Shakespeares, Sheffield

A fine old ex-Ward's house with the old signage and a splendid stained glass window still remaining. The bar is in the front room then a corridor runs through past another side room and a staircase to a room at the rear with a single large table and then around again to the opposite side where there is a long boarded room with a dartboard and disabled toilet at one end, basic bench and table seating here. Belgian beer posters and beermats all over the walls, an old beer engine and a 1950s juke box are on display. A door leads out to a rear garden, not very appealing in the snow. The beers are listed on a board in the bar with another board in the back room listing an extensive choice of bottles. Nine on handpumps, Abbydale Deception, Hogarth's The Invasion and Explosion in a Laboratory, Stancil Barnsley Bitter, Hopjacker Pyrites and also Bro Jack, Red Willow Weightless, Northern Monk New World IPA and Siren Cold Blooded. Five keg beers also. A pretty decent selection by anyones book. Another great pub in a part of town so rich in choices, there are still a few more we didn't have time for so probably unfinished business around here.

Official site of Shakespeares - www.shakespeares-sheffield.co.uk

Official site of Shakespeares - www.shakespeares-sheffield.co.uk

Another very good pub in the area. 9 handpumps dispense an excellent array of real ales. Its a multi roomed pub that's well worth visiting. A large blackboard to the right of the bar tells you what ales are on. I had Brodie's Archer Pale.

The building was covered in scaffolding on my visit so taking any pictures of it was fairly futile. Inside it's another great unspoilt pub with a superb selection of ales. I noticed the name Wards etched on one of the windows which would suggest that it once belonged to them and a look at the 1978 GBG confirmed that. I counted nine handpumps and beers noted were North Riding Fat Lads Mild, Redwillow Seamless, Blackjack Bramlimg Cross, Blue Bee Real Aussie Pale & Sorachi IPA, Abbeydale Deception, Kelham Island Rye Plains Drifter and Shiny Silver Man. The other beer was the 8.5% Siren Empress Stout which it took a lot of effort for me not to fork out a fiver on. Also on keg at the same strength was Bristol Beer Factory Double IPA priced at £5.80 which shows just what a rip-off so many keg beer outlets are. I went for the Fat Lad's mild (£3.00) which was in excellent condition and served in a lined glass. All in all I thought this was a great pub, but the live music may be a downside for me.

Nice enough pub with beer garden at the rear.Famous for its beer range and didn,t disappoint with exceptionally good beers from Steel city and Hopcraft.Could have stayed here all night.

Enjoyed our visit to this pub yesterday and there was a good choice of ales on the board. Enjoyed beers from Clarks and Ascot this time. The pub has a friendly welcome and an interesting layout.