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Kelham Island Tavern (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn - Gorlovka |  | 2 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Raven | | 1 |
| Fyfe - Northern Brewer |  | 1 |
| Acorn - 2 Monkeys | | 1 |
| Salamander - Gordon | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - The Heat Is On | | 1 |
| Pictish - Ginger Ale | | 1 |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | | 1 |
| Acorn - Barnsley Bitter | | 1 |
| Oakham - Attila | | 1 |
| Wylam - Dognobbler |  | 1 |
| Funfair - Hotdog | | 1 |
| Pictish - Warrior | | 1 |
| Dow Bridge - Legion (previously 3.9%) | | 1 |
| Alehouse - Winter Stout | | 1 |
| Bradfield - Farmers Blonde | | 1 |
| Acorn - Aurora IPA | | 1 |
| Sheffield - Sheffield Porter | | 1 |
| Bradfield - Down by the Riverside | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - A Swift One |  | 1 |
| Pictish - Brewers Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Nutty Black | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kinver - Sunarise | Not Tried | 0 |
| Leadmill - Autumn Goddess | Not Tried | 0 |
| AllGates - Winter Meltdown | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
21 Nov 2009 (James T)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn - Gorlovka | 6.00 | | What a massive beer. Intense bitter sweet choco malts. Possibly my beer of the night. |
21 Nov 2009 (James T)
Good busy atmostphere here. Lucky to get a table out the back for 10 of us! Again Sheffield hasnt let me down. Amazing selection!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Raven | 6.60 | | The was fabulous. Just what I needed to take me to the next level on our pub crawl! A good rounded Black IPA? Isnt that an error... Black and Pale in one name?!! Similar hoppiness to their ever famous Jaipur with a nice burnt after taste. Mmmmmm. Thin white head, perfect. |
| Crouch Vale - Brewers Gold | 4.00 | | |
| Bradfield - Farmers Blonde | 4.00 | | |
| Funfair - Hotdog | 4.50 | | Light hoppy ale. Pleasantly sessionable. |
| Thwaites - Lancaster Bomber (please now use the Banks's entry) | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Acorn - Barnsley Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Kinver - Sunarise | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Leadmill - Autumn Goddess | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| AllGates - Winter Meltdown | 4.20 | Not Tried |
13 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn - 2 Monkeys | 4.00 | | Excellent hop character, good maltiness and a full bodied taste. My score 16/20. |
| Pictish - Warrior | 4.00 | | Very pale, fairly sweet with notes of butterscotch/caramel, not flavours I normally associate with this brewery. My score 15/20. |
12 Sep 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradfield - Down by the Riverside | 4.10 | | Golden ale with a good balance of hop and malt. My score 15/20. |
17 Jul 2009 (Ian)
National Pub of the Year and I can see why. Great atmosphere as soon as you walk in, well organised behind the bar, good range of beers, chatty locals and just generally a very relaxed and nice place to sit and have a beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pictish - Ginger Ale | 3.90 | | Really works well, very well integrated. Great ginger, bitter, but still clearly a beer. Perfect really. Lovely and drinkable |
| Acorn - Barnsley Bitter | 3.80 | | Burnt toast flavour. Does everthing I want a bitter to do. Excellent session bitter. |
| Acorn - Aurora IPA | 5.00 | | Gold, thin off white head. Bit sweaty. But farily reassonble nettle hop, leafy, green and pretty good. |
17 Jul 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - A Swift One | 3.80 | | Rather dry pale bitter with a peach hop character. My score 14/20. |
16 Jul 2009 (Flying.geordie)
Quite full teatime.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyfe - Northern Brewer | 4.20 | | |
| Salamander - Gordon | 4.20 | |
20 Jun 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Beer festival on today so very busy with plenty of people coming and going.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - The Heat Is On | 3.70 | | Refreshing pale summer type beer with big citrus hop taste. My score 16/20. |
| Wylam - Dognobbler | 3.90 | | Pale bitter with good malt and hop balance. My score 15/20. |
| Dow Bridge - Legion (previously 3.9%) | 4.10 | | Well balanced golden coloured bitter. My score 15/20. |
| Alehouse - Winter Stout | 4.40 | | Caramel and toffee malt flavours but rather thin and not really a stout, lacking the deep roast bitter malt flavours one would expect. My score 15/20 |
25 Apr 2009 (Blair)
Came here for a swifty after hitting the Fat Cat. Another fantastic pub. Really busy, we grabbed a seat out back and had some beer and Henderson's crisps. How very Yorkshire.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield - Sheffield Porter | 4.40 | | Smooth easy drinking beer. Plenty of caramel and coffee with a bit of roasted malt. Good porter, maybe could have done with being a little bit stronger flavoured. |
25 Oct 2008 (Blair)
It took just over a minute to walk here from The Fat Cat, so we had quite a thirst on once we arrived. This is another fantastic pub, similar in vibe and clientele to The Fat Cat just with different beers. Had a pub cat and a pub dog who were both very friendly.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn - Gorlovka | 6.00 | | Black, viscous imperial stout. Very strong flavours of roasted malt and chocolate. A little smoky as well. Great stuff. |
| Oakham - Attila | 7.50 | | Big, fruity ale that really doesn't taste as strong as it is. Quite sweet with a toffee apple flavour going on. Good beer, but it hit me big time. |
| Pictish - Brewers Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Acorn - Barnsley Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Bradfield - Farmers Blonde | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thwaites - Nutty Black | 3.30 | Not Tried |
About the Kelham Island Tavern
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 3 |
| 35 |
| 23 |
| 6 |
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The pub is found in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8RW.
Attractive pub literally a stone's throw from The Fat Cat in Russell Street. Always has a dozen or so ales on offer. Large and popular with locals. CAMRA National Pub of the Year twice in a row in 2008 and 2009.
We have visited this pub 40 times, seen 108 different beers and tried 64 of them.
Postcode: S3 8RW