March is Sheffield Beer Week so what better reason* for us to go on a pub crawl of the Sheffield City Region’s breweries?
*like we need an excuse …
Venue: Brew Foundation
Address: 18 Jarrow Road, Sheffield, S11 8YB
Opening Times: Mon – Fri 11.30am – 11pm
Social Media: Twitter: @BrewFoundation
Facebook: @BrewFoundation
About: This father and son business strives to create the most drinkable beers on the planet – located in the popular Sharrow Vale area of Sheffield and with each pint leaving you wanting more this brewery is one not to be missed.
Venue: Saint Mars of Desert
Address: The Brewery, 90 Stevenson Road, Sheffield, S9 3XG
Opening Times: Friday 12pm – 8pm
Social Media: Twitter: @beerofsmod
Facebook: @stmarsbrewery
About: Located in Attercliffe, this small family-owned brewery stands in the spot where old brewing tradition and modern savvy collide. If you’re looking for good quality, local beer then you have found your spot.
Venue: Thornbridge Brewery
Address: Buxton Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1GS
Opening Times: Mon – Tue 9am – 5pm
Wed – Thur 9am – 6pm
Fri 9am – 8pm
Sat 10am – 8pm
Social Media: Twitter: @thornbridge
Facebook: @thornbridgebrewery
Instagram: @thornbridge
About: You just can’t beat a good ol’ fashioned brewery – Thornbridge took off all the way back in 2005 with just two young brewers taking the realms using a simple second hand 10-barrel kit in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall. With 350 industry-recognised awards under their belt today, keep an eye out for all their latest craft beer creations in 2019.
Venue: Abbeydale Brewery
Address: 8 Aizlewood Road, Sheffield S8 0YX
Opening Times: Mon-Friday: 8am-4pm
Sat-Sun: CLOSED
Social Media: Twitter: @AbbeydaleBeers
Facebook: @AbbeydaleBrewery
Instagram: @abbeydalebeers
About: A home-from-home brewery based in the heart of Sheffield, even its name was inspired by the steel city as it’s named after the district which runs along Sheffield’s Sheaf Valley towards the old abbey. There’s nothing better than a busy brewery and that’s exactly what Abbeydale is – they produce a colossal 220 brewers’ barrels per week of around 15 beers at a time to keep their thirsty customers happy.
Venue: Bradfield Brewery
Address: Watt House Farm, High Bradfield, Sheffield S6 6LG
Opening Times: Mon-Sat: 8am-4pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Social Media: Twitter: @Bradfield Brew
Facebook: @bradfieldbrewery
Instagram: @bradfieldbrewery
About: Bradfield Brewery have gone up in the world, from milking cows to making beer! Based in beautiful Bradfield at the Peak District its brewers didn’t want its cows to be left out so have named some of their beers after their breeds of cattle – one of which is their best seller Farmers Blonde. Bradfield Brewery is only set to get bigger and better.
Venue: Kelham Island
Address: 23 Alma Street, Sheffield, S3 8SA
Opening Times: Mon-Fri: 8am-4pm
Sat-Sun: CLOSED
Social Media: Twitter: @KelhamBrewery
Facebook: kelhambrewery
Instagram: @kelham_island_brewery
About: Back in September 1990 Kelham Brewery made history in becoming the first new independent brewery in Sheffield in almost 100 years. Fittingly, the brewery was built in the beer garden of the Fat Cat on Alma Street and with the real ale industry booming, Kelham Island has become a hot spot for drinking, meaning only continued success is on the cards for Sheffield’s oldest brewery.
Venue: True North
Address: 47 Eldon Street, Sheffield, S1 4GY
Opening Times: Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat-Sun: CLOSED
Social Media: Twitter: @TrueNorthBrewCo
Facebook: truenorthbrewco
Instagram: truenorthbrewco
About: It might be hard to believe but what was once an old disused warehouse turned into one of Sheffield’s top venues which then resulted in a top-notch brewery. With True North ‘brewery’ doesn’t simply mean ‘beer’ – True North now have ten successful venues, including a brewery, a gin distillery AND a coffee roastery.
Venue: Exit 33
Address: Unit 7, 106 Fitzwalter Road, Sheffield S2 2SP
Opening Times: Mon-Fri: 8am-4pm
Sat-Sun: CLOSED
Social Media: Twitter: @exit33brewing
Facebook: @Exit33Brewing
Instagram: N/A
About: Exit 33 is fairly new to the brewing trade starting back in 2008 and has slowly since developed, rebranded and expanded. As a small and independent brewery, the team pride themselves on the journey they’re undertaking, not simply the results. All their beers are served unfiltered and made with natural ingredients meaning every pint is uncompromised.
Venue: Neepsend Brew Co
Address: Unit 1-3, Lion Works, Mowbray Street, Sheffield, S3 8EN
Opening Times: Mon-Fri: 8am-4pm
Sat-Sun: CLOSED
Social Media: Twitter: @NeepsendBrewCo
Facebook:@neepsendbrewco
Instagram: @neepsendbrewco
About: Neepsend Brew Co are constantly changing their range of beer in cask and ecokeg keeping their customers on their toes. Established in 2015 they are relatively new to the brewing industry and try and keep their beers simple yet effective – no glitz and glamour, just quality beer.
Venue: Sheffield Brewery Company
Address: Unit 111, JC Albyn Complex, Burton Road, Sheffield, S3 8BT
Opening Times: not on website
Social Media: Twitter: @sheffieldbrewer
Facebook: @SheffieldBrewery
Instagram: @sheffieldbrewery
About: Its location is probably more well known for its world famous ‘Blanco Polish’ but nowadays it’s gaining fame from producing a range of award-winning real ales such as Seven Hills and the Sheffield Porter. Despite this, the brewery tries to recognise the building’s roots and produce a core range of ‘Finely Polished Beers’ named after the polishes made in the building where the brewery now resides.
Venue: Tapped Brew Co
Address: The Tapped Brew Co, Sheffield Station, Sheaf Street, Sheffield, S1 2BP
Opening Times: Sun-Thurs: 11am-11pm
Fri-Sat: 10am-12am
Social Media: Twitter: @TappedBrewCo
Facebook: @TappedBrewCo
Instagram: N/A
About: The Sheffield Tap is not the company’s first bar but what better place to open than the beer capital of Yorkshire. Tapped Brew company’s aim has always been to stand the test of time by keeping their finger on the pulse and creating the kind of bars its clientele want to drink in. To stand the test of time means not being like everyone else, so the brewery offers beers you can’t get in the same county, let alone in the pub down the road.
Venue: Toolmakers
Address: 6-8, Botsford Street, Sheffield
Opening Times: Unknown
Social Media: Twitter: @ToolMBrewery
Facebook: @Toolmakers Brewery
About: This brewery keeps things close to home and is situated just round the corner from the pub it supplies its beers to – The Forest. Their easy to recognise ales are slowly making themselves around Sheffield pubs, meaning the brewery beers are being recognised further afield than ever.
Venue: Hopjacker
Address: The Old Siblings, 91 Chesterfield Road, Dronfield, S18 2XE
Opening Times: Mon-Thurs: 4pm-11pm
Fri: 3pm-12am
Sat: 12pm-12:30am
Sun: 12pm-10:30pm
Social Media: Twitter: @HopJacker
Facebook: @HopjackerBrewery
Instagram: N/A
About: Hopjacker isn’t any old brewery – it’s a new and progressing microbrewery based at the Dronfield Arms free house where they produce hop forward beers using only the best specialist malts and hops from around the world. Their career is off to a ‘hopping start’!