Hopulist issue 5

THE HIDEOUT FOR
EVERYBODY
How one
couple’s
pass|on
for beer,
commun|ty and
WELLBE|NG led
to a h|dden
gem becom|ng
a well-known
refuge for
craft beer
dr|nkers |n
the steel
c|ty. Th|s |s
Hop H|deout’S
sto ry.
Sheffield is a city of many monikers. To those of
a certain generation it is known as the steel city,
due to the large amount of steel manufacture that
has created so many jobs there throughout history. In
more recent times, the local authorities have tried to
rebrand Sheffield as the UK’s outdoor city – thanks to
its proximity to the Peak District National Park and its
increasingly younger population, with two universities.
Whatever you think of when you think of Sheffield,
one thing the city always has been and always will be, is
friendly. Subsequently it’s a place where the inherently
friendly vibes of the craft beer industry have started to
flourish. Breweries such as Abbeydale and Sentinel call
Sheffield home, while brewers elsewhere in Yorkshire
like Northern Monk, Summer Wine and Vocation
also have close links with the city. But to paint the true
picture of how craft has developed here in recent years,
we figured one of its hottest bottle shops was the best
place to start. Enter Hop Hideout.
Will and Jules Gray.