The Sportsman Bar, Beerhouses, Huddersfield

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!).

Beerhouses took over The Sportsman in 2009 and we set about restoring its Art Deco beauty, winning an English Heritage Pub Design Award in 2010 and being granted Grade II Listed status shortly after. It retains many original features and is renowned for its distinctive curved wooden bar. The gents’ toilets are a joy to behold – probably not a statement you can make about many men’s loos in a pub 😬 – with original urinals and tiles depicting 5 popular sports of the day. We also have a beautiful beer garden, which we have dubbed The Hanging Gardens of Huddersfield, so we strongly recommend that you make the most of every droplet of sunshine that Huddersfield gets by coming and sitting in it!

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.

Hot Pork Scratchings
Big Joes Pizza

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 CHOSEN CHARITIES

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.

Ryan Pulling a pint at The Sportsman
Behind the bar at The Sportsman, Huddersfield
Friends Playing Board Games at The Sportsman, Huddersfield
The Sportsman 1930 Stone
The Sportsman Bar, Huddersfield
1930's pub interior Huddersfield
The Sportsman old sign, Huddersfield
Beer garden at The Sportsman, Huddersfield

The Sportsman Beerhouse

1 St Johns Rd, Huddersfield HD1 5AY

Telephone: 01484 421929

Email: sportsman@beerhouses.co.uk

News & Events

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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 🥃

#beer #realale #realalepub #craftbeer #caskbeer #huddersfield #huddersfielduni #traditional #beergarden #goodbeerguide #camra #whiskey #whisky #dramclub
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Its Thursday, its 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 weve 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-Tais 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 🥃

#beer #realale #realalepub #craftbeer #caskbeer #huddersfield #huddersfielduni #traditional #beergarden #goodbeerguide #camra #whiskey #whisky #dramclub

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 🍻

#beer #craftbeer #caskbeer #realale #huddersfield #huddersfielduni #goodbeerguide #camra #belgianbeer #trappistbeer #dogfriendly #huddersfieldinternationalcrispfest
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Its only been a few days since the last cask line up post but its been a busy few days and everythings changed! So heres our line-up to entice you into a cheeky mid week pint 😉

Mallinsons Brewing Company  - Jester
Bristol Beer Factory  - Low Rider
Roosters Brewing Co.  - YPA
Wensleydale Brewery - Change Giver
Elusive Brewing - Oregon Trail
Timothy Taylors Brewery - Boltmaker
Wensleydale Brewery - Black Dub
North Riding - Oatmeal Stout

Come thirsty, leave happy. See you soon 🍻

#beer #craftbeer #caskbeer #realale #huddersfield #huddersfielduni #goodbeerguide #camra #belgianbeer #trappistbeer #dogfriendly #huddersfieldinternationalcrispfestImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

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 🍻

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1852936917199?aff=oddtdtcreator

#beer #craftbeer #caskbeer #realale #huddersfield #huddersfielduni #goodbeerguide #camra #belgianbeer #trappistbeer #dogfriendly #huddersfieldinternationalcrispfest #meetthebrewer #emperorsbrewery #stoutnerds #imperialstout
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The Return of The Jedi...

Damian Doherty, world renowned brewer of Emperors 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 youre in there fast! Link below, see you soon 🍻

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1852936917199?aff=oddtdtcreator

#beer #craftbeer #caskbeer #realale #huddersfield #huddersfielduni #goodbeerguide #camra #belgianbeer #trappistbeer #dogfriendly #huddersfieldinternationalcrispfest #meetthebrewer #emperorsbrewery #stoutnerds #imperialstout
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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, The Sportsman

John Fletcher

Manager

Ryan Robinson, The Sportsman

Ryan Robinson

Assistant Manager

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