Shakespeares, Sheffield

a swift visit but I liked what I saw of this multi roomed ale house. Well-worn, eclectic decor, wide range of craft and cask beers. My half of 11% imperial stout from Beatnikz Republic (part of their final ever batch of beer) went down very nicely. An obvious must-visit if you’re in the vicinity. Number of ales is now up to 6719 btw.

A solid looking pub exterior gives way to a multi roomed interior that can only be described as a pleasure. There was around nine cask ales on during both of my visits here, my choices were Abbeydale Deception and Blue Bee American Five Hop both in very good condition. Brilliant pub.

Yes, little can be added to that below, the number of ales sold passed the 5,000 mark in 2017 so God only knows what number they're up to now! A very attractive and commanding exterior gives way to a wonderfully atmospheric interior. There's a minimum midnight licence, extending to 1.00am on Friday and Saturday and live music every night. Ales: see below, my half of Blackjack's Dead Man's Hand was excellent and was £1.70 a half, slightly above the average price of our 13-hole crawl. Obviously this is a destination pub for anyone who likes real ale and heritage pubs with interesting interiors, though it's strange that CAMRA doesn't seem to be quite so enamoured.

Another fine Sheffield Georgian pub originally built in 1821 as a coaching inn. A well worn excellent traditional multi roomed interior that has to be explored in full and then a spacious external courtyard garden area for alfresco drinking when the weather permits. A very good mixed style ale range on offer as detailed by the reviewer below and I do like a good chocolate porter and in this respect the Wilde Child Gimmie S’more was truly gorgeous. A pub that a real ale drinker can just blend into with ease, this is indeed an outstanding pub and one of the best beer drinking haunts I visited during my two days in the city.

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