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Redwillow Seamless (3.6%)
Saltaire / The Sparrow Black Throat (6%)
Titanic Captain Smith (5.2%)
THornbridge Sequoia (4.5%)
Sierra Nevada Blindfold (7.4%)
Anarchy Brew Co.Crime Scene (5.5%)
Brasserie De La Senne Zinnebir (6%)
Nogne O Python Pilsner (9%)
Bernard Light Pilsner (3.8%)
Bernard Unfiltered Pilsner (5%)
Bernard Dark Pilsner (5.1%)
Broadoak Vintage Cider (4.5%)
Posted by Mark in Events, Sparrow News
Our Street Food Fridays have been such a success that the guys over at Brooklyn Brewery, New York, heard about the events and wanted to get involved. From now on, we will be selling the full range of Brooklyn brews including cans of Lager, Summer Ale & EIPA to the 750ml Champagne bottles of Sorachi Ace, Local 1 & local 2. Due to popular demand, Street Food Fridays will be twice a month in the Summer and we have some new and exciting traders for you all to enjoy!
24th May // The Sparrow’s 2nd Birthday
EL TOPO (San Francisco style Burritos)
7th June
MARKET WRAPS (Pulled pork and more)
21st June
LAS PAELLERAS (Spanish street and party food)
5th July // American Beer Week
DIAMOND DOGS (Handcrafted hotdogs)
19th July
MARKET WRAPS (Pulled pork and more)
2nd August
EL KANTINA (Mexican & southern street food)
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Join us on Monday 27th May for tutored tasting of 7 different beers from Schneider Weisse. A brewery of great history and tradition, Schneider can be credited with resurrecting a style of beer that came close to extinction in the late 1800s and has built a reputation of being the most distinguished and exclusive purveyor of German wheat beers!
Mon 27th May // 6pm
£10 (Includes samples of all 7 beers plus German meats and cheese)
If you’re interested in booking a place please pop into the bar or email us. The tasting coincides with our birthday celebrations!
Posted by Mark in Events, Sparrow News
Come and celebrate our 2nd birthday with us over bank holiday weekend. There will be party food, cake and some pretty special beers! We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers – if it wasn’t for you we would not have lasted this long in business. With your support we hope to pour pints and bring the most amazing beers to Bradford for many years to come.
We’ve got some cool stuff line up:
Fri 24th May (11am – 12 Midnight)
*The launch of Two Scoops Ice Cream Pale Ale, our 2nd birthday beer brewed with Ilkley Brewery*
*Street Food Fridays featuring San Francisco style burritos from El Topo (4pm-10pm)*
Sat 25th May (11am – 12 Midnight)
*Bartender’s favourite beers sold at a discounted price*
*FREE pop-up tasting of some special beers*
Sun 26th May (12 Noon – 11pm)
*What The Folk? featuring live music from Serious Sam Barrett // Soulmates Never Die // Luke Hirst // Koala // Lew Walker // Wrong Side Of The Pennines. As part of Bradford Threadfest (3pm – 7pm)*
Mon 27th May (12 Noon – 11pm)
*Schneider Weisse Day. Optional tutored tasting for £10 including samples of all beers plus German meats and cheese. Tickets available at the bar. (6pm-8pm)*
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When we were asked by Prashad to hold a few joint curry and beer events we got excited. Prashad is a bradford born institution. Kaushy and Mohan Patel opened it’s doors 22 years ago as a small Indian vegetarian deli in the backstreets of the Girlington area of Bradford. The restaurant has since moved to a 60+ seater restaurant in Drighllngton. In the last few years Prashad has gained recognition from Gordan Ramsay as finalists on Channel 4′s Ramsay’s Best Restaurant 2010, and has been named in the Michelin guide and The Good Food Guide. The guys at Prashad are as passionate about vegetarian Indian cuisine as much as we are about beer. It made sense to work together and share our passions. We wanted to change peoples perceptions of what vegetarian Indian cuisine and beer are, and to show people how innovative and exciting they can be. We also wanted to demonstrate that beer works better than wine when it comes to food pairing, especially with curry.
The first event was at The Sparrow on 24th March. The team from Prashad brought a variety of Indian street food snacks such as the crunchy Special chaat salad and coconut pethis. We offered three different ales to compliment the tasty treats including Ilkley Mary Jane, Goose Island IPA and Thornbridge Jaipur. All beers were light and refreshing – perfect for washing down the spicy goods.
The events at Prashad took place on 9th & 16th April in their ‘Grande’ dining room. Six courses of Prashad’s famous Indian food were matched with six of our beers. First up was the spicy popcorn and pickle tray paired with Gueze Boon. The turmeric and chilli laced popcorn married well with the peppery, spicy, dry and crisp Belgian Lambic beer. The second course was a toasty, spicy coconut pethi served with sweet Mongozo Coconut beer. An obvious match that went down well. Next up was Kalva – bitter fenugreek and banana bhajis that were complemented with Schneider Weisse Original (Scheider Weisse is a Bavarian Hefeweizen that has a full on banana flavour). The next two courses were Massala Dosa with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and Biryani with Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA. Both beers were light, hoppy and robust that cut through the spicy flavours of the curries. A ginger chocolate tart and a rich, boozey Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout finished the night nicely.
All three events sold out and it was an absolute pleasure working with Prashad. We hope to work with them again soon.
Posted by Mark in Events, Sparrow News
FISH& will be dishing up Fish & Chips with a twist at the next STREET FOOD FRIDAYS event on 3rd May! We’ve got pale ales and wheat beers to wash down the goodness. Food served from 4pm. Get down early as they will sell out!
Eat quality. Drink quality!
The menu should look something like this:
FISH & CHIPS
Choose from traditional, lime and chilli, beer or salt and pepper.
LEMON, LIME & CHILLI CALAMARI
PAN FRIED MACKEREL SUB
With lemon and horseradish mayo
FISH AND CHILLI CHOWDER BREAD BOWL
LEMON, LIME & CHILLI HALOUMI & CHIPS
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Come along to The Sparrow on 23rd April for World Book Night There will be 20 FREE copies of a selected book to give away. We’d also like to see a Book Swap, so bring along a nice clean copy (new) of a favourite book and exchange it with somebody else. Beer and books!
http://www.worldbooknight.org/
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We are pleased to hold the launch of Bantams History Week! At 12 noon Mark Lawn, chairman of Bradford City, will pull the first pint of Baines Blonde, an exclusively produced beer brewed for the event by Saltaire Brewery. John Baines invented packeted football cards in 1885. Millions of these cards were produced down the road at 15 North Parade! Come down for a beer and learn how a Bradford based company shaped global football culture. The launch falls on the same day as Bradford City’s last home game of the season.
Press release:
The Bantams’ History Week will be launched at the Sparrow Bier Café at noon with the pulling of Baines Blonde, the first pint of an exclusively produced beer brewed by Saltaire Brewery. A brief welcome and talk will be given by the organiser of the Bantams’ History Week, and author of Glorious 1911 and Paraders, David Pendleton, about the History Week itself and the hidden sporting history of North Parade.
North Parade, historically one of the smarter streets in the city centre, has strong links with the heritage of Bradford City AFC. Baines Cards, producers of millions of collectors cards depicting sports personalities and clubs in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, had its base on North Parade. Originally from Manningham, the company moved to North Parade as its business grew to staggering proportions. Featured on their cards were numerous players of Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue and Bradford Northern. However, Baines also catered for a national and international audience and every conceivable sporting aspect was covered by their cards which were avidly collected by boys young and old.
From Montevideo to Manchester, Tokyo to Turin, today the appeal of football cards knows no bounds. Yet how many people are aware that this global obsession has its roots in Victorian Bradford? John Baines, a Bradfordian who shaped global football culture.
The sporting heritage of North Parade will be celebrated by a storyboard displayed on the walls of the Sparrow Bier Cafe. You will be able to toast that heritage with a pint of Baines Blonde, specially produced by Saltaire Brewery and exclusively on sale at the Sparrow.
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We are pleased to announce our next exhibition featuring works on the theme of ‘collections’ by Bradford born Illustrator, Beth Crowley.
Loosely based on the wonderful specimens found in New York museums, Beth’s mixed media illustrations will be exhibited at The Sparrow Bier Cafe, Bradford from 12th April- 12th June 2013.
Come down on Friday 12th April at 6pm for the launch and enjoy an evening of amazing beer, ace company and a bit of art!
Posted by Mark in Guest Beer Reviews
In this section of the website you will find concise reviews of some of our interesting guest beers.
THORNBRIDGE & SIERRA NEVADA TWIN PEAKS– Keg (5%)
OVERVIEW An Anglo-American Pale Ale brewed in collaboration between Thornbridge and Sierra Nevada.
APPEARANCE A very pale, yellow ale with a nice white head.
AROMA Tropical fruits, pineapple and mango.
TASTE Very refreshing tangy lemon sherbet.
VERDICT A very refreshing pale ale. Light and moorish!
Posted by Mark in Events, Sparrow News
Award winning Bradford-born institutions The Sparrow bier café and Prashad Indian vegetarian restaurant are teaming up for two very special, exclusive beer and curry matching events.
Designed for beer connoisseurs and passionate foodies, these ticketed events will offer the opportunity to get a real education in some of the finest international food and drink Yorkshire has to offer in two very different settings.
First, The Sparrow will host an informal gathering of beer lovers with the chance to taste Prashad’s famous finger food and roadside snacks whilst enjoying a few pints of specially selected beers from around the world. The Sparrow’s owners, along with their suppliers and network of experts, will provide a combination of classic beers and more exclusive editions that are rarely available in the UK.
A few weeks later, ticket holders will take part in an extra special authentic Indian dining experience at Prashad’s new restaurant in Drighlington, where they will be served five courses of delicious vegetarian Gujarati-influenced tapas, along with tasters of hand-picked beers chosen to perfectly complement the food. Each course will come with expert commentary from a leading beer expert and Prashad’s passionate team. Far from being just for veggies, this event will take even the most committed carnivores on a journey of discovery through new tastes, textures and flavours – with Prashad’s guarantee that you won’t miss the meat!
· The Sparrow event: Sunday 24th March 2013. 6-10pm. £12 per person (includes three selected drinks and finger food served all night)
· Prashad event: Tuesday 9th April or Tuesday 16th April 2013. 7-10pm. (30 places at each), £25 per person (includes five courses of Indian vegetarian tapas-style dishes and six specially selected beers)
There are only 60 places available at each venue and tickets are expected to sell quickly so buy early to avoid disappointment. They will go on sale at both venues on Friday 1st March and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. You can call to reserve a ticket but it must be collected and paid for within 48 hours. You must keep your original tickets and present them on the door on the night of each event.
We hope to repeat this exciting collaboration again in the future so if you aren’t one of the lucky ones that gets a ticket, watch this space for future opportunities…
For directions and more information about Prashad, visit: http://www.prashad.co.uk/
