Salt Sheffield, Kelham Island, Sheffield

Salt is an L-shaped modern bar with flagstone entrance and a serving counter to the right and tables up the left to a street food kitchen hatch at the rear. On the counter are four hand pumps that were drawing Ossett Brewery’s White Rat, Yorkshire Blonde, Silver King and Halo. Leant up in front of the pumps were three real cider clips, two Lilleys and a Pulp. Premium keg was available alongside Salt’s own keg range. I like Ossett beers so I’d pop back in for a swift one, but I prefer a more traditional boozer, the sort that are abundant in this area.

Apart from the old works doorway, this is an ultramodern glass and steel place, with a large area of smart benches in the yard outside. The little bar at the back boasts a dozen or so of mainly their own keg with a couple of cask ales, which were a bit overchilled but otherwise pleasant enough. Food is available from a kitchen counter at the end.

Another modern bar in the area that seems quiet by day and lively by night. Four handpumps with just a couple of Ossett beers on during my early evening visit, these were backed up by a selection of craft on keg and should it be your thing, Cocktails on tap. Ok for a quick beer but I wouldn't linger.

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Now acquired by Salt Beer Factory, a brand of Ossett Brewing Company. They have changed things around inside, with the bar on the back wall and the entrance in the old gatehouse rather than the modern black-brick-and-glass extension. There are four hand pumps, with three from Ossett and Absolution from Abbeydale. I went for one of the Salt keg beers, a 7.4% kveik IPA called North South Divide, which I didn't find very enjoyable. The food offering comes from a collaboration with Bao Mesters, and while the food looks revolting to me, there will no doubt be many takers for these bao buns and for the fruit juice-like beer too, so I'm sure they will be very successful without my custom.