September 2025. Sheffield.
Another one on the Half Pint Marathon, and one of the few GBG regulars on the map.
A skip across Derek Dooley Way (ask your uncle) sits the Harlequin, struggling a bit till the folk behind the Rutland and Crow took it on,
at which point it became an essential stop on the Kelham Island trail, cosy and comfortable and welcoming to all.
That official P.E.D. beer was better here than elsewhere,
though, like the Crow, it might be the weird strong Swedish stout you come for.
If the Harlequin was 10 minutes closer to me I might visit more regularly,
and become one of those anarchists,
like the ones on Discourse that want to destroy Big Beer.
Talking of Big Beer, are Boddingtons mirrors allowed in independent pubs ?
These are the real issues facing CAMRA in 2025.
NB nice art, and kebabs, yards away in The Wicker.
retiredmartin 
Brylcreem Stout would certainly be weird.
Oh, sorry, it’s Stigbergets Bryggeri, which I take it is the Swedish word for Bragdy in Welsh, Brauerei in German and Brasserie in French.
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Good shout.
See bhreu in Indo-European roots.
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“Another one on the Half Pint Marathon, and one of the few GBG regulars on the map.”
Wait. You didn’t give me any clues!
“A skip across Derek Dooley Way (ask your uncle) sits the Harlequin”
Blimey. I could actually look that up (DDW) on Google Maps! And then had an epiphany and figured it would be close to… #7. 🙂
“at which point it became an essential stop on the Kelham Island trail, cosy and comfortable and welcoming to all.”
Argh. I see the bleedin’ P.E.D. in the photo above.
“That official P.E.D. beer was better here than elsewhere,”
You did it again!
(wait; is the P.E.D. the half pint you HAVE to have for this marathon thingy?)
“it might be the weird strong Swedish stout you come for”
Pfft. It’s 4.7%. Their Imperial Stout is 15%! Although I was a bit concerned when I saw the first ingredient was Maris Otter. That would have made it weird for sure! But that is just a type of malt (sigh). And weird isn’t apropos just because they spell brewery ‘bryggeri’. 🙂
“If the Harlequin was 10 minutes closer to me I might visit more regularly,”
Sheesh. It’s only 6 minutes by car from the Blind Monkey. And a 37 minute walk for you is peanuts! (plus the walk back would work off those beer calories)
“and become one of those anarchists,”
Hang on. Your ‘logo’ says “places, pubs, people and new music”.
That poster says music; and mates is people. Plus, it says books and you read the GBG… religiously! (and you’re always raving about masala or lassi or crispy beef or some such).
“Talking of Big Beer, are Boddingtons mirrors allowed in independent pubs ?”
Well, if it’s an independent pub, then it’s some sort of Free House. And, as such, they are independent of the MAN (big beer consortiums) and can sell whichever bloody beer they want!
“NB nice art, and kebabs, yards away in The Wicker.”
Ahem, kebabs. Yet more food you go on about. (you’re really a closet anarchist) 🙂
Cheers
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