Your Local: Brewdog, Sheffield
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 host regular events like ‘Beer School’; £22 for a 2 hour tasting
session including 6 beers and a cheeseboard. If you don’t fancy a tutored
tasting you can conduct your own by taking advantage of a beer flight board –
where you can choose any 4 thirds of a pint to sample. A decent option for
those, indecisive members of your beer drinking group or just a sharing beer
board for a respectable start to any night out.
An astute
sourcing from local food retailers PorterBrook Deli and Seven Hills Bakery for their meat and cheese boards means
quality and a tasty, interesting, selection is assured (a small plate is £7 including
4 cheeses, 2 cured meats, crackers and chutneys). After a recent team up with
pie specialists Pieminister, you can now indulge in a hot food option choosing from
a variety of Brewdog beer infused pies. Try ‘MooDog’ which melds together British
beef, smoked bacon and 5am Saint within Pieminister’s well-loved flaky pastry
(£5). The first Thursday of each month sees Sheffield’s acoustic talent taking
over the bar for a new live music night and keep up to date with any tap takeovers
via @BrewDogSheff. They’ve had both Magic Rock and Victory Brewing bringing
their latest brews to Sheffield already this year.
Manager: Duncan Smith
Address: Units 5 and 6 Eldon Court, 108-110
Devonshire Street. S3 7SF
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