Six Barrel Drafthouse, Sheffield

The reversion to the pub's original name didn't bring it good fortune, and now it's been rebranded as a Six Barrel Drafthouse. (I've been to a couple of these in Nottingham and they were ok without filling me with enthusiasm.) But they're trying to do modern beers in a bright and cheerful fashion, so let's hope it works. There are six hand pumps on the bar counter, and the same number of keg taps on the bar back, though a cider occupies one of the former. All these are listed on a blackboard at the end of the bar area, with a display of pump clips to let us know what will be coming soon. It looks like Landlord and White Rat are the well-known regulars, though I did hear a customer ask for a taster of the latter, with perhaps less well known guests coming from local breweries like Dancing Duck, Abbeydale, Little Critters and Neepsend. On the crafty keg side, expect Vocation, Dreya and Siren... and Neepsend. My pint of the Ossett was pretty decent (scored 3.5 in old money, so Very Good nowadays) and just £4.20 which is not bad for the city centre. (Landlord is £5.30, though.) It was busy here on a Saturday afternoon, so maybe I'll come back on a quiet Tuesday and see how they're getting on.

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