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UNITED
ONE PUB ONLY?
Sheaf View
CRAWLING FROM RAILWAY STATION TO THE GROUND?
Devonshire Cat, bus to Sheaf View and back to the ground via the White Lion
SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT?
Sheaf View
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ONE PUB ONLY?
Kelham Island Tavern
CRAWLING FROM RAILWAY STATION TO THE GROUND?
Tram to Cask and Cutler, then Fat Cat and Kelham Island, back to tram and hop off at New Barrack en route to Hillsborough
SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT?
Kelham Island Tavern
CHANGES FROM GUIDE
Closed - Gardeners Arms (May re-open)
| |  Cask and Cutler NOW RENAMED THE WELLINGTON
1 Henry St S3 7EQ Telephone 0114 2492295
G Neil Clarke
SP D
O 5.30 to 11 Mon, 12 to 2, 5.30 to 11 Tue - Thu, 12 to 11 Fri - Sat, 12 to 3, 7 to 10.30 Sun, 12 to 3, 5.30 to 11 Bank Holiday Mon
The most recommended of the local pubs, the Cask and Cutler is located at the end of the local Shalemoor tram stop. Or conversely Gary S of Sheffield says “it offers a constantly changing range of excellently kept real ales within staggering distance of the tram stop taking you to the Mecca of football - Hillsborough.” Dynamic, yet traditional, small, but large of heart, I would challenge anyone not to think this pub is perfectly formed. The two rooms are equally private, being screened by the internal walls and wood. The pub offers unusual ales that constantly change plus Belgian bottled ales. Nicola S of Barnsley has it right, “It keeps my husband occupied with the plethora of real ales whilst I hit the shops!” There are no themes or music, just regulars chatting or planning an evening that, on my visit, involved bringing a bottle to carry home the ale.
UPDATE: Ring to check out the beers on at the Mid Nov beer festival
BWV 14.3.05: E&S Elland Old Gimmer, Hart Cartford, Pictish Brewers Gold, Whitley Bridge Bridge Gold, Emberzale. Millstone Windy Miller, Salamander Stout, Weston's Old Rosie Cider
BWV 12.5.06: Archers King’s Shilling, Boggart Hole Clough Darwin, Durham Spring Goddess, Glentworth Gold n’Light, Hart Cait-lin Gold, Lancaster LM, Marston Moor Spring Hatch, Pictish Maelstrom, Port Mahon Ryan’s Paughter, Weston’s Old Rosie
LITTLE CAT BREWERY ON SITE | |  Devonshire Cat
49 Wellington St S1 4HG Telephone 0114 2796700 W www.thedevonshirecat.co.uk
G Peter Leyland
F Massive range of home made food with ever changing specials 11.30 to 8, 12 to 8 Sun
MP TV BM D
O 11.30 to 11, 12 to 10.30 Sun
This pub really bucks the trend for pub / inner city redevelopment because it is purpose built, opening in 2000 as part of an apartment block redevelopment where previously there was no pub. It has all the design features of the best Victorian boozer albeit within a modern shell. The bar is almost a separate room, screened from the pub “rooms” which have large windows onto the street. This area needs ample standing room as the bar is both long and very popular as a chatting space. No wonder when 15 hand pumps are usually working plus continental pumps and cabinets, full of bottled beer. I chatted with James, the diplomatically Wednesday fan, about the welcome he gets from the mostly United ticket holders among the bar staff. The pub will be busy on United match days, the ground being a twenty minute walk away. The Cat is also near to the increasingly trendy West Street / Devonshire Park area, which probably explains why the clientele is very mixed in age group and sex. The late afternoon trade I witnessed was very relaxing, groups having a snack meal, others watching the football on the cabinet - enclosed TV and couples settling in for a long beer sampling session, all very pleasant.
BWV 12.5.06: Abbeydale Absolution, Moonshine, Anglo Dutch Spike on T’Way, Bradfield Farmers IPA, Caledonian Deuchars IPA, Devonshire Cat Best, Kelham Island Easy Rider, Pale Rider, Phoenix Navvy, Storm Ale Force, Theakston’s Old Peculier, Wentworth WPA, Saxon Ruby Tuesday, Strawberry Fields Ciders | |  Fat Cat
23 Alma Rd S3 8SA Telephone 0114 2494801 W www.thefatcat.co.uk
G David Wickett
F Good quality home cooked food with special vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options 12 to 2.30, 6 to 7.30 Mon - Fri, 12 to 2.30 Sat - Sun
SP SK D
O 12 to 11 Mon - Thu, some times extended. 12 to 12 Fri - Sat, 12 to 11 Sun
This is the most quaint and original of the three Fat Cats in these guides As the Kelham Island tap room alone it would gain a national fame without the name. It is a tiny pub with two small rooms, one being quite separate and smoke - free. Both have a highly polished and well cared - for quality, suggesting that the comfort of the punters is as important as the high quality and diverse ales. Add in a distinctive menu and you have a pub that appeals to couples in their middle ages as well as the older crew found in traditional ale houses. The leader of the Sheffield revolution, it has managed to maintain the highest of standards as the numerous awards testify. This is a great pub that has a must not miss element.
UPDATE: Sky will available in the upstairs function room. Beer festivals to look out for are in August, December and May. The pictures went with the refurbished toilets.
BWV 14.3.05: Acorn Legend, Cottage Evening Star, Fat Cat Bitter, Durham Nine Stars, Hart Cartford Premium, Kelham Island Pale Rider, Best, Easy Rider, Salamander Blunderbus
BWV 12.5.06: Cottage SS Great Britain, Derby Phenomenal, Derwent Springtime, Kelham Island Best, Pale Rider, Northumberland Ashington Ale, Scattor Rock Meadow Mild, Thornbridge Blackthorn Ale, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Saxon Cider | |  Kelham Island Tavern
62 Russell St S3 8RW Telephone 0114 2722482 W www.kelhamislandtavern.co.uk
G Trevor Wraithe
F Traditional bar snacks and full menu 12 to 3
SP BM D
O 12 to 11 Mon - Sat, 12 - 12Sun
The local pub of the year for 2005 is the obvious starting point for the Kelham Island crawl. There is a danger you might not leave though. It is a spotless haunt of the chattering classes and my visit soon found the locals in full flow, topics ranging from politics to mediaeval history. The pub extends backwards into the courtyard where the reason for the Yorkshire in bloom awards becomes evident in the small garden. The pub has a classy style, festooned with classic art work and classic ale choices. It is a top boozer that all will enjoy, a beautiful bar with beautiful beer. The pub is rightly a regular beer award winner; one cannot be less impressed by not only the range of ales, but their quality.
UPDATE: Check the website for beers and festivals. Local CAMRA Pub of the year 2006
BWV 14.3.05 Acorn Barnsley Bitter, Archers Predator, Arkells 3B, Glentworth Yorkshire Light Ale, Leyden On me head son!, Ossett Silver King, Pictish Brewers Gold, Rudgate Happy Masher, Saxon Ruby Tuesday, Platinum Blonde, Weston’s Old Rosie Cider
BWV 12.5.06: Acorn Barnsley Bitter, Archers Full Time, Bartrams Best, Derby Little Gem, Phenomenal, Durham White Amarillo, Mauldons Suffolk Comfort, Mighty Oak Shamrock Stout, Otley O1, Pictish Brewer’s Gold, Thornbridge Kastor
NATIONAL CAMRA POTY 2009 | |  New Barrack Tavern
601 Penistone Rd S6 2GA Telephone 0144 2211689 w www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk
G Kevin and Stephanie Woods
F A wide choice of good simple, wholesome pub food 11 to 3, 5 to 9 Mon - Thu, 11 to 12 Fri - Sat, 12 to 11 Sun
CP TV JB P D
O 11 - 11 Mon - Thu, 11 - 12 Fri / Sat 12 - 11 Sun
Tynemill pubs always offer a great beer range in pleasant proper pub environments The knowledgeable folk of Sheffield said the guide had no value without this pub being included, so being one to take the pleasurable route, I braved the Penistone Rd traffic to take a photo and settled down for a perfect mid afternoon pint.
The pub has three very different rooms plus an excellent standing at the bar space. The small snug doubled as a darts area when I visited. The large lounge found groups of friends enjoying a regular sampling exploration in a room with tobacco and beer posters for decoration. The conservatory to the rear is the non - smoking room and guess what, it was as popular as every smoke - free room in the country The standing bar space was crowded and it was soon obvious that this is the preferred location for the locals and regulars, the football fans and post - work story tellers. On match days you will need to get here very early, it will be very busy. Kevin and the locals are very welcoming and well versed in the popularity of this classic real ale ticker destination. The beer board also lists masses of continental draught ales and bottled beers. No hassle is guaranteed, this is indeed a great pub.
BWV 12.5.06: Abbeydale Moonshine, Acorn Barnsley Bitter, Badger Tanglefoot, Burton Bridge Flying Fun, Castle Rock Elsie Mo, Harvest Pale, Cropton Balmy Mild, HB Clark’s Black Mild, Springhead Puritan’s Porter, Wellington Entirely Porter | |  Sheaf View
25 Gleadless Rd Heeley S2 3AA Telephone 0114 2496455 W www.sheffieldbrewery.com
G James Birkett
F Vast range of bar snacks, no real food
CP D
O 12 to 11, 12 to 10.30 Sun
The Sheaf View has become the most recommended pub over the last year and is probably the best new entry into the guides. I say this as much for the friendliness of the regulars I met as for the massive range of alternative continental beers, the policy of finding good local rarities, or the price of the ales. There are always 25 plus beers waiting to be served and the popularity of the pub means no one but an everyday visitor can guarantee sampling all the choice as they rotate so quickly. The interior of the pub is a bit of a surprise. You sort of expect an old Victorian gem until you see that most of the pub is a recent extension that wraps around the original smaller, once derelict pub. The main room is wooden - floored and has all the classic design features of the best pubs i.e. a good mix of standing space and bench seats and tables arranged nearer the walls. The second conservatory room opens out with the pub view, across the smoking - free patio to a vista that takes in the Sheaf valley in all its rooftop and factory splendour, In typical Sheffield style it was easy to get into conversation with two Dave’s, one a Wednesday the other a United fan; having the usual post - work analysis of all things football and ale related. I would advise you to get here early on a matchday it will be very red and very friendly, a top pub that has to be experienced.
BWV 12.5.06: Archers Easter Bonnet, B&T Extra Stout, Elgood’s Cambridge, Kelham Island Easy Rider, Milestone All Rye Paddy, Moor Merlin’s Magic, Tom Wood Shepherd’s Delight, Wentworth WPA | |  Ship Inn
312 Shalesmoor S1 2DS Telephone 0114 2211689
G Steve Rodgers
F Good value, ever changing pub menu 12 to 2 Mon - Fri
SP TV JB P D
O 12 to 3, 7 to 11 Mon - Sat, 12 to 3, 7.30 to 11 Sun
To meet all needs of the genuine real ale crawler any local area needs some pubs to supplement the micro - brew style ale houses, The Ship offers quality ale in a pub not geared to up mass real ale ticking. It is a real local, having pool tables, TV, and attention given to the regulars needs. It is simply furnished in a style that we all recognise from an eighties new wave style refurbishment. The layout is of a single room around a smaller than usual bar. What you have then is a good boozer that will suit the bitter drinker who seeks Hardys and Hanson ale when venturing north. I liked the pub, perhaps because it did normal pub things i.e. my visit found a pool match in full swing. Very quickly you get to find the routine of a community local pub. The Guvn’or and his wife make you welcome as soon as you come through the door, and pints are pulled, as if by magic, within seconds of what might be the regulars same time of arrival every night. This pub is a must on the Kelham Island ale trail, especially as the first or last before the tram journey.
UPDATE: It is still the good old boys pub, soon to be isolated by road redevelopments.
BWV 14.3.05 Hardys and Hanson Bitter
BWV 12.5.06: Hardys and Hanson Cursed Galleon | |  White Lion
615 london Rd S24HT Telephone 0114 2551500
G June Wheelhouse
SP TV JB P
O 2 to 11 Mon - Tue, 12 to 12 Wed – Sun
The White Lion is a pub with historic architecture to drool over with multiple rooms, each having its own special character. The pub dates from 1781. The windows bear testament to Gilmour’s ale and stout, now long lost to Sheffield beer history, Tetley’s bought it from them in 1954. More importantly it has a landlady who not only serves great beer but is an all - round good egg of the best type.
My visit elicited a description from a regular who included himself as among the typical “grumpy old men” and “young family trainees.” To explain this further the context is that on Saturdays you will find United men and boys sharing a pre match pint as they have done for years. The traditions of proper match day drinking are well established and all away fans are welcomed into their home with equal favour. They are well used to GBG - carrying guests finding the pub and then walking along the London Road to the ground, a fifteen minute yomp away. There are in fact six separate drinking areas, and as you can probably guess some are quite small. The best are screened off by modern glass screens, the most interesting is the bar area with its tiled walls and June for company. The pub also has live music on a Thursday plus jam sessions and evidently a very successful pool team; as it would; it is just that sort of pub.
BWV 12.5.06: Black Sheep Emmerdale, Marston’s Pedigree, Shepherd Neame Spitfire, Tetley’s Cask Bitter, Dark Mild, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Addlestone’s Cider | |  SHEFFIELD TAP
Sheffield Midland Station, Platform 1B, S1 2BP Tel 0114 273 7558
My old friend Yan, an unfortunate Burnley fan has moved to Sheffield and now works in this new bar at the Station. It offers 4 Thornbridge beers as regulars and masses of alternative Continental stuff. The bar is, as the named suggests the Thornbridge Brewery tap but more importantly offers a great one pint stop for those of uis who change trains at Sheffield journeying to or from the North. More details will follow when I visit.,
(13/3/10) Being at the station and offering a great service, complete with bouncers, I think this should be added as an entry, for both clubs (!). I was well-oiled and in a hurry for the last train when I went. .
Always : Thornbridge Lord Marples, Kipling, Jaipur IPA, Raven, Saint Petersburg, Exposed, Six Point Ale
Open Sun-Thu 10-11, Fri,Sat 10-12
Mick Escott
It has a website here. | | | SHEFFIELD CAMRA | | 
BRAMALL LANE
HILLSBOROUGH
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LOCAL BREWERY
Thornbridge Brewery
Riverside Brewery
Buxton Road
Bakewell
DE45 1GS
Phone: 01629 641000
www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk
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LOCAL BREWERY
Kelham Island Brewery
23 Alma St
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S3 8SA
Tel: 01142 494804
www.kelhambrewery.co.uk | | WETHERSPOONS
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