Beer list for Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest

With all the beer events I put on around the country, you might think I get sick of talking about the stuff.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Check out this amazing list of beers to be served at Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest this Saturday.

BAD SEED BREWERY: award-winning brewery from Malton in North Yorkshire

Session IPA – 4.0% ABV – Easy drinking, full on hop flavour. Ekuanot, Cascade & Chinook hops combine to give flavours of orange peel, lime, papaya and pine
Clover Club – 4.1% ABV – Brewed in collaboration with the Star in the City and based on their version of the classic Clover Club cocktail. A Raspberry, Rose Petal & Hibiscus wheat beer: incredibly fruity & neon pink!
Chucklehead: New England Coffee Pale- 5.0% ABV – Collaboration brew with Northern Alchemy. Citra and Galaxy hops combine with a cold steep of Ethiopian Rocko Mountain Reserve Coffee. The cold steeping of the coffee releases lots of fruit character without imparting bitterness which, combined with the tropical fruit notes from the hops
Doctrine: Sacrilegious Belgian Brown- 5.5% ABV – This Abbey style beer is dark and rich; sweet and spiced. Notes of chocolate, caramel and dried fruit
Horizon- 6.0% ABV – A hit of spicy earthiness from the Rye Malt combines with a huge amount of Citra, Cascade, Chinook and Galaxy hops
Electric: Hard Wired Hopfenweisse – 5.0% ABV – A classic German wheat beer style with a monster hop hit. The Comet hop delivers huge flavours of mandarin and zesty grapefruit making this beer a tropical fruit feast
Saint Clement’s – 3.8% ABV – The zesty peel of oranges & lemons bring the bells of St. Clement’s to our refreshing pale ale
Glass Case of Emotion – 8.3% ABV – Collaboration with Wild Weather Ales. An Imperial Stout with almond, cherries and sweet spices. Dark, rich and decadent – dessert in liquid form

CHORLTON BREWING COMPANY: contemporary beers made by this vegan Manchester brewery

Amarillo Oatmeal Sour – 5.1% ABV – Sour pale ale, like our Amarillo Sour but with oats added for a smooth mouthfeel
Mandarina Double Sour – 8.6% ABV – Sour, strong ale heavily hopped with Centennial and Mandarina Bavaria
Hoppy Brett Thing – 4.5% ABV – Tart farmhouse ale hopped with Bramling Cross and lots of Kohatu
Cherry/Orange Sour – 5.5% ABV – Full bodied sour brown ale with cherry and orange peel)
Hemp – 6.5% ABV – Pale ale infused with female hemp buds and natural terpenes found in cannabis

HEAVY INDUSTRY BREWING: award-winning microbrewery in North Wales

77 – 4.9% ABV – CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 2016 Gold Medal winner (strong bitters category) – A big amber IPA style beer brewed with the finest pale and crystal malts dark – Seville marmalade is backed up by a piney, peppery bitterness
Pigeon Toed Orange Peel – 5.2% ABV – A cloudy orange hefeweissen style beer brewed with the finest Pale and Wheat malts. Featuring Mandarina Bavaria hops. Notes of cloves, pears and pineapple underlay a big freshly squeezed orange taste
Dr Jekyll’s Last Waltz – 5.5% ABV – A big bad bouncy beast of a Black IPA, boasting gladstone bagfuls of toasted coconut and dark roasted chocolate liquorice notes. Brewed with toasted coconut in the copper, along with masses of Columbus, Cascade, Simcoe, Amarillo and Galaxy hops
Le Bulot D’Or D’Amour – 5.4% ABV – A dry hopped fruity saison, pale refreshing and spicy
Blod Wen – 4.4% ABV – Brewed using fresh elderflowers from the Vale of Clwyd and fermented with a mixed culture then dry hopped. Lovely floral aroma and pleasant residual sweetness and a little funk

THE BEER ENGINE: multi-brewery line up from Sheffield’s beer experts (go here for cider)!

ABBEYDALE BREWERY – Voyager IPA #4 – 5.2% ABV – The voyage continues! Unfined and delicisiously murky, chock full and bursting with hop character. Plenty of Citra, Summer and Vic Secret hops to provide a vibrant fruity citrus punch!
ABBEYDALE BREWERY – Reaper – 5.5% ABV – pale cloudy and unfiltered beer is delicately laced with peppercorn and hints of fresh lemongrass
BLACK IRIS – Black Strap & Bourbon – 10.5% ABV – Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. Collab between Reubens Brews of Seattle and Outpost Coffee from Nottingham
BLACK IRIS – Laima’s Luck – 5.1% ABV – Lime & Coriander Hefeweizen, brewed by two brewing students from the International Centre for Brewing Science at the University of Nottingham, as part of the Cuckoo Collaborative project
BRASS CASTLE – Hoptical Illusion – 4.8% ABV – gluten free hop forward pale ale with tropical fruit flavours
FARMAGGEDON – Gorse IPA – 6.3% ABV – Gorse grows all around us, in spring it fills the air with it’s distinctive coconut/pineapple scent. We combined a massive late addition of the painfully picked flowers (literally, serious prickles). Mosaic & Sorachi Ace hops compliment the gorse aroma. It makes a refreshing ‘piña colada’ beer with a golden colour
NEEPSEND BREW CO – Annona – 4.2% ABV – Oatmeal Pale hopped with Mosaic. Mellow bitterness and smoothness and body from the oats with bags of tropical hop aroma
NEEPSEND BREW CO – Sharpshooter – 4.7% ABV – New Zealand Pale Ale brewed with Nelson Sauvin and Pacific Jade hops and dry hoped with Nelson Sauvin. Good bitterness, fruity white wine notes with a dry finish
NEEPSEND BREW CO – Waimea IPA – 5.5% ABV – Single hopped IPA brewed with NZ hop variety, Waimea. Pronounced bitterness and a citrus and pine aroma
NORTHERN MONK – Faith – 5.4% ABV – American pale ale with flavours of citrus, mango and pineapple
WEIRD BEARD – Roots Bloody Roots – 3.7% ABV – Fizzy pop red ale, flavours of licorice, sarsaparilla and vanilla
WIPER & TRUE/LEFT HANDED GIANT – Bristol Vice – 4.5% ABV – a sour wheat beer from these two Bristol breweries

Wow. That is one hell of a beer lineup if I do say so myself.

A reminder that vegan wine will be available from the Yellow Arch Studios bar as well in case you have a wine drinker sitting on the fence about coming along.

Cheap advance tickets are online for just £4 plus a tiny booking fee. Book now. If we have space on the day, tickets will be £7 at the door. Invite friends via the Facebook event page.

See you at Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest!

Vegan t-shirts on offer

A little while back in time I wrote about a Sheffield-based t-shirt and clothing company called Heartcure.

The company was set up by Georgia and Jordan to not only help spread the vegan message via message t-shirts, but to also raise funds for a brand new vegan community and action centre they are opening in Sheffield.

The founders also both work in local vegan businesses in Sheffield so you know they are legit and working hard to support their community.

I have two pieces of news about Heartcure to share with you today, so let’s get busy.

The first thing you need to know is that there is a sale going on over at the Heartcure website. Various discounts have been applied to the range with a lot of tees marked 20% off. You can even get free shipping if you spend over £40 or free worldwide shipping if you spend over £60.

Get shopping on the website!

News part two?

Heartcure will be at the first ever Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest helping out on the merch table. Not only can you grab a fab beer fest t-shirt, but you will also be able to buy Heartcure clothing directly from the founders themselves and of course chat to them about their vegan community centre plans.

Buy some t-shirts. Buy Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest tickets.

You can follow Heartcure on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Best in the UK gets better

If you haven’t been there, you will just have to take me at my word when I tell you Make No Bones is one of the best vegan food providers on the planet.

It is definitely in the top 5 for Europe.

I wanted to update you with some of their cuisine from my visit yesterday. I have never eaten anything with them that wasn’t superb. Even their fries are a work of art.

Follow Make No Bones on Instagram and the check out the photos from my visit below. The seitan BBQ ribs are otherworldly.

Extra note: Make No Bones will be serving food at the first ever Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest next week. Click here to buy cheap advance tickets and visit the Facebook event page to RSVP and invite friends.

Superstar vegan food line up

I know I get easily excited about vegan food, but I can be forgiven for hyperbole when I have four of the finest vegan food providers in the country under one roof.

Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest is taking place on Saturday July 29, 2017 and it’s not just the drink people should be excited about. This food line up has never happened anywhere on the planet previously.

Attendees will be treated to this special food court:

  • Make No Bones – Sheffield’s very own decedent cuisine experts
  • V REV Vegan Diner – one of the true superstars of the vegan UK food scene visiting from Manchester
  • Sgaia – famous vegan meat company from Glasgow bring hot sandwiches to Sheffield
  • Truffle Pig – Sheffield’s very own truffle and handmade chocolate hero

In addition to this outrageously-fabulous food line up, we will have a packed beer hall plus a karaoke stage for the brave.

Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest is set to be a party like the city has never seen before.

You can RSVP to the Facebook event page and buy cheap advance tickets online.

New menu at Burger Lols

You all know about the amazing vegan burger joint in Sheffield, right?

Burger Lols has been keeping people happy for a while in the South Yorkshire city and has amassed quite a number of fans and regular customers. Each one of these loving customers is going to be thrilled to see the new updated menu just released.

Check it out.

The menu sounds super exciting and the gluten free diners amongst you will no doubt be happy to see the specially created section.

Get along to Burger Lols as soon as you can and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Extra note: Tickets are on sale now for the first ever Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest. Click here to buy early bird tickets for just £4 plus small fee. Burger Lols will be the perfect place to head for a recovery meal the day after.

Truffle Pig in Sheffield

Here’s a snappy little post to get you acquainted with a cute-as-a-button treat business called Truffle Pig.

This Sheffield-based chocolate artist has so many reasons why I think you should be excited by her, I’ve gone ahead and listed them:

  • Truffle Pig founder Lily has dedicated the business to her chocolate-loving Nanna, Doris Gaskill
  • Lily is a musician and roller derby athlete
  • DIY underpins pretty much all she does
  • A portion of profits from Truffle Pig is donated to animal charities

OK. I’ve sung Lily’s praises enough and you wanna see the good stuff, right?

Well, before I post some tasty photos I want you to know you can order these handcrafted delights online from Lily directly. Get to the Truffle Pig website to shop for delights that will be posted straight to you!

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It all looks superb. Did you see that chocolate bar with crunchy golden pieces?!

Follow Truffle Pig on Facebook and Instagram for all the glorious photos and for info on where Lily will be trading in Sheffield and further afield.

And for the love of vegan independent business run by rad people, buy some truffles online now!

Vegan store now delivering

There are so many things to love about Sheffield and home delivery from this wonderful vegan grocery store can be added to the list.

The Incredible Nutshell is one of the most well-stocked vegan stores I’ve seen. I’ve picked up some fabulous plant-based food from them that I haven’t seen anywhere else on my travels.

Sheffield is an extremely fortunate city to have this store and things just got better with the launch of their home delivery service.

Yes, that’s right.

If you live in Sheffield, you can shop online with The Incredible Nutshell and have your groceries delivered. The line up of products is impressive and includes chilled, frozen, cleaning products, snacks and so much more.

The wonderful Jez who works in the store told me the first orders are set to roll out from Monday February 13, 2017 and if the service proves popular, they will look into offering the service to nearby towns.

This is great news for anyone with access requirements that make store visits difficult and for people with work hours that don’t match store hours.

Click here to browse the online shop.

Non-profit vegan clothing company

Did you know there is a 100% not-for-pofit vegan clothing company in Sheffield?

This news is too important to put through the FGV word wringer, so I have asked HeartCure to give me the precise rundown on what is taking place in their neck of the woods.

Based out of Sheffield, HeartCure are the only completely non-profit vegan clothing company in the UK. They donate everything they can to Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary and in their first 6 months they raised over £1,000 for the sanctuary.

They have recently relaunched their website with all new designs including an all new kids range! They always try to be more design based than just text and ignite curiosity in those who see the clothing to help spread a positive vegan message.

HeartCure plan to support more Sanctuaries this year and donate all they can to help the vegan movement grow, involving collaborations with activists.

They started HeartCure as a way to help raise money for animals while also supporting fair wear and ethical trade standards. It’s always been about making change, not profit.

The owners are officially Jordan & Georgia but HeartCure is made up of everybody involved, from the photographers to the models and everyone who has supported the brand.

They are also launching the UK’s first vegan social centre which will be launched this year called HeartCure Collective. The social centre will be at a warehouse in Sheffield and will include a cafe and bar, ethical clothing store, weekly activist meet ups, youth meet ups, a stage for speeches and live music. You can get involved via the Gofundme campaign by clicking here.

They are aiming to make the warehouse space a social hub for all vegans. It will be a place they can hang out during the day, meet friends in the evening, a space to organise their own events and discover more about activism.

The collective will welcome vegans and non-vegans as they believe it will be a great place for anyone interested in veganism to find out more about living ethically and sustainably.

That is a lot to take in, right?

Brief overview? HeartCure is a rad clothing brand raising money to save animals.

Visit their online shop here, like them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter and follow them on Instagram.

Vegan at a steakhouse

Sheffield is the future vegan capital of the UK.

Make No Bones is turning out food perfection, BurgerLolz has garnered a lot of fans, The Incredible Nutshell is one of the best 100% vegan grocery stores in the country and I’m even launching Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest in the city during 2017.

If you need further proof of how much plant-based eating has impacted on this South Yorkshire location, you only have to look at the GIANT vegan menu on offer at Italian steakhouse Luna Rossa.

Yep. Sheffield is so very vegan that even a freaking steakhouse has a bigger vegan menu than most plant-based places.

Check it out below.

I’m thrilled to see such a rapid vegan takeover of Sheffield.

If you have a meat eater who refuses to go to a vegan restaurant, you now have two choices for dealing with the situation.

Never speak to them again or take them to Luna Rossa.

See the restaurant website here and check out the location on Google Maps.

Leeds and Sheffield

I’m currently in Leeds and that means I get to visit one of my favourite vegan food places in the UK.

Humpit.

Check out what I devoured today in what is surprisingly the only permanent 100% vegan eatery in Leeds.


What do you think?

Humpit is located inside the Corn Exchange building in Leeds city centre, but in great news they also have an outlet in Sheffield.

You can grab gorgeous hummus bowls with a variety of toppings in two different Yorkshire cities.

Have you been?

See the Humpit menu and locations online, like their Facebook page and follow them on Twitter and Instagram.

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