July 2025. Sheffield. At the Great British Beer Festival* yesterday I had to confess to living on the edge of Kelham Island but not visiting its pubs every day. In truth, I seem to make it to the Kelham Island Tavern, perennial Pub of the Year, barely biannually. And on one of these trips I’m… Continue reading ANOTHER FAILURE TO FIND A DUFF PINT IN THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN
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AN HOUR IN THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN
March 2025. Sheffield. Last week on CAMRA Discourse I attempted to inflame a lively debate about reducing the number of Beer Guide entries by declaring that cask beer in GBG pubs was, all things considered, pretty good. “My own experience of visiting over 500 GBG pubs in the last year is that only a tiny… Continue reading AN HOUR IN THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN
ELUSIVE BREWING TAP TAKEOVER AT THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN
Extensive market research shows that including the pub and city names in the blog title gets you more views, and its blog views that pay for those pints of Doom Bar I keep giving away in the quiz. December 2023. Sheffield. Turn a different corner and we wouldn’t have walked straight from the Riverside to… Continue reading ELUSIVE BREWING TAP TAKEOVER AT THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN
NEVER BETTERED…
August 2023. Kelham, Sheffield. I realise that I’m the Pollyanna of pub blogging and my relentless positivity must be crushed, but it must be said; beer quality this year is the best I’ve ever had. Take August. Average NBSS score of 3.43, with 3 the normal minimum for GBG entry. Obviously when CAMRA branches do… Continue reading NEVER BETTERED…
TURN A DIFFERENT CORNER AND I NEVER WOULD HAVE GONE TO THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN FOR THAT IMPERIAL STOUT
13th March 2023. I was just heading down to central Sheffield for my 10,000 steps when who should I meet but Sheffield Hatter, still dancing in the streets after Luton’s smash-and-grab win at Bramall Lane on his way to the supermarket. “Fancy a pint, Will ?” I probably said. Never ask a Lutonian a question… Continue reading TURN A DIFFERENT CORNER AND I NEVER WOULD HAVE GONE TO THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN FOR THAT IMPERIAL STOUT
THIS IS THE K.I.T.
It’s just dawned on me I have to actually write the 2021 Review, it doesn’t produce itself spontaneously out of thin air like the whole of creation apparently did. Looking at my “liked” Spotify tracks the first one is this positive track encouraging us to hold on till the pubs re-opened by This is the… Continue reading THIS IS THE K.I.T.
IT’S COMING HOME
I don’t watch football on telly much, you can’t see the whole pitch and you don’t feel part of it, so tonight I found the pub in Sheffield that wasn’t showing the game; ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD No. 32 – The Kelham Island Tavern Goodness the Sheffield ring roads were busy tonight, everyone rushing… Continue reading IT’S COMING HOME
THE VALLEY (OF BEER) RUNS DEEP
A short post on the rest of Tuesday’s return to the Valley of Beer, which proved a few points; You can get high quality beer in pubs on a Tuesday afternoon CAMRA get 92.7% of their Beer Guide selections right Sheffield is a wise choice for your University That orange scarf suits Simon The… Continue reading THE VALLEY (OF BEER) RUNS DEEP
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