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Handpull cask at Vocation & Co, Sheffield. Pale gold, not quite straw, clear with a flat white head. Fruity, grassy aroma, some bubblegum. Sweet taste, at first anyway, with an almost Belgian yeast quality to the flavour. Maybe I’m imagining it, perhaps if it was called ‘roter Bart’ I’d experience it differently. Soft fruit leading to a bitter astringent finish. Light body, soft carbonation. I’m not overly keen but it’s solid enough.

Tried from Cask at Vocation & Co. - Sheffield on 12 Feb 2026 at 13:52

jjsint (1585) reviewed

The Bath Hotel

5 months ago

7.4/10 — Setting 10 Selection 7 Service 8 Food Value 3 Overall 9

Amazing pub just down from the Turkish baths, just off the university area. Old and okd-fashioned, with wooden panelling and a chequered tile floor. Six cask, mostly from reapected Northern outfits such as Neptune and Abbeydale. Beers generally on the high side of sessionable. A couple of keg worth paying attention to, but this is a cask pub. Condition of the beer is superb. The only drawback is the price, expensive in general and insane for Sheffield. But you're paying for the atmosphere. A great experience.

Visited on 12 Feb 2026 at 13:14

jjsint has a new beer style achievement

Level 4 for Speciality Grain - Rye / Roggenbier ticks with a total of 25 ticks of this sub style.
Sirens Song from Neptune Brewery was the one that did it!
5 months ago

jjsint (8803) reviewed

Sirens Song from Neptune Brewery

5 months ago

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5

Handpull cask at the Bath Hotel, Sheffield. Dark reddish gold, mostly clear with a small beige/khaki head. I can smell the sweet spiciness of the rye, lightly fruity with loads of gooey honey. Sweet taste, very honeyed with notes of caramel and sweet cooking spices. Bitterness on the downturn with a notably bitter finish. Its like two different beers. The body is light with very low carbonation. Nice.

Tried from Cask at The Bath Hotel on 12 Feb 2026 at 13:06

jjsint added a new beer Sirens Song by Neptune Brewery
5 months ago

jjsint (8803) reviewed

Farmers Blushed from Bradfield Brewery

5 months ago

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 4.5 Texture 7 Overall 6

Handpull cask at the University Arms, Sheffield. Pinkish Red, clear with an off-white (with a soupçon of pink) head. It's got a lovely strawberries and cream aroma. Unfortunately this doesn't translate into the taste, which is medicinal with notes of straw and sulphur. There's some fruit buried way down here somewhere but my tongue isn't digging it out. Bitterness in the finish. Astringent. Light body with some sparkler-induced carbonation. Not my cup of tea, tastes like a boring beer infused with strawberry and it doesn't really work.

Tried from Cask at University Arms on 12 Feb 2026 at 12:23

jjsint (1585) reviewed

University Arms

5 months ago

7.2/10 — Setting 8 Selection 8 Service 7 Food Value 6 Overall 7

Despite the name and the location, the University Arms caters for a variety of ages. I notice the last review was 7 years ago, but doesn’t sound like it has changed much. As you walk in, the walls are adorned with pumpclips of beers served. It's a nice open-plan pub, old fashioned without being twee or dire. There was a fire alarm when I was here, which I didn't mind. Nice of them to keep us safe. Anyway, there were eight casks - mostly from local-ish outfits, traditional and sessionable. Bradfield, Thornbridge, Acorn. A few keg, including one from Triple Point. Enough to choose from, and decent prices (although may be a bit dear for famously beer-cheap Sheffield).

Visited on 12 Feb 2026 at 12:16

jjsint (8803) reviewed

Citra Pils from Donzoko Brewing

5 months ago

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

Delivered from RAD Beer and drunk at home. It’s light gold and clear with an uneven white head. Light aroma of grain and fresh white grapefruit. Taste contains a refreshing bitterness all the way through, heavily but not intrusively hopped. Dry finish. Very light body with somewhat heavy carbonation. Simple, elegant and impressive.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2026 at 22:01

jjsint (8803) reviewed

Pew Pew Pew from Full Circle Brew Co

5 months ago

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

440ml can bought as part of a delivery from the brewery and drunk at home. Golden pale and hazy with a quickly dissipating white head. Little bit of pineapple, melon, tangerine in the aroma.taste is mostly sweet with melon coming out to the fore. Dry finish. Light body, fairly heavy carbonation. The whole thing feels a little muted to me, but it’s still delicious, so I won’t complain too loudly.

Tried from Can on 06 Feb 2026 at 22:59

jjsint updated a beer: Key Lime Pie brewed by Yonder Brewing and Blending
5 months ago