March 2024. Sheffield. A second pub on Sheffield’s Folk Weekend, though sadly/happily not in The Perch, which was completely packed for the Youth Sessions. And they say young people spend all their time playing Minecraft. The city was packed with folk carrying guitars and pushing suitcases, and I immediately knew I’d have a job getting… Continue reading WHO MADE “DIXON’S OLD DIABOLICAL” ?
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NATIONAL BASS DAY 2024
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
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY No. 51- SOUTH YORKSHIRE Part 2. SHEFFIELD
I left “Half a dozen pubs…” in a bit of limbo, giving you a blog’s worth of South Yorkshire WITHOUT Sheffield, and then forgot about it, or thought it was too difficult my new home to less than a dozen. But at some point I need to move on to West Yorkshire, and Gwent, and… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY No. 51- SOUTH YORKSHIRE Part 2. SHEFFIELD
JETHRO TULL ALBUMS DISSECTED IN THE WELLINGTON
March 2024. Sheffield. There’s two (2) guaranteed indicators that I’m a teeny bit pi**ed in Sheffield. An order for an unnecessary Chinese takeaway from Sang Lung, and an inadvisable pint in the Wellington. Oh dear. Even worse, I convinced myself what I really needed after Bombay mix and a pork pie was the Welly’s £1… Continue reading JETHRO TULL ALBUMS DISSECTED IN THE WELLINGTON
HEAVEN IS A PIE AND A PINT IN THE LEFT HAND BAR OF SHEFFIELD’S FAT CAT
March 2024. Sheffield… Or is it Kelham Island ? The Good Beer Guide sees fit to label the Valley of Beer as a separate entity this year (but not, say, Hillsborough), and who am I to argue with the Good Book. You left me drinking 10% Norwegian Marshmallow Imperial Stout on my return from a… Continue reading HEAVEN IS A PIE AND A PINT IN THE LEFT HAND BAR OF SHEFFIELD’S FAT CAT
ALDER – THE (KEG) BASS HAS GONE, THE THRILL REMAINS
February 2024. Sheffield. It’s Sheffield Beer Week, in the self-proclaimed “real ale capital of the world“. Judging a city on the number of breweries and different beers produced is plain daft, and I’d be the first person to tell you that Sheffield does beer quality and Proper Pubs better than anyone else. But number of… Continue reading ALDER – THE (KEG) BASS HAS GONE, THE THRILL REMAINS
ALBION REVISITED
February 2024. Sheffield. One more report from a quiet Wednesday afternoon with Sheffield Hatter, where he forces me at gunpoint to join him in a third pub of the day that I didn’t need to go in, but am glad he did. Some of you have asked what my photos look like before they’re cleaned… Continue reading ALBION REVISITED
ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 173 – BEER ENGINE
February 2023. Sheffield. Since moving to Sheffield 3 years ago I’ve managed to revisit all the current GBG entries. All except the Beer Engine, an in-out sort of entry, the Norwich of the Guide, and one easy to mix up with your Beer School and Ale Shop and Craft House up the road. The closest… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 173 – BEER ENGINE
IN SPRING, A MAN’S THOUGHTS TURN TO PLANNING A PUB CRAWL IN LEEDS
February 2024. Sheffield. Spring has sprung, and the Sheffield Hatter is planning a day out in That Leeds. I’d been invited to discuss the merits of pubs with Bass, pubs with average NBSS scores above 3.31, and pubs that are somehow doable by public transport. Foolishly, I used public transport to make my way to… Continue reading IN SPRING, A MAN’S THOUGHTS TURN TO PLANNING A PUB CRAWL IN LEEDS
NON-ALCOHOLIC SHEFFIELD. ALMOST.
February 2024. Pub tickers really are the nicest bunch, always positive even after the Bard of Prescot is found unexpectedly shut a third time, always offering to drive you to remote pubs in grim southern towns like Maidenhead. They’re on the road so much it’s hard not to bump into them, as I did Ian… Continue reading NON-ALCOHOLIC SHEFFIELD. ALMOST.
