Meet the Team
#TeamAbbeydale is made up of more than just the brewery, so next in our series where we introduce you to our fantastic crew, we thought it was about time for you to get to know the landlord of our pub, The Rising Sun, a little better! He’s been at the helm there since 2018, so will already be very familiar to our wonderful regulars. Over to Garry!
First up, the basics! What’s your name and where do you come from?
Garry Raynes – from Sheffield
What is your role at Abbeydale Brewery?
I’m the General Manager at the Rising Sun, Abbeydale Brewery’s community pub based in the lovely leafy suburb of Nether Green.
What’s your favourite beer?
Absolution
What’s your favourite thing about working at The Rising Sun?
Being close to Absolution at all times
Best place to enjoy a pint?
The Three Stags Heads in Wardlow Mires, or Flagship in Playa Blanca (but they don’t have Absolution)
Where did you have your first (legal!) pint?
Not a clue. I had tonsillitis on my 18th Birthday and was bed ridden. Don’t remember where I went out after I had recovered
Fries: Bacon or Scampi?
Scampi Fries
When you’re not busy looking after the pub, what do you get up to?
I like to read – mainly crime thrillers or autobiographies
Who’s your hero (beery or otherwise!)?
Whoever invented Absolution (Editor’s note – that’ll be Pat! And do you somehow get the impression Garry might really quite like Absolution?!)
And finally… If you were a cartoon character, who would it be?
Donald Duck… no, actually, Mr Ben!
