Wards beer.. still around in Sheffield?

[notts_phil 10]

Anyone know where in sheffield i can still buy a pint of wards?

 

I realise its brewed else where etc but still...

[HJL_Shef 10]

As far as I'm aware, you can only get it at the Sheaf Island wetherspoons at the former Wards Brewery site. It's brewed in Sunderland now I believe. Andy C will know for sure though.

[smithy266 21]

and I wouldn't reckon on it tasting owt like the proper stuff used to. I think the only similar thing is the name.

[cazziecrisp 10]

can still get it in Handsworth social club and think it's also in Benjamin Huntsman which is another wetherspoons

[slh73 32]

Red Lion opposite the Roebuck had it on draft last time I went in, as did the Arundel Club on City Road

[GrapeApe 10]

I think Henry's in town sell it.

[pcman 10]

Morrisons do bottles mate

[lakerman 16]

Lots of working mens clubs in Sheffield and district sell Wards, and a few pubs. It is supposedly brewed to the same recipe as the old Wards beer but it doesn't taste like it. One of the reasons being that it is now brewed by Robinsons in Manchester and the water is different to Sheffield water. I think it's quite a decent pint though.

There are other beers that don't taste the same as they used to because the brewing has been moved to other parts of the country. For example Stones bitter and Gold Label (barley wine). I'm sure that people in other parts of the country will say the same if one of their local brews is now made somewhere else.

[olilew 11]

i remember wards in the 80's, or waaards as it was called was one of those very trumpy beers! it actually smelled like farts and so did you after a few!

[notts_phil 10]

Where's henrys?

 

 

What were the wards pubs like before they sold of to the likes of punch etc

?