Your Local: The Sheaf View

 

The Reader: Mark Davies, artist and lecturer.

Why is this ‘Your Local’?  “Geographically it’s a stone’s throw from my home. The pub’s full of like-minded liberal souls who are always open to a chat. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable, keeping you up to date on the ever-changing ales. ”

Favourite tipple: Pictish Brewing’s Blue Moon 6%, a strong IPA with a spicy hop aroma.   

 

 

 

 

 

The Local:

 

Sitting mid point on Gleadless Road in Heeley where the road slowly undulates lays this local gem of a boozer. The pub has stood its ground since the late 20s whilst the ‘hotel’ part has been dropped and the terraced housing which adjoined to each side has vanished. First steps inside lead you into the original main tap room, breweriana adorns the walls and a roomy conservatory and beer garden now stretch out behind the main structure.

 

 

A free house community pub where everybody really does know your name and they’re always glad you came. Traditional ales and continental beers are the focus. Twelve taps offer Czech, Austrian and German Pilsner (and wheat beer) such as Stiegl, Bitburger, Budvar Dark and Erdinger Weiss in addition to continental fruit beers such as Bacchus Kriek and Fruili. Eight handpulls of ales sit on the front bar showcasing locally brewed beer from the likes of Kelham Island Brewery amongst micro-breweries from further afield such as Yates on the Isle of Wight. For those of the cider persuasion you’ll find two dedicated handpulls of regionally made craft cider on the bar. Thirty plus bottled beers from Yorkshire breweries like Wold Top (their award winning gluten free bitter Against the Grain is well worth a try) to Belgium classics like Orval (beer aficionados start salivating at this point) and Abbaye Des Rocs jostle for space in the back fridges. If you don’t fancy a beer, heaven knows why not (!), there are a few bottles short of a century of whiskeys to sample.

 

 

Owner James, a whiskey devotee, sources the good stuff from all over the world. Between your Lagavulin, Balcones (distilled in Texas), An Cnoc and Aberlour snuggle rarer malts from closed distilleries such as Douglas Laing’s Port Ellen 26 year single malt scotch whiskey. A brief visit for a quick pint could easily turn into an all day excursion and no doubt you’ll make a few new friends along the way.   

 

Address:  25 Gleadless Road Sheffield, South Yorkshire S23 3AA

T: 0114 249 6455 / @SheafView

Owner: James Birkett