March 2024. Sheffield. Ian had arranged National Bass Day for the 30th March, so it didn’t take the gloss of the Doom Bar celebrations two days later. Only one place in Sheffield, and by good fortune it coincided with the Folk Weekend. I guarantee you won’t find a better collection of pubs to hold a… Continue reading NATIONAL BASS DAY 2024
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FAGAN’S. AGAIN.
December 2023. Sheffield. You know where Fagan’s is. Next to that mural. No ! Not that one ! This is only my fifth visit to Fagan’s since that triumphant re-opening, but it may just be my second most visited pub after the Blind Monkey. There’s not a lot to say, the beer range seems to… Continue reading FAGAN’S. AGAIN.
BASS IN FAGAN’S – A THING OF BEAUTY
December 2023. Sheffield. On Saturday afternoon we had a guest from Bristol. Just for a change they weren’t visiting the Blind Monkey. I suggested a half in the Old Shoe, a very Bristol sort of bar. It ended up with a min-crawl round a hotch potch of central Sheffield that I rather enjoyed, though the… Continue reading BASS IN FAGAN’S – A THING OF BEAUTY
THREE NBSS 4s IN A ROW IN SHEFFIELD
June 2023. Sheffield. Blimey. A mini-post where I just say “Sheffield has great pubs and beer“. I’ve had more visitors asking to catch up for a pint in two years in Sheffield than in twenty-two in Cambridge (Hitchin – zero). Fellow ticker (pubs, World Cups, Pogues gigs etc) Ian visited on a Wednesday night for… Continue reading THREE NBSS 4s IN A ROW IN SHEFFIELD
BASS IN FAGAN’S REVISITED
March 2023. Getting Mrs RM to join me on hilly Sheffield walks is a challenge, but there’s a bigger problem once you leave the Blind Monkey. It’s very hard to walk more than a 100 yards without passing a pub that in any other city would be in your Top 5. Luckily I was determined… Continue reading BASS IN FAGAN’S REVISITED
REJOICE ! FAGAN’S IS BACK, AND SO IS BASS.
9th March 2023. When Tom and Barbara (good not Good) retired from Sheffield’s timeless Fagan’s in January there would have been a few who worried for its future. Despite being a Sheffield institution, and with THAT Andy Capp painting on the wall, it had been quiet the few times I’d been in there and a… Continue reading REJOICE ! FAGAN’S IS BACK, AND SO IS BASS.
MORE GREAT SHEFFIELD PUBS TO AVOID THE FOOTBALL IN
A short diversion from the never-ending Scottish catch-up to be topical. “Oh look, there’s still tickets for the theatre at the Crucible tonight ! Shall we go ?” “Oh yes, perfect for avoiding the football on telly“. So THAT’S why there’s tickets left. A night out at the theatre, preceded by tea in a chain… Continue reading MORE GREAT SHEFFIELD PUBS TO AVOID THE FOOTBALL IN
IN SEARCH OF FAGAN’S
I’ve got a 2020 Awards issue to do later (dress up for that), but there’s still plenty of Sheffield material in the bank. One of the key aspects of acclimatisation to a new city is working out where all the pubs are in relations to each other, so you can say “Turn right at The… Continue reading IN SEARCH OF FAGAN’S
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