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WELCOME Here we are, all refreshed and raring to go after our little summer break. We’re as jaunty and feisty and full of optimism as ever with a bit of energy tucked up our sleeve for future reference. The Cheers team invariably has its glass half-full, and it’s not that we’re constantly sitting in the pub (we wish), it’s more to do with looking at the positive side of life. I know that’s an easy attitude to adopt and when you’re down, you’re really down, but on those occasions I always reminded myself of a former colleague whose young son wouldn’t eat a particular style of yogurt because “it’s got bits in”. She pushed it back in front of him, growling: “Life’s got bits in. Get on with it.” He got on with it. It’s just a shame that the summer never really got going. There’s nothing like a spell of sunshine to bring people out into the pub – even to sit indoors (perverse, isn’t it?). It’s that optimism thing, that feeling of being on top, it’s hopefulness and confidence that makes us decide we’d rather join friends in a pub than fester in front of Emmerdale. We’ve been around a lot of pubs over the past couple of months – it’s our job – and have often been surprised and impressed by some of the numbers present on the proverbial wet Tuesday. We’re all doing our bit, we realise that the pub means everything in a social context – it’s our playground and our comforter and without being smarmy, it can play something of a confessional box role where life’s “bits” can be overcome in a wave of laughter and a pint of something appropriate. Enjoy them to the max. Cheers! Alastair Gilmour Editor, Cheers North East
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THE LION IS RAMPANT
John William Cameron, left, must have been quite a guy. He moved from brewing beer in Barnard Castle in County Durham to do a similar job – and more – in West Hartlepool. We don’t know if at that time in 1865 it was with an eye on improving his prospects, but he eventually took control of the Lion Brewery and began the Cameron dynasty that developed into what we know today as a significant regional brewery. Camerons has had its ups and downs, particularly from the mid-1970s when the company began to be passed around a host of owners, but today with its endless vision and bags of confidence, it’s looking good. Happy 150th.
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BREWERS TASTE SUCCESS AND LIKE IT We’re never slow to shout about our brewing successes in the North East and recent announcements have highlighted just how lucky we are to be home to some of the best beers in the country. National competitions have recognised quality and consistency right across the board from Britain’s 100 Hottest Beers to the World Beer Awards and the Great Taste Awards. A three-month online search to find Britain’s 100 Hottest Beers ended with the rich and flavourpacked Jakehead IPA (6.3% abv) from Wylam Brewery emerging victorious from the many thousands of votes posted from across the country. Wylam Brewery’s Dave Stone said: “Jakehead has enjoyed cult status in Tyne & Wear for the last couple of years since we first brewed it. It’s
Hot stuff: Wylam Jakehead IPA
incredible how a wave of enthusiasm from the craft beer drinkers of our region has ended up with it winning the 100 Hottest Beers from the 400 nominated. It’s a testament to them really and we thank them for their support.” Other North East beers to make the Hottest 100 were Hadrian Border Tyneside Blonde (no 30), Roosters Baby Faced Assassin (66) and Allendale Pennine Pale (82). Meanwhile, at The World Beer Awards – organised by Norwichbased Paragraph Publishing – the region can hold its head high and look forward to further success this month when the title of the World’s Best Beer is announced. Judging is blind with regional style heats held in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Durham Brewery’s Finchale Abbaye (10% abv) was voted the
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NEWS UK’s best Belgian-style strong beer, while Morpeth-based Anarchy Brew Co’s Sublime Chaos Breakfast Stout (7.0% abv) was elected best stout. Hambleton Ales (North Yorkshire) won the gluten-free category with Allendale GFPA (4.7% abv) scooping a gold medal in the same section. Allendale Pale Ale 5.5% abv) also came home with a gold in the pale ale category. Though no longer brewed locally, Newcastle Brown Ale (4.7% abv) took a gold medal in the brown ale category and Black Sheep Brewery enjoyed a double success with a gold medal for its classic Black Sheep Ale (4.4% abv) and silver for Riggwelter (5.7% abv). “Winning the UK Stout category at the World Beer Awards with Sublime Chaos was so rewarding for us all,” said Anarchy Brew Co co-owner Simon Miles. “It’s remarkable that in such a short time that this stout of ours has caught the attention of so many people, winning national and now international awards.” Black Sheep’s sales and marketing director Jo Theakston is no stranger to accepting awards on the brewery’s behalf – but the excitement never diminishes, regardless of how many times you hear “and the winner is…”. So, a couple of medals from the World Beer Awards is mighty pleasing. He said: “These awards for Black Sheep Ale and Riggwelter are a credit to our brewing team and affirm what we all believe here at the brewery – that Black Sheep’s range of premium
beers is pretty much unrivalled in its quality and taste.” The final World Beer Awards are announced on September 25. Fingers crossed. At the Great Taste Awards, Tyne Bank Brewery’s Monument Best Bitter has not only achieved a maximum three stars, joining the Newcastle brewery’s Silver Dollar which was recognised in 2014, but has also been selected as one of the Top 50 foods of 2015 by a panel of experts from the Guild of Fine Foods. Monument is now being judged alongside the country’s other top 50 food products for a regional award and the chance to be crowned Supreme Champion for 2015. The beer was described by the Great Taste judges as “Bang on. A perfect example of a classic British bitter. Glorious amber colour. Balanced, with just the right bite to it, and plenty of life. Wonderful.” Julia Austin, Tyne Bank’s managing director, said: “It is fantastic achievement for the team that Monument has been rewarded so highly. This award proves that our slogan, ‘It’s what’s inside that counts’ is at the core of everything we do. “Each recipe is meticulously researched and only the finest ingredients are selected to give the perfect depth of flavour for each ale.” The Great Taste judges also awarded Tyne Bank’s Mocha Milk Stout and Motueka Blonde a star each, bringing the total to five of its ales being recognised for outstanding quality in the competition.
World beater: Jo Theakston, Black Sheep Brewery
SOUTH TYNESIDE GOES POTY Not to be outdone one the awrds front, The Steamboat in South Shields has been named the Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) North East region Pub of the Year (PotY) 2015. The friendly, superbly well-stocked pub now goes on to face other northern regions in the competition then hopefully into the national final to decide Camra’s overall Pub of the Year. Manageress Kath Brain said: “I’m gobsmacked. I didn’t expect this but we’re all absolutely delighted.”
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The Rat Inn at Anick, near Hexham, has been highlighted in one of the country’s most influential pub guides. Sawday’s Local, Seasonal & Organic Pubs 2015 describes the country pub (above) as: “Locally sourced, perfectly cooked, simple tasty pub grub. Tucked into the south-facing hillside, overlooking the Tyne Valley, this old drovers’ inn has an irresistible appeal.”
Rasping: Head brewer Matt Clark Cumbria-based Hawkshead Brewery is launching five rare keg beers, one a week over five weeks, although the first one, Raspberry Sour (3.3% abv) aged in old wine casks, was presented before Cheers went to press. They are not on general sale, so beer aficionados will have to get to Hawkshead’s Beer Hall on launch days for this experiment in techniques and ingredients. Remaining new beer launches are at 6pm on Friday September 4, 11, 19 and 25. Details: www.hawksheadbrewery.co.uk
There can hardly be a more fitting tribute to Cheers North East than this one from Newcastle-based Box Social Brewing. The toilet at the brewery’s Newburn plant has been wallpapered with pages of the magazine. “It gives people something to read while they’re in there,” says brewer Ross Holland. We’re tempted to misquote Antarctic explorer Titus Oates: “I’m going inside. I might be a while.”
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The Schooner, Gateshead’s, annual Rock ’n’ Roll Charity Bike Ride donations have reached £4,500, although it might be October before te final tally. More than 130 riders took the trip from the pub to The Boathouse in Wylam and back, covering 25 miles of paths and bridleways.
Stops included Hadrian Border brewery; The Keelman, Newburn; The Boathouse; Black Bull, Blaydon, and the Tudor Rose in Dunston before enjoying a rocking party back on South Shore Road. Charities to benefit are: Daft As A Brush, the Alzheimer’s Society and the Stroke Association.
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Newcastle United’s third shirt, worn at the away match against Swansea, is described by the club’s official Twitter feed as “peacoatnavy and bright plasma”. To the rest of us, the logo of payday loan company Wonga sits on a blue and pink shirt. A Cheers favourite was last season’s third strip worn by Spanish Segunda División side Club Deportivo Lugo, who are sponsored by beer brand Esterella Galicia. Footballers looking like glasses of beer, now that’s what we call sport.
SUNDERLAND TEAM’S SPIRITS ON A HIGH Sunderland-based Brewlab, the provider of training and analysis services for the international brewing industry, is moving quickly – quite literally in the case of the laboratory which has expanded and moved into new premises. Elsewhere, there’s a lot going on which the current brewing industry reflects through the pace of microbreweries springing up all over the world. Training courses Brewlab offers are relevant to the first-time brewer, through to professionals seeking to update their skills and knowledge and start with one-day workshops for craft brewers who want to develop their
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skills and knowledge, to nine-week courses for those who are seeking more extensive qualifications, plus advanced analysis services and brewing skills development. And, great news for those of us who have a plum tree groaning with fruit begging to be converted into slivovitz (plum brandy), Brewlab is offering a three-day Start Up Distilling course – suitable for those considering distilling as a possible career change or business opportunity. It is led by Dr Paul Hughes, former professor of brewing and distilling at HeriotWatt University and currently visiting professor at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.
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ALL A MATTER OF TASTE Calling all tegestologists… we have a boxful of goodies to pass on to you. Cheers reader Peter Kinghorn has presented us with a few hundred beer mats that he’s collected over the years. He’s happy for them to go to a good home – in return, perhaps, for a donation to charity. They cover a wide selection of drinks and
eras with many from Belgium and the UK (including some defunct breweries) plus the North East in particular. Among them is a Christmas greeting from Federation Brewery and an advert for a Morris Marina, so there must be something there for a collector. Interested? Get in touch: info@cheersnortheast.co.uk
GIVE’S A CUDDLE MY LOVELY This year’s Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) Champion Beer of Britain is Cwtch (4.6% abv) from Tiny Rebel. The Newport, Monmouthshire, brewery’s winner is named after the Welsh word
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NEWCASTLE PUBS TO TRY, TRY AGAIN The world will be watching when the Rugby World Cup 2015 lands with an almighty thud on Tyneside, with St James’ Park hosting three group matches featuring superpowers of the sport. Newcastle was chosen as one of only 10 host cities across England and Wales because of its worldclass sporting credentials. The region’s reputation for its pubs extending the warmest of welcomes would obviously have had an extra
influence on organisers. For example, Strawberry landlord Michael Hill – the pub closest to St James’ Park – reported that they’d had one of their best trading times ever during the Rugby League Magic Weekend in May. So much so, that he’s decided to convert the upstairs of the pub into a lounge in time for the event. Others to benefit from their closeness to the venue will be the Trent House and the Newcastle Arms.
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And as The Centurion on Neville Street is expecting 50,000 Scotland supporters to stream through Central Station it will have Scottish bestseller Belhaven Best ready to slake their thirsts – in two-pint tumblers to save precious time. St James’ Park will provide the iconic backdrop for three mouthwatering clashes:
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HEADS-UP FOR A FAVOURITE OLD PLACE Pubs can get neglected and a bit down in the mouth without many people noticing. We all accept flaws and scuffs because sometimes we like things that way. Anyway, life is full of flaws and scuffs, so they become second nature. The Head of Steam in Newcastle is a case in point. The first in a long line of HoS pubs, it has now emerged blinking out of the shadow of years of scaffolding and
the protracted Neville Street roadworks with a shiny newlyscrubbed outlook. Goodbye flaws and scuffs. The cellar bar is still very much a live music venue with a fantastic sound system but it has been brought right up to date in aubergine, grey and green livery and a new Green Room for performers. There’s a new shop front-style entrance, flooring has been stripped back throughout, toilets completely redecorated,
kitchen revitalised, and a fascia installed that stands out rather than apologising for itself. The first-floor bar is now all on the one level and the bar features six handpulls with ciders, guest keg beers, and a range of bottles to rival any in the city. Trade should benefit hugely from the area’s general upgrade and incoming neighbours creating a destination, while guests at the new Hampton Hotel above the pub won’t have far to go, either.
FESTIVE ALE CAUSES A HULLABALOO
Despite atrocious conditions – typical festival weather – this summer’s Horns House Hullabaloo in County Durham was another great beer and music success. Beers came from The Stables Brewery – Beamish Ale, Silver Buckles, Beamish Burn, Bell Tower, and the new, double-hopped Cossack Cask – all of which proving very popular. With fundmatching from Santander, organisers were able to raise £1,856 in total, sharing £618 around chosen charities Cancer Research UK, The British Heart Foundation and If U care share. Huge thanks to everyone who came along and did their best to make the bar the only dry place at the end of the day.
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DEMAND EXCEEDS BROWN ALE SUPPLY
Maxim Brewery director Mark Anderson would like to issue an apology. Demand for bottles of the Houghton le Spring brewery’s Double Maxim brown ale has temporarily overtaken supply. Put simply, they can’t brew enough of the stuff. “Sorry to our customers for some recent stock shortages of Double Maxim bottles,” says Mark. “But customers are finding the great taste of the North East’s
original brown ale is a must-stock item.” Mark also reports that Maxim’s seasonal cask ales are selling almost as soon as they reach the conditioning room and Swedish Blonde craft keg continues to delight its loyal following. He also a trustee of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and is always interested to hear from current and potential members on industry subjects.
A PICTURE OF CONTENTMENT The art of brewing has resulted in a deal for a Northumberland brewery to supply the country’s most prestigious art galleries. Wylam Brewery beers are now on tap at the four Tate Galleries across the country – Tate Modern and Tate Britain in London, along with Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It
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means the likes of Jakehead IPA, Puffing Billy and Le Saissonier are rubbing shoulders with works from the brushes of Whistler, Rossetti, Blake and Turner. Brewery spokesman Dave Stone said: “For a microbrewery from the North East to make this list is a significant achievement.”
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Fifteen years after it was overhauled and 122 years since it originally opened as Central Station’s First Class Railway Lounge, The Centurion on Neville Street, Newcastle, is looking better than ever. Attention to detail and an eye on the future have raised the magnificent bar’s profile significantly as more than just a transient railway station pub. “We had a good look at the overall feel of it,” says Centurion business development manager Ryan McGee. “Obviously a building as beautiful as this has tradition and heritage, so why not use it? “It’s been developing and evolving for 15 years and I’m not sure some of those original ideas still work. For instance, we removed the DJ’s balcony, but only with the approval of English Heritage. A DJ booth
doesn’t really fit in with a first-class waiting room. “And we took up the 1960s British Railways flagstones – which weren’t original anyway – and replaced them with modern hard-wearing flooring. The original would have been parquet but English Heritage took photos and debated every move before coming back to us. It all took time.” Six ales bristle on the bar – from Mordue, Camerons, Cullercoats, Black Sheep, Deuchars and Hadrian Border – and represent more choice than ever before. A special Centurion, in-house beer is also on the cards. To cement The Centurion’s position as an icon of the city, it has recently joined St James’ Park, the Tyne Bridge, The Sage, The Angel of the North and Grey’s Monument on a special-edition Cluedo board game.
The classic murder mystery game stipulated that those featured would have to be around for 50 years. “We pushed hard to get The Centurion on the Cluedo board,” says Ryan. “We’re the only bar on it.” “Things are going really well, now that the road works on Neville Street are finished. All the businesses around really suffered so we’ve
given the place a repolish rather than a refurb. The gents toilets have been upgraded, there are new staff facilities, tables have been French polished, and a new island bar will improve efficiency.” There’s not a lot of mystery about success The Centurion Bar & Delicatessen – hard work and vision see to that.
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EXCLUSIVE NEWS
JARROW MARCH REACHES THE END But brewing on South Tyneside has a future, as Alastair Gilmour is told
Jarrow Brewery, award-winner, North East favourite, producers of the exquisite Rivet Catcher (among others), has hit the wall. Efforts to keep the 13-year-old South Tyneside business afloat have all-but failed. Rumour abounds, as it always does when a company goes through difficulties, but despite the original Jarrow Brewery Ltd going into administration in April and a newer company – Jarrow Breweries Ltd – being liquidated last month three and put up for sale, kings Advert.pdf 1 there is understood to be £250,000
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in promised investment ready to be released. That’s unlikely to happen – who wants to invest in a brewery with nowhere to make beer? An official statement reads: “It was a devastating blow to everyone connected with the brewery, that after a period of continued growth of local and national sales – in particular its flagship brand Rivet Catcher – that due to unforeseen circumstances, Jarrow Breweries was unable to continue supplying beers to its loyal and regular customers. ” 18:33 30/10/2014 Jarrow Brewery founders and
Happier times: Jarrow’s Jess McConnell former directors Jess and Alison McConnell were renowned for their commitment to North East beer, brewing, pubs and the loyal customers who loved what they did, but perhaps they’d bitten off more than they could chew when they opened a huge new brewing facility at Bede Industrial Estate, Jarrow,
in 2013. Overambition? Less than sound advice? Business naivety? The promise of national distribution deals that fell flat? Overstretched finances? Underfunding? The accusations will be levelled at the popular couple till the cows come home. Now they are bankrupt, felled by
EXCLUSIVE NEWS personal guarantees of more than £1m. When former Vaux Brewery managing director Frank Nicholson appeared to come to the rescue of Jarrow Breweries Ltd earlier this year as company chairman, the future seemed assured, despite the massive debts. He even agreed to work for nothing until the business was profitable. “Everyone will get paid,” he said at the time. But he stepped back after only two weeks. “I quickly discovered there were far greater problems, both with the business that had failed and the one that had been resurrected, than I had been made aware of,” he told Cheers North East. “He (Jess) is a very decent chap and if success was down to hard work he would deserve plenty of it.” The 40-barrel plant has been sold to Leeds Brewery and the future of the Jarrow brands is tied up in legalities. But media reports that thousands of litres of beer were “seized” in a “raid” by HMRC because of a brewing application license by the new company not being made have been discounted by Jess McConnell. An HMRC spokesman confirmed its officers removed beer under Section 139 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 which relates to brewing without a license. Jess said: “There was no raid or swoop or seizure as reported by the Shields Gazette and the Chronicle. A visit was arranged to dispose of
the beer and HMRC were with us for two days taking notes. After four weeks we got a letter saying that no further action would be taken but unfortunately, the beer was then out of date. “The contents of the brewery have been sold and only the names (of the beers) sold. All the recipes are classed as being in my head. The names without the recipes are worth next to nothing.” Pubs under the Jarrow ownership have been transferred to new companies – The Maltings (with onsite microbrewery) in South Shields is now operating under Westoe Pubs Ltd; The Robin Hood in Jarrow is now owned by 1824 Ltd; McConnells Gin & Ale House (Jarrow) is a Dark Skies pub, while the ownership of the Albion Inn at Bill Quay is unclear. “We’ve got to fight this to the end because of the shareholders,” said Jess. “Next week a separate application for Westoe Brewery Ltd under the ownership of Mikaela Finnegan and Lewis Harvey (Jess and Alison McConnell’s children) will be decided by HMRC and we’re very hopeful that it will go ahead. Mikaela and Lewis have been brewing with us since they were 16 years old – they’re now 28 and 26 and they’re very, very experienced. Alison and I are out of it altogether. “We sincerely hope brewing on South Tyneside will continue with them still very much involved. Westoe represents a new start.”
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STRONGARM TACTICS The North East’s only regional brewer has been celebrating two significant anniversaries this year, writes Alastair Gilmour In the year that the first speed limit was introduced by the Locomotive Act – two miles per hour in towns and four in the country – John William Cameron was starting a new job in West Hartlepool. There’s no doubt he wouldn’t have been the only one seeking new employment in West Hartlepool in 1865, but this young man seemed to have quite a bit to offer his Lion Brewery employers. Young John had served an apprenticeship as a brewer and maltster at the Bank Brewery in Barnard Castle, so he would have been a useful addition to the Waldon family office overseeing the brewery, maltings and thriving pub estate of 16 inns and beerhouse. Like the steam trains of the day, John’s career quickly picked up speed and he assumed control of the Lion Brewery in 1872. This year, Camerons, the North East’s only remaining regional brewer, has been celebrating 150 years of the John William Cameron influence. Its flagship beer, Camerons Strongarm, came along in 1955, so 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of the beer originally advertised as “the strongest ale on Teesside at 1/7 per pint”. Its nickname, The Ruby Red, emphasises its handsome colour derived from its high percentage of crystal malt. Strongarm (4.0% abv) is rich and toffee malty with a seesaw of sweetness and bitterness that might tip towards the former but still manages to create an all-round balance. Hop varieties are workhorse Fuggles, Target and Goldings, while Pale Ale and Crystal malts create the grainy base. Today, Camerons is not only an influential force in the North East of England, but through national distribution of its ales, a programme of contract brewing, and an approach that combines innovation, enterprise and initiative, it is rightly recognised as one of Britain’s great beer producers. With regional competition from the likes of Scottish & Newcastle, Vaux and Federation 16 / CHEERS / www.cheersnortheast.co.uk
breweries – now all sadly departed – Camerons invariably has had to work hard for exposure, but always recognised the best direction was investment in quality personnel, hi-tech plant, equipment, infrastructure and the best of raw materials. Now competition is from the nationals, other regionals and quality micros. Time and again over its history the company was passed around owners such as shipping giant Ellerman Lines, Brent Walker – which also owned 1,200 William Hill betting shops – the secretive Barclay brothers (The Ritz Hotel, Daily Telegraph and Brecqhou, a Channel island off Sark, and Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries. Come 2002, in stepped David Soley, owner of the nearby Castle Eden Brewery which he had bought from Whitbread in 1998. He said what he thought was an investment in a business with history, heritage and tradition was actually “a dilapidated old brewery that was falling apart”. But what Castle Eden had in spades and what the shrewd Soley realised, was its enormous potential as a residential site. In short, houses financed a deal to buy Camerons. “I could have pocketed the money ( from Castle Eden) and walked off,” David Soley said at the time. “But I have a real passion for cask ale. We gave a commitment to real ale when we came here and we believe in customer choice, so we put our money where our mouth is.” The following year (2003) saw a major investment in the Lion’s Den, a £500,000 microbrewery, set up to trial specialist brews and for small-run bottling. Then came the Visitor Centre where groups begin brewery tours with series of interactive visual displays, pub games and presentations then end in traditional fashion at the brewery tap and bistro. Brewery and product rebranding has followed along with a huge expansion in the production of seasonal and special ales such as Galactico (3.9% abv), Shotgun Wedding (5.1% abv) and Fridge Magnet (4.0% abv) to complement the core
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Bar favourite Camerons Strongarm. From the top right: Camerons marble-lined brew hall, this season’s sponsorship of Hartlepool United, JW Cameron himself, and the new bottling line
cask offer of Strongarm, Gold Bullion (3.9% abv) and Camerons IPA (3.8% abv). Camerons’ tenanted and managed estate has maintained its upward thrust and the addition of the Head of Steam group of pubs in Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, Huddersfield, Sunderland, Tynemouth and Leeds is a major boost. Head of Steam outlets have retained their individual style and offbeat character. Camerons has recently embarked on its biggest single capital investment since a major expansion in 2008, a total of £1.5m on a brand-new, purposebuilt bottling line capable of operating at 10,000 bottles per hour. The new line, which makes use of the former Britvic bottling hall, will bring 12 new full time jobs to the region by 2016. Camerons, which produces beer under contract for four of the world’s top ten brewers, believes the investment now provides it with a complete vertically integrated solution of brewing and packaging which is aligned to the growing market demand for reliable, high quality and cost effective contract brewing and packaging for a number of key markets. On September 19, the brewery will use the We Are Family Festival at Jackson’s Landing in Hartlepool to highlight its astonishing range of cask ales, along with a selection of beers from elsewhere in the region. Camerons marketing manager Yousef Doubooni says: “The combination of great beer and quality music will create an amazing atmosphere and provides the perfect way to commemorate our 150th birthday celebrations, plus an opportunity to give something back to the town.” In 1865, local newspapers were advertising Widow Welch’s Female Pills, “celebrated for removing giddiness and eminently useful in wind disorders”. Giddiness is as good a reaction as any to 150 years of great beer. www.cameronsbrewery.com www.cheersnortheast.co.uk / CHEERS / 17
ALL-ENGLISH BEER SALUTES LOCAL HERO A new beer from Cullercoats Brewery is actually quite old. Brewery owner Bill Scantlebury, right, first brewed it in 1996 when he was still a home-brewer, using Maris Otter malt, Challenger, East Kent Goldings and Bramling Cross hops and yeast from Mordue Brewery, before boosting the fermentation with champagne yeast. After saving it in Worthington Shield bottles for almost four years it was declared “the best beer I’ve ever tasted” by a brewer from Mash & Air in Manchester – quite an accolade. Now called Royal Sovereign – celebrating the hero of the Battle of Trafalgar whose monument at North Shields overlooks the mouth of the Tyne – the beer has been recreated as a barley wine at an amazing 11% alcohol by volume. “In spite of the name, it’s not a wine,” says Bill. “Nowt to do wi’ grapes, but a traditional style of beer brewed from the ‘first runnings’ – the strongest liquor that comes off the malt once it’s been mashed. “It’s all-English with shed-loads of hops
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and has really warming, rich, fruity and caramel flavours. The beer is one to sip and savour, or lay down to mature further to be saved for a future celebration. “We’ve got a handful of casks and pins, some of which are heading to beer festivals, but most is bottled and will be sold in batches of a few hundred each year.” Royal Sovereign Barley Wine (330ml bottles) is available from mid-September at Boda Home in Whitley Bay (www.bodahome. co.uk) and other independent off-licenses.
Gigs ’N’ Festivals
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THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER THE CENTRAL, GATESHEAD
Half Moon Lane, Gateshead NE8 2AN September 5: Samso’s Football Quiz September 18: Dylan Kirsopp fundraiser event www.facebook.com/ events/1700806730143144/ September 26: Music from Lock and Key September 27: Canny Crafty Rock and Roll Craft Fair https://www.facebook.com/ events/794473117328341/
SEPTEMBER 19 WE ARE FAMILY FESTIVAL
Jacksons Landing, Hartlepool TS24 0XN Curated and produced by Hartlepool collective The Jar Family, the day-long festival features some of the North East’s greatest music talents such as Smoove & Turrell, Hyde & Beast and Frankie And The Heartstrings. www.wearefamilyfestival.com
SEPTEMBER 19-OCTOBER 4 HEAD OF STEAM OKTOBERFEST Great beers from Munich, guest beers and terrific food. Pubs include Heads of Steam in Newcastle and Durham, plus Tilleys and The Cluny in Newcastle. www.theheadofsteam.co.uk
SEPTEMBER 24-OCTOBER 4 CASK ALE WEEK Celebrate Britain’s national drink by going to the pub. Events of all kinds. http://cask-marque.co.uk/caskmatters/cask-ale-week-2015/
on Saturday afternoon. Entry £3 for glass and programme, £1 per token for ½ pint. Beer choice by Paul Conroy, formerly of The Grey Horse, Consett.
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Bonded Warehouse, Low Street, Sunderland Sunderland & South Tyneside Camra Branch’s ever-popular annual event with more than 30 real ales and ciders. www.camra-angle.co.uk
OCTOBER 2-3 SNODS EDGE BEER FESTIVAL
St Johns Church Hall, Snods Edge, Shotley Bridge DH8 9TJ More than 12 local real ales, three ciders and food throughout. Live acoustic music from The Ragpickers
To have your October event listed, please send details to info@ cheersnortheast.co.uk by Friday September 18.
Real Ales styled on a Theakstons theme with rotating Guest Ales. Served alongside a wide range of Beers, Wines & Spirits • Karaoke Fortnightly • Motorcycle Meets alternate Tuesdays • Live Music • Beer Garden • Traditional Menu • Live BT Sports • Large Car Park OPENING TIMES Mon - Sun 12pm - 23pm Sun Lunch - 12pm - 3pm Restaurant Monday - Saturday 12.00 pm - 8pm
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#ConversionFest Freshly prepared food served everyday until 9pm (5pm Sundays) Amazing Sunday Lunches Minstrel Gallery function room available to hire 6 Handpulls Serving a rotating selection of local ales and ciders Christmas Menu Available from 1st December New Years Eve bookings now being taken
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VIEW FROM ABROAD: CORFU
BEER BOOST FOR GREEK ECONOMY
The highlight of Peter Skelton’s summer holiday in Corfu was a visit to a brewery When beer was first developed in the Middle East more than 6,000 years ago, the barley and water mash was documented as making people feel “exhilarated, wonderful and blissful”. Not a lot has changed; beer is widely regarded as being beneficial to mind, body and soul. And, if anti-austerity measures
are anything to go by, it’s also good for a country’s economy. There has hardly been a nation to suffer more financially in recent years than Greece, yet one way out of its debt crisis (apart from a €7.6bn bridging loan) is seemingly for people to brew more beer and drink it. Corfu Beer was founded in 2006 by Spiros and Thanasis
State-of-the-art: Corfu Beer brewing hall
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AREA FOCUS: GOSFORTH
GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY YOUR OPTIONS Team Cheers takes a stroll around Gosforth and discovers a wide range of attractions
You know all’s right in the world when you step into Thorpe’s general store on Gosforth High Street and realise the little electric train set is still clattering away above your head. Today it’s the turn of Thomas The Tank Engine. It’s beguiling and it’s
magical and long may it take its circular tour. But we’ve started our trip a bus ride away on Red House Farm estate and what is billed as “Gosforth’s hidden gem” – the Northumbrian Piper. It’s a converted traditional Northumbrian country
The Northumbrian Piper house; crows caw in the heavily wooded surroundings make it feel you’re right out in the country. The large grassed beer garden and children’s play area point to a family-friendly pub and that’s reflected indoors with menus to satisfy all ages.
The Northumbrian Piper is a huge ground-floor pub with feature bay windows doubling up as comfortable seating areas. The early-evening crowd was a complete cross-section of locals – youthful and mature plus all points between. There also seemed to be
Share our passion for great wine and good food in Newcastle’s first Enoteca. Select from 18 new wines each month Wines by the glass to enjoy at our tables Select from over 450 bottles in our shop Enjoy our quality cheeses and meats to eat in or take away Tue/Wed 12-7pm, Thur 12-8pm, Fri 10-8pm Sat 10-7pm and Sun 12-5pm Carruthers and Kent, 3a Elmfield Rd, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4AY T: 0191 2131818, e: info@carruthersandkent.com, www.carruthersandkent.com 22 / CHEERS / www.cheersnortheast.co.uk
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The Job Bulman character or two among them to keep the balance right, just like an old-fashioned community pub. Plenty of televisions cater for sports fans and a very attractive dining room featuring exposed brickwork has been carefully put together. On the bar: Black Sheep Best Bitter, Black Sheep Holy Grail, San Miguel and Birra Moretti. On a plate: Gourmet burgers such as Black & Blue (£8.95), a quarter-pound Scottish steak mince burger with black pudding and melted Stilton. www.thenorthumbrianpiper.co.uk The back room of Coppers at Gosforth convenience store and beer nirvana in Brunton Park can give the impression of being in church. Hushed tones, the study of texts (albeit “Rhubarb and Rosemary Blossom IPA”) plus divine inspiration can give rise to an almost religious fervour. After all, Belgian monks would salve their consciences by telling God in prayer that it wasn’t beer they were making but
“liquid bread”. By our estimate there’s room on the shelves for 2,688 bottles of beer. They are virtually full. That’s a lot of beer neatly stacked in rows running through local, national, European, American and miscellaneous foreign with some cider, canned beer and alcohol-free thrown in. Right at the altar end is the Growler Station, an arrangement of five stainless steel taps set up to dispense characterful beer into takeaway containers. We’re looking at beers from Wylam, Tempest, Bad Co, Fell and Almasty and it’s decision time. We also like the look of bottled Northern Monk, Bernard Bohemia and the witty Stone Mutt Brown Ale. Where to start? Where to start? Tel: 0191 217 0043. It might be a cliché to say that there’s something for everyone at The Job Bulman, the former Post Office on St Nicholas Avenue. It’s a JD Wetherspoon pub, so you’d expect it, but they don’t half
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THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPER Fawdon House, 1 Fawdon Close, Red House Farm Estate Gosforth, NE3 2AH Tel: 0191 2856793 • email: thenorthumbrianpiper@hotmail.co.uk www.thenorthumbrianpiper.co.uk
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AREA FOCUS: GOSFORTH On the bar: We’re impressed by the Craft Work range of beers from Brooklyn, Rogue, Lagunitas and Budvar. The ale selection features the likes of Big Lamp Keelman Brown Ale and Ruddles Best. On a plate: Steak Club, Curry Club, Chicken Club, Sunday Club, Mexican Monday and Fish Friday are hugely popular, as are Two For One offers. www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/ pubs/the-job-bulman
The County do things well here. An outdoor quadrangle is primarily for smokers but conversely it’s a nice airy space to enjoy some sunshine. Two side lounges run down either side – one with high-backed seating, the other laid out for more intimate groupings. The large bar area is where most folks gravitate to, while the High Street end appears to cater for a younger crowd. It’s all very cleverly worked out.
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It’s pleasantly buzzing in The County on Gosforth High Street even on a sunny afternoon when there are perhaps more pressing alternatives during an iffy summer. The L-shaped County is grand and very much a classic town pub. It’s also a favoured haunt if those who like their ale and have fairly demanding palates. It straddles the traditional wet-led bar and sports venue with some ease – we’d imagine the Six Nations rugby would be more popular that Premier League football; cricket more enjoyable than horseracing. For that, though, it attracts a wide range of custom from locals, students and visitors looking for somewhere to have a drink or two before and after sampling one of Gosforth’s many eating places. A quieter room
Carruthers & Kent is handy for conversation or as a function room, while outside is a pleasant, if a little noisy, external seating area adjacent to a small car park. On the bar: Wylam Galaxia, Collingwood and Gold Tankard, Deuchars IPA, Anarchy Blonde Star, Firebrick Blaydon Brick, Wells Bombardier, Deuchars IPA and Scottish Borders Game Bird. www.johnbarras.com/pub/countygosforth-newcastle-upon-tyne/s2199/
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Carruthers & Kent is an absolute delight; a little oasis of wine and spirits and enough of a bottled beer selection to please everybody. The shop on Elmfield Road has been open for almost five years, with the latest development being an intimate Italian-style bar area where customers – particularly women who don’t really care for pubs – can enjoy wine by the glass along with something from the deli counter.
“It’s filling a niche; it’s made a huge difference and people are loving it,” says Claire Carruthers. Customers are always looking for – and finding – something different at Carruthers & Kent, such as the eight different wines from Macedonia which have apparently been flying off the shelves. Regular tasting sessions include champagne, wine and a gin lab where people can construct their own gins with different botanicals such as peppercorns and saffron. On the shelves: How long have you got? Bogle Petit Syrah (US, 2011) is inky in appearance and jammy in flavours that fill the mouth with ripe fruit and berries (£14.99). Vinho Verde Estreia (Portugal, 2009) is fruity and floral with a dry, fresh and citrus palate. Summer drinking at its easiest (£8.49). On a plate: An innovative collaboration with The Feathers Inn, Northumberland, offers Scotch egg (£4.95), chicken or pheasant liver parfait with toast and pickles (£6.95) and potted wild sea trout, toast and pickles (£6.95). www.carruthersandkent.com And, no visit to Gosforth would be complete without a stroll to The Brandling Villa in South Gosforth. The independently-minded pub specialises in live music, festivals, handmade burgers, cask and bottled beers and one of the biggest whisky selections in the north. www.brandlingvilla.co.uk
ALL ABOARD THE MAGIC BUS
The first Tyne Idols/Cheers pub tour proved a huge hit with all who took part. Visiting pubs in a 1970s double-decker is a natural extension of Tyne Idols’ normal music, heritage and cultural tours and it’s hoped the inaugural collaboration that started at The Low Lights Tavern in North Shields then went on to Cullercoats Brewery; The Steamboat, South Shields; Mid Boldon Club, and the Head of Steam in Tynemouth, will be built on over the coming months. Keep an eye on these pages and at www.tyneidols.com
5 Real Ales always on tap. NEW MENU NOW AVAILABLE Full English served from 6am Monday - Friday in C C Hudsons Open Mic nights - Fortnightly on Tuesdays Function rooms available for private hire Grand Central Station, Neville St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DG
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FUN STUFF
SIGN OF THE TIMES
THE DIRTY DOZEN
TWELVE QUIZ QUESTIONS TO GET ONE OVER ON YOUR FRIENDS. OR NOT
We weren’t given the location for this gem but the sentiment certainly gets the message across.
1. What is a kylie in Australia? 2. The Daiquiri cocktail was named after a village on which country? 3. The name of which rock band was also the term used by WWII pilots to describe UFOs? 4. What is the total of Charles, Williams and Henrys who have been king? 5. In Greek mythology, which heartbroken nymph pined away until only her voice remained? 6. The city with the world’s highest average temperature is known in its native language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon. We know it better as what? 7. Which hero’s arch enemy is Dr Robotnik? 8. Which country’s capital city is an anagram of its former capital? 9. What is the common name for Japanese horseradish? 10. The crown of the Empire State Building was originally designed as what? 11. Franz von Werra was reputedly the only German to do what? 12. Miranda, Aerial, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon orbit which planet?
A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR… …YOU’RE LOOKING ANGRY TODAY,’ SAYS THE BARMAN, ‘WHAT’S UP?’ THE MAN SAYS: ‘I’M TRYING TO CATCH A BURGLAR TO ASK HIM A QUESTION.’ ‘YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHERE HE’S HID THE TAKINGS?’ SAYS THE BARMAN. ‘NO, I WANT TO ASK HIM HOW HE MANAGED TO BREAK INTO OUR HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITHOUT WAKING MY WIFE. I’VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THAT FOR YEARS.’
TOP READ Daisy Turnell took this photo from the ballroom at the top of Grey’s Monument in Newcastle. (What do you mean there’s no ballroom at the top of Grey’s Monument?). QUIZ ANSWERS 1 A boomerang that won’t come back. 2 Cuba. 3 Foo Fighters. 4 14 (2+4+8). 5 Echo. 6 Bangkok. 7 Sonic The Hedgehog. 8 Japan (Tokyo/Kyoto). 9 Wasabi. 10 An airship dock. 11 Escape from a prisoner of war camp (‘The one that got away’). 12 Uranus. 26 / CHEERS / www.cheersnortheast.co.uk
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A-Z PUB GUIDE
Cheers is all about pubs in the North East and this should be a good place to start... COUNTY DURHAM BUTCHER’S ARMS
Middle Chare, Chester le Street, DH3 3QB t: 0191 388 3605
DUN COW
37 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN t: 0191 386 9219
GREENBANK HOTEL
90 Greenbank Road, Darlington, DL3 6EL t: 01325 462624
HALF MOON INN
130 North Gate, Darlington, DL1 1QS t: 01325 465765
HAT AND FEATHERS
Church Street, Seaham, SR7 7HF t: 01915 133040
HEAD OF STEAM
3 Reform Place, Durham, DH1 4RZ t: 0191 3832173
HOLE IN THE WALL
14 Horsemarket, Darlington, County Durham DL1 5PT t: 01325 466720
ITALIAN FARMHOUSE
South Street, West Rainton Houghton - le - Spring DH4 6PA t: 0191 5841022
NUMBER TWENTY-2
THE CROSS KEYS
Front Street, Esh, DH7 9QR t: 0191 3731279
THE CROWN
Mickleton, Barnard Castle, DL12 0JZ t: 01833 640 381
THE BLACKSMITHS
Station Road, Low Pittington Durham, DH6 1BJ 0191 3720287
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON
Woodstone Village, Fence Houses, DH4 6BQ t: 0191 385 6695
THE GARDEN HOUSE INN North Road, Durham, DH1 4NQ t: 0191 3863395
THE GEORGE & DRAGON 4 East Green, Heighington Village, DL5 6PP t: 01325 313152
THE GREY HORSE
115 Sherburn Terrace, Consett, DH8 6NE t: 01207 502585
SURTEES ARMS
Croxdale Bridge, Croxdale, DH1 3HP t: 0191 3783782
Maiden Law, Durham, DH7 0QT t. 01207 520900
YE OLDE ELM TREE
12 Crossgate, Durham City, DH1 4PS t: 0191 386 4621
THE AVENUE INN
Avenue Street, High Shincliffe, DH1 2PT t: 0191 386 5954
THE BAY HORSE
28 West Green, Heighington, DL5 6PE t: 01325 312312
THE BEAMISH MARY INN No Place, Nr Beamish, DH9 0QH t: 0191 370 0237
THE BLACK HORSE
Red Row,Beamish, DH9 0RW t: 01207 232569
THE BRITTANIA INN
1 Archer Street, Darlington County Durham, DL3 6LR t: 01325 463787
THE CLARENCE VILLA
86 New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AQ t: 0191 3741918
THE HONEST LAWYER
THE JOHN DUCK
91A Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1 RG
THE LAMBTON WORM
North Road, Chester le Street, DH3 4AJ t: 0191 3871162
THE MANOR HOUSE HOTEL
The Green, West Auckland, DL14 9HW t: 01388 834834
THE MANOR HOUSE INN
Carterway Heads, Shotley Bridge, DH8 9LX t: 01207 255268
THE MARKET TAVERN 27 Market Place, Durham, DH1 3NJ t: 0191 3862069
THE MILL
Durham Road, Rainton Bridge, DH5 8NG t: 0191 5843211
THE MINERS ARMS
41 Manor Road, Medomsley, DH8 6QN t: 01207 560428
THE NEWFIELD INN
2 Mechanics Yard, Darlington, DL3 7QF t: 07783 960105 5 Tubwell Row, Darlington, DL1 1NU t: 01325 461448
THE ROYAL OAK
7 Manor Rd, Medomsley Village, DH8 6QN t: 01207 560336
THE SCOTCH ARMS
Blackhill, Consett, DH8 8LZ t: 01207 593709
THE SHIP
Low Road, Middlestone Village, Middlestone, DL14 8AB t: 01388 810904
THE SMITHS ARMS
Brecon Hill, Castle Dene, Chester le Street, DH3 4HE t: 0191 3857559
THE SPORTSMANS ARMS
Moor End Terrace, Belmont, DH1 1BJ t: 0191 3842667
THE STABLES
Beamish Hall Hotel, Beamish, DH9 0BY t: 01207 288 750
THE STABLES
West Herrington, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4ND t: 0191 584 9226
THE THREE HORSESHOES
Pit House Lane, Leamside, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6QQ t: 0191 584 2394
THE WHITE LION
Newbottle Street, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4AN t: 0191 5120735
THE WHITEHILLS
Waldridge Road, Chester le Street, DH2 3AB t: 0191 3882786
WICKET GATE
Front Street, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3AX t: 0191 3872960
THE WILD BOAR
ADAM & EVE
Barrasford Hexham, NE48 4AA t: 01434 681237
BARRELS
59-61 Bridge Street, Berwick, TD15 1ES t:01289 308013
BATTLESTEADS HOTEL
Wark, Hexham, NE48 3LS t: 01434 230209 www.battlesteads.com
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Beadnell, NE67 5AY t: 01665 721211
CROSS KEYS
Thropton, Rothbury, NE65 7HX t: 01669 620362
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Dipton Mill Road, Hexham, NE46 1YA t: 01434 606577 e: ghb@hexhamshire.co.uk www.diptonmill.co.uk
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New Ridley Road, Stocksfield, NE43 7RG, t: 01661 842383
DUKE OF WELLINGTON Newton, NE43 7UL t: 01661 844446
DYKE NEUK
Meldon, Nr Morpeth, NE61 3SL t: 01670 772662
ELECTRIC WIZARD
New Market, Morpeth, NE61 1PS t: 01670 500640
FOX AND HOUNDS
Main Road, Wylam NE41 8DL t: 01661 598060
GENERAL HAVELOCK INN
Haydon Bridge, NE47 6ER t: 01434 684376
JOHN THE CLERK OF CRAMLINGTON
Front Street, Cramlington, NE23 1DN t: 01670 707060
JOINERS ARMS
Wansbeck Street, Morpeth, NE61 1XZ t: 01670 513540
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THE VICTORIA INN
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86 Hallgarth Street, Durham, DH1 3AS, t: 0191 3860465
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Newfield, Chester le Street, DH2 2SP t: 0191 3700565
Front Street, Tantobie, Stanley, DH9 9RF t: 01207 235 445
Hawkshead Brewery, Mill Yard, Staveley, LA8 9LR t: 01539 825260
RED LION
Vicars Lane, Manfield, DL2 2RF t: 01325 374243 Coopers Lane, Potto, DL6 3HQ t: 01642 700232
Craster, Alnwick, NE66 3TR t: 01665 576461 Main Street, Acomb, NE46 4PW t: 01434 603909
LION & LAMB
Horsley, NE15 0NS t: 01661 852952
NEWCASTLE HOTEL
Front Street, Rothbury, NE65 7UT t: 01669 620334
OLIVERS
60 Bridge Street, Blyth, NE24 2AP t: 01670 368346
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Front Street West, Bedlington, NE22 5TZ t: 01670 536160
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RED LION INN
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Bellingham, NE48 2JT t: 01434 220254
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Durham Road, Coxhoe, County Durham, DH4HX t: 0191 377 3773 13 The Green, Aycliffe Vilage, County Durham, DL5 6LX t: 01325 312273
THE BEER HALL
Main Road, Chatton NE66 5PS t: 01668 215244
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THE QUAYS
THE FLOATER’S MILL
CUMBRIA
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Mountsett, Burnopfield, NE16 6BA t: 01207 570346
THE DUN COW
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1 West End, Stokesley, TS9 5BL t: 01642 710263
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THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE HALF MOON INN
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Darlington Road, Durham DH1 3QN t: 0191 375 7651
22 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, DL3 7RG t: 01325 354590 e: rew@villagebrewer.co.uk www.twenty2.villagebrewer.co.uk Chilton Lane, Ferryhill, DL17 0DH t: 01740 655724
THE OLD WELL INN
THE WHITE SWAN
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Thropton nr Rothbury, NE65 7LR t: 01669 620262
TWICE BREWED INN
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THE ANCHOR HOTEL
Haydon Bridge, NE47 6AB t: 01434 688121
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THE ANGEL INN
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THE DIAMOND INN
Main Street, Ponteland, NE20 9BB t: 01661 872898
THE DYVELS INN
Station Road, Corbridge, NE45 5AY t: 01434 633 633
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Hedley on the Hill, Stocksfield, NE43 7SW t: 01661 843 607
THE FORESTERS ARMS West Sleekburn NE62 5XE 01670 813345
THE GOLDEN LION
Hill Street, Corbridge, NE45 5AA t: 01434 632216
THE GOLDEN LION
Market Place, Allendale, NE47 9BD t: 01434 683 225
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Wall, Hexham, NE44 4EE t: 01434 681232
Main Street, Corbridge, NE45 5LA t: 01434 632119
THE HERMITAGE INN
THE BADGER
THE HORSESHOES INN
Street Houses, Ponteland Newcastle upon Tyne NE20 9BT t: 01661 871037
THE BLACKBIRD
Ponteland, NE20 9UH t: 01661 822 684
THE BLACK BULL
Matfen, NE20 0RP t: 01661 855395
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23 Castle Street, Warkworth, NE65 0UL t: 01665 711 258 Rennington, Alnwick, NE66 3RS. t: 01665 577665
THE JOINERS ARMS
Newton-by-the-Sea, NE66 3EA t: 01665 576 112
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THE MANOR INN
Main Street, Haltwhistle, NE49 0BS t: 01434 322588
THE BLACK & GREY
THE NORTHUMBERLAND ARMS
THE BLUE BELL
THE OLDE SHIP INN
Newgate St, Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1BU t: 01670 504312 Mount Pleasant, West Mickley, Stocksfield NE43 7LP t: 01661 843146
THE BLUE BELL
Hillstreet, Corbridge, NE45 5AA t: 01434 431143
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Wylam, NE41 8HR t: 01661 853431 • 14 Real ales on tap • CAMRA 2013 • Northumberland Pub of the Year Winner
THE BOATSIDE INN
Warden, Hexham, NE46 4SQ t: 01434 602233
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The Peth, West Thirston, Felton, NE65 9EE t: 01670 787370
9 Main Street, Seahouses, NE68 7RD t: 01665 720 200
THE PACKHORSE INN
Ellingham, Chathill, NE67 5HA t: 01665 589292
THE PILOT INN
31 Low Greens, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 1LZ t: 01289 304214
THE PLOUGH
Village Square, Cramlington, NE23 1DN t: 01670 737633
THE PLOUGH INN
Front Street, Ellington, NE61 5JB t: 01670 860340
THE RAILWAY HOTEL
Church Street, Haydon Bridge, NE47 6JG t: 01434 684254
THE RAILWAY INN
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THE RAT INN
Anick, Hexham, NE46 4LN t: 01434 602 814
THE RIDLEY ARMS
Stannington, Morpeth, NE61 6EL t: 01670 789216
THE RED LION
22 Northumberland Street, Alnmouth, NE66 2RJ t: 01665 830584 www.redlionalnmouth.co.uk
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Milfield, Wooler, NE71 6JD t: 01668 216224 www.redlioninn-milfield.co.uk
THE SEVEN STARS
21 Main Street, Ponteland, NE20 9NH, t: 01661 872670
THE SUN INN
Acomb, NE46 4PW t: 01434 602934
THE SUN INN
High Church, Morpeth, NE61 2QT, t: 01670 514153
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31 North Side, Stamfordham, NE18 0QG t: 01661 886015
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THE TAP & SPILE
Eastgate, Hexham, NE46 1BH, t: 01434 602039
THE TRAVELLERS REST
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Main Road, Riding Mill, NE44 6DQ t: 01434 682531
THE WHITE SWAN
Main Road, Ovingham, Prudhoe Northumberland NE42 6AG t: 01661 833188
THE WHEATSHEAF
St Helens Street, Corbridge, NE45 5HE t: 01434 632020
THE VICTORIA HOTEL
1 Front Street, Bamburgh, NE69 7BP, t: 01668 214431
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65 High Street, Loftus, TS13 4HG t: 01287 640612
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Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, TS16 0JE t: 01642 780275
THE CLEVELAND HOTEL
9-11 High Street West Redcar, Cleveland, TS10 1SQ t: 01642 484035
TYNE & WEAR ALUM ALE HOUSE
BENTON ALE HOUSE
LA TAVERNA
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BIERREX
82 Pilgrim Street, NE1 6SG
BRIDGE HOTEL
Castle Square, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 232 6400 e: info@sjf.co.uk
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BRIDLE PATH
101 Front Street, Whickham, NE16 4JJ t: 0191 4217676
CHESTERS
Chester Road, Sunderland, SR4 7DR t: 0191 5659952
COPPERFIELDS
Grand Hotel, Grand Parade Tyne And Wear, NE30 4ER t: 0191 293 6666
CUMBERLAND ARMS
12 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2571820 www.cumberlandarms.co.uk
DELAVAL ARMS
Old Hartley, NE26 4RL t: 0191 237 0489
CROWN POSADA
31 Side, Newcastle, NE1 3JE t: 0191 2321269
FIRE STATION
York Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AB t: 0191 293 9030
FITZGERALDS
60 Grey Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AF t: 0191 2301350
FITZGERALDS
10-12 Green Terrace, Sunderland, SR1 3PZ t: 0191 5670852
FITZGERALDS
20 Shakespeare Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AQ t: 0191 2323606
MAGNESIA BANK
1 Camden Street, North Shields, NE30 1NH t: 0191 257 4831
MARQUIS OF GRANBY
St Lawrence Road, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1AP t: 0191 265 5764
GOSFORTH HOTEL
High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HQ t: 0191 2856617
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THE BROAD CHARE
NEWCASTLE ARMS
THE CAUSEY ARCH INN
57 St Andrews Street, Newcastle, NE1 5SE t: 0191 260 2490
ODDFELLOWS
7 Albion Road, North Shields, NE30 2RJ t: 0191 4358450
Beamish Burn Road, Marley Hill, Newcastle, NE16 5EG t: 01207 233925
THE CENTRAL
Half Moon Lane, Gateshead, NE8 2AN t: 0191 4782543 e: central@theheadofsteam.co.uk
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THE PACKHORSE
THE HARBOUR VIEW
THE PAVILION
THE HASTINGS
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Old Penshaw Village, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7ER t: 0191 512 6080 Benedict Street, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 0NU t: 0191 5671402 Wheatridge Row, Seaton Delaval, NE25 0QH t: 0191 237 6868
THE HEAD OF STEAM
2 Neville Street, Newcastle NE1 5EN t: 0191 230 4236
THE HEAD OF STEAM
3 The Arcade, Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4BS t: 0191 272 8105
THE HOTSPUR
103 Percy Street, Newcastle, NE1 7RY t: 0191 2324352
THE JOB BULMAN
St Nicholas Avenue, Gosforth, NE3 1AA t: 0191 2236320
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THE CENTURION
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RED LION
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THE KEELMAN
13/14 Albion Road, North Shields NE30 2RJ t: 0191 2573199 Redcar Terrace, West Boldon, NE36 0PZ t: 0191 536 4197
ROCKLIFFE ARMS
Algernon Place, Whitley Bay, NE26 2DT t: 0191 2531299
ROSIES BAR
Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DG, t: 0191 261 6611
THE CHILLINGHAM
Chillingham Road, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 265 3992
THE CLUNY
2 Stowell Street, NE1 4XQ t: 0191 2328477
36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ t: 0191 230 4474
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THE COPT HILL
Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, NE29 8DZ t: 0191 2576302
Seaham Road, Houghton le Spring, DH35 8LU t: 0191 5844485
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Market Lane, Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3AL t: 0191 442 9393
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105 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG t: 0191 232 0692
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TRAVELLERS REST
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Haddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1QL t: 0191 2840490
25 Broad Chare, Trinity Gardens, Quayside, Newcastle, NE1 3DQ t: 0191 211 2144
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Coalburns, Greenside, NE40 4JN t: 0191 4132549
176 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HD t: 0191 28540
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2 South Parade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RG t: 0191 2511255
Ferry Street, South Shields, NE33 1JR
42-48 High Bridge, Newcastle, NE1 6BX t: 0191 2611008
LADY GREY’S
Durham Road, Sunderland SR2 7RB, t: 0191 5285644 www.tobycarvery.co.uk
29 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2578956
Ashbrooke Road, Sunderland, SR2 7HH, t: 0191 528 4536
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North Road, Wide Open NE13 6LN t: 0191 2366300
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22 Main Road, Kenton Bk Ft, NE13 8AB t: 0191 2861263
TYNE BAR
Maling Street, Newcastle NE6 1LP
TYNEMOUTH LODGE
Tynemouth Road, North Shields, NE30 4AA t: 0191 257 7565
THE BEEHIVE
Hartley Lane, Earsdon, NE25 05Z t: 0191 2529352
THE BODEGA
Grange Road, Newburn, Newcastle , NE15 8NL t: 0191 267 1689
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The Gate, Newcastle, NE1 5RF t: 01912299430
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Beech Street, Deptford, SR4 6BU t: 0191 567 9804
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THE PRIORY
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THE QUEEN VICTORIA
206 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HD. t: 0191 2858060
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2-3 Victoria Road, Concord, Washington, NE37 2JY t: 0191 418 0100
THE LOW LIGHTS TAVERN
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THE STEAMBOAT
THE MID BOLDON CLUB
THE TANNERS
High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HB t: 0191 285 6919
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Arts Centre, Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AB t: 0191 219 3463
THE CUMBERLAND ARMS James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE6 1LD t: 0191 265 6151
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9 Claypath Lane, South Shields, NE33 4PG t: 0191 4277147 60 Front Street. East Boldon, NE36 0SH
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52 Westgate Rd, NE1 5XU t: 0191 2111160
57 Low Lights, North Shields, NE30 1JA t: 0191 2708441 27 Mill Dam, South Shields NE33 1EQ t: 0191 454 0134
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11 Market St, Newcastle, NE1 6JN t: 0191 244 2513
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