Steel City Beer & Cider Festival - Kelham Island Museum - 19 To 22 October

[Andy C]

After a couple of years off for Covid,  the Steel City Beer & Cider Festival is back at Kelham Island Museum  from Wednesday 19 to Saturday 22 October 2022.

 

As always, the event is organised, run and staffed entirely by volunteers who do so to share their passion for good beer, cider and perry. And we bring you a massive selection of them all served in your commemorative glass. The festival also features live music, street food, traditional pub games and more in a wonderfully atmospheric venue.

 

Beer and cider

The range runs to over 300 different drinks to choose from.

On the beer front we feature a whole variety of styles across cask, KegKeg, bottle and can from the traditional styles like mild, bitter and stout right through to modern IPAs, sours and more. We have around 20 gluten free options and many suitable for vegans! On the cider and perry bar it is all your proper farmhouse style still ciders and perries made from fermented freshly pressed apple or pear juice with a number of small artisan producers featured as well as some of your more well known names.

 

You can find an interactive list on the festival website.

 

Food
Our line up of food vendors this year includes Yuleys Bratwurst, Indian Street Food, Thai Street Food, Sunshine Pizza, Chocolate truffles and Hendos.

 

Events

Wednesday
Festival opening and the Champion Beer of Sheffield announcement.

 

Thursday
17:30 River Don Engine demonstration.
18:00 Pub heritage talk with Dave Pickersgill, editor of the Sheffield Real Heritage Pub book. Advance booking required, no charge.
19:00 River Don Engine demonstration.
19:30 – Tutored beer tasting with Jules Gray of Hop Hideout. Advance booking required, £10.95 includes 5 x third pint pours.
20:00 Live music – Steve Delaney & The Rockits.

 

Friday
13:00 River Don Engine demonstration.
13:30 Pub heritage talk with Dave Pickersgill, editor of the Sheffield Real Heritage Pub book. Advance booking required, no charge.
15:00 Tutored Cider tasting with Mike Pomranz from the Cider Hole. Advance booking required, £9.95 includes 4 x third pint pours.
16:00 River Don Engine demonstration.
16:30 Tutored beer tasting with Jules Gray of Hop Hideout. Advance booking required, £10.95 includes 5 x third pint pours.
18:00 River Don Engine demonstration.
18:30 Live music – Slim Wilson & The Swamp Brothers.
20:30 Live music – Soul Battalion.

 

Saturday
various times in the afternoon – Kelham Island Rappers.
14:00 Live music – Loxley Silver Band.
16:00 River Don Engine demonstration.
16:30 Live music – The House Rats.
18:30 River Don Engine demonstration.
19:30 Live music – The Tin Soldiers.

 

Admission

 

Packages - The advertised prices include:

 

- Entry to the festival, including to any live music
- Deposit on your festival glass (£3) which you can either keep as a souvenir or cash in before you leave. All your drinks will be served in this glass and self-service glass rinse stations can be found throughout the venue.
- £5 of drinks tokens (additional tokens can be purchased from the desks around the venue)

 

Optional extras
- You can also buy a printed programme (£1) containing the beer list and other useful information from the admissions desk and token desks
- We are planning a few private events such as local history talks and tutored tastings, these will require an additional ticket booked in advance. Details here.
- There is a charge to play the games, however there are prizes to be won!

 

We do not sell advance tickets, just turn up and pay on the gate. The festival can get busy at times, particularly on Friday night, so we recommend getting down early if you can – once the festival has reached capacity we have to close the gate to ensure the safety and comfort of everyone.

Hours and prices
Wednesday 5pm-11pm (entry package £8 – just the cost of the glass and tokens)
Thursday 12pm-11pm (entry package £11, or £8 for CAMRA members)
Friday 12pm-11pm (entry package £13, or £10 for CAMRA members)
Saturday 11am-10pm (entry package £13, or £10 for CAMRA members)
If you are a CAMRA member, please ensure you show your membership card at the entrance to benefit from the discounted entry price Thursday to Saturday.

 

FESTIVAL WEBSITE - https://sheffield.camra.org.uk/festival/

[Andy C]

3 hours ago, walkergirl23 said:

gutted we missed this this year, is it on in 2023?

should be same week next year