April 2025. West Sheffield. The posh bit. I’m getting jealous of other #PubMen reports from trips to Plymouth, and Stafford (watch out Paul, there’s a BRAPA about) and Lucerne, while circumstances keep me closer to home. But the sun has been shining on Wolverhampton, and Bolton, and Sheffield, which looked splendid the other Sunday as… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 382. THE RISING SUN, FULWOOD
Tag: Sheffield
SURPRISING REQUESTS IN THE SHAKESPEARE
April (finally) 2025. Sheffield. Spring has arrived, and Sheffield’s Peace Gardens look lovely just before the start of the End of the World or whatever’s happening this week. The city is (still) going through a construction boom. Historic Fargate has been beautifully tidied up, and there’s some expensive new flats towering over Derek Dooley Expressway… Continue reading SURPRISING REQUESTS IN THE SHAKESPEARE
NOTES ON QUALITY IN SHEFFIELD. AND CRISPY BEEF
March 2025. Sheffield. The problem with Sheffield is knowing when to say “that’s enough”, whether it’s Luddite cider or crispy beef. There was never any chance I wasn’t walking from New Barrack to Sang Lung, barely pausing to admire the lamppost art. “Twenty minutes ?” says the new lass in Sang Lung. “That’ll be perfect”… Continue reading NOTES ON QUALITY IN SHEFFIELD. AND CRISPY BEEF
“Are ya one of them beer tickers?”
March 2025. Sheffield. Back home from foreign fields, a man’s thoughts must inevitably turn to foamy beer in cosy English pubs. Let’s take a hike over the iron bridge to a Kelham gem, except the iron bridge doesn’t go anywhere and the Harlequin is more Wicker than Kelham. I’ve always liked the place, but it… Continue reading “Are ya one of them beer tickers?”
THE WORLD DOMINATION OF TIMOTHY TAYLOR LANDLORD REACHES THE BLIND MONKEY
March 2025. Sheffield. “ONLY an hour (in the Kelham), why for **** sake!!!If the answer’s Christine then I understand.“ Well, sort of. “Unless you have better idea” is Mrs RM code for “TAKE ME OUT NOW !“. I only stopped to take a pic of the daffodils, and the mural outside Tesco, but still made… Continue reading THE WORLD DOMINATION OF TIMOTHY TAYLOR LANDLORD REACHES THE BLIND MONKEY
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
MORE DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THOSE SEARCHING FOR SUB-PAR GBG ENTRIES
February 2025. Sheffield. “This Conference instructs the National Executive to reduce the number of pubs in the Good Beer Guide from the 2027 edition onwards, to ensure only quality pubs are featured.” Well, it’ll be worth going to Torquay next month for the big CAMRA shindig to hear that motion debated. There’s been a good… Continue reading MORE DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THOSE SEARCHING FOR SUB-PAR GBG ENTRIES
BEWARE THE RUGBY THEMED BEERS
February 2025. Hillsborough. Sheffield. Losing to Liverpool was inevitable, but back in Sheffield I needed immediate cheering up and that meant Sang Lung, still the only Hillsborough Chinese takeaway I’ve used. The on-line ordering (always Crispy Beef and Singapore Rice, as am creature of habit) wasn’t working, so I had to pop in a pub… Continue reading BEWARE THE RUGBY THEMED BEERS
“FFS, not the craft bar !”
February 2025. Sheffield. Consternation in CAMRA-land at the imminent closure of Torquay’s Hole in the Wall, pretty much the only pub worth leaving the upcoming Members Weekend. Luckily for Paul Mudge, I have found an alternative “venue” to take him to during the interminable discussions on the definition of real cider or another pointless change… Continue reading “FFS, not the craft bar !”
ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT – LOXLEY No. 3
February 2025. Sheffield. A Sunday lunchtime in west Sheffield with the Sheffield Hatter, who is keen to promote the merits of Ecclesall Road and Sharrow Vale. It’s a bit like pushing the case for Chorlton or Stirchley; the beer is good quality but the bars might be a bit, er, pokey for some. Sharrow Vale… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT – LOXLEY No. 3
