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Brothers Arms, Heeley - you might find a ukulele or two Sheffield is a geographically diverse city, you geography students already know that and it’s probably one of the reasons you decided to move here. The city nestles in its own natural valley created by seven hills and the confluence of five rivers. With picturesque hillsides; part urban, part rural and part national park (sitting in the Peak District). Trees out number people four to one and beery hotspots are abundant. Sheffield started as a village dating back to early last millennium, growing in the 18 th century to a thriving market town whilst becoming known as the production heartland for knives and forks. As the cutlery industry expanded rapidly through the industrial revolution, so too did the people to work the machines and the population swelled. Sheffield’s villages may have morphed together into the districts you now know over this dynamic phase; nonetheless each area has kept its own distinctiven

The Reader  Will Linford, proprietor  HopHideout , specialist beer shop Why is this ‘Your Local’?  “Situated just up the road from the shop this late night boozer has a curated bottled beer menu from us and pizzas, you can’t go wrong.” Favourite tipple: IPAs and Imperial stouts: Buxton Brewery’s Ace Edge 6.8% and Nogne Imperial Stout 9% The Local:  Fresh from renovation the Picture House Social is the new venture from the Gatsby owners, snuggled under the striking 1920s era Abbeydale Road cinema. Once a grand and luxurious picture house, the Grade II listed building had fallen into disrepair until the Friends of Abbeydale Picture House began to restore the building in 2003. Now privately owned by The Edge climbing wall’s Mr Robins, the Picture House Social is the first foray into bringing the building back into public use.   Working with Sheffield designers, musicians and neighbouring businesses such as Nick Deakin, Tesla Studios and Hop Hideout brings

  The Reader : Paul Coupe, freelance web developer   Why is this ‘Your Local’? “There’s nowhere else like it in Sheffield. You’re always guaranteed to find something interesting on the bar. I went to Berlin last year and the atmosphere and decor reminds me of that city.” Favourite tipple: Brewdog’s 5am Saint 5% & Siren Brewery’s Limoncello IPA 9%   The Local: A new addition to Devonshire Street this year - Brewdog’s Sheffield branch, as the brewery’s mantra, focuses on flavoursome upfront hop forward beers. Showcased via its 20 draught keg lines and a glass walled keg chillin’ room; a viewing wonder. There’s usually a 50/50 split on the taps offering the likes of Brewdog core beers from Punk IPA (5.4%) to more extreme specials like their barley wine, Shipwrecker Circus, at a powerful 10.5% alongside guests from Magic Rock , Stone and Mikkeller .   The entire bar staff are Cicerone trained (a respected beer certification program) which means they often ho

  The Reader : Mark Evans, solicitor & beer drinker Why is this ‘Your Local’?   “First and foremost I just like the variety of beer on the hand pulls and key kegs. Pretty much every time I’ve been in there’s different beers to try. The pub always has a relaxed vibe too.” Favourite tipple:   Porters and milds such as Thornbridge Brewery’s Pollards, a dark coffee milk stout 5% The Local:   Residing on Commonside in Crookesmoor this old coaching house continues to provide a resting stop for thirsty travellers and locals alike in the west of Sheffield. Its hook line - music, arts and community sits at the heart of its ethos. With 8 cask lines and multiple keg lines including 4 Thornbridge beers in addition to Pilsner Urquell and Leffe, the Hallamshire always has the newest Thornbridge keg offerings.   A recent stalwart, from their innovative brewing side, includes the taste bud exploder Cherry Brown. A brown ale with a massive oomph of sour Morello

Over the last few months, I have to admit, the blog has taken a bit of a back burner. I have a European Beer Bloggers blog (the irony) to finish writing ('Graft Brewing'), a trip to Huddersfield to share (HDM v The Grove), a load of Your Locals and more to post. HOWEVER I'm now focusing on organsing this beer festival as one of the Sheff Brew Fest members. So [finger taps] this may be the last update till after October! Hopefully see you at the beer festival below >  www.sheffbrewfest.com

A is for the Archaeology of beer, think particles of space dust falling to earth and fermenting that mushy bread you left out in the early days of yore brought to you by Declan Moore . A is for the apricots added to the sublime Cascade Apricot Ale shared by Beer Daddy. A is for Andrew Savage brewer at Guinness who shared honest insights - 200 road tankers a week taking Guinness out to be packaged in cans and bottles. A is for Artisan Brewers Society – I like the fact they haven't used the 'c' word. A is for Aer Lingus who managed to fly me back to Manchester after I drank lots of Pilsner Urquell unfiltered goodness and discovered the merits of using Wordpress (check the radio station I embedded for you to listen to whilst reading this). Then gulped down N17's 'Oatmeal Stout' (yes you can gulp a stout) , visited Gallway Bay Brewery's The Black Sheep pub and relished their take on double IPA - ' Of Foam and Fury '; enjoyed a three course beer a

  This weekend - from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July    

Every month you can read my beery column in South Yorkshire mag Exposed in both print and online. The column's called Beer Revere and you can check out the blog HERE. You can also page through back copies of Exposed  digitally - as often the printed magazines go pretty quick (especially if there's an Arctic Monkey's exclusive interview). I also write the Your Local feature - which has covered some great pubs in Sheffield - The Sheffield Tap, The Broadfield,  The Great Gatsby, The Bath Hotel, The Rutland, The Closed Shop, Hallamshire House, Cross Scythes, The Greystones, The Devonshire Cat and more. Just reminds you why Sheffield is so beery good!

      Still time to join. I really enjoyed the event last year in Edinburgh and interested to find out more about the Irish brewing scene. Take a look on HERE Friday, June 27, 2014 12:30 Registration and Expo3we4 14:00 Conference Opening 14:05 History of Beer in Ireland 15:00 Keg versus Cask and Bottle versus Can 16:05 Panel of Irish Craft Brewers 17:00 Break 18:30 Dinner, Brewery Tour, and Tasting at St. James Gate hosted by Guinness and Smithwicks 21:00 Evening Party with Pilsner Urquell Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:00 An Inside Look at the Irish Beer Industry 11:00 Social Media Advanced Strategies for Bloggers 12:00 Lunch hosted by Pilsner Urquell 14:00 Supercharging your Blogging with WordPress 15:00 Video on Your Beer Blog 16:00 I

The Reader : Phil Vintin, chief elf @HelpSheffield Why is this ‘Your Local’?   “Good food and good music. The menu offers gluten free options and a wide selection of local beer.” The Local:   This eclectic Division Street late night music junkie boozer offers 6 hand pulled ales and 12 draught taps including many a continental and American craft beer from Anchor and Brooklyn breweries.  The hand pulls rotate offering beer from the likes of Saltaire, Marble, Abbeydale, Kelham Island, Magic Rock and new local start up Stancill (their Barnsley Bitter is a local award winner). House ales can be purchased for £2.50 a pint Monday through to Friday 5-9pm making this a destination not only for beer choice but for price too. Last month the beer menu was revitalised and re-launched. They now showcase an extensive bottled range with Belgian favourites St Bernardus, Urthel and Orval sitting alongside quirkier European offerings from Norwegian innovators Nogne O. Much like fami

Straight from the festival organisers.........tickets now up for sale! Get in quick I say. Indy Man Beer Con - Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th October 2014 Victoria Baths, Hathersage Rd, Manchester. "A joyous event held in the crumbling splendour of the Victoria Baths"  -  The Guardian “Indy Man Beer Con has rewritten the rules on what a British beer festival looks like”  -  Financial Times Independent Manchester Beer Convention  (Indy Man Beer Con/IMBC) is a world class showcase for the best breweries from the UK and beyond. Returning to the stunning surrounds of the Grade II listed, architectural gem Victoria Baths for it’s 3 rd  year, running from  Thursday 9th October to Sunday 12th October , IMBC brings together the most progressive, forward thinking breweries from across the UK, Europe and USA for a multisensory, headlong, hop-forward beer extravaganza. Spread across 5 rooms over 4 days with more than 80 taps serving up the finest bee

It's all happening this week, I know I bang on about Sheffield and the beery good things that go on here, but can you blame me really for feeling a little pleased about it.  This week the Society of Independent Brewer's launch their annual get together and throw a 300+ beer festival each night. From Wednesday through to Saturday night - you can head up to IceSheffield , check out the beer list for what's  in store. I hear some rumblings a foot for good quality food offerings from street food vendors like Fish& and Diamond Dogs in the mix too.  On Thursday - Magic Rock's head brewer Stuart wrestles Brewdog's newest bar to the ground and takes over the taps (ooooh la la monsieur). Sheffield isn't exactly a beer desert and Brewdog Sheffield may end up looking slightly dated in less than a week going by it's industrial 80s nightclub styling, but you know what, it'll still tempt you in now and again for some tasty keg tr