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WELCOME Is it me or are the early evenings darker this year? Am I the only one who thinks the fallen leaves appear more orange and yellow than in previous years? What does this mean? A bad winter, or a stroll in the park until spring? We’ll just have to wait and see and take whatever comes on the chin. Mind, you, it’s tempting to take one look out of the window and decide to not bother with the pub quiz tonight and opt instead for Holby City. Well, shake yourself out of that miserable option and head for where great beer, good crack and warm welcomes are waiting to greet you. And, waiting to greet you in this bumper issue of Cheers are Oz Clarke, wine guru who simply loves Newcastle; James Bond, who likes his vodka martini served in a particular fashion but we can never remember how… plus we’ve been catching up with Lindisfarne ahead of the band’s legendary Christmas concerts at Newcastle City Hall; mountaineer Alan Hinkes, a man who knows the highs and lows of North East pubs and beer, and we examine one of the city’s hidden – literally hidden – gems. There’s so much going on in our pubs and microbreweries at the moment and that was emphasised by the recent Craft Beer Calling festival where dozens of highlyregarded brewers sent beer from all over the region, the nation, and the world. Some of them even came in person – and were hugely impressed by what they experienced. We should think ourselves lucky, so close the front door firmly as you step out of the house on your way to the pub. You know it makes sense. Cheers! Alastair Gilmour Editor, Cheers North East
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Following months of experimentation, a Tynemouth mother has created a beer for dogs that’s totally different to the concoctions already on the market. Woof Dog Beer is the brainchild of Gabrielle (Gabby) Imerson, who uses the waste products from her husband Ewan McCann’s Three Kings Brewery in North Shields – along with organic bone meal – to add more wag to a dog’s tail than anything ever done before. So, who best to give the beer a try than Frank, the beagle who spends his time flitting between his dad Dave Carr’s two pubs, The Brandling Villa and The Tannery in Hexham.
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NEW LIFE FOR CORNER BAR The chance to “run the show” is a tempting prospect for any enterprising publican – and that precise opportunity has presented itself at The Globe on Railway Street in Newcastle. Pub owners Jazz Coop are looking to appoint an ambitious person to be either tenant or manager of this unique, cooperatively-owned music venue. The Globe enjoys a highly visible corner location at the city end of Scotswood Road, close to the Metro Radio Arena and only a few minutes walk from Newcastle Central Station. Since re-opening last year, the late license venue – under the management of Jazz Coop – has seen its reputation blossom as a destination not only for jazz, but for a wide range of live music tastes. The successful applicant will be crucial to developing the music offering further. Further information and applications by November 9 to: info@jazz.coop
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The recent takeover of SABMiller by AnheuserBusch InBev has resulted in a beer company of a size that probably frightens even themselves. Together they will accounted for getting on for a third of beer sales around the world. The combined outfit will control a collection of the world’s best-known brands that include Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, Grolsch, Peroni and Fosters. The biggest “mega brew” brand (the new company is still yet to come up with a name) is Bud Light, the third-most popular beer in the world. This deal, however, does not refresh everywhere. The UK, for instance, is dominated by Carling, Carlsberg and Heineken; none of which is owned by AB InBev or SAB. The biggest UK brewer by market share is Carling owner Molson Coors, accounting for 18.4% of sales last year. AB InBev’s brands gave it 17.8% of the UK market; Heineken claimed
17.1% and Carlsberg 14.8%. Diageo, the owner of Guinness, came in third with 4.8%, ahead of SAB, which had just 3.1%. SAB’s biggest markets are in Central Europe and Australasia. In the Czech Republic, SAB controls 43.5% of the market, thanks to Gambrinus and Pilsner Urquell, while Fosters brings the company 37.8% of sales Down Under. AB InBev’s biggest markets are in Asia. It controlled 55.7% of sales in South Korea and 14% in China. But China highlights the new company’s limitations. Although AB InBev and SABMiller are the country’s biggest companies, they don’t own all of the top beer brands. The world’s biggest is Snow, jointly owned by Chinese Resources Enterprise and SABMiller, controlling 5.4% of global sales, while second is Chinese brand, Tsingtao, with 2.8% of the world market.
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CAN-DO ATTITUDE RAISES FUNDS
The annual Norman Weatherburn Gardening Club Tinned Fruit And Vegetable Show held at the Boathouse, Wylam, raised a whopping £475 for Daft As A Brush cancer charity. Hadrian Border Brewery has also pledged 5p a pint from its Daft As A Brush beer – estimated to total £300-£350 – which should bring the donation close to the £800 mark. The tinned fruit and veg show is a novel way of raising money and raising awareness of local charities and last year the RLNI benefitted by a similar amount from Boathouse regulars’ and Hadrian Border’s largesse. Also included in this year’s donations was £80 for a suitcase full of
beer mats, some of them nearly 60 years old, gifted by Cheers reader Brendan Brannan who was delighted that his collection (started when he was under drinking age) had gone to such a good cause. The lot was successfully bid for by Boathouse landlord James Hogarty who intends to frame the more unusual items for a pub display. Daft As A Brush founder Brian Burney attended the Boathouse show and auction and was visibly moved at the enthusiasm and generosity he encountered. The charity transports cancer patients from all over Northumberland to their hospital appointments free of charge.
THE PUB HAS GOT ITS HAT ON
The Sun at Swalwell, Gateshead, has benefitted from a recent brush-up. Owners Marstons have decided that this little gem, tucked away at one of the entrances to the Metrocentre, is well worth promoting. And why not; it sells a lot of great beer from the company that owns Jennings, Banks, Wychwood, Brakspeare and Thwaites. Husband-and-wife team Dave and Sarah Cook do an extraordinary job, regularly keeping four top-notch beers on handpull – with more to follow we’re told – while a successful first-ever beer festival has given them a few pointers to customers’ desires. The Sun is sparkling inside and out – may it shine on.
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ANY PORT IN A STORM OF NEW RELEASES It’s fair to say the folks at Tyne Bank Brewery, Newcastle, are very busy people. Their workload is concurrent with the North East’s beer and pub scene – if you’re prepared to put in the graft you get it back in spades. Tyne Bank sales and marketing manager Sam Capper says: “We sent our second pallet of beer to Norway last month. The more traditional English styles are proving popular, with Monument Bitter building on its Great Taste Award success and flying off supermarket shelves over there.” Tyne Bank is hosting a Christmas market in the brewery (Saturday December 12, 11am5pm) with a pop-up bar and a wide selection of local artisan producers – from chocolates to soaps. Tyne Bank mini-kegs, gift packs, bottled beers and merchandise will also be available. Sam also has news of a trio of beers which should create a whole heap of interest – with whisky, bourbon and port in their souls. He says: “We are very excited by the return of Barrel Aged Heavenly Porter in 750ml swing-top bottles this month. Now a cult favourite, this rich 5.4% bourbon-blended
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porter was brewed way back in March and has been locked away in Heaven Hill bourbon casks. The barrel-ageing process allows the beer to pick up smooth, oaky, vanilla notes and amplifies the deep, warming whiskey flavours. “We have also matured our Scotch Ale (5.5% abv) in whisky casks since February. This beer has picked up a massive peaty flavour carried by its complex toffee malt notes. “The final beer in the trio, and the one we are most excited about, is Port Barrel Aged Cherry Stout. This classic Tyne Bank ale has been conditioned in a port wine hogshead for months, picking up dried fruit flavours and oaky notes which add
to an already complex flavour profile.” All are available from good beer shops, Newcastle Christmas markets and, of course Tyne Bank Brewery.
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Time has sadly been called on one of Northumberland’s highest-profile pubs. Attempts to find a buyer for the Grade II-listed Bay Horse at Stamfordham have failed after having been on the market for 14 months. The Bay Horse is now likely to be transformed into three terraced houses. The historic village pub was taken on five years ago by businessman Semore Kurdi
who also owns the Angel Inn in Corbridge. An extensive refit failed to capitalise on its undoubted potential and it closed its doors last November following a season of financial losses. The Bay Horse was built as a coaching in with stabling in the 18th Century and still retains some of its original features. A Hexhambased firm of architects has already drawn up plans for its conversion.
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TOP AWARD FOR LIFE-SAVING SCHEME Durham Pubwatch has won Diageo’s National Pubwatch Award after helping reduce alcohol-related and antisocial behavior in the city by 15%. The Durham branch gained glowing endorsements from police for promoting its Best Bar None award scheme which encourages responsible management in the likes of training licensees, bar staff and door staff to clamp down on disorderly incidents. Any Hughes, chairman of Durham Pubwatch, said: “It’s a real team effort from all of the licensees and it’s great for us to be recognised for the work we put into improving all aspects of the night-time economy.” Three students have drowned in the River Wear in Durham since 2013 and judges said they were impressed by Pubwatch’s response to the tragedies. It teamed up with the City Safety Group to improve safety around the river by introducing volunteer warden patrols. The awards were presented at the House of Commons.
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END OF THE SIXPACK RULE Majestic Wine has removed its six-bottle minimum purchase rule as part of a new pricing strategy to simplify shopping in-store and online. Majestic said its aim was to make the shopping experience “simpler and easier for both new and existing customers” following a successful trial in selected stores earlier this year. “Our customers were telling us that they wanted simpler, clearer pricing, and an end to the six bottle minimum”, said Rowan Gormley, Majestic Wine’s chief executive.
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The plant used to produce gin is in a “critical state” in Scotland as it is increasingly being killed off by a deadly fungus, a new report has warned. The decline of the juniper bush in Scotland, where it has grown for thousands of years, has been hastened by the spread of a deadly fungal disease called phytophthora austrocedrae. Only ever recorded in Argentina and the UK, the disease causes a bush to turn orange, then brown,
eventually killing it. A survey, carried out by amateur enthusiasts found 63% of bushes in Scotland – many of which are more than a century old – to be showing signs of the disease. Furthermore, 79% of juniper bushes recorded in 2014 were either mature, old or dead and unable produce seeds, leaving few young bushes to maintain stocks. Observers raised concerns over the threat to juniper stocks in 2013, when it was believed booming rabbit and vole populations had
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taken their toll on plants already suffering from “old age”. The spread of the fungal disease has compounded the threat. Its continued decline has prompted concerns over the future supply of juniper to the gin industry, which has exploded in recent years. Juniper is one of the classic botanicals used in gin, imparting a distinctive aroma. There are only around 400 hectares of juniper woodland in Britain, mostly in Scotland.
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foundations of what we do and it is great to know that it matters to our customers, that they voted for us in this category enough for us to be a finalist. We are really proud as this; the list of winners is truly exceptional and to be amongst them is awesome.” At the same awards last year, The Feathers took the Best Sunday Lunch category. The pub’s ethical approach also involves community and charity roles that include a Knit & Natter session, piano lessons, leek club and a star-gazing club. Beating the drum for better internet access and improved telephone coverage for the village is also at the heart of the pub’s efforts, as is collecting for refugees and victims of natural disasters.
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Wines. He will also be talking diners through how his choice of wine is perfectly paired with each course on the menu. Look out for smoked pheasant with Milton Te Arai Chenin Blanc from Gisborne, New Zealand; shredded venison croquet and elderberry jam accompanied by Garage Old Vine Pale Lot 41, Maule, Chile, and rabbit liver parfait, nasturtium pesto and bloomer crisps seen off with Chateau Tanunda Newcastle Marsanne Viognier Rousanne. There’s more, of course – see it all at www.battlesteads.com
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One of the region’s best-loved series of concerts is back. Alastair Gilmour discusses music, beer and pubs with Lindisfarne The band that was a whisker away from being called Dog Leap Stairs returns to its spiritual home next month with two dates in Newcastle. The City Hall is hosting the legendary Lindisfarne Christmas Concerts on December 22 and 23 – which not so long ago were as much part of the North East festive season as Santa Claus and brussels sprouts. It promises to be two evenings
Lindisfarne at a packed Newcastle City Hall. Right: Charlie Harcourt, left, and Rod Clements enoy at pint at The Keelman, Newburn, Newcastle Clements. “We did a run of six gigs in the summer but the Christmas concerts are special. It’s all taken off again.” Rod and veteran guitarist Charlie Harcourt agree that playing Newcastle City Hall gives them a little bit of edge; a kick like no other venue or audience can even come close to. “We love playing close to the audience like you do at the City Hall,” says Charlie. “It’s where you can
packed with great fun, skin-tingling songs and a few surprises – and of course, the party hats will come out too. These days, Lindisfarne is made up of original band member Rod Clements and long-term collaborator Charlie Harcourt, plus Dave Hull-Denholm, former Roxy Music drummer Paul Thompson, Steve Daggett and Ian Thompson. “It’s a great band, everybody gets on and can really play,” says Rod
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see the whites of their eyes; it’s like playing back in the old days. Coming off stage we just get back into the green room and collapse. “We played once in a venue in America which was so big we
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was when they started flicking their lighters.” Musicians like Rod Clements and Charlie Harcourt learned their craft in the region’s pubs and clubs, even, as Charlie and his contemporaries did, forming a folk club at the Rex Hotel in Whitley Bay so they could get regular gigs – and it’s where the pair first met. Rod says: “We did a lot of gigs in pubs; pubs were always part of the culture of the band. We were young
lads who wanted a bit of beer and to talk shop. The pub was a pre-gig ritual. You would work your set out in the bar – we liked to get away from the venue and not hang around when people were coming in. “In the early days we would have four pints before going on stage. I couldn’t drink four pints in a night now. On one tour we even had a full bar on stage based on a Tap & Spile. It even had a dart board and a bell for last orders.” Rod Clements is particularly proud that the classic Meet Me On The Corner was used as the title track of the recent, highly-acclaimed BBC Two series Boy Meets Girl. Rumour has it, a second series is on the cards. “Those ‘anthem’ songs go down best,” says Charlie. “We do them all; Meet Me On The Corner, Run For Home, Lady Eleanor, Fog On The Tyne, and they’re all great fun to play as well. The whole thing gels so well.” Some of the early days’ performing still remains, however. Every musician will tell you no matter how many times you take up your instrument you feel a tingle of excitement.
“We’re always a bit nervous before we get on the City Hall stage,” says Rod. “You have a certain amount of nerves beforehand but in a way you need that.” The band has pledged support to the Rock Against Cancer charity (also supported by Brian May, Jeff Beck, Tom Robinson and Bob Geldof) by donating the whole of the City Hall programme sales to the charity. A souvenir programme priced at £5 means £5 going to Rock Against Cancer. The Lindisfarne Christmas concerts will be – as the genius Alan Hall once packaged into 3min35sec – All Right On The Night.
re-established some of the band’s original identity. The 1970s Lindisfarne’s founder member Ray Laidlaw still performs with one-time member Billy Mitchell (on nationwide tour “as we speak” in The Lindisfarne Story), while Ray Jackson has retired. Alan Hull died in November 17 1995 and Simon Cowe passed away last month at his home in Canada. www.lindisfarne.co www.concertatthekings.co.uk/ rock-against-cancer
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PUB’S HIDDEN TREASURES BLINK THEN COVER UP Memorable events pass by infrequently and when you miss one, you might wait a lifetime for it to occur again. Halley’s Comet, for example, crosses our skies every 75 years; Newcastle United last won the FA Cup in 1955 and it might be another 60 years before they do so again. And, roughly every decade, the large murals that sit behind the wallpaper in the Crown Posada in Newcastle are revealed. The Spanish dancers, guitar player and donkey rider depicted so beautifully on the bare plaster blink in the sunshine for several hours before being covered up for another few years. Theories abound as to who painted them and why. Are they in homage to a former owner’s Spanish mistress? Did they have something to do with the Spanish embassy that supposedly operated further up Dean Street?
Do they contain a hidden message? When the artworks were given their day in the sun in late October, watercolour artist Paul Goldsmith pointed out the stenciled nature of the figures and fortified buildings and even to tiny strips of uncoloured areas where the stencil card would have been held together. The hard lines and softened shadow stippling certainly bear that out. However, Paul couldn’t identify the material used, nor could he put a date on them – 1920s, 1930s, even 1950s? “But whoever did it was the Banksy of his day,” he says. The new wallpaper is part of a sympathetic refurbishment for the 1880s pub, believed to be second only to The Old George (circa 1582) as Newcastle’s longest server. A new bar has been installed, the exact replica of the 1970s-style
previous one, though the “back end” brings working practices into the 21st century for manager Andy Nicholson and his staff. New flooring has also been laid and the old girl is looking good for another long shift. Apart from the fine beer, great crack and enthusiastic welcome, the Crown Posada is also noted for its huge mirrors and two stained glass windows (designed by George Joseph Baguley and manufactured by William Wailes, whose private residence was Saltwell Towers in Gateshead). It’s also worth looking at the ceiling’s deeply recessed panels with their guilloche and eggand-dart ornament. Until the previous refurb in 2004, they were picked out in amazing reds, golds and greens, but were unfortunately whitewashed into history. Happily, Don Quixote and his flamenco partner survive to dance and strum another day.
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PINTS IN PEAK CONDITION One of the country’s most successful mountaineers discusses the highs and lows of beer with Roger Protz It is – to use the current vernacular – something of an existential experience sitting opposite a warm, witty and twinkling man supping a pint of St Austell Proper Job and realising he’s not just a drinking companion but a mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest five times. And not just Everest; Alan Hinkes has also scaled K2 and Kanchenjuga, and he was the first Briton to reach the summit of Manaslu. He’s the only Brit to climb all 14 peaks of more than 8,000 metres in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges in Nepal, Tibet and Pakistan. We’re in Fuller’s Doric Arch at Euston Station in London, as Alan has to catch the last train to Penrith that evening. We have time to talk
about his love of beer, but I sit in awe of man in a suit who’s more usually seen in hard hat and climbing gear, shinning up sheer rock faces, surrounded by snow and ice. Alan was born in 1954 and took up rock climbing in Yorkshire while a student at Northallerton Grammar School. From those comparatively small beginnings, he went on to the Alps where he climbed the North Face of the Eiger and then tackled the Himalayas. He also started visiting pubs in Northallerton – “probably under age!” he grins. “Northallerton pubs were dominated by Camerons and John Smiths,” he says. “I discovered Theakstons in the Fleece and drank their bitter and Old Peculier. When I sorted out what was real
ale and what was keg, I also drank Cameron’s Strongarm.” On the other side of the Pennines, while climbing in Cumbria, he found and has kept a life-long love for Jennings Bitter, which he drank in two pubs in Keswick, the Twa Dogs and the George. “I think it’s a gorgeous beer,” he says. “It predates their Cumberland Ale.” He hit a brick wall where beer drinking was concerned when he went to university in Newcastle in the 1980s. “Newcastle was a beer desert back then,” he says. “The area was dominated by Scottish & Newcastle
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High there: Alan Hinkes on Everest’s North Col. Right: Relaxing with a pint
raw from rock climbing. He does a good Geordie accent: “Whar yer hands arl cuvered in blud?” On a positive note, he also came across Lorimer’s Scotch brewed in Edinburgh: “A lovely pint.” He goes all misty-eyed when he thinks back to the first tastes he had of some of his favourite beers: Bateman’s from Lincolnshire, Batham’s and Ma Pardoe’s from the Black Country, and the beers from the Castle Eden Brewery in County Durham. Alan became friends with Castle Eden’s head brewer Jim Kerr and as a result he was allowed to live for several years in the brewery’s hospitality suite.
MOUNTAIN MAN “I’d sometimes get back late at night and help myself to a drop of beer or, if there was none available, I’d have some....” he drops his voice to avoid startling the other drinkers in the Doric Arch… “Heineken.” Mention of the lager recalls the fact that Whitbread, which brewed Heineken under licence, owned Castle Eden. “When Whitbread closed the brewery in 1998 I realised I would have buy a house.” Of all the British beers he has sampled, his favourite was – and still is – Timothey Taylor’s Landlord from Keighley in Yorkshire. “And then I went to Belgium and discovered De Koninck in Antwerp and that was even better than Landlord,” he says. In Naipaul he came across a pleasant bottled beer called Golden Eagle and in Pakistan encountered the beers from the famous Murree Brewery, founded in the 19th century for the British and now run by local business people. Alan says you need to fill in several forms to prove you’re not a Muslim before you can go to the brewery. I say I assume that when he’s clambering up an icy peak he doesn’t drink beer. He agrees but points out that his doctor has told him that when he comes down from a peak he should have a couple of pints. “Beer is full of iron, carbohydrates, protein, vitamin B,” he says. He laughs and adds: “There’s a bit of alcohol, too, so I don’t drink too much!” He’s great friends with another
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beer-loving mountaineer, Sir Chris Bonington, who was one of the founders of the co-operative that saved the Old Crown pub and brewery in Hesket Newmarket in Cumbria. “Chris and I were searching for the Yeti in Naipaul when he had to formally open the Old Crown,” Alan says. “There was no email or internet then so he did it by Telex.” Fittingly, most of the beers from the brewery behind the pub are named after such Cumbrian peaks as Scafell and Helvellyn, He’s not enamoured with some of the new breed of powerfully hopped beers. He likes beers with balance, such as Black Sheep, London Pride and “I still love Jenning’s Bitter”. When he’s in Cumbria, he’s partial to the ales from the Keswick Brewery founded by Sue Harrison in 2006, who specialises in golden ales with “thirst” in the names., such as Thirst Gold and Thirst Ascent. When he’s not globe-trotting and climbing, Alan Hinkes is a great flag waver for Britain. He’s
involved in the Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme, works with Best of British to promote the Three Peaks Challenge and has found time to write his memoirs, 8,000 Metres: Climbing the World’s Highest Mountains (Cicerone Press). He was granted an OBE in 2006 and is an Honorary Citizen of Northallerton and a former Yorkshireman of the Year. And he’s also a great ambassador for real ale and conducts beer tastings for OG magazine. He downs a swift half of ESB to sustain him on his journey then dashes for the Penrith train. A short time later I get a text from him: “Managed to upgrade to first class so I get Tilting Bitter Pale Ale”. A fine beer from the Red Willow Brewery but, with a name like that, perhaps not one to take with as you hack your way up Kanchenjunga.
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THE NAME’S BRAND GLOBAL BRAND World beer giant Heineken has had its foot in the James Bond film franchise for some time. Alastair Gilmour looks at what’s in 007’s glass We are all very familiar with James Bond, Agent 007 of the British Secret Service, who, over the last six decades, has also introduced us to Oddjob, SMERSH, Miss Moneypenny, M, Pussy Galore, Aston Martin, BMW and an endless list of other goodies, baddies, gadgets and international spy rings. Vodka martinis would have evaporated had it not been for James Bond and he is credited, almost single-handedly, with elevating vodka from a humble post-war peasant drink to its present status as one of the world’s favourite spirits. In the first chapter of Casino Royale, we discover that Bond has lit his 70th
cigarette of the day and by the end of the novel he has downed his 13th different drink. Our introduction to 007 and alcohol comes in chapter five when he orders an Americano (a cocktail of Campari, sweet vermouth and soda water) in the bar at the Hermitage Hotel, prior to him playing a deadly game of baccarat with the evil communist Le Chiffre and having his heart broken by the duplicitous Vesper Lynd. Then, a legend is born when he issues a special instruction to a waiter. “A dry martini,” he says. “One. In a deep champagne goblet.” “Oui, monsieur.” “Just a moment. Three measures of
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PREMIUM BOND Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?” But why couldn’t ale have been the Bond choice? He is the quintessential Englishman after all, and beer is our national drink. He could easily have guided his hero along an ale trail that would have seen it regarded as a suave, slick and sophisticated drink for undercover agents and moles. Had he only instructed the waiter with: “Premium English Bitter. One. In a deep tapered, short-stemmed and unpretentious 13-ounce schooner.” “OK mate.” “Just a moment. Tap it gently to hear the distinctive ping of finely-burnished glass. Serve at 10ºC and pour gently and steadily down the inside of the tilted glass. Gradually steepen the angle and pour more directly to allow for zesty carbonation and a robust head of 25mm. My preferred choice would be a bottle-conditioned beer, one that is undergoing a secondary fermentation. Stop pouring just before the small quantity of yeast sediment surges forward, though it certainly does no harm whatsoever – quite the contrary. Got it?” If only. It might come as a surprise that brewing giant Heineken has been part of a James Bond partnership for 18 years with the beer’s distinctive logo and labelling placed as astutely in the films as Omega, Coke and Sony. In 2012 Heineken paid $45m (£28m) to have its beer replace vodka martini – shaken not stirred – in Skyfall, including a scene where the implication is that it’s the best pale lager on the planet. Again, if only. Skyfall was reputed to have been delayed for two years through lack of funding and the current James Bond Daniel Craig is reported to have said the film would not have been made without Heineken’s input into advertising. Little wonder then that a new advertising campaign accompanies Spectre, the latest Bond release – plus the beer stars in a digital campaign featuring the world’s first-ever selfie from space, dubbed the “Spyfie”, which was
sent to the mobile devices of those attending a topsecret event for use on social media. Spectre cinematographers and stuntmen ensure the ad’s action sequences are authentically Bond. The plot involves a young woman, Zara, who accidentally becomes involved in a high-speed boat chase where she helps the world’s favourite spy save the day. Of course, James Bond’s favourite drink of all time is champagne. Bollinger can boast royal warrants from seven members of the Royal Family and is the official “Champagne of James Bond”. He first encounters Bolly in Diamonds Are Forever when Tiffany Case sends a quarter-bottle to his cabin aboard the Queen Elizabeth then he later states a preference for the 1969 vintage. Even arch-enemy Jaws enjoys a bottle in Moonraker, while Bond quaffs two bottles of 1946 Dom Perignon. Taittinger was in fact Ian Fleming’s favourite champagne, not Bollinger, and the brand was mentioned in the literary versions of Casino Royale, Moonraker, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Goldfinger. The last time Taittinger made a screen appearance was in From Russia With Love in 1963. In Live And Let Die, Bond takes 23 drinks; 18 in Moonraker; 26 in Diamonds Are Forever (including a pint of Black Velvet – equal amounts of champagne and Guinness); 18 in Dr No; 14 in The Living Daylights and only one in From A View To A Kill and For Your Eyes Only. It’s only in Octopussy that Bond fails to have a drink. When offered a rum and ginger ale by Major Dexter Smythe, he replies: “No thanks.” Last month, Heineken completed its 50% stake in US craft brewer Lagunitas while earlier this year Meantime sold out to SABMiller – simultaneously shaking and stirring the craft beer movement. Heineken and others like it dominate the market and the spectre of consumer behemoths gobbling up our favourite brands could be regarded as knocking the living daylights out of beer innovation. But beer innovators will always be with us. As they say, diamonds are forever.
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DOME BREW PART OF CITY’S HISTORY The outstanding features in The Bodega on Westgate Road, Newcastle, are the two huge, stained glass domes that allow natural light to flood in and worth every twinge of a cricked neck. We could rephrase that and say the unusually long counter in the pub is also an outstanding feature. Then there are the beers that sit on top of the counter – eight cask ale handpulls and a flurry of craft keg, international lager and cider lines. In short, The Bodega – celebrating 20 years this month since it was reopened and renamed from The Black Bull – is an outstanding pub. It is the current campaign For Real Ale (Camra) Tyneside & Northumberland branch pub of the year, as it was in 2014 and 2005. Its history is fascinating – if you can unravel fact and figure from urban myth, that is. “Being pub of the year is just brilliant,” says Bodega manager Ben Rea, who has been in charge since February 2001. “We haven’t done anything different in all those years
– just providing great beer in lovely surroundings. Another consistent factor is that all our staff have been here for years – in fact, I met my wife Emma here when she came to work in the pub. “Apparently, at one time as The Black Bull it went through 12 managers in a year.” The Bodega’s arched internal features also give rise to the claim that it was formerly a mosque or a synagogue (there is a small but significant Jewish cemetery behind the pub), but there is absolutely no evidence of that. Older customers had always referred to part of the pub as The Bodega because of an off-sales wine department – bodega being Spanish for wine cellar, wine bar or wine warehouse – so the name change in 1995 wasn’t such a departure. In its previous incarnation as the Black Bull, there was a three-storey brewery at the rear owned by Jacob Wilkinson which
Award-winners: James MacLeod, left, and Ben Rea at The Bodega
collapsed when the foundations of the new Pavilion Theatre next door were being excavated in 1903. Inn and brewery were put up for auction in 1905, then withdrawn when bidding reached no higher than £8,600. It was later sold to entrepreneur John Fitzgerald by private treaty and remains part of the Sir John Fitzgerald pub group’s most treasured businesses. “The place has been spruced
up over the years,” says Ben Rea, “but it’s still got the traditional character it always has had – one of the few left in the city. The domes were built at different times; one around the First World War and the other around Word War II. One of them is Art-Deco; almost Charles Rennie Mackintosh in style. We think the place dates back to 1848.” The Bodega is hosting a party on November 27 to mark its two decades when old favourite beers from the last 20 years will be sourced with a bit of live music.
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YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND, MAN There’s no need to pour your hard-earned ale into a bowl for your dog to drink – a specially-formulated beer will set tails wagging, writes Alastair Gilmour Following a good old walk, who deserves a beer more – dog or owner? A bowl of water for man’s best friend is generally available in most civilised pubs, but many’s the dog that will gaze lovingly and longingly at their master’s pint after quenching their own thirst. There’s something delightful in that long, slow draught of ale – and don’t Rover, Fido and Gnasher know it? And so they should; they’re intelligent creatures, plus who could resist those big sad eyes? With dog happiness in mind and after months of experimentation, a Tynemouth mother has created a beer for dogs that’s totally different to the concoctions already on the market. Woof Dog Beer is the brainchild of Gabrielle (Gabby) Imerson who has taken a drastic change in career spurred on by the health of her son. Gabby, who ran a successful branding company for more than 15 years, says: “My husband, Ewan McCann, owns Three Kings Brewery in North Shields, and having watched the brewing process many times, I often wondered if there was something I could do with the waste product from his brews. “We have dogs at home and I had tried the dog beers currently available, but they are just chemically enhanced drinks with no health benefits at all. “The last four years have been a struggle for us all trying to maintain a positive work-life balance around the needs of our son Finn who is autistic. Something had to give. Owing to the complexities of his condition, Finn doesn’t fit the criteria for a standard autistic diagnosis, so he needs a lot of my time. “Six months ago I started working on developing Woof, a nutritious drink for dogs, made with bone stock and left-over malt from the brewery. It’s great to finally be able to run a business which works around Finn.” Woof has now been given the stamp of 20 / CHEERS / www.cheersnortheast.co.uk
approval by the Food Standards Agency and has been commended by Defra, the government department responsible for environmental protection, food standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities, through a traceable chain that links Three Kings and a local farmer. Scientec, the UK’s largest pet food lab, is also delighted with the product, giving it the thumbsup. “The beef bones we use for stock are from cows fed on the waste mash from Ewan’s brewery,” says Gabby. “The product is made from organic ingredients and is full of goodness for dogs. The malted barley is good for their bones and the bone broth is good for eyes, coat and digestion. The final product is alcohol and hopfree. “The head vet at Defra, Phil Rule, has been behind the product from our first meeting which makes me think I have created something really special.” Phil Gibson of The Pet Stop in Tynemouth has been so impressed with Woof, he is stocking it amongst his high-end niche products. He says: “Our dogs Norman, Tank, Middy and VV wolfed it down, so it must be good.” Similar comments have been recorded by other happy dog owners – so much so that Cheers reader Darren Morton and partner Melanie Simblet asked their dog Finley to get in touch. “My humans adore me,” says Finley, a fouryear-old Labrador. “They love nothing more than taking me for long walks, letting me chase the ball, and get drenched from head to toe. And they always choose a dog-friendly pub for a postwalk pint. “Trouble is, they often forget to buy me a drink. A bowl of water and a handful of the head of an ale is all I usually get, so I was over the moon when I was given Woof as a treat. It’s juicy and meaty, a real tasty treat. “I wolfed it down far too quickly – old
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habits die hard – and was pawing my Dad to get some more. I loved every gulpful, I just hope they get me some more soon.” As well as looking for pet shops to stock Woof, Gabby Imerson is fulfilling orders from dog-friendly bars and pubs in the region, as well as family venues, cafes and delis. Beers for dogs have been around some time and The Brandling Villa in South Gosforth, Newcastle, went global in 2010 when it offered Bowser Beer from the US along with doggy-style dinners. “People seemed to think it’s a bit mental,” said Brandling Villa landlord Dave Carr at the time. “We keep it in the fridge along with other beers and customers ask what it is. People think it’s just a normal beer with a ridiculous name. “I scoped the internet looking for ridiculous stuff, and we became dog-friendly. The dogs were drinking water and eating biscuits, so we also created a dog menu, designed for dogs but based on traditional English dishes.” The menu includes Sunday roast with “cat” gravy (a beef stock with fish sauce) and a dessert with special dog chews. Dave Carr said: “Dog friendly is really the way it should be. Pubs should have wooden floors and dogs in front of the fire.” Now with Woof ’s awareness on the rise, Gabby Imerson is looking at commercial beer bottlers to cope with the demand that has outstripped her kitchen-table enterprise. “I can’t believe how well it’s been going,” she says. The lesson is clear; if you give customers what they want – provided it’s a quality product and a memorable experience that exceeds their expectations – sales could quite easily go through the Woof. www.cheersnortheast.co.uk / CHEERS / 21
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A HISTORY OF ANGELS How things change! John Winterburn, from Darlington, passed on a framed picture of staff at The Angel Inn in Corbridge to see if any of our readers could shed light on its date – and, indeed, the names of those in the original. We invited current staff to take up their positions to further emphasise the difference that an estimated 100 years can make. Comments, clues and calculated guesses (along with charity bids for the old print) can be emailed to info@ cheersnortheast.co.uk
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CHRISTMAS MENUS OUT NOW Good try: John Taylor from The Stables Brewery at St James’ Park. Below: South African fans at the Victoria Comet in Newcastle
QUAFFED BEER AND RUGBY FANS SCORE The Rugby World Cup generated about £43m for Newcastle’s economy, tourism bosses say. Three games were held at Newcastle United’s St James’ Park and a dedicated Fanzone was created at Science Central in the city with pubs reporting huge trade. “We had to set up a queuing system outside because there were so many people in the bar,” says Ryan McGee from The Centurion. The Strawberry, Newcastle Arms, Hotspur and Trent House also reported packed houses. NewcastleGateshead Initiative said hosting the event had brought a windfall to the city and hotel occupancy reached 99% on match days. Chief executive Sarah Stewart said the “memorable event” had been
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THE WIZARD WHO’S OZ
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Last November, Cheers North East accompanied wine guru Oz Clarke in a tasting of Northumberland’s top beers. And very impressed he was too with samples from Anarchy, Wylam and Allendale breweries. Oz is returning to the region this month, this time back in his wine “comfort zone” as a guest of local wine merchant Guest Wines to head a clutch of events at the Assembly Rooms in Newcastle. So, discover the world of wine on Friday November 27 and be
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inspired by tales from Oz’s new book, The History of Wine in 100 Bottles, as he wines and dines the audience through six courses and six wines (7.30pm, £99pp). During the following day’s How To Taste Wine Masterclass – Saturday November 28 (11.30am, six wines with food, £55pp) – Oz will answer questions such as Sauvignon Blanc or Sancerre? Chardonnay or Chablis? Syrah or Shiraz? What’s the difference? Do you know what you’re buying? Oz Clarke’s formidable
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reputation is based on his extensive wine knowledge and accessible, no-nonsense approach. His tasting skills have won him an international reputation and he is acknowledged as having one of the finest palates of anyone writing about wine today. He brings a refreshingly unorthodox wit and directness to the subject and has won all the major wine writing awards in the UK and the US several times. “I just love Newcastle,” says Oz. “Every time we have a national tasting tour or a book signing tour I insist on Manchester, Edinburgh and Newcastle – not only because we sell loads of books, but we enjoy ourselves so much. “Watching England play Fiji in the Rugby World Cup in a pub in London reminded me so much of the North East because I was drinking Wylam Cascade – really aromatic and nicely chewy. “And how are things at the Ship Inn at Low Newton by the Sea? Great brewery in the garage next door too. Lovely people.” Oz’s frequent television and radio appearances include the long-running series Food & Drink – alongside the
irrepressible Jilly Goolden – and three successful BBC Two series with copresenter James May, as well as two further series with Hugh Dennis, and appeared as a guest in James May’s Toy Stories. Not just a TV star, Oz is an actor and singer, having appeared in London’s West End playing General Peron in Evita and he popped up in Superman and Superman II, being the first villain apprehended by Superman in 1978. Oz’s books include Let Me Tell You About Wine (2014), Wine Atlas, Grapes & Wines (2014 with Margaret Rand), and Bordeaux. His popular annual publications, the Pocket Wine Book and 250 Best Wines Wine Buying Guide are regular best-sellers. He regularly tours the UK with Tim Atkin and Olly Smith as The Three Wine Men. In the next issue of Cheers we have an exclusive feature on Oz Clarke’s festive wines – and why we should drink them. Cheers North East has negotiated a 10% discount for readers off Oz Clarke’s History of Wine dinner (Friday November 27). Simply quote “Cheers” when you book tickets at www.guestwines.com
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The consensus of every brewer represented at the recent Craft Beer Calling festival in Newcastle was that the event has helped continue a huge tide of interest in beer styles across the region – in only its second year. The weekend-long festival of craft beer, street food and music (with a dash of gin, cider and wine), held at the Stephenson Works off Forth Street, attracted thousands of visitors. North East brewers are producing beers in a range of strengths with astonishing flavours and mouthfeels, at the very least matching others from across the
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country gulp for gulp. Festivalgoers were treated to the likes of Ska Brewing, Cloudwater Brewing, Mikkeller and Partizan, as well as local favourites Wylam, Tyne Bank, Out There and Box Social. Meet The Brewer sessions featured Richard Burhouse from Magic Rock, Kerrie Abba from Australian outfit Nomad Brewing Co, and Wild Beer Co’s Andrew Gibson. Discussion sessions included those on the region’s brewing future, the effects of global brewers snapping up craft beer innovators, and an entertaining session on beer’s ingredients by the internationally-acclaimed writer Pete Brown.
Craft Beer calling organiser Dave Stone said: “Once again, the world’s craft brewing movement descended on the North East for a cracking weekend of beer, bait and boogie. It was a superb atmosphere and people travelled from all over
the globe to attend. Notably we had far more brewers in attendance this year which is a real positive. “A really cool series of fringe events popped up this year around Newcastle with the likes of a Sour Weekend at the Free Trade,
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Camden Brewery at The Bridge Tavern, and Four Pure at BrewDog. It’s great to see these events flourishing around Craft Beer Calling. We hear also that local pubs enjoyed an uplift in trade from people spending the
weekend in the city. As the dust settles on this year’s event we are already plotting for next year. It’s great to see that in just two years Craft Beer Calling is now firmly established in beer lovers’ calendars.”
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TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN A specially-designed beer with innovative packaging has been helping a North East association bring the horrors of history to light – lest we forget. Tyneside Tommy has been produced by Three Kings Brewery in North Shields for the Tynemouth World War One Commemoration Project. Over the past 12 months the beer has spread awareness of the project, whose aim it was to raise £10,000 to place blue plaques on hundreds of former homes of soldiers from the old boroughs of Tynemouth, North Shields and Whitley Bay who fell in the conflict and also to complete a memorial garden.
The enormous public focus on the centenary period of the First World War – August 4, 2014 until November 11, 2018 – has reminded us of this great loss of life and allowed us to explore its social, political and economic consequences. The nation is being reminded over these four years – until November 11 2018 which will mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice with Germany – through a series of important anniversary dates; key events which brought personal loss to almost every family in the land. Instead of labels, Tyneside Tommy bottles have dog-tag style attachments
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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NEWS to their necks which, with a draught beer pump clip, were designed by Kimmerston Design of North Shields as part of its voluntary contribution to the fundraising activities of the project. The tags fold out to reveal the photographs and stories of 12 men who never came back from the war. For example: Garnet Wolsley Fyfe, 36, from West Allotment, who served with the Tyneside Scottish Northumberland Fusiliers, was killed in action at La Boisselle, piping the battalion into action on the first day of the battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916. Robert Henry Dunn Hogg, 40, a father of six from North Shields who served in the Northumberland Fusiliers was killed by a shell burst in his trench. His captain wrote to Mrs Hogg: “He was loved here by every one of us and was surely the coolest and most cheery man in the trenches. He was badly wounded. I took hold of his hands and asked if he knew
me but he only murmured, ‘My poor wife, my poor bairns’ and died.” James Wilson Gray, 40, from Cullercoats served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Northumbrian Field Ambulance. He died from his wounds two days before it was announced he had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Last month, more than 150 relatives gathered to witness the unveiling of a memorial wall to casualties of the First World War. Around 1,500 names have been arranged in order of streets where the fallen had lived. The wall is the finishing touch to the memorial garden opened last year at the Linskill Community Centre in North Shields and represented the last major effort from the Tynemouth World War One Commemoration Project. “Some of the longer streets have up to 30 names of those who died,” said project co-ordinator Alan Fidler. “It shows the scale of the losses.”
The fallen are remembered street by street, with their names, age and date of death. Poignantly in Dockwray Square in North Shields, where comedian Stan Laurel lived as a boy, there are 23 names. “This is a unique memorial in that those who fell are arranged street by street,” said Alan Fidler. Last month the Woodhorn Museum in Ashington, Northumberland, featured the ceramic poppies display that formed the Weeping Windows sculpture at the Tower of London in 2014 where one poppy represented every serviceman and woman killed in the First World War. A full pallet of Tyneside Tommy – nearly 1,000 bottles – was sold during the five week-long display. Without being maudlin, when we raise a glass of Tyneside Tommy, – particularly on November 11 Armistice Day – perhaps we should remember the likes of company commander William Godfrey Charlton, 21, from Seaton Delaval, whose bravery we’ll never quite comprehend. Charlton served in the Durham Light Infantry and was killed in 1918 shortly after returning to active service following two years of recovery from wounds sustained in 1916. The toast is “Tyneside Tommy”.
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WHAT’S IN A NAME? Once upon a time, you could walk into a pub and choose between This Bitter, That Mild or The Other Pale Ale. Scraping the beer-name barrel was Federation Ordinary (imagine the scene in the boardroom as directors discussed the ideas for a new beer. “Let’s call it Ordinary.”) Now we revel in rows of pumpclips shouting Will You Marry Me, Skelpt Lug and Say Hello To Sunshine, among the more everyday names celebrating hop varieties. But the Cheers team just adores Arrrggghhhh! from Orange County Brewery in California – which, at 7.7% abv, probably does what it suggests. It’s also brewed with rice and coconut – arrrggghhhh!
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Gavin Sinclair from The Central in Gateshead has come up with some ideas that fill spare rooms in the pub attracting dozens of customers who might not have previously come out. The public interest in lectures and meetings has led to a Facebook group being set up attracting 600 members while tickets to events have sold out in minutes. Late October’s event, The History
of North East Witchcraft – so popular that it had to take place over three nights – took seven minutes to reach capacity on social media. December’s Lectures In The Pub explores a festive theme with Krampus, an alternative Christmas story (see www.facebook.com/central. gateshead/) “We’ve also started doing daft little things like a monthly
specialist quiz,” says Gavin. “We had a Wrestling special, then a Simpsons one and then Horror. They’re packed out, attracting about 60 people at a time which is obviously good for business.” On Thursday November 12, The Central hosts a whisky tasting with independent whisky expert Douglas Laing. Tickets (£5) available from www. seetickets.com
GOSFORTH’S HIDDEN GEM Set in secluded tranquil surroundings Selection of local real ales, fine wines and excellent home cooked food Thursdays: Grill Night - 2 steaks, gammon or salmon steak & bottle of wine £20.00 Sparkling Saturdays - REDUCED price fizz!! Christmas bookings now being taken Private meeting and function rooms available telephone for details Come on in and see for yourself - a warm welcome awaits
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SIGN OF THE TIMES
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Woops! This house sign in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, should act as a lesson to stone carvers everywhere. And, perhaps this gadget advertised in the Chronicle doesn’t work after all.
1. The Indian wind instrument, the pungi, is associated with what street activity? 2. What does a calorimeter measure? 3. What have the Russian authorities listed as an impairment to safe driving – contact lenses, chewing gum, e-cigarettes or transexuality? 4. Which movie correctly predicted automatic self-tightening shoes for 2015? 5. What is the angle between each hour at the middle of a clockface? 6. What was Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki raft made from, which he sailed in 1947 to demonstrate early Polynesian immigration? 7. If something is pensile what is it? 8. Emetophobia is a fear of what? 9. The individual elements in what popular brand were named in 1989 as Brilliant, Bubbles, Bonny, Boofuls, Bigheart and Bumper? 10. What domestic job is derived from the French “on equal terms”? 11. Astronomers refer to a planetary position potentially enabling Earthlike conditions as the what zone? 12. A pointe shoe is worn in what activity?
A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR… …AND THE BARMAN SAYS: “YOU’RE LOOKING MISERABLE TODAY, WHAT’S WRONG?” THE MAN SAYS: “I’VE JUST SPOKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND HE’S ADVISED ME TO GIVE UP PLAYING THE DRUMS.” “WHY?” SAYS THE BARMAN, “YOU’VE NOT LONG STARTED AND YOU WERE REALLY GOOD.” “I KNOW,” SAYS THE MAN, “BUT HE LIVES IN THE FLAT DOWNSTAIRS.”
IDOL HANDS Cheers North East and Tyne Idols have teamed up to feature real ale tours on the last Thursday of every month. Here’s a selection of the mystery venues already visited – usually three or four pubs and a microbrewery – which are all great fun and offer something different. Priced at two for a tenner, the next one will be November Tyne Idols at The Wallaw in Blyth. Right: The Steamboat, South Shields and The Three Horse 26, then December 12 (brought forward for the festive Shoes, High Horton, Northumberland season). Details: www.tyneidols.com QUIZ ANSWERS 1 Snake charming. 2 Heat (in a chemical reaction). 3 Transexuality. 4 Back to the Future (Part II, featuring the Nike Mag trainer). 5 30 degrees. 6 Balsa wood. 7 Hanging down (from the Latin pendere, to hang). 8 Vomiting. 9 Jelly Babies. 10 Au pair. 11 Goldilocks (neither too hot nor too cold). 12 Ballet dancing. 34 / CHEERS / www.cheersnortheast.co.uk
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Join us this Christmas at one of our Great Food Pubs across the North East or stylish Café Royal restaurant. Proudly serving locally produced homemade food using only the freshest and finest ingredients. Our Christmas menu is available between 1st - 24th December. With festive hospitality the way it should be, you can also savour a handsome selection of beers, handpicked ales, wines and spirits all served in a warm, family-friendly atmosphere. To book the place to be this Christmas, pop into one of our venues for a menu or visit
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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...
THE VICTORIA INN
NEWCASTLE HOTEL
THE CARTS BOG INN
NORTH YORKSHIRE
OLIVERS
THE CRASTER ARMS
RED LION
THE CROWN INN
RED LION INN
THE DIAMOND INN
RIVERDALE HALL HOTEL
THE DYVELS INN
86 Hallgarth Street, Durham, DH1 3AS, t: 0191 3860465
THE CROWN INN
Vicars Lane, Manfield, DL2 2RF t: 01325 374243
CUMBRIA 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
22 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, DL3 7RG t: 01325 354590 e: rew@villagebrewer.co.uk www.twenty2.villagebrewer.co.uk
SURTEES ARMS
Chilton Lane, Ferryhill, DL17 0DH t: 01740 655724
THREE HORSESHOES
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
THE COUNTY
13 The Green, Aycliffe Vilage, County Durham, DL5 6LX t: 01325 312273
THE CROSS KEYS
Front Street, Esh, DH7 9QR t: 0191 3731279
THE CROWN
1 Archer Street, Darlington County Durham, DL3 6LR t: 01325 463787
THE CLARENCE VILLA
Durham Road, Coxhoe, County Durham, DH4HX t: 0191 377 3773
THE OLDE SHIPS INN
NORTHUMBERLAND
Bellingham, NE48 2JT t: 01434 220254
THREE HORSESHOES
Hathery Lane, Horton, Cramlington, NE24 4HF Prudhoe Station, Low Prudhoe, t: 01670 822410 NE42 6NP t: 01661 832323
ADAM & EVE
THREE WHEATHEADS
Thropton nr Rothbury, NE65 7LR t: 01669 620262
THE BLACKSMITHS
THE OLD WELL INN
BARRASFORD ARMS
TWICE BREWED INN
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON
THE PLOUGH
BARRELS
THE ALLENDALE INN
THE DUN COW
THE PUNCH BOWL INN
BATTLESTEADS HOTEL
THE ANCHOR HOTEL
Station Road, Low Pittington Durham, DH6 1BJ 0191 3720287 Darlington Road, Durham DH1 3QN t: 0191 375 7651 Front Street, Sedgefield, TS21 3AT t: 01740 385 6695
THE FLOATER’S MILL
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
THE HALF MOON INN
86 New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AQ t: 0191 3741918
THE HONEST LAWYER
Croxdale Bridge, Croxdale, DH1 3HP t: 0191 3783782
THE JOHN DUCK
The Bank, Barnard Castle DL12 8PH t: 01833 690 130 Mountsett, Burnopfield, NE16 6BA t: 01207 570346 Edmundbyers, DH8 9NL t: 01207 255545
THE MARKET TAVERN 27 Market Place, Durham, DH1 3NJ t: 0191 3862069
THE MILL
THE ROYAL OAK
Thropton, Rothbury, NE65 7HX t: 01669 620362
Main Street, Corbridge, NE45 5LA t: 01434 632119
Dipton Mill Road, Hexham, NE46 1YA t: 01434 606577 e: ghb@hexhamshire.co.uk www.diptonmill.co.uk
THE BADGER
DOCTOR SYNTAX
THE BLACKBIRD
5 Tubwell Row, Darlington, DL1 1NU t: 01325 461448 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
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
Durham Road, Rainton Bridge, DH5 8NG t: 0191 5843211
WICKET GATE
THE MINERS ARMS
THE WILD BOAR
41 Manor Road, Medomsley, DH8 6QN t: 01207 560428
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Haydon Bridge, NE47 6AB t: 01434 688121
THE QUAYS
THE STABLES
Carterway Heads, Shotley Bridge, DH8 9LX t: 01207 255268
Market Place, Allendale, Hexham, NE47 9BJ, t: 01434 683246
Beadnell, NE67 5AY t: 01665 721211
2 Mechanics Yard, Darlington, DL3 7QF t: 07783 960105
THE LAMBTON WORM
THE MANOR HOUSE HOTEL
59-61 Bridge Street, Berwick, TD15 1ES t:01289 308013
Military Road, Bardon Mill, NE47 7AN t: 01434 344534
THE QUAKERHOUSE
91A Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1 RG North Road, Chester le Street, DH3 4AJ t: 0191 3871162
Barrasford Hexham, NE48 4AA t: 01434 681237
Wark, Hexham, NE48 3LS t: 01434 230209 www.battlesteads.com
Beamish Hall Hotel, Beamish, DH9 0BY t: 01207 288 750
THE MANOR HOUSE INN
THE BRITTANIA INN
Front Street, Tantobie, Stanley, DH9 9RF t: 01207 235 445
Stanegate Road, Newbrough, Hexham, NE47 5AR t: 01434 674226
Seahouses, NE68 7SQ t: 01665 720283
THE BEAMISH MARY INN
Red Row,Beamish, DH9 0RW t: 01207 232569
THE OAK TREE
Hawkshead Brewery, Mill Yard, Staveley, LA8 9LR t: 01539 825260
Front Street West, Bedlington, NE22 5TZ t: 01670 536160
BAMBURGH CASTLE INN
The Green, West Auckland, DL14 9HW t: 01388 834834
THE BLACK HORSE
Newfield, Chester le Street, DH2 2SP t: 0191 3700565
60 Bridge Street, Blyth, NE24 2AP t: 01670 368346
Durham Road, East Rainton, DH5 9QT t: 0191 5840944
Mickleton, Barnard Castle, DL12 0JZ t: 01833 640 381
28 West Green, Heighington, DL5 6PE t: 01325 312312 No Place, Nr Beamish, DH9 0QH t: 0191 370 0237
THE NEWFIELD INN
THE BEER HALL
Front Street, Rothbury, NE65 7UT t: 01669 620334
Front Street, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3AX t: 0191 3872960 Frederick Place, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4BN t: 0191 5128050
BEADNELL TOWERS HOTEL
CROSS KEYS
DIPTON MILL INN
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
THE ANCHOR INN
Whittonstall, Nr Consett, DH8 9JN t: 01207 561110
THE ANGEL INN
Street Houses, Ponteland Newcastle upon Tyne NE20 9BT t: 01661 871037 Ponteland, NE20 9UH t: 01661 822 684
THE BLACK BULL
Matfen, NE20 0RP t: 01661 855395
THE BLACK BULL INN Etal, TD12 4TL t: 01890 820200
THE BLUE BELL
JOLLY FISHERMAN
Craster, Alnwick, NE66 3TR t: 01665 576461
MINERS ARMS
Main Street, Acomb, NE46 4PW t: 01434 603909
LION & LAMB
Horsley, NE15 0NS t: 01661 852952
Station Road, Corbridge, NE45 5AY t: 01434 633 633
THE FEATHERS INN
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
THE HADRIAN HOTEL
Wall, Hexham, NE44 4EE t: 01434 681232
THE HEART OF NORTHUMBERLAND
5 Market Street, Hexham, NE46 3NS t: 01434 609336
THE HERMITAGE INN
23 Castle Street, Warkworth, NE65 0UL t: 01665 711 258
THE HORSESHOES INN
Rennington, Alnwick, NE66 3RS. t: 01665 577665
THE JOINERS ARMS
Newton-by-the-Sea, NE66 3EA t: 01665 576 112
THE MANOR HOUSE
Caterway Heads Shotley Bridge, DH8 9LX t: 01207 255268
THE MANOR INN
Main Street, Haltwhistle, NE49 0BS t: 01434 322588
THE PACKHORSE INN
Hillstreet, Corbridge, NE45 5AA t: 01434 431143
• 14 Real ales on tap • CAMRA 2013 • Northumberland Pub of the Year Winner
Wansbeck Street, Morpeth, NE61 1XZ t: 01670 513540
Main Street, Ponteland, NE20 9BB t: 01661 872898
THE BLUE BELL
JOHN THE CLERK OF CRAMLINGTON
JOINERS ARMS
Humshaugh, Hexham, NE46 4AG t: 01434 681 231
THE OLDE SHIP INN
THE BOATHOUSE
Front Street, Cramlington, NE23 1DN t: 01670 707060
The Wynding, Beadnell, NE675AX t: 01665 720 272
Mount Pleasant, West Mickley, Stocksfield NE43 7LP t: 01661 843146
GENERAL HAVELOCK INN
Haydon Bridge, NE47 6ER t: 01434 684376
Langley on Tyne, Hexham, NE47 5NW. t: 01434 684338
Wylam, NE41 8HR t: 01661 853431
THE BOATSIDE INN
Warden, Hexham, NE46 4SQ t: 01434 602233
THE BRIDGE END INN West Road, Ovingham Prudhoe, NE42 6BN t: 01661 832219
• 5 Real Ales • Traditional family run pub • Folk & music nights
9 Main Street, Seahouses, NE68 7RD t: 01665 720 200 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
Acklington, Morpeth, NE65 9BP t: 01670 760 320
THE RAT INN
Anick, Hexham, NE46 4LN t: 01434 602 814
THE RIDLEY ARMS
Stannington, Morpeth, NE61 6EL t: 01670 789216
THE SUN INN
Acomb, NE46 4PW t: 01434 602934
BRIDGE TAVERN
THE SUN INN
7 Akenside Hill Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3UF t: 0191 232 1122
THE SWINBURNE ARMS
• Selection of real ales • Food served daily • Roof terrace
High Church, Morpeth, NE61 2QT, t: 01670 514153 31 North Side, Stamfordham, NE18 0QG t: 01661 886015
THE TANNERY
Gilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3QD t: 01434 605537 • Beer & Whisky room • Live music • Dog friendly
THE TAP & SPILE
Eastgate, Hexham, NE46 1BH, t: 01434 602039
THE TRAVELLERS REST
Slaley, Hexham, NE46 1TT t: 01434 673231 www.travellersrestslaley.com
THE WELLINGTON
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
THE VILLAGE INN
Longframlington, Morpeth, NE65 8AD t: 01665 570268 www.thevillageinnpub.co.uk
TEESSIDE BEST WESTERN GRAND HOTEL
Swainston Street, Hartlepool, TS24 8AA t: 01429 266345 e: grandhotel@tavistockleisure.com
BRITANNIA INN
65 High Street, Loftus, TS13 4HG t: 01287 640612
CLEVELAND BAY
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
Ferry Street, South Shields, NE33 1JR
ASHBROOKE SPORTS CLUB Ashbrooke Road, Sunderland, SR2 7HH, t: 0191 528 4536
BACCHUS
42-48 High Bridge, Newcastle, NE1 6BX t: 0191 2611008
BENTON ALE HOUSE
Front Street, Longbenton NE7 7XE t: 0191 2661512
BEST WESTERN ROKER HOTEL Roker Terrace, Sunderland, SR6 9ND t: 0191 5671786 e: info@rokerhotel.co.uk
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
MARKET LANE
72-74 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SG t: 0191 232 0251
MARQUIS OF GRANBY
Streetgate, Sunniside, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear NE16 5ES t: 0191 257 4831
NEWCASTLE ARMS
57 St Andrews Street, Newcastle, NE1 5SE t: 0191 260 2490
ODDFELLOWS
7 Albion Road, North Shields, NE30 2RJ t: 0191 4358450
OSBORNES BAR
61 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 2AN t: 0191 240 2811
PUB & KITCHEN
13/14 Albion Road, North Shields NE30 2RJ t: 0191 2573199
RED LION
31 Side, Newcastle, NE1 3JE t: 0191 2321269
FIRE STATION
ROCKLIFFE ARMS
York Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AB t: 0191 293 9030
FITZGERALDS
60 Grey Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AF t: 0191 2301350
FITZGERALDS
Algernon Place, Whitley Bay, NE26 2DT t: 0191 2531299
Market Lane, Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3AL t: 0191 442 9393
THREE MILE INN,
Great North Road, Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 2DS t: 0191 255 2100
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TILLEYS BAR
GOSFORTH HOTEL
TOBY BARNES
St Lawrence Road, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1AP t: 0191 265 5764 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HQ t: 0191 2856617
HOTEL DU VIN & BISTRO Allan House, City Road Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BE
HUGOS
29 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2578956
ISIS
105 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG t: 0191 232 0692 Durham Road, Sunderland SR2 7RB, t: 0191 5285644 www.tobycarvery.co.uk
TRAVELLERS REST
North Road, Wide Open NE13 6LN t: 0191 2366300
TWIN FARMS
22 Main Road, Kenton Bk Ft, NE13 8AB t: 0191 2861263
26 Silksworth Row, Sunderland, SR1 3QJ t: 0191 5147684
TYNE BAR
IVY HOUSE
TYNEMOUTH LODGE
Worcester Terrace, Sunderland SR2 7AW
LA TAVERNA
Stella Road, Ryton NE21 4LU t: 0191 413 2921
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LADY GREY’S
20 Shakespeare Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AQ t: 0191 2323606
THE HARBOUR VIEW
• Large selection of real ales • Regular food & drink festivals • Food served
THE HASTINGS
Haddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1QL t: 0191 2840490
THE BROAD CHARE
25 Broad Chare, Trinity Gardens, Quayside, Newcastle, NE1 3DQ t: 0191 211 2144
THE CAUSEY ARCH INN
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
THE CENTURION
Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DG, t: 0191 261 6611 • Real ales • Food available • Live sports shown
THE CHILLINGHAM
THE CLUNY
SUN INN
Coalburns, Greenside, NE40 4JN t: 0191 4132549
THE BRANDLING VILLA
SHIREMOOR HOUSE FARM
FITZGERALDS
FOX & HOUNDS
THE GREY HORSE
176 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HD t: 0191 28540
Chillingham Road, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 265 3992
Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, NE29 8DZ t: 0191 2576302
2 South Parade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RG t: 0191 2511255
THE BRANDLING ARMS
2 Stowell Street, NE1 4XQ t: 0191 2328477
ROSIES BAR
10-12 Green Terrace, Sunderland, SR1 3PZ t: 0191 5670852
BIERREX
Castle Square, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 232 6400 e: info@sjf.co.uk
1 Camden Street, North Shields, NE30 1NH t: 0191 257 4831
Redcar Terrace, West Boldon, NE36 0PZ t: 0191 536 4197
• Tapas • Real Ale • Chicken
82 Pilgrim Street, NE1 6SG
MAGNESIA BANK
Maling Street, Newcastle NE6 1LP Tynemouth Road, North Shields, NE30 4AA t: 0191 257 7565
THE BEEHIVE
Hartley Lane, Earsdon, NE25 05Z t: 0191 2529352
THE BODEGA
36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ t: 0191 230 4474
THE COPT HILL
Seaham Road, Houghton le Spring, DH35 8LU t: 0191 5844485
THE COTTAGE TAVERN
North Street, Cleadon, SR6 7PL t: 0191 519 0547
THE COUNTY
High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HB t: 0191 285 6919
THE COURTYARD
Arts Centre, Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AB t: 0191 219 3463
THE CUMBERLAND ARMS
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
THE JOLLY STEWARD
Fulwell Ave, South Shields, NE34 7DF t: 0191 427 2951
THE KEELMAN
Grange Road, Newburn, Newcastle , NE15 8NL t: 0191 267 1689
THE KEEL ROW
The Gate, Newcastle, NE1 5RF t: 01912299430
THE DUN COW
9 High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3HA t: 0191 5672262
THE FIVE SWANS
St Marys Place, Newcastle, NE1 7PG t: 0191 2111140
THE GREEN
White Mare Pool, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8YB t: 0191 4950171
THE BRIAR DENE
THE GREY HORSE
Front Street, East Boldon, NE36 0SJ t: 0191 519 1796
Sunniside, Newcastle, NE16 5EE t: 0191 488 8068
THE PRIORY
Front Street, Tynemouth NE30 4DX. t. 0191 257 8302
THE QUEEN VICTORIA
206 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HD. t: 0191 2858060
THE RAVENSWORTH ARMS Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0ER. t: 0191 487 6023
THE RISING SUN
Bank Top, Crawcrook, NE40 4EE. t: 0191 4133316
THE ROSE & CROWN
North Street, Winlaton NE21 6BT. t: 0191 4145887
THE RUNHEAD
Holburn Lane, Ryton, Tyne & Wear, NE40 3HJ t: 0191 413 9517
THE SANDPIPER
Farringdon Road, Cullercoats, Tyne & Wear, NE30 3ER t: 0191 253 5050
THE SCHOONER
South Shore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3AF t: 0191 477 7404
THE SIR WILLIAM DE WESSYNGTON
West Terrace, Seaton Sluice, NE26 4RD t: 0191 2370275
THE KING GEORGE
North Parade, Whitley Bay t: 0191 251 3877
THE LOW LIGHTS TAVERN
Brewhouse Bank, North Shields, NE30 1LL t: 0191 2576038
THE MID BOLDON CLUB
60 Front Street. East Boldon, NE36 0SH
THE MILL HOUSE
High Bridge, Newcastle NE1 1EN t: 0191 261 8852
THE POTTERS WHEEL
THE KINGS ARMS
DAT BAR
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON
Hotspur North, Backworth, NE27 0BJ t: 0191 2680711
• Handmade food • Toe-tapping tunes • Hip-ster free zone
Beech Street, Deptford, SR4 6BU t: 0191 567 9804
THE MILE CASTLE
11 Market St, Newcastle, NE1 6JN t: 0191 244 2513
THE PAVILION
THE KINGS ARMS
James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE6 1LD t: 0191 265 6151
125 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG t: 0191 221 1552 71 The Links, Whitley Bay, NE26 1UE t: 0191 2520926
Old Penshaw Village, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7ER t: 0191 512 6080
52 Westgate Rd, NE1 5XU t: 0191 2111160 Blackfell, Birtley, DH3 1RE t: 0191 415 1313
THE MILLSTONE HOTEL
Hadricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1QL t: 0191 285 3429
THE NEW BRIDGE
2 -4 Argyle Street, Newcastle, NE1 6PF t: 0191 2321020
THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPER Fawdon House, Red House Farm Estate, Gosforth, NE3 2AH t: 0191 2856793
2-3 Victoria Road, Concord, Washington, NE37 2JY t: 0191 418 0100
THE STAITH HOUSE
57 Low Lights, North Shields, NE30 1JA t: 0191 2708441
THE STEAMBOAT
27 Mill Dam, South Shields NE33 1EQ t: 0191 454 0134
THE TANNERS
1 Byker Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2NS
THE THREE TUNS
Sheriffs Highway, Gateshead, NE9 5SD t: 0191 4870666
THE TOWN WALL
Pink Lane, Newcastle, NE1 5HX www.thetownwall.com
• Selection of real ales • Food served daily • Cinema room available
THE TURKS HEAD
41 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2576547
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Killingworth Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1SY t: 0191 285 1254 Ryton Village, NE40 3QP t: 0191 4134689
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