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ONE PUB ONLY?
Gardeners Rest
CRAWLING FROM RAILWAY STATION TO THE GROUND?
Tram to Cask and Cutler, then Fat Cat and Kelham Island, back to tram and hop off at New Barrack en route to Hillsborough
SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT?
Kelham Island Tavern
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62 Russell St S3 8RW Telephone 0114 2722482 W www.kelhamislandtavern.co.uk
G Trevor Wraithe
F Traditional bar snacks and full menu 12 to 3
SP BM D
O 12 to 11 Mon - Sat, 12 - 12Sun
The local pub of the year for 2005 is the obvious starting point for the Kelham Island crawl. There is a danger you might not leave though. It is a spotless haunt of the chattering classes and my visit soon found the locals in full flow, topics ranging from politics to mediaeval history. The pub extends backwards into the courtyard where the reason for the Yorkshire in bloom awards becomes evident in the small garden. The pub has a classy style, festooned with classic art work and classic ale choices. It is a top boozer that all will enjoy, a beautiful bar with beautiful beer. The pub is rightly a regular beer award winner; one cannot be less impressed by not only the range of ales, but their quality.
UPDATE: Check the website for beers and festivals. Local CAMRA Pub of the year 2006
BWV 14.3.05 Acorn Barnsley Bitter, Archers Predator, Arkells 3B, Glentworth Yorkshire Light Ale, Leyden On me head son!, Ossett Silver King, Pictish Brewers Gold, Rudgate Happy Masher, Saxon Ruby Tuesday, Platinum Blonde, Weston’s Old Rosie Cider
BWV 12.5.06: Acorn Barnsley Bitter, Archers Full Time, Bartrams Best, Derby Little Gem, Phenomenal, Durham White Amarillo, Mauldons Suffolk Comfort, Mighty Oak Shamrock Stout, Otley O1, Pictish Brewer’s Gold, Thornbridge Kastor
NATIONAL CAMRA POTY 2009 |  | Fat Cat
23 Alma Rd S3 8SA Telephone 0114 2494801 W www.thefatcat.co.uk
G David Wickett
F Good quality home cooked food with special vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options 12 to 2.30, 6 to 7.30 Mon - Fri, 12 to 2.30 Sat - Sun
SP SK D
O 12 to 11 Mon - Thu, some times extended. 12 to 12 Fri - Sat, 12 to 11 Sun
This is the most quaint and original of the three Fat Cats in these guides As the Kelham Island tap room alone it would gain a national fame without the name. It is a tiny pub with two small rooms, one being quite separate and smoke - free. Both have a highly polished and well cared - for quality, suggesting that the comfort of the punters is as important as the high quality and diverse ales. Add in a distinctive menu and you have a pub that appeals to couples in their middle ages as well as the older crew found in traditional ale houses. The leader of the Sheffield revolution, it has managed to maintain the highest of standards as the numerous awards testify. This is a great pub that has a must not miss element.
UPDATE: Sky will available in the upstairs function room. Beer festivals to look out for are in August, December and May. The pictures went with the refurbished toilets.
BWV 14.3.05: Acorn Legend, Cottage Evening Star, Fat Cat Bitter, Durham Nine Stars, Hart Cartford Premium, Kelham Island Pale Rider, Best, Easy Rider, Salamander Blunderbus
BWV 12.5.06: Cottage SS Great Britain, Derby Phenomenal, Derwent Springtime, Kelham Island Best, Pale Rider, Northumberland Ashington Ale, Scattor Rock Meadow Mild, Thornbridge Blackthorn Ale, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Saxon Cider |  | Cask and Cutler NOW RENAMED THE WELLINGTON
1 Henry St S3 7EQ Telephone 0114 2492295
G Neil Clarke
SP D
O 5.30 to 11 Mon, 12 to 2, 5.30 to 11 Tue - Thu, 12 to 11 Fri - Sat, 12 to 3, 7 to 10.30 Sun, 12 to 3, 5.30 to 11 Bank Holiday Mon
The most recommended of the local pubs, the Cask and Cutler is located at the end of the local Shalemoor tram stop. Or conversely Gary S of Sheffield says “it offers a constantly changing range of excellently kept real ales within staggering distance of the tram stop taking you to the Mecca of football - Hillsborough.” Dynamic, yet traditional, small, but large of heart, I would challenge anyone not to think this pub is perfectly formed. The two rooms are equally private, being screened by the internal walls and wood. The pub offers unusual ales that constantly change plus Belgian bottled ales. Nicola S of Barnsley has it right, “It keeps my husband occupied with the plethora of real ales whilst I hit the shops!” There are no themes or music, just regulars chatting or planning an evening that, on my visit, involved bringing a bottle to carry home the ale.
UPDATE: Ring to check out the beers on at the Mid Nov beer festival
BWV 14.3.05: E&S Elland Old Gimmer, Hart Cartford, Pictish Brewers Gold, Whitley Bridge Bridge Gold, Emberzale. Millstone Windy Miller, Salamander Stout, Weston's Old Rosie Cider
BWV 12.5.06: Archers King’s Shilling, Boggart Hole Clough Darwin, Durham Spring Goddess, Glentworth Gold n’Light, Hart Cait-lin Gold, Lancaster LM, Marston Moor Spring Hatch, Pictish Maelstrom, Port Mahon Ryan’s Paughter, Weston’s Old Rosie
LITTLE CAT BREWERY ON SITE |  | Gardeners Rest CLOSED SINCE THE FLOODS MAY RE-OPEN SOON
105 Neepend Lane S3 3AT Telephone 0114 2724978
G Pat Wilson and Eddy Munnelly
SP P D
O 3 to 11 Mon - Thu, 12 to 11 Fri - Sat, 12 to 10.30 Sun
And so to my personal favourite in the Sheffield crawl. Instantly the locals made it obvious that this was a pub for those who value matters local in ale and life. They offer regular ales, ever - changing guests ale selections on gravity, and ciders. I once was a geographer so I went into the conservatory that has planning maps, to find a view of the Don undergoing its rejuvenation. In the bar I claimed my place on the map over the bar. Soon it became a conversation with Tim, author of the guide to Sheffield pubs and the tour of the area could easily have ended here, as the warmth of the place was just perfect. The front snug is quite separate from the rest of the pub. The ultimate accolade came when local brewers came in for a pint. The people of Sheffield don't know just how lucky they are.
UPDATE: The “garden work in progress” may be finished next year; by the Oct. Beer Festival?
BWV 14.3.05: Bowland Malmsey Butt, Greenfield Pride Of England, Castleshaw, Houston Horny Wee Devil, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Best, Golden Best, Wentworth Needle’s Eye, Weston's Old Rosie, Herefordshire Country Perry
BWV 12.5.06: Blakemere Wigwam, Bradfield Farmers IPA, Leyden Wheelwright, Naylor’s Erica’s Ginger Roots, Timothy Taylor Golden Best, Landlord, Wentworth Gun Park Dark Mild, WPA, |  | New Barrack Tavern
601 Penistone Rd S6 2GA Telephone 0144 2211689 w www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk
G Kevin and Stephanie Woods
F A wide choice of good simple, wholesome pub food 11 to 3, 5 to 9 Mon - Thu, 11 to 12 Fri - Sat, 12 to 11 Sun
CP TV JB P D
O 11 - 11 Mon - Thu, 11 - 12 Fri / Sat 12 - 11 Sun
Tynemill pubs always offer a great beer range in pleasant proper pub environments The knowledgeable folk of Sheffield said the guide had no value without this pub being included, so being one to take the pleasurable route, I braved the Penistone Rd traffic to take a photo and settled down for a perfect mid afternoon pint.
The pub has three very different rooms plus an excellent standing at the bar space. The small snug doubled as a darts area when I visited. The large lounge found groups of friends enjoying a regular sampling exploration in a room with tobacco and beer posters for decoration. The conservatory to the rear is the non - smoking room and guess what, it was as popular as every smoke - free room in the country The standing bar space was crowded and it was soon obvious that this is the preferred location for the locals and regulars, the football fans and post - work story tellers. On match days you will need to get here very early, it will be very busy. Kevin and the locals are very welcoming and well versed in the popularity of this classic real ale ticker destination. The beer board also lists masses of continental draught ales and bottled beers. No hassle is guaranteed, this is indeed a great pub.
BWV 12.5.06: Abbeydale Moonshine, Acorn Barnsley Bitter, Badger Tanglefoot, Burton Bridge Flying Fun, Castle Rock Elsie Mo, Harvest Pale, Cropton Balmy Mild, HB Clark’s Black Mild, Springhead Puritan’s Porter, Wellington Entirely Porter |  | | SHEFFIELD CAMRA | HILLSBOROUGH |  | 
LOCAL BREWERY
Kelham Island Brewery
23 Alma St
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S3 8SA
Tel: 01142 494804
www.kelhambrewery.co.uk
| WETHERSPOONS
The Bankers Draft 1-3 Market Place Sheffield S1 2GH Opening Times: Sun-Thu 9am-midnight; Fri/Sat 9am-1am
The Benjamin Huntsman 12-18 Cambridge Street Sheffield S1 4HP Opening Times: Sun-Wed 9am-midnight; Thu-Sat 9am-2am
The Sheffield Waterworks Company Cambridge House 2-12 Division Street Sheffield S1 4GF Opening Times: Sun-Thu 9am-midnight; Fri/Sat 9am-1am
The Swim Inn 217-231 Glossop Road Sheffield S10 2GW Opening Times: Mon-Sat 9am-11pm; Sun 9am-10.30pm
| SHEFFIELD TAP
My old friend Yan, an unfortunate Burnley fan has moved to Sheffield and now works in this new bar at the Station. It offers 4 Thornbridge beers as regulars and masses of alternative Continental stuff. The bar is, as the named suggests the Thornbridge Brewery tap but more importantly offers a great one pint stop for those of uis who change trains at Sheffield journeying to or from the North. More details will follow when I visit.
Sheffield Tap (13/3/10) Being at the station and offering a great service, complete with bouncers, I think this should be added as an entry, for both clubs (!). I was well-oiled and in a hurry for the last train when I went. .
Always : Thornbridge Lord Marples, Kipling, Jaipur IPA, Raven, Saint Petersburg, Exposed, Six Point Ale
Open Sun-Thu 10-11, Fri,Sat 10-12
Mick Escott
It has a website here.
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