Sheffield Beer Week is returning for its twelfth year running, commencing on the 9th of March until the 15th March.
The event sees a celebration of independent breweries and venues within Sheffield, with this year’s week focusing on synth music legends of the Steel City.
The theme of “Sheffield Synth City” aims to combine two of the cities biggest industry – its revolution music scene and its vast array of independent breweries and venues.
Conor Smith, Landlord of award winning Sheffield pub Dog and Partridge on Trippet lane, said: “Beer week is great as not only do people interested in independent craft beer travel from all over the country, but people who might not normally bother trying something different feel encouraged, and anything that helps independent brewers and publicans can only be a good thing in these times of ever increasing control by the oligarchs and multinationals.”
This year will also the introduction of a number of Belgian breweries bringing pop ups across the city, Brewery Vanhonsebrouck (Kasteel beers) will be at The Crow and Timmermans at Hop Hideout.
Prominent Sheffield brewery Abbeydale is celebrating its 30th anniversary, Co-owner Laura Rangeley said: “It’s a privilege to have been part of Sheffield’s beer scene for the past thirty years and Sheffield Beer Week provides a fantastic opportunity to help shine a spotlight on the very best of it – collaboration, community and passion. Look out for Synth City, our special beer brewed to celebrate the occasion!”
Falling upon International Womens Day, March 8th will see a focus upon International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day.
Barnsley based artist Lewey, a freelance artist working solely in the beer industry, has also created a visual map to go alongside the event. He said: “It is one of my favourite beer festivals! So it was nice to be asked to put my hand to branding an event I have loved for so long.”
Speaking on where he drew inspiration, Lewey said: “The fold-out map cover was inspired by The Human League’s 1981 Album Cover for Dare”
More information, along with dates and events can be found here on the official Sheffield Beer Week site, as well as on social media.
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Feature image used from last years beer week image credit: Mark Newton via Sheffield Beer Week.