The Sportsman combines heritage (built in 1930 as an ‘improved pub’) and modernity (at the forefront of the real cider movement and the creator of the Huddersfield International Crisp Festival!).
We’ve graced the pages of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide since 2012 and are proud winners of Huddersfield CAMRA’s Cider Pub of the Year for several years running. Of course, as you would expect from a Beerhouses pub, we also offer an excellent range of cask ales as well as a weekly Dram Club, celebrating featured whiskies.
We’re known for our tasting events and manager, John Fletcher, is also known as an Honourable Knight of The Brotherhood of the Pink Elephant, as designated by Huyghe Brewery due to his exceptional conditioning of Delirium beers on the bar. It’s what he insists his friends call him.
Food at The Sportsman
We offer a range of bar snacks, including hot pork scratchings and a wide variety of crisps and nuts. You can also order food from Big Joe’s next door via the hatch in the beer garden to eat in the pub.
Events
We offer a varied programme of events, including tasting nights, Meet the Brewer, and are the original innovators of the Huddersfield International Crisp Festival. See our socials for details of upcoming events.
Our regular events include:
Monday: Poker Night from 7pm
Tuesday: Tuesday Treats – offers on selected drinks
Thursday: Dram Club
Sunday: Quiz Night from 7pm
Function Room
We have two rooms that are available for hire. One seating 24 and the other, 18 people. They are free to hire for parties, meetings, or groupings of any kind.
Opening Times
Monday: 12:00 – 23:00
Tuesday: 12:00 – 23:00
Wednesday: 10:00 – 23:00
Thursday: 12:00 – 23:00
Friday: 12:00 – 00:00
Saturday: 12:00 – 00:00
Sunday: 12:00 – 23:00
Our nominated charity is Project Youth Cancer, whose mission it is to change the way that young people experience cancer. In 2024, we set ourselves a huge target to raise at least £6000 for the charity and a huge target requires a huge challenge. Working with Huddersfield brewers, Magic Rock Brewing, we created the Yorkshire 3 Pints Challenge, which involved carrying 3 barrels up and down the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. This event, and several other fundraising activities resulted in us raising £6600. You can see more information here.
The Sportsman Beerhouse
News & Events
The Sportsman Team
We’ve got a fantastic team here at The Sportsman, but these are the people you’ll see most often:
John Fletcher
Manager
Ryan Robinson
Assistant Manager
The Latest from The Sportsman
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Huddersfield International Crisp Festival returns
The event no crisp lover will want to miss is back in 2025 In 2024, the greatest homage to crisp consumption was created with the inaugural Huddersfield International Crisp Festival staged at The Sportsman Beerhouse. It’s fair to say it went viral; TV, radio,...
Seasoned Greetings! Feast on a Crispmas dinner at The Sportsman
The Sportsman is now serving Crispmas dinner; a festive menu consisting entirely of crisps!
It's Thursday, it's DRAM CLUB DAY! That glorious day of the week where we select a whisky from our vast collection, put it in the spotlight, and encourage you all to try a dram of it by slapping on a healthy discount 😍 And this week we've chosen a new whisky to our shelves, all the way from Japan, Hatozaki Triple Cask Reserve!
Hatozaki Triple Cask Reserve is a celebration of innovative Japanese craftsmanship by Master Distiller and Blender, Kimio Yonezawa. This blended whisky is first aged in ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks, before being finished for an additional six months in Akashi-Tai's superior Umeshu Plum Sake Liqueur barrels; a rare and special process in whisky making.
Was £4.50/6.50... NOW £4.00/6.00!!! See you soon 🥃
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It's only been a few days since the last cask line up post but it's been a busy few days and everything's changed! So here's our line-up to entice you into a cheeky mid week pint 😉
Mallinsons Brewing Company - Jester
Bristol Beer Factory - Low Rider
Rooster's Brewing Co. - YPA
Wensleydale Brewery - Change Giver
Elusive Brewing - Oregon Trail
Timothy Taylor's Brewery - Boltmaker
Wensleydale Brewery - Black Dub
North Riding - Oatmeal Stout
Come thirsty, leave happy. See you soon 🍻
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The Return of The Jedi...
Damian Doherty, world renowned brewer of Emperor's Brewery, returns to The Sportsman for a tasting of 6 of the finest imperial stouts that the galaxy has to offer! Damian has been ranked as the number 1 top brewer in the world on Untappd and on November 21st he will be showcasing some of his latest creations.
Tickets cost £35 and will go on sale this Friday at 6PM on Eventbrite only. Last year they sold out in 3 minutes so if you want a ticket, make sure you're in there fast! Link below, see you soon 🍻
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