Sheffield Beer Week

Week Long Events

A Beery Good Menu at Rutland Arms

Venue: Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS
Website: https://www.facebook.com/rutland.arms
Date: Throughout Sheffield Beer Week
Buses: 47,48
Trams: Sheffield Station (Blue or Purple route)

If you’re feeling peckish during Sheffield Beer Week, head to the Rutland Arms as chef Rico will be creating a beer inspired dish each day – along with a beer pairing. Just look out for the specials board to the right of the bar for more details!

Beers for SIBA

Venue: New Barrack Tavern
Website: http://www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk/pubs/new-barrack-tavern/
Date: From Wednesday 18th March
Buses: 53,79,79A
Trams: Bamforth Street (Blue or Yellow route)

In celebration of SIBA attending the city for a third time, New Barrack Tavern will have new beers on throughout the week including Allendale Brewery’s APA , Inveralmond’s Lia Fail and Castle Rock’s New Zealand hopped IPA Idle Valley Reserve. Live music will be played Friday and Saturday night.

Beer & Cheese Pairings at Anchorage Bar

Venue: Anchorage Bar, Unit 3, West One, Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield, S1 4JB
Website: http://www.anchoragebar.co.uk/
Cost: TBC
Buses: all serving West Street
Trams: West Street (Blue or Yellow route)

There aren’t many combinations that can beat cheese and beer! And if you’re fancying a little something extra with your pint, Anchorage Bar are offering a special beer and cheese menu throughout Sheffield Beer Week. Simply choose your beer and Anchorage will prepare a delicious cheeseboard to complement the flavours. Alternatively you can pick your own from their menu of carefully selected cheeses.

Cider at PJ Taste

Venue: PJ Taste, 249 Glossop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2GZ
Website: http://www.pjtaste.co.uk/
Buses: all serving West Street
Trams: West Street (Blue or Yellow route)

Because we know some of you like cider too… head to PJ Taste cafe who are selling their 2013 batch of cider made with apples foraged in Sheffield for just 95p a bottle. Why not grab a sandwich of pork cooked in cider whilst you’re at it?

Free Beer Tasting

Venue: Beer Central, The Moor Market, Earl Street, Sheffield, S1 4PF
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/779062482162534/
Date: Monday to Friday (16-20 March)
Time: 1-2
Bus: all serving Moorfoot
Tram: West Street (Blue or Yellow route)

Each lunchtime Beer Central will be holding a FREE beer tasting session to give the people of Sheffield the chance to try a range of different beer styles and take advantage of some exclusive special offers!

Monday – Lower Strength Easy Drinking beers
Tuesday – Local Stuff
Wednesday – The best Pale Ales
Thursday – Rich Stouts and Porters
Friday – Hoppy IPAs

Hop Hideout present ‘Caught On The Hop’ Photography Exhibition

Venue: Hop Hideout (entrance through Vintedge), 444 Abbeydale Rd, S7 1FR
Website: https://www.hophideout.co.uk
Date: Throughout Sheffield Beer Week
Buses: 75,76,87,97,98,218
Time: check website for opening hours

During Sheffield Beer Week Hop Hideout will host an exhibition featuring a selection of photograph’s from Nicci Peet’s ‘Caught On The Hop‘ project. These photographs document women in the beer industry across New Zealand – one of the fastest growing craft beer industries in the world. (Hosted in the events space next door, access via Vintedge/Hop Hideout).

Pizza & Beer at Picture House Social

Venue: Picture House Social, 383 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FS
Website: http://picture-house-social.com
Date: Throughout Sheffield Beer Week
Buses: 75,76,87,97,98,218
Time: check website for opening hours

As winning combinations go pizza and beer is pretty close to perfection. Picture House Social is housed in the former ballroom and billiard hall of Abbeydale Picture House, opened by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield on 20 December 1920. It’s an independent venue with music, cocktails, beer, Italian inspired street food, games room and terrace. Many of the ingredients are sourced directly from Italy, including the San Marzano tomatoes and the ’00’ flour. Head to the kitchen/diner room to order your pizzas and view the suggested beer pairing. Try the bresaola, watercress and beetroot reduction pizza alongside Yeastie Boys Golden Perch for starters!

Beer & Burger deal at Urban Quarter

Venue: Urban Quarter, 1B Kelham Island, Sheffield, S3 8RY
Website: http://www.urbanquarter.co/
Date: Throughout Sheffield Beer Week
Trams: Shalesmoor (Blue or Yellow route)
Time: check website for opening hours

Take a break to refuel at Urban Quarter who have a special Sheffield Beer Week burger deal on throughout the week. Show staff your SIBA ticket, or shout out Sheffield Beer Week when ordering to get a burger and a pint of Stancill’s pilsner for £10!

 

Monday 16th March

IPA Bottle Tasting with Beer Central Ltd

Venue: Shakespeares, 146-148 Gibraltar Street, Sheffield, S3 8UB
Website: www.shakespeares-sheffield.co.uk
Date: Monday 16th March
Time: 19:30
Cost: £12
Buses: 38,57,81,82,84,85
Trams: Shalesmoor (Blue or Yellow route) or Cathedral (all routes)

A chance to sample six different hoppy India Pale Ales from both sides of the Atlantic. With Sean Clarke from Beer Central and Chris Bamford from Shakespeares giving their tuppence about the beers and the style. Contact Shakespeares or Beer Central to book, or just turn up at 7.30 on the day.

 

Tuesday 17th March

Barrel Aged Beer Tasting with Siren Craft Brew

Venue: Shakespeares, 146-148 Gibraltar Street, Sheffield, S3 8UB
Website: www.shakespeares-sheffield.co.uk
Date: Tuesday 17th March
Time: 19:30
Cost: £10
Buses: 38,57,81,82,84,85
Trams: Shalesmoor (Blue or Yellow route) or Cathedral (all routes)

A chance to taste some of Siren Craft Brew’s exceptional barrel aged beers! Members of this top rated brewery (according to 2014 Rate Beer Awards) will also be on hand to discuss the effects each cask has on the beers you try. The tasting includes a half of Siren’s flagship multi-barrel aged and blended Maiden 2014 and their Broken Dream Breakfast Stout aged in Ardbeg Whisky casks. Contact Chris at Shakespeares to book a place or just turn up on the night.

 

Wednesday 18th March

Siren Craft Brew Tap Takeover & FREE Meet the Brewer event

Venue: Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS
Website: https://www.facebook.com/rutland.arms
Date: Wednesday 18 March 2015
Time: 18:30
Cost: Free
Buses: 47,48
Trams: Sheffield Station (Blue or Purple route)

City centre based beery good pub, Rutland Arms, has teamed up with Siren Craft Brew to bring the people of Sheffield an evening of awesome booze. This is the perfect chance to discuss beer with some of the best brewers in the country. You’ll also get to sample some of Siren’s fabulous ales with 5 kegs, 4 casks and various bottles available.

No tickets, just turn up, buy a beer and head upstairs. *Note that spaces are limited to 35

Meet the Brewer – Steel City Brewing

Venue: Shakespeares, 146-148 Gibraltar Street, Sheffield. S3 8UB
Website: www.shakespeares-sheffield.co.uk
Date: Wednesday 18th March
Time: 19:00
Cost: Free
Buses: 38,57,81,82,84,85
Trams: Shalesmoor (Blue or Yellow route) or Cathedral (all routes)

Featuring Steel City Brewing. Pop down for an evening of beer and chat with one of your favourite brewers.

Quiz 

Venue: The Closed Shop, 52-54 Commonside, Sheffield, S10 1GG
Website: http://www.theclosedshopsheffield.co.uk/
Date: Wednesday 18 March 2015
Time: 21:00
Cost: Free
Bus: 95

The Closed Shop’s weekly quiz has a beery round for #SheffieldBeerWeek. Prizes include BOOZE and a £20 voucher.

Thursday 19th March

Britain’s Beer Revolution: Book Reading & Signing

Venue: The Sheffield Tap, Sheaf Street. S1 2BP
Website: www.sheffieldtap.com
Date: Thursday 19th March
Time: 13:00 – 13:30
Cost: free
Buses: all serving Sheffield Interchange
Trams: Sheffield Station (Blue or Purple route)

Renowned beer writers Roger Protz and Adrian Tierney-Jones host an informal book reading from their newly published co-authored book – Britain’s Beer Revolution. Join the authors in the brewery room of Sheffield Tap as they share stories about local breweries featured in the book.

Trappist Beer Night

Venue: Devonshire Cat
Website: http://www.devonshirecat.co.uk/
Date: Thursday 19th March
Time: Evening
Cost: Free Entry
Buses: Any serving West Street or Moorfoot
Trams: West Street (Blue or Yellow route)

In celebration of Sheffield Beer Week and BeerX’s return to the city, Devonshire Cat is offering 20% off all Trappist beers!

Thornbridge Meet the Brewer and HOP Quiz

Venue: Bath Hotel, 66-68 Victoria Street, Sheffield S3 7QL
Website: http://www.beerinthebath.co.uk/home.html
Date: Thursday 19th March
Time: 18:30
Cost: Free
Bus: 51/52/70/95/120/121
Tram: University of Sheffield (Blue or Yellow route)

Join Thornbridge’s head brewer, Rob Lovatt, for a Q&A and tasting session followed by  a HOP quiz at 9pm. Free roasties for each quiz team, Jaipur X on the bar and lots of Thornbridge prizes up for grabs including a brewery tour!

Beer Tasting Competition

Venue: The Three Tuns, 39 Silver Street Head, Sheffield, S1 2DD
Website: http://threetunssheffield.co.uk/
Date: Thursday 19th March
Time: 18:30
Cost: £5
Buses: all serving High Street/Church Street
Trams: Cathedral (all routes)

Think you know your beer? Why not put your knowledge to the test with a beer tasting competition? Armed with nothing but tasting notes and your taste-buds you’ll have to work out what each of your 5 x 1/3 pint tasters of mystery beers are. There’s a prize for the winner too!

Cask v Keg with Abbeydale Brewery and Rat Brewery

Venue: Shakespeares, 146-148 Gibraltar Street, Sheffield, S3 8UB
Website: http://www.shakespeares-sheffield.co.uk
Date: Thursday 19th March
Time: 19:30
Cost: Free
Buses: 38,57,81,82,84,85
Trams: Shalesmoor (Blue or Yellow route) or Cathedral (all routes)

A chance to try Abbeydale Brewery’s new collaboration with Rat Brewery – Big Foot Red Rye Ale – on cask (the only cask in existence) and keg! Brewers from both breweries will also be on hand to discuss the differences between the two.

Quiz Night at the Dog & Partridge

Venue: The Dog & Partridge, 56 Trippet Lane, Sheffield, S1 4EL
Website: https://www.facebook.com/TheDogandPartridgeSheffield
Date: Thursday 19th March
Time: 19:30
Cost: 50p to enter the quiz and £1 (TBC) to take part in the taster round
Buses: 51,52,70,95,120
Trams: City Hall (Blue or Yellow route)

The Dog’s newly launched Thursday night quiz features a special beery bonus round for Sheffield Beer Week. Shot glass size tasters of a selection of mystery beers will be provided along with a quiz sheet containing a beer list and tasting notes. Simply work out which beer is which by taste! For those who fancy coming down early for food, the Bia Comida tapas menu is served until 8:30pm.

Meet the Brewer – Great Heck Brewery

Venue: Tap & Tankard, 24 Cambridge Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 4HP
Website: http://www.tapandtankard.co.uk/
Date: Thursday 19th March
Time: 19:30
Cost: Free
Buses: any serving West Street or Pinstone Street stops
Trams: City Hall (Blue or Yellow route)

Join Kelham Island Brewery’s newest pub as they host a meet the brewer event with the Selby based Great Heck Brewery. Producing both traditional and excitingly modern beers the brewery offers something for everyone!

Beer and Cheese Tasting Evening

Venue: Urban Pantry, 227 Crookes, Sheffield, S10 1TE
Website: http://urbanpantry.co.uk/
Date: Thursday 19th March
Time: 19:45
Cost: £15 (Call 0114 3270792 to book)
Buses: 52

Urban Pantry owner Reece Lippolis will be joined by Alex Barlow, a master brewer who loves his beer. There will be a selection of 5 beers accompanied by 5 cheeses that Reece and Alex have chosen as great pairing ideas.

Friday 20th March

Fuggle Bunny Brewery Open Day

Venue: Fuggle Bunny brew house, Unit 1, Meadowbrook Park Ind. Estate, Station Road, Holbrook, Sheffield. S20 3PJ
Website: www.fugglebunnybrewhouse.co.uk 
Date: Friday 20th March
Time: 09:00 to 17:00
Cost: Free
Buses: 71,71A,SL3
Trams: Halfway (Blue route)

Fuggle Bunny Brewery open their doors on Friday 20th March in support of Sheffield Beer Week. Spend the day with the award winning brewery team at their site based between Halfway and Killamarsh to the East of Sheffield. The brewery launched on the 1st February last year and started producing beer on the 1st of March. During this time they have created 7 characterful ales including their latest creation, Chapter 7 – Russian Rare-Bit 5% (an Imperial Black Stout), which won Gold at the Sheffield 40th Anniversary Beer & Cider Festival in 2014.

Why not have a go at one of our Pub Trails afterwards? 

Saturday 21st March

CAMRGB & Hop Hideout #Twissup Sheffield Beer Crawl

Venue: Start at Sheffield Tap, Sheffield Train Station
Website: www.camrgb.org
Date: Saturday 21st March 2015
Time: 13:00
Cost: Free (Beer X tickets to be purchased by individuals from http://www.beerx.org/)
Buses: all serving Sheffield Interchange
Trams: Sheffield Station (Blue or Purple route)

An afternoon beer crawl hosted by CAMRGB and Hop Hideout – rounded off with a session at the SIBA Beer X event. Approximate itinerary – 13:00 Sheffield Tap, 14:00 Rutland Arms, 15:30 Tap & Tankard, 17:00 Craft & Dough for pizza. Sign up via @CAMRGB twitter.

Meet the Brewer – Stancill Brewery and Bradfield Brewery

Venue: Red Deer, Pitt St, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 4DD
Website: http://www.red-deer-sheffield.co.uk/
Date: Saturday 21 March
Time: 5pm
Cost: FREE
Buses: 51,52,70,95,120,121 to West Street
Trams: West Street (Blue or Yellow route)

Head over to the Red Deer pub for a chance to meet the brewers from Stancill Brewery and Bradfield Brewery. Based in Sheffield both breweries are regularly found on bars across the city – now’s your chance to find out what they do that makes them so popular!

Sunday 22nd March

Sheffield Beer Week Closing Party at Stancill Brewery

Venue: Stancill Brewery, Unit 2 Oakham Drive, Sheffield. S3 9QX
Website: www.stancillbrewery.co.uk
Date: Sunday 22nd March
Time: 13:00 – 18:00
Cost: Free
Bus: 53 to Neepsend Lane (Gardeners Rest) followed by a 10 minute walk
Minibus: The Red Deer are running a minibus to and from the party from their pub – between 2&4.

Stancill Brewery hosts the inaugural Sheffield Beer Week closing party at their brewery in Neepsend. Join us at the brewery in their events bar to celebrate the culmination of the beer week in style!

A Sheffield focused cask beer selection will be available including beer from Stancill, Blue Bee and Abbeydale breweries… with more to be confirmed.

There’ll be music from Red River Rebels, a BBQ and a free prize draw to win some fantastic beery prints from our friends at Our Favourite Places or a voucher for a delicious meal at Craft & Dough!

What’s more there will be opportunity for you to meet, not one, but two brand spanking new Sheffield breweries. North Union Brewing Co and Sentinel Brew Co will both be attending the party… AND they’re bringing some of their beer – so you can get a first taste too!

With free entry and brewery tours ongoing throughout the day, this really will be the place to be!

NOTE THAT THIS PARTY IS OPEN TO EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO CELEBRATE SHEFFIELD’S FIRST BEER WEEK! TRADE/INDUSTRY/GENERAL PUBLIC ARE ALL WELCOME TO THIS INFORMAL EVENT.

Sheffield Beer Week Quiz 

Venue: The Closed Shop, 52-54 Commonside, Sheffield, S10 1GG
Website: http://www.theclosedshopsheffield.co.uk/
Date: Wednesday 18 March 2015
Time: 21:00
Cost: Free
Bus: 95

Round off your week with a #SheffieldBeerWeek quiz at The Closed Shop. Prizes include BOOZE and a £20 voucher.