this year, we’ll no longer have
Blue Stoops, Coach & Horses, Barnsley CAMRA in Elsecar this
the Millowners Arms as a festival
Hyde Park Inn, Manor House Hotel, year has moved from its previous
brewery bar as this is now an inde-
The Underdog bar, Jolly Farmer, home at the railway, although not
pendent pub open full time all year
Dronfield Wine World, White Swan, very far - the 2020 event will be at
round - however we expect their
Victoria, Dronfield Arms and The Elsecar Heritage Centre, which beer
bar to be open during the festival
Beer Stop. These are all either lovers in the area will know as the
in addition to our own relocated
within walking distance of Dronfield home of Maison de Bier craft beer
brewery bars, meaning an even
railway station or served by Stage- shop. As ever, volunteer staff are
bigger choice of beers and rooms
coach bus 43. needed!
to explore!
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26 Festivals March 2020BREWERY
� est.1996. Sheffield �
ONLINE SHOP Abbeydalebrewery.co.uk/shop
Our full range of cans
Plus badges, beanie hats, posters and more
Head over to our online shop to kit yourself head to toe in abbeydale gear!
WWW.ABBEYDALEBREWERY.CO.UK / 0114 281 2712
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March 2020 27Scarborough CAMRA bratwurst. Open 5-11pm Thu,
Festival guide Thu 5 – Sat 7 Mar 12-11pm Fri/Sat, 12-8pm Sun
Features 75 real ales, 20 and 12-5pm Mon.
ciders and more at the Spa
February complex’s Ocean Room. Folk Music Session Fest
Fri 10 – Sun 12 Apr
Magna (Rotherham) Indie Beer Feast Live music sessions across
Thu 27 – Sat 29 Feb Fri 6 – Sat 7 Mar a number of real ale pubs
The well established charity Held at the Abbeydale Picture in Sheffield City Centre and
real ale and music festival re- House, this is a popular craft Kelham Island.
turns to Magna, a former steel beer event where advance
works, after a year off and on tickets are essential. The
the traditional week of the year. format here sees a number of May
The event features around 140 great breweries hosting their
real ales on handpump plus own bars around the venue, Barnsley CAMRA
other craft beers, cider and there is also a wine bar and Thu 7 – Sat 9 May
perry, gin and two live music street food traders. Lots of beer, cider and more
stages! at a new location – Elsecar
Sheaf View Heritage Centre.
Advance tickets online, how- Fri 20 – Sat 21 Mar
ever note there is a discount The Sheaf View holds one of Barrow Hill Rail Ale
for CAMRA members that is their now regular events that Thu 14 – Sat 16 May
only available on the door. sees extra beers available! Atmospheric beer and music
This time it will be a fully festival in a working railway
Bus X1/X10 goes directly there vegan affair with eight ales roundhouse depot.
from Sheffield City Centre and on the main bar and a further
Meadowhall Interchange. four in the conservatory. Ridgeway Village
Food will be available Friday Sat 16 May
and Saturday evening plus Four pubs in the village put
March Sunday lunchtime, supplied on this joint event featuring
by “Make No Bones”, the beer, food, music, charity
Gardeners Rest vegan diner based at Church fundraising and more.
Sat 29 Feb – Sun 1 Mar Temple of Fun in Neepsend.
The Gardeners’ latest mini Lincoln CAMRA
beer festival (basically a tap 10/10a/20/24/25/43/44/X17 Thu 21 – Sat 23 May
takeover) showcases four to London Road (Heeley Beer, cider, food and music in
breweries from Nottingham- Bridge/Ponsfords). the Drill Hall.
shire with a list of 14 different
ales to choose from. Music also Pax Pint Party Sheffield Food Festival
features on Friday night and Fri 20 – Sun 22 Mar Fri 22 – Mon 25 May
Sunday afternoon and in the The Dorothy Pax at Victoria Food and drink stalls around
fridge the usual sandwiches Quay fill all their beer lines the City Centre, particularly
and pork pies will be joined by and put on live music! Fargate and the Peace Gar-
venison pies. dens.
Loughborough CAMRA April Stockport CAMRA
Thu 5 – Sat 7 Mar Thu 28 – Sat 30 May
Held at the Polish Club with Doncaster Brewery Tap Held at Edgeley Park football
around 60 real ales and ciders. Thu 9 – Mon 13 Apr ground.
Direct trains from Sheffield Featuring 20 hand pulled
to Leicester operated by East cask ales, ten keg beers,
Midlands Railway. cider and perry, pizza and
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28 Festivals March 2020Dogs welcome
in the bar area
471 Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3QA
Traditional pub and dining room showcasing 13 cask ales, craft kegs,
fine wines and spirits alongside a locally sourced menu
featuring modern twists on classic dishes
Bar open Food served
. Sunday -Thursday 12pm-11pm . Monday - Sunday
. Friday - Saturday 12pm-11.30pm . 12pm - 9pm
@risingsunsheff /RisingSun.471.FulwoodRoad @risingsunsheff
bookings@risingsunsheffield.co.uk | 0114 230 3855
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March 2020 Festivals 29Cider Festival. If you are inter-
Branch diary ested in joining the organis- Committee
ing committee please come
Info and bookings: along and meet us! Glyn Mansell
social@sheffield.camra.org.uk Chair
chair@sheffield.camra.org.uk
Venue is the Gardeners Rest
Branch meeting on Neepsend Lane in the up- Patrick Johnson
8pm Tue 3 Mar stairs room. Bus 7/8/8a stops Vice Chair
The usual monthly meeting outside the pub or Infirmary vice@sheffield.camra.org.uk
where members get together Road tram stop is about 5
Phil Ellett
to discuss branch business, minutes walk away. Secretary
share pub, club and brewery secretary@sheffield.camra.org.uk
news and catch up on what is RambAle
happening in the campaign. 12pm Sat 21 Mar Paul Crofts
We meet at the Shiny Sheff Treasurer
Festival Organiser
This month’s venue is the pub by Crimicar Lane (bus 51) treasurer@sheffield.camra.org.uk
Punchbowl in Crookes (up- for a walk to Redmire Dams
stairs function room). Get then up to Lodge Moor for Dave Pickersgill
there on bus 52/52a. the two pubs there before a Pub Heritage Officer
pubheritage@sheffield.camra.org.uk
bus back into town.
Festival planning meeting Andy Cullen
8pm Tue 17 Mar Beer Matters distribution Beer Matters Editor
We continue planning our 8pm Tue 24 Mar beermatters@sheffield.camra.org.uk
46th annual Steel City Beer & Dog & Partridge, Trippet Ln.
Sarah Mills
Real Cider Champion
Branch AGM
Alan Gibbons
Pub of the Year and Good Beer
Guide Coordinator
potm@sheffield.camra.org.uk
8pm Tue 14 Apr Andy Shaw
Membership Secretary
All branch members are invited to our annual general
Beer Matters Distribution
meeting to elect a new committee for the year ahead, Clubs Officer
vote on any motions for debate to amend the branch Beer Quality Scoring Coordinator
constitution or local policy, inspect the branch accounts membership@sheffield.camra.org.uk
and hear the results of the Pub of the Year competition
Malcolm Dixon
announced. RambAles Coordinator
This is followed by the regular monthly branch meeting
where we share pub, club and brewery news and more
– all over a pint or two of course.
The venue is the Greystones pub back room. Bus 83
stops right outside the pub or various other buses
(81/82, 88, 218, 272) stop a short walk away on Ecclesall
Road South.
Please note the deadline for submitting motions to
debate is the 3 March branch meeting.
CAMRA (National)
230 Hatfield Rd
St Albans
Herts AL1 4LW
Problem with your pint? www.camra.org.uk
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30 Diary Contact Citizens’ Advice Sheffield on 03444 113 111. 01727 867201
March 2020Join up, join in,
join the campaign
From Discover
as little as why we joined.
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a year. That’s less Includes
than a pint a £30
month! Real Ale
Cider & Perry
Vouchers
Join us, and together we can protect the traditions of great
British pubs and everything that goes with them.
Become part of the CAMRA community today – enjoy
discounted entry to beer festivals and exclusive member
offers. Learn about brewing and beer and join like-minded
people supporting our campaigns to save pubs, clubs,
your pint and more.
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