Beer Menu

The Fat Cat introduced to Sheffield the concept of a constantly changing range of guest beers, and this is still the philosophy of the pub. It offers 10 traditional draught Real Ales which will always include at least 4 from our own Kelham Island Brewery as well as the famous Timothy Taylors Landlord (Voted Best Beer at The Great British Beer Festival 1999). The other pumps are devoted to guest beers from across the country, especially from micro-breweries. The number of different beers sold to date is 4504 (for the full list see Pub/Beer History).

Beers from the Kelham Island Brewery include:

Kelham Island Bitter (ABV 3.8%)
Straw coloured, classically English, bitter beer brewed from a no-nonsense recipe of Maris Otter malted barley with a small addition of crystal malt. Kelham Island Bitter is a dry beer with plenty of both bitterness and flavour from the Mount Hood hops.

Sheffield Best Bitter (ABV 4.0%)
Chestnut coloured Yorkshire bitter. It has a refreshingly dry palate with a lingering bitterness provided by the dwarf hop, First Gold. Colour and flavour are provided by crystal rye which gives a pleasant biscuity character.

Pale Rider (ABV 5.2%)
Originally brewed in 1993 as a Spring special, Pale Rider rapidly became the brewery's biggest selling beer. Brewed from a combination of British and continental malts and a mixture of hops Pale Rider has a honeyed flavour, a powerful aroma and a dangerously deceptive drinkability.

Easy Rider (ABV 4.3%)
Easy Rider is a smooth easier drinking version of our infamous Pale Rider. It is brewed with a blend of floor malted Maris Otter barley and spring wheat to provide a clean fruity palate. Willamette hops from America's Yakima Valley are used to provide both bitterness and a pleasant floral bouquet.

Wheat Bier (ABV 5.0%)
Based on the style of Bavarian Weizenbiers, Kelham Island Wheat Bier is brewed from a grist of Wheat Malt and Maris Otter. Smooth and very drinkable, the flavour is dominated by fruit flavours from the wheat and the subtle but distinctive aroma from the continental hops.

Bête Noire (ABV 5.5%)
First brewed in 1992 as a Winter special, Bête Noire is a black beer brewed from Maris Otter malted barley with additions of crystal malt and chocolate malt to give flavouring and colour. Bête Noire has a rich, warming full bodied flavour with hints of fruit and chocolate.

Grande Pale (ABV 6.6%)
A seriously strong pale ale brewed with a blend of 3 varieties of English hops and floor malted barley with a deceptively easy drinking character and has been nicknamed Grand Impaler.

Other Draught Beers
Timothy Taylors Landlord
Guinness
Carlsberg
Budweiser Budvar

Draught Cider & Scrumpy
Westons Stowford Press Cider

A varying traditional cider served from the barrel on the bar

Bottled Beers
Schneider Weisse
Gold Label
Low Alcohol Bitburger
Holsten Pils
Timmermans Fruit Beers:- Framboise, Peche, Cassis, Kriek
Belgian Beers:- an ever changing list plus other foreign speciality beers

Belgian Pure Fruit Juices
Looza in 15 flavours :- Apple, Apricot, Banana, Blackcurrant, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Mango, Orange, Passion Fruit, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Tomato, Tropical, Ace - multi Vitamin.

Country Wines in 21 varieties:-
Apricot, Strawberry, Sloe, Rhubarb, Redcurrant, Raspberry, Peach, Parsnip, Orange, Mead, Gooseberry, Ginger, Elderberry, Dandelion, Damson, Cowslip, Cherry, Blackcurrant, Blackberry, Birch, Black Beer & Raisin