"Beavertown, Never Normal". What is with big beer's propensity for tapping into counter cultural themes, and does it's beer stack up to their claims of distinction from the norm?

A guide to a beery day out on the train, from Sheffield to Nottingham, and everywhere inbetween.

Beer is wonderfully complex and can produce a staggering spectrum of flavours. So how is it that this veritable cornucopia of flavour is so often reduced to just a handful of vague catch-alls? 

The sparkler debate is an uninspiring relic of times gone by. It's time to put it to rest and to turn the conversation to more interesting and pertinent topics.

After reading these 10 tips, fellow pub goers will take note of your exemplary crisp sharing skills and soon you will be awash with tasty potato based snacks. 

It's a small ritual with a large cultural significance. The foil is torn open and walls are torn down, we are no longer individuals supping separate pints, but a group revelling in a shared experience.

Why is the distinction between being a pub with rooms, versus being a hotel bar, such an important one for us to make?

What is it about the city of Sheffield and its people that has made Sheffield Beer Week the success that it is?