New Barrack Tavern, Sheffield

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Batemans XXXB, Everard's Sunchaser & Beacon, Acorn Barnsley Bitter & Burning Bails (‘the Quest for the Ashes', 4.8%, £2.80), Castle Rock Harvest Pale (£2), & Screech Owl (5.5%), Bradfield Farmers Bitter. Blackboard displays list of bottled beers and pressure draughts whose pumps make an impressive line-up (for that style) to the left of semi-circular bar, that side serving a sort of vault/snug (contradictory, I know) to left of entrance, Veltins, Leffe, Staropramen, Marstons Oyster Stout. The main curve of the bar, displaying the handpumps, is to the large entrance corridor, giving on to large open lounge opposite, cushioned wall banquettes, well spaced table/stool arrangements, huge Castle Rock mirror above fireplace with wood-burning stove, decent breweriana mirrors & prints. Another room to rear, bright, with windows to paved patio with picnic sets, dartboard. Menus here offer 2 for £8 (Mon-Wed) eg herb sausages & mash, chilli wi rice/chips, steak baguette wi mushrooms & onions, s&k pie wi chips & mushy peas. Board at bar announces Sunday carvery £7.95, today's specials: fish pie £6.95, large cod £9.95, wines £10-12 or wine of the day £6.95 btl (last week Marquis de Cantonelle, or Lutzville Chardonnay). ‘One over the eight' promotion offers accumulated discount. Comedy night 02Aug, tkts £5. It's a downhill walk from Bamforth Street tramstop, but the uphill rtn is not too painful.

On 31^st July 2009 - rating: 8
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