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
Is a maize-based snack really a crisp?
Huddersfield International Crisp Festival is back to ask the important questions.
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,...
Great assistant manager off the pitch, an even better fantasy football manager on the pitch 🔥
Do you think you have what it takes to beat Ryan in The Sportsman's fantasy football league this World Cup? If you can then you might have what it takes to take home the grand prize of £50 worth of beer vouchers for winning the league! To enter simply go to the FIFA website or app (link below), build your team and join our league. And if you want to watch all of the action, we'll be showing all the games (that start at a reasonable time) on the big screen in the beer garden 🍻
play.fifa.com/fantasy/
League Code: NMKTQXDL
See you soon!
#beer #craftbeer #caskbeer #realale #huddersfield #huddersfielduni #goodbeerguide #camra #belgianbeer #trappistbeer #dogfriendly #huddersfieldinternationalcrispfest #worldcup ... See MoreSee Less
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The box mystery has finally come to an end...
This morning the mysterious box finally opened unveiling a cloud of white smoke. Ryan bravely stepped forth into the unknown, understanding that the people of Huddersfield deserved answers to this mystery once and for all. What he found inside was shocking...
Inside the big orange box was... another smaller box labelled "SUPER SPECIAL MEGA PRIZE!". If you want to know what's inside that box then the grand unveiling will be tonight after the quiz to the team with the best team name. Quiz starts at 7PM, Ryan's back hosting, loads of prizes, free entry, amazing beverages, see you there 🍻
#beer #realale #realalepub #craftbeer #caskbeer #huddersfield #huddersfielduni #traditional #beergarden #goodbeerguide #camra #huddersfieldinternationalcrispfest #belgianbeer #quiz #pubquiz ... See MoreSee Less
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We've got a cracking line up for you this Saturday!
Mallinsons Brewing Company - Elixir (4.0%)
Bristol Beer Factory - Everytime (3.8%)
@Coley’s Brewery - Charmed by Harlequin (4.1%)
Vocation Brewery - Chop and Change Galaxy (4.5%)
Tapped Brew Co - Serrano (5.2%)
Timothy Taylor's Brewery - Boltmaker (4.0%)
Thornbridge Brewery - Present (3.8%)
Marble Brewery - Whitehead's Dry Irish Stout (4.2%)
See you soon! 🍻
#beer #craftbeer #caskbeer #realale #huddersfield #huddersfielduni #goodbeerguide #camra #belgianbeer #trappistbeer #dogfriendly #huddersfieldinternationalcrispfest ... See MoreSee Less
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