A little recap: 2018 is year four! We have grown and increased over the years with 2017 our biggest to date with a combined 38 venues hosting over 60 events. There were six Sheffield brewery specific beer collaborations and ‘Beer Week’ specials launched during the week. We continued to hold our ‘Twitter Hours’ raising the profile for Sheffield beer and showcase the great UK and … Continue reading Sheffield Beer Week 2018 **Klaxon**
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year is CAMRA’s (Campaign for Real Ale) Great British Beer Festival. Happy beer-thday we say from Sheffield, hurrah! We’re looking forward to heading down to the trade session, on Tuesday 8th August, to enjoy a whole host of Sheffield ale from the likes of Abbeydale, Exit 33, Kelham Island and more. If you would like to buy tickets and find out about … Continue reading Visiting Britain’s Biggest ‘Pub’ The Great British Beer Festival
Just wanted to say a big thank you to all those involved in Sheffield Beer Week 2017 – those who put events on, visited venues and shared good times over beer. The celebration seemed to spread further this year in terms of visitors to the city, in social media terms (+10k view on our website) and in wider regional support from key trade and professional … Continue reading Thanks to All Involved in 2017
To get you in the mood for our tropical reggae soaked closing party on Saturday 18th March with Island Record signing Kiko Bun DJin’ at the Picture House Social; the label has come up trumps with a mighty Spotify playlist for you to enjoy. http://spoti.fi/2njzSUR Kicking off with Kiko’s Toots and the Maytals cover for ‘This is England 90’ (scenes filmed in our very own … Continue reading Island Records UK x Sheffield Beer Week Exclusive Spotify Playlist
For the first time Sheffield Beer Week has its own Untappd badge dedicated to the venues putting events on and breweries pouring beers in the city region and via events through the celebration. Untappd is a free downloadable social sharing app dedicated to beer. Here’s the blog from Untappd to tell you more…. ‘Now in it’s third year, Sheffield Beer Week is gearing up … Continue reading Untappd Badge: Sheffield Beer Week
We’ve been playing London based Kiko Bun’s cover of the Toots and the Maytals’ track since hearing it on ‘This is England ’90’ and it’s a huge pleasure to welcome the burgeoning Reggae inspired singer to Sheffield to host our Closing Party event at Picture House Social, DJin’ alongside in-house selector Ashley Plenty. Try the Island Records’ Session IPA and Porter which will both be pouring … Continue reading A Tropical Reggae Soaked Closing Party with Island Records Kiko Bun
Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration; okay if I say it enough times it might sink in *smiles* but really it is something I believe can be truly rewarding and beneficial. When Sheffield Beer Week initially formed, in part, some of the inspiration came from around the World and the UK. Looking towards beer weeks in the US, Belgian events and closer to home such as London Beer … Continue reading Collaboration is Key: Norwich City of Ale
