Best pubs for real cider in Sheffield

[paulyb263@ho 10]

Hello all, me and my friend are planning on going on a 'cider tour' of Sheffield tonight and are just plotting our route, are there any avid cider drinkers here who could recommend the best places to go?

 

So far we have

 

- Red Deer

- Fagans

- Grapes

- Kelham Island Tavern

- Devonshire cat

[Stoatwobbler 10]

The Harlequin are quite keen on proper scrumpy.

 

The New Barrack Tavern and Rutland Arms are also worth adding to the list. Cheddar Valley Cider is on handpump at the Wellington.

[neeeeeeeeeek 10]

Harlequin by a mile

 

The have some Welsh cider on at the moment, I can't remember it's name but if you drink it all I will track you down and kill you!

[neeeeeeeeeek 10]

The KEham Island is rubbish for cider, it usuall only has 2 real ciders and Wrongbow in bottles.

[paulyb263@ho 10]

Thanks for these, Harlequin is at the top of the list so far

 

Their website lists the following real ciders:-

 

- Ross-On-Wye Farmhouse Perry – 6.0%

- Millwhites Whisky Cask Cider – 7.5%

- Millwhites Rum Cask Cider – 7.5%

- Thatchers Cheddar Valley – 6.0%

- Mr Whitehead’s Midnight Special Perry – 6.0%

- Cider Niks Vat 3 – 6.5%

- Ben Crossman Home Orchard Special – 7.0%

- Ben Crossman Medium Cider – 6.0%

- Gwynt Y Draig Haymaker – 6.5%

- Gwynt Y Draig Black Dragon – 7.2%

- Oliver’s Perry – 6.0%

 

So quite a few to go on there!

[Captain_Scarlet 10]

I went to The Harlequin a couple of weeks ago and was disappointed with the choice of cider.

The choice of draught was restricted and the choice from the boxes was all mixed 'whisky-cider' and the likes.

 

It's nice to have guests but it'd also be nice to have nice, not too bitter tasting, regular.

[neeeeeeeeeek 10]

They had us for suggestions to the Wrongbow they have on tap so I suggested Ashford Press. Never seen it up here so fingers crossed!

[Andy C 85]

Rutland Arms on Brown Street currently has a range of about 6 real ciders.

 

One not mentioned is the Closed Shop on Commonside which has a choice of about 3 ciders.