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The Beer Engine, Sheffield
Sheffield
S11 8FJ
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Tris C left this review about The Beer Engine
Recently revamped from its previous incarnation and sporting six cask pumps and 12 keg taps in an interior which is clean and a modern interpretation of the traditional; all fresh and shiny.
As described below, with my Black Jack Bramling Cross at a very acceptable £1.60 a half and very good it was too.
Worth a visit for the beer but possibly not one for the fan of the more traditional pub.
On 17th July 2019
- rating: 7
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ROB Camra left this review about The Beer Engine
Both myself and Ms CAMRA liked this one. Well described below by fellow PuG crawlers. Friendly barmaid and a pleasant beer garden adds to the attractions. We'll try and incorporate this one in a crawl of the area next timer we're in Sheffield.
On 16th July 2019
- rating: 7
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Beer Engine
This pub loudly presents its credentials with a sign proclaiming it to be a craft beer bar where a normal pub sign should be and is the epitome of why I do not have any problem with the modern craft beer revolution.
In place of a pub that you would not have looked at once, let alone twice for a visit when in Sheffield it’s now up there as a venue providing an eclectic beer offering. Yes this is mainly provided by the 12 keg taps which were dispensing craft ales from the likes of Harbour Brewing, Black Jack, Fierce Beer, Boundary, Wilde Child, Duration, Brew York and Brew By Numbers and included a range of styles from a 4.1% Pale Ale at £3.90 a pint to a 7.4% Banoffee milk stout at £7.00 a pint and an 8% Imperial Double IPA for £8.40 a pint, but the seven ale pump’s were also offering a decent cask selection from Wilde Child, Neepsend and Blackjack as described in the review below. I went for the Black Jack Bramling Cross which was a lovely brown bitter.
But what I also liked is that this is a proper pub. A modern but still largely traditional three roomed interior with the large main bare floor bar area with its wooden stalls and fireplace and two smaller carpeted separate rooms with chunky wooden butchers block tables and chairs all in the easy on the eye green and cream colour scheme. And then an equally pleasant courtyard garden area out back which we managed to utilise on a fine weather lunchtime. Yes, the target demographic for this one is closer to the millennials and it is true to say the Pubs Galore crawl crowd did increase the maturity of the assembled punters by a country mile, but I enjoyed it here and would not hesitate to return when next in town.
I did notice the almost apologetic comment on the guest beer chalk board that it was £5 minimum for credit card transactions. Well that would not be a problem if you were on pints of most of the craft beers, but I will remember to bring a few coins with me for next time so that I can enjoy a £2.30 third of the Banoffee Milkshake stout.
On 15th July 2019
- rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Beer Engine
Located in a side street just beyond the ring road but still not far from the city centre, this pub features a mix of traditional and modern elements that blend quite well. The counter on the left-hand side dominates the scene, with a long line of pumps and founts of almost every description, and the spirit bottles on the illuminated bar-back provide plenty of colour. The main decorative theme is the green and white patterned wood-panelling in the main bar area and the two small side rooms. Also has a patio beer garden at the back. Interesting range of real ales - Blonde and Triton from Neepsend, Encore Pale and Bramling Cross (£3.20) from Blackjack, and Distressing the Disturbed and Gimme S'More from Wild Child - plus Lilley's Mango cider available from the seven handpumps.
On 14th July 2019
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Beer Engine
The Beer Engine has been well described in the previous review. It is undoubtedly popular, but my impression is that it is a fairly young crowd that frequents it (compared with the likes of the Wellington on the other side of town, which is very much a pub for older people). This is largely because of the types of beer that are available: mostly modern styles, with new world hops, or darker beers with lactose in them. All the types of beer I usually eschew, in other words. I have occasionally turned up here (it is on my way home from work), had a look at the hand pumps and then walked out again. A recent visit was prolonged to the extent of one half pint, as a beer from Blackjack Brewery of Manchester was on, whose beers I applaud for being well made even though some of the flavours are not exactly my cup of tea. There's quite a range of keg beers too, with predictably excessive mark ups, but the occasional third wouldn't break the bank. I'll probably make a point of calling in more often, but the chances are that I won't always stop for a beer! This pub featured in a list of top craft beer pubs in Sheffield published by The Guardian earlier this year and probably deserves its place there.
On 22nd June 2019
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Beer Engine
This is a fairly compact, modernised pub on the fringes of the city centre, standing just outside the ring road. The pub clearly used to have a drinking corridor and multiple room layout, but much of that has now sadly been knocked through, with the servery positioned over on the far left hand side of the pub in what is now the largest space. Here you will find exposed floorboards, sanded tables and basic chairs, all of which has a rather plain, characterless feel about it. However, the bar has an attractive curved, panelled counter and plain mirror bar back, whilst to the front left there is a fine tiled fireplace with a dark wood mantle, both of which help to offset things and restore a bit of a traditional feel and sense of what the pub might once have looked like. To the right, there are two side rooms, typical of corridor pubs in this part of the world. Both were nicely carpeted, with fixed bench seating around the perimeter of the front room and plainer tables and chairs in the less interesting rear one. Both rooms have some wood panelling and a selection of photographs on show and seemed like pretty reasonable spots to settle down over a couple of pints. Out the rear of the building, you will find a small beer garden with a row of picnic benches and plenty of standing room. A jazzy soundtrack played in the background, mostly lost over the hubbub of a sizable midweek evening crowd, even moreso when a couple of dogs started going mental when they encountered each other under adjacent tables!
The pub, as its name might suggests, offers a good selection of handpulled beers, with options on my visit comprising Neepsend Blonde, Jarvis Blonde Pale, Gun Extra Pale, Oakham JHB, Anarchy Crime Scene and Pomona Island Stout. I opted for the latter and found myself with a very pleasant, well kept pint, served to me by a friendly barman who won extra brownie points for complimenting my t-shirt!
This is another pub which, in most towns or cities would be a dead cert to include on any pub crawl, but in Sheffield is just another mid-range contender amid a flood of outstanding boozers. The refitting of the pub means this place lacks the character of many of Sheffield’s iconic alehouses, but the good beer and service would mean I’d be happy to come back again some time.
On 2nd January 2019
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about Delaney's Music Bar
We popped in here just for a quick half on the way home - there had been live music but it had finished by the time we got here. Also just finishing was a beer that was on sale at £2 a pint, but ours was too naff to drink, so we were offered Camerons Gold Bullion instead (the other beer was Bradfield Farmers Blonde), which was in good condition. There's a small snug just to the right of the entrance, but the rest of the pub is less pub-like, with the loud music being played making conversation difficult, so not somewhere I would be in a hurry to return to. It was lively and the landlord was very friendly, so I wouldn't want to put anyone off.
On 13th October 2013
- rating: 5
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