Posts by: Dave Pickersgill
Bid big for charity beer mats
Three limited-edition, mint sets of the 14 beer mats promoting the 50th Sheffield Steel City Beer Festival (SCBF50) are being auctioned on eBay for ch...
New guide to Island delights
The fourth booklet in the Sheffield pub heritage walk series is now available: Kelham Island. Sponsored by Abbeydale Brewery and Kelham Island Brew C...
Steel City fest teams up with local legend
The CAMRA Sheffield Steel City Beer & Cider Festival 2026 has teamed up with local legends Hendersonâs Relish for a limited-edition run of SCBF50 bott...
Brewery celebrates 30th birthday
On 16th August, Abbeydale Brewery, celebrated their 30th anniversary.
Drinkers right to choose
On 26 May, the BBC ran a story with the headline âBeer boom goes flat as breweries call last ordersâ. This was featured on its website and led to a pr...
Brewery demolition starts
Demolition of the Cannon brewery in Neepsend, Sheffield, home of Stones Bitter, has begun bringing an end to a significant chapter in the cityâs brewi...
Don't miss steel and synth city celebration
Sheffield Beer Week is back for 2026 (6-15 March) with a week-long celebration embracing the cityâs brewers, musicians and International Womenâs Day....
Record charity donation from Steel City
Sheffield Childrenâs Hospital Charity (SCHC) has been given a ÂŁ3,500 boost thanks to a record donation from the recent Sheffield Steel City Beer Festi...
Research says âcraftâ devalued
University of Sheffield research has found the term craft has been devalued as it has been taken up by multinationals. The research by Prof Phil Withi...
Reverend to open beer festival
The 49th Sheffield Steel City Beer and Cider Festival (SCBF49) will be opened by local musician Jon McClure, lead singer of the city-based band Revere...
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