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 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.
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
An update on the Stamp Me app
A Stamp Me update
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Huddersfield International Crisp Festival returns
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A very interesting dram for this weeks Dram Club, here we have Leith Bond Perpetuity Batch IV 😍
What makes this such an interesting dram is that it is an infinite blended Scotch whisky that continues its evolution with each batch. Building on the subtle peat smoke of Perpetuity Batch III, this latest iteration playfully brings zesty, fruity sweetness to the forefront, followed by a gentle undercurrent of earthy, sooty smoke. Notes of stone fruits and toffee apple return from the previous batch, now joined by bright orange marmalade, creamy vanilla custard, and the comforting warmth of a cup of Lapsang Souchong tea - forming the heart of this beautifully balanced blend.
Was £4.50/6.75... NOW £4.00/6.25!!! See you soon 🥃
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This Friday we have our beer and pub game pairing with Lee from Cloudwater Brew Co.
Come and join us for a beer filled fun evening!
Follow the link for tickets;
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beer-and-pub-game-pairing-tickets-1984668859986?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Lee from Cloudwater Brew Co was in town last week brewing up something exciting with local legends Mallinsons Brewing Company... And he's back again this week in your favourite local pub for an incredibly special event!
Join us this Friday at 8PM with Lee as your host for quite possibly the worlds FIRST EVER beer and pub game pairing! A range of innovative pub games each accompanied with a beer linked to the game. We still have a few tickets left for this so if you don't want to miss out on what's sure to be a fantastic evening then book now! Link below, see you soon 🍻
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1984668859986?aff=oddtdtcreator
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