By
Andy
Leaving The Queen Hotel, myself and Rob exchanged smiles at yet another milestone accomplished.
Pubquest had completed all the pubs in the area. Mosborough was now ticked off; signed sealed delivered; the i's dotted and the t's crossed.
Our four guests however, had not completed all the pubs in the area, and were beginning to enjoy their Mosborough pub crawl.
“That looks like another pub up the road,” observed someone, annoyingly. It was indeed The British Oak, which we had visited in 2015.
“Looks more like a restaurant to me,” I replied, trying to kill the conversation. Pubquest would take forever if we had to revisit random pubs.
“Yeah Andy's right,” said Rob, cottoning on. “C'mon guys, let's get a taxi somewhere else and see what other pubs we can find.”
“What are you talking about? It's definitely a pub,” declared Amy, still staring up the road.
“Yeah, it's got a hanging sign and everything,” added Damo.
'Who the fuck brought you along?' I thought, internally.
“Oh yeah, that must be The British Oak,” confessed Rob, remaining level-headed. “But we've already been, we thought mayb-”
“Oh I've heard of that!” Catriona interjected. “It's meant to be really good! They do cocktails and have loads of beers from all over the world.”
“Sounds brilliant!” exclaimed the others unanimously, setting off towards the lights.
Catriona wasn't wrong, The British Oak is indeed fantastic. It earned 9.5/10 from us last time around, so we won't bore you with another blog. Suffice to say, we enjoyed ourselves so much on this occasion that we stayed for several drinks. The problem was, by the time we decided to move on, our guests' enthusiasm for ticking off yet more pubs was beginning to falter.
As the majority of our accomplices were fancy S11 folk, we decided to continue our pub crawl up there – that way, they could head home at any time. Booking a taxi to basically drive the width of Sheffield, we ended up at the Hammer & Pincers on Ringinglow Road.
The pub was incredibly busy as it was showing the day's football, and it was quite a battle to get served. We went with Jolly Holly by St Austell Brewery, a rich Cornish winter ale. I had become quite hooked on St Austell beers during a recent trip to Cornwall, although the rowdy pub was quite far removed from my time eating mussels by Padstow harbour.
The low ceilings (due to the pub being built in the 18th century[1]) actually made it quite an atmospheric place to watch the match. However, the proliferation of widescreen TVs felt out of place in such an old building. The inn had initially developed to provide refreshment to weary travellers, but had predictably become part of a chain (Sizzling Pubs) in recent years. With the pub being so close to the countryside, I felt it could thrive if it returned to its original purpose, with a focus on fireplaces, home-cooked food and good beer. But of course, that would require a tailored business plan. So for now, it remains a venue for reheated meals and Sky Sports.
Pub: Hammer & Pincers (Ringinglow Road, S11 7PW)
Rating: 6.5/10
Pint: Jolly Holly
Brewery: St Austell Brewery (St Austell, Cornwall)
Leaving The Queen Hotel, myself and Rob exchanged smiles at yet another milestone accomplished.
Pubquest had completed all the pubs in the area. Mosborough was now ticked off; signed sealed delivered; the i's dotted and the t's crossed.
Our four guests however, had not completed all the pubs in the area, and were beginning to enjoy their Mosborough pub crawl.
“That looks like another pub up the road,” observed someone, annoyingly. It was indeed The British Oak, which we had visited in 2015.
“Looks more like a restaurant to me,” I replied, trying to kill the conversation. Pubquest would take forever if we had to revisit random pubs.
“Yeah Andy's right,” said Rob, cottoning on. “C'mon guys, let's get a taxi somewhere else and see what other pubs we can find.”
“What are you talking about? It's definitely a pub,” declared Amy, still staring up the road.
“Yeah, it's got a hanging sign and everything,” added Damo.
'Who the fuck brought you along?' I thought, internally.
“Oh yeah, that must be The British Oak,” confessed Rob, remaining level-headed. “But we've already been, we thought mayb-”
“Oh I've heard of that!” Catriona interjected. “It's meant to be really good! They do cocktails and have loads of beers from all over the world.”
“Sounds brilliant!” exclaimed the others unanimously, setting off towards the lights.
***
Catriona wasn't wrong, The British Oak is indeed fantastic. It earned 9.5/10 from us last time around, so we won't bore you with another blog. Suffice to say, we enjoyed ourselves so much on this occasion that we stayed for several drinks. The problem was, by the time we decided to move on, our guests' enthusiasm for ticking off yet more pubs was beginning to falter.
As the majority of our accomplices were fancy S11 folk, we decided to continue our pub crawl up there – that way, they could head home at any time. Booking a taxi to basically drive the width of Sheffield, we ended up at the Hammer & Pincers on Ringinglow Road.
The pub was incredibly busy as it was showing the day's football, and it was quite a battle to get served. We went with Jolly Holly by St Austell Brewery, a rich Cornish winter ale. I had become quite hooked on St Austell beers during a recent trip to Cornwall, although the rowdy pub was quite far removed from my time eating mussels by Padstow harbour.
The low ceilings (due to the pub being built in the 18th century[1]) actually made it quite an atmospheric place to watch the match. However, the proliferation of widescreen TVs felt out of place in such an old building. The inn had initially developed to provide refreshment to weary travellers, but had predictably become part of a chain (Sizzling Pubs) in recent years. With the pub being so close to the countryside, I felt it could thrive if it returned to its original purpose, with a focus on fireplaces, home-cooked food and good beer. But of course, that would require a tailored business plan. So for now, it remains a venue for reheated meals and Sky Sports.
Pub: Hammer & Pincers (Ringinglow Road, S11 7PW)
Rating: 6.5/10
Pint: Jolly Holly
Brewery: St Austell Brewery (St Austell, Cornwall)
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