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CaB Sheffield punch-up

Started by Pingers, March 12, 2019, 05:13:22 PM

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Flouncer

I'll come along at least for a little while. I'm not too long out of rehab so I don't fancy being around people drinking for hours on end but I'll certainly come and say hello.

Ferris


Shoulders?-Stomach!


boki

Will there be a circle pit?  I'm not saying it's a dealbreaker, but it has that potential.

Jockice

Quote from: Pingers on March 12, 2019, 05:13:22 PM
Now, I can't be doing with traveling to Manchester or wherever to attempt to socialise with people I've never met before, but who fancies coming to Sheffield for a good fight?

We could teach the callow youth a thing or two about how it's done, none of your "shanks" and all that nonsense, just a bunch of balding, paunchy middle aged men having a good pagger (thanks for that), hitting each other in the face out of doors in our shirtsleeves.

We are well supplied with very iffy Wetherspoons, frequented by handy fellas called Tony who can stand about, smoking real cigarettes in the cup-handed manner, cheering us on. I reckon I could take a good few of you, although there seem to be a worrying number of Glaswegians on this forum, so maybe you could stay where you are, thanks. And Blodwyn Pig is probably a bit aggy as well but happily he's in Canada.

What do you say?

I'm nearly a Glaswegian but live in Sheffield. So count me in. Or our. Or whatever.

Jockice

#35
Quote from: Shoulders?-Stomach! on March 13, 2019, 05:45:15 PM
Yeah The Red Deer is one of mine/our faves. Probably among the nicest crowd to be found in any city centre pub.

If we're discussing central venues (not Kelham Island or other outlying areas), then I'd go for:

1) Fagans (partly sentimental reasons, beer options are very poor, everything else is incredible)
2) Shakespeare's (could be cosier but ticks pretty much every other box for me)
3) The Red Deer (see above)
4) The Bath Hotel (cool building and layout, good atmosphere)
5) Rutland (see above)
6) University Arms (sentimental value, Interesting old clubhouse building, good beer garden)
7) Beer Engine (on the periphery, a little snooty but I like the rooms)
8) Old Queens Head (bizarre location for a timberframe house, Pilsner Urquell and Czech food, cosy huge fireplace)
9) Sheffield Tap (amazing beer selection and unique venue full stop, bit pricey)
10) Three Tuns (not sure if this has re-opened yet)
11) Dog & Partridge (a superb old boozer but sometimes a bit too bleak rather than traditional)
12) Dorothy Pax - relatively new little bar by the canal. Always got plenty going on

Outside centre:

Fat Cat, Wellington, Sheaf View, Greystones, The Brothers Arms, White Lion, Cobden View, Princess, Closed Shop, Hallamshire House, Kelham Island Tavern, The Harlequin, The Cremorne, Blake Hotel, Gardeners Rest

Probably plenty more in areas I haven't visited

Right. I'll go through this lot. Note, I'm not going to mention the beers because I know bugger all about beer.

1) Fagans. I like the place. Don't visit it very often but Tom and Barbara are always very welcoming.
2) Shakespeare's  Never been in as far as I can remember. Which is strange.
3) The Red Deer. An accessibility nightmare. Haven't been in since I started using a wheelchair, but was difficult enough on crutches. I believe there is some way I could get in round the back but there's not a lot of room indoors and it's on two (or is it three?) levels anyway.
4) The Bath Hotel. Was in there last weekend. Decent place alhough not as good as it was before it became Thornbridge and had Brian (aka, Sheffield's nicest man) in charge. Acoustics are strange. It can be hard to hear people.  Bogs aren't very good for the likes of me although I was so desperate on my last visit I had no choice but to use them,
5) Rutland. Impossible for me to get in the front. Could go through the beer garden though, although the ground isn't very flat. An ok pub. An ageing gays' haunt so has a disproportionate number of pastel jumpers.
6) University Arms. I can't see any way I could get in there. Mind you, it's been a few years since I've been in. It's quite nice inside though.
7) Beer Engine. Haven't been in for at least 15 years. Was okay from what I remember. There may be a step at the entrance.
8) Old Queens Head. Sheffield's oldest pub I think. Have been in there a very long time ago but have no recollection of the facilities. If indeed it had any.
9) Sheffield Tap. Train station pub. I object to such places on principle.
10) Three Tuns. One of my old work lunchtime venues. Too many steps for my liking nowadays.
11) Dog & Partridge. It's not bad. Most of the old Irish customers now go to the Grapes down the road since Anne and Frank moved there. And where The Arctic Monkeys played their first gig. Not that I was there. However, they do have regular Irish music nights downstairs in the Grapes. Which are good, although there's no way they're going to get me to sing.
12) Dorothy Pax. Haven't been in yet. Heard good reports.

As for the others, Numbers 3-5 and the Hallamshire would get my votes. And I can get in them all (although I may need some help for  a couple). Of course, you may now be thinking of any reason to stop me going...

Shoulders?-Stomach!

That's useful, but must stress that I won't be downvoting pubs because of disabled access. With historic places it feels unfair given they'd have to pretty much smash the place to bits to comply.

Also some of the venues have changed a lot in 15 years

Jockice

Quote from: Shoulders?-Stomach! on March 24, 2019, 01:02:15 PM
That's useful, but must stress that I won't be downvoting pubs because of disabled access. With historic places it feels unfair given they'd have to pretty much smash the place to bits to comply.

Also some of the venues have changed a lot in 15 years

That's fine by me. I'm not even sure if I'd be able to make it anyway. Depends entirely when it is and then if I'm feeling up to it. And I've been in enough modern, fully accessible but totally soulless places in my life to realise that I prefer old pubs anyway. Anyway, I'm sure you big strong boys could carry me up the stairs to get in anyway. As happened on my last visit to the Washington, a place I spent about half my life in during my 20s and 30s without ever realising just how difficult it could be.

Shoulders?-Stomach!

I promise to be in a sober position enough to provide assistance if and when the time comes.

Jockice

Quote from: Shoulders?-Stomach! on March 24, 2019, 02:35:45 PM
I promise to be in a sober position enough to provide assistance if and when the time comes.

No, get pissed. Because - and you can ask any disabled person this - there's nothing guaranteed to make you feel more secure than a group of drunk people all determined to help you.

phes

#40
Quote from: Shoulders?-Stomach! on March 24, 2019, 07:36:58 AM
Hope that went well. With a little more notice I'd have recommended this crawl I devised:

https://[SPAM - REMOVED].com/sheffield-pub-city/

It did. Thoroughly enjoyed Fagans and they had cask Moonshine (Abbeydale) so thankfully had one acceptable ale. Visit to the Three Tuns was both a triumph (secured the table at the head of the ship) and a misery (kooky live Ukelele, ordered a half of Old Peculiar, served a pint, doubling the amount of kooky Ukelele we had to absorb). I flaked out at The Fat Cat but fortunately in time found a second wind and we headed off to The Washington, a pub I've walked past a million times but never been into. There was an alternative club night going on in the next room, the barstaff appeared to be high as kites and I was introduced to the 'Ploughmans in a bag' which consists of two crackers, three silverskin pickled onions and a triangle of soft cheese. Would visit again.

Shoulders?-Stomach!

The Washington! Weird choice, I've only been in past midnight because it's always reliably open very late.

Shoulders?-Stomach!

Quote from: Jockice on March 24, 2019, 02:58:45 PM
No, get pissed. Because - and you can ask any disabled person this - there's nothing guaranteed to make you feel more secure than a group of drunk people all determined to help you.

I only meant going in the pub

king_tubby

The Washington was my 'local' when I was a student in Sheffield back in the early 90s.

1) it was dirt cheap
2) Sometimes Jarvis was there nursing a half, pre Pulp going ultra massive

Jockice

Quote from: Shoulders?-Stomach! on March 24, 2019, 06:54:50 PM
The Washington! Weird choice, I've only been in past midnight because it's always reliably open very late.

I'll always have a very soft spot for that place. It was run by an ace elderly couple called Barbara and Bill who were absolutely lovely and used to buy the regulars Christmas presents. Then Nick from Pulp and now sadly deceased local legend Mick Deeley took over. Had some of the best nights of my life in there.

In the old days it was one of very few pubs in the city centre you could go in if you looked or dressed slightly weird and not get hassled. As one regular (Jarvis something I think his name was) once put it, Leigh Bowery could go out in London in whatever extravagant costumes he wanted and nobody would bat an eyelid but in Sheffield you could get beaten up for wearing a lime green shirt.

Mis-shapes, mistakes, misfits etc.

phes

Quote from: Shoulders?-Stomach! on March 24, 2019, 06:54:50 PM
The Washington! Weird choice, I've only been in past midnight because it's always reliably open very late.

Exactly that. We were in Shakespeare's until 1am and so the options were Washington or Dev Cat.

In Shakespeare's we sat opposite an elderly gentleman who sat hunch-shouldered, arms folded and took it upon himself to stare morosely and relentlessy at the woman with me. She said she tried shooting him a big smile in the hope he would snap out of it and break away his gaze. But he did not even blink. We laughed last night at the absolute and awkward failure of her desperate attempt to break the stare. I clicked your link and read through your pub crawl and to much amusement I'm pretty certain that the elderly gentleman pictured sitting and staring morosely at his pint is that gentlemen. That may even be the same seat


Jockice

Quote from: Shoulders?-Stomach! on March 24, 2019, 07:36:58 AM
Hope that went well. With a little more notice I'd have recommended this crawl I devised:

https://[SPAM - REMOVED].com/sheffield-pub-city/

The first picture on that guide is Hunter House Road. My folks lived on Junction Road at the bottom. You can see our next-door neighbours' house on the bottom right.

I used to do a paper round up Hunter House Road believe it or not. And I could hear The Comsat Angels rehearsing in a house they shared on there. Number 65 I think it was.

Shoulders?-Stomach!

Hehehe, that's wonderful. I'll keep a lookout for that geriatric staring bastard.