Pub 168, Day 62 – The Alma

By Amy, Andy & Rob

After our hugely successful pub crawl with Sheffield Ale Pubs which almost broke Twitter, we decided to once again collaborate with a local beer blogger in order to combine our loyal fanbases.

But who could possibly be worthy of sharing a blog with Pubquest, the masters of the craft? Who would even begin to bring viewing figures to rival our own?

Enter Amy from Beer, There & Everywhere – a friend from school who is now a pub walk specialist, planning her own routes before journeying through cities from Rochester to Riga. She has recently set up a blog to share her experiences.

But to which far-flung destination would we take this seasoned traveller? In order to satisfy both our criteria we needed a cluster of pubs within walking distance, but it also needed to lie within Sheffield's city boundaries. Luckily we knew just the place: Mosborough.

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Andy: Here at Pubquest we're always supportive of new blogs about pubs, and we're not in the least bit concerned that they'll encroach on our territory. As such, we don't give a second thought to the fact that they might gradually become a more successful version of ourselves, and we absolutely don't hope that they crash and burn with no readers, no revenue, and no reason to exist. To that end, we'll always support new writers upon their entry to the beer blogging world.

Over to you Amy, take it away! We'll interject if we feel we can offer any support. 😀

Amy: On a cold winter’s day, I, along with Damo and my brother James, were invited on a very important and privileged mission by an old school buddy of mine, Andy. We were asked to join PubQuest (set up by Andy and his friend Rob) in discovering the pubs around Mosborough, Sheffield.

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—Rob: Cheers Amy, but we just did the intros further up. Also, no capital Q in Pubquest please. Don't give up the day job.—

Amy: Mosborough is a beautiful, picturesque village on the cusp of Sheffield bordering Rotherham. Although I’m born and bred in Sheffield it’s a place I’ve never been to before, but it has a great pub walk to explore. With our thick winter coats pulled tight and bellies lined for the copious amount of beer that was about to be consumed, we were ready to take on this mission.

—Andy: Actually, Mosborough is 1.8 miles away from Rotherham. Check your facts.—

Amy: After a close call on the journey when our taxi ran a red light going over the tramlines, one pint was the very least we needed! Stepping out of the taxi and waiting for the dizziness to stop, outside The Alma we could really take in the views of Mosborough and the surrounding countryside. The pub was set on the top of a hill; it was quiet and peaceful.

—Rob: Semi-colons are used between closely related independent clauses, when the two clauses are opposed or contradictory. As your second clause supports your initial statement, the semi-colon is not appropriate punctuation in this instance. Honestly, they'll let anyone blog these days.—

Amy: On entering, we soon realised we were the first people there – there was no money in the till and no one in either side of the pub. This didn’t put us off though! It was a cosy pub with corner settees. The choice of beers was limited: there was only one pull beer which was the Robin Red Best at 4.5%. On tap there was Tetley’s, Carling and John Smith’s. It was super cheap though and was a cute pub to visit. I didn’t see the view from the beer garden but apparently it was stunning.

—Andy: My goodness you're not gonna last long in the blogging game with incomplete reviews like that. Get out into the beer garden and see the view for yourself! Paint a picture of it to your readers! Take photos to illustrate your blog! Rob, send me your photos of the view from the beer garden and I'll upload them.—

—Rob: I haven't got any photos.—

—Andy: Yeah you have, you went off to take some.—

—Rob: I went to the toilet. Didn't you go out to take some?—

—Andy: It was raining!—

—Rob: Ah. Here's a photo of a sign instead.—

Pub: The Alma (76 South Street, S20 5DF)

Rating: 7/10

Pint: Robin Red Best

Brewery: Laine Brew Co (Adversane, West Sussex)

Visit Amy's fantastic Beer, There & Everywhere blog for reviews of her pub crawls from around the world, as well as ideas for your own pub walks!