TheNoiseThatWeMade

The Reader : Darren Keep aka Daz ‘Landslide’, Marketing Manager & Music Promoter/DJ Why is this ‘Your Local’? “Great selection of beers and live bands every Friday at club night Aye; Temples, DENS, High Hazels & Best Friends have all gigged here.” www.facebook.com/AYE.Sheffield Favourite tipple: Spanish bottled beer, Estrella Damm Lager 4.6% and American craft beer Brooklyn Lager 5.2%. The Local: Starting life as a pop up drinking den The Great Gatsby opened its doors as a fully-fledged bar in May 2011. With a strong visual identity forged by artist Nick Deakin and musical guidance from co-owner James O’Hara alongside promoters such as Landslide DJs, the venue has carved its distinct musical stance firmly on Division Street. The Skeleton Key is the upstairs function venue available for private hire and on Friday nights you’ll often hear the up and coming sounds of Sheffield bands performing live in the intimate neo-gothic surroundings (then no doubt adde...

‘ A beam of light in a flash, lifts you up to where you know that you can choose to never have to feel that way again Rushing through the stars, captivated by the worlds beyond So far, unknown Floating in a car, past the gates that must destroy dark calm You aren't alone, it's a small world, and you've grown. ’ Roddy Frame’s ‘Small World’ was playing in the background as I stood waiting at the bar in the Cross Scythes pub in Norton Lees. It made me begin to recollect landlord ‘Ken’ from Craig Cash’s BBC comedy series ‘ Early Doors ’. John Henshaw plays a pub landlord at The Grapes; a typical northern pub with its regulars adding charm and comedic warmth to the series. Ken Dixon was your archetypal pub landlord in age, early fifties and as Tom appeared round the bar to snap me out of my daze there was a clear difference, by at least 20 years! Tom, Cross Scythes   The Cross Scythes is an imposing detached pub with a beer, food (using Thornbridge beer ...

The Reader: Jack Smith, Sales Manager at J.E. James Cycles, Sheffield. Why is this ‘Your Local’: ''Warm welcoming staff, darts board, good house beer from the Brew Company, filling Sunday dinners.'' Favourite tipple: Jack -Brew Company ‘Blonde’ 4% abv, a light pale fruity blonde ale. Liz - Brew Company ‘Winter Warrior’ 4.2% abv, a bitter with deep copper colour and American hops, Greenall’s ‘Bloom’ gin 40% abv & Gwynt y Ddraig ‘Fiery Fox’ cider 6.5% abv. The Local: The Harlequin: A free house pub, with its house beer brewed by Sheffield based The Brew Company (brewer – Pete Roberts); over 14 hand pulled beers, extensive World bottled beer range (including Denver based Flying Dog Brewery full range), 12-14 traditional ciders and perries (venue was awarded Sheffield Camra branch cider pub of the year in 2011). Liz cooks all the food on site from fresh ingredients which includes a speciality burger menu (there’s even an Argentinian influenced ‘Hand ...