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WELCOME We’ve now shaken off Dry January and all those silly detox and clean-eating fads and hopefully got back to normal by visiting our pubs and trying the vast range of food and drink available in them. But those of us who press on regardless were amazed at how well attended our pubs were during a traditionally quiet month that most publicans dread. At least it’s not like last February when many of our pubs were submerged under floodwater – some of them yet to reopen, if they ever will. February hasn’t see the last of what winter can throw at us, but the nights are getting lighter and the snowdrops are peeping through, so let’s take the initiative and shake off those short-day blues to enjoy everything that pubs are renowned for – great company, comforting food and top-class drink, perhaps with a quiz and live music to entertain us, plus a game of darts thrown in. Even if you merely flick through Cheers North East you’ll find we’re completely devoted to pubs and all that goes on in them (but don’t stop at flicking, there’s an awful lot to enjoy between our covers) and we need no excuse to bring you the most relevant beer stories with a dash of passion squeezed in. We have taken a trip along the North East coast from North Shields to Monkseaton, a burgeoning growth area for the brewing and pub sector. Our forward-planning list suggests there’s an awful lot more about to happen, so make sure snapping up a copy is one excuse for slipping out to the pub. As if anybody needs an excuse. Cheers, Alastair Gilmour Editor, Cheers North East
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ROOSTER BOOSTER
Over the past 24 years, Roosters in North Yorkshire has progressed from being a cask beer-only brewery to now packaging its beers in four formats – cask, keg, bottle and can. As it’s the Chinese Year of the Rooster, what better time to feature a business that straddles tradition and innovation with equal panache? Roosters was founded in Knaresborough in 1993 and since they took over the business in 2011, Tom and Oliver Fozard have continued that direction of experimentation without losing sight of quality and consistency.
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BREWERY SHOWS HOW CRAFT WORKS Tyne Bank Brewery concocted several beers exclusive to its recent Craftworks event at its popular new home on Walker Road, Newcastle – one of which was divided into two batches and dry-hopped with different varieties. The idea was that drinkers would decide which they preferred – the IPA hopped with Citra or the other with Ahtanum, creating two distinctively different beers, both at 5.5% abv. The fans’ favourite was Ahtanum – a clear winner. Tyne Bank owner Julia Austion said: “Both beers were great but I think the drinkers were intrigued by the name (it’s a US hop known for its aromatics).” Also making their debuts at the event were Mango IPA (4.1% abv), a sweet, sessionable IPA with a blast of fresh mangos; Panna Cotta White Stout (7.0% abv), brewed with lactose, oatmeal and lemon zest; 80º North (4.5% abv), English Pale Ale (3.8% abv), East Coast IPA (4.0% abv) and Coconut Porter (4.3% abv).
A HAWKISH COMMITMENT TO CASK It might not come anywhere near the volume of Cumbria’s Lake Windermere which it sits near, but Hawkshead Brewery has announced it brewed more than a million litres of beer in 2016. The Staveley-based brewhouse and beer hall clocked up a total of 10,169 hectolitres (1,016,900 litres) in the calendar year – an increase of 8% over 2015 – made possible by a £175,000
investment in extra fermentation capacity in spring last year. Production figures show that 65% of Hawkshead’s 2016 production was cask conditioned beer. “Cask led the British brewing revolution,” says brewery owner Alex Brodie. “It is unique to Britain. Cask is this country’s craft, we believe in cask and we are investing in it.” As part of its Cask Session
Series throughout 2017, Hawkshead has scheduled a new cask beer a month which started with January’s Session IPA (4.7% abv), building on the beer of the same name brewed in collaboration with a dozen craft brewers at Hawkshead’s Northern Craft Beer Festival last July. *Cheers calculates that 1,016,900 litres is 1,789,744 pints, enough to fill 12,7111 standard baths.
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BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN ARMS Left to right, Lee Howourth and Ben Wilkinson, Wylam Brewery; Sam Possenniskie, Yeastie Boys; Chris Lee (Wylam)
Wylam Brewery is continuing its commitment to collaborations with other forward-looking beer producers. Apart from building friendships within the industry and producing a great product at the end of the process, collaborations create perfect learning curves for brewers which we all ultimately
benefit from. Wylam’s latest ventures have been a tie-up with New Zealanders Yeastie Boys to produce an updated version of last year’s celebrated WxY and Bróðirblóð (Brother Blood), a red rye and juniper-infused Nordic ale alongside Leeds-based innovators Northern Monk.
SALUTE THE BEER FESTIVAL PIONEER One of the founders of the hugely popular Tynedale Beer Festival has died after a long battle with the blood cancer myeloma. Andy Deacon, also former Tynedale Rugby Club president, was instrumental in starting the festival – held at Tyndedale RUFC’s Corbridge headquarters since 2002 – along with fellow Tynedale Lions members Colin McGregor and Bernie Quinn.
The event has developed into one of the North East’s must-visit beer events, raising more than half-a-million pounds for local good causes. Andy and his wife Caroline retired to live in Dorset in 2010, but retained his involvement with the beer festival right through his illness. Plans are afoot to celebrate his commitment at the forthcoming Tynedale Beer Festival, June 15-17.
TOUR OF DUTY EXTENDS REACH York-based Brewtown Tours which takes visitors on trips around the city’s microbreweries with a similar operation in Leeds has launched a brand-new route. A circuit around North Yorkshire promises a pocket of foodie haven, so the new tour takes in Malton’s Bad Seed and Brass Castle breweries and Great British Breworks, a new venture by the Black Swan pub in Pickering. Bad Seed’s reputation has been built around innovation and unique flavour combinations, while Brass Castle isn’t afraid to push the boundaries with full-flavoured beers, either. Inspired by a love of real ale and a desire to help put Yorkshire microbreweries on the map, Brewtown Tours founder Mark Stredwick developed his idea from a similar business model he saw in the US and in Australia where he lived for 16 years. Visit www.brewtowntours.co.uk
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The Union Rooms on Westgate Road in Newcastle will close at the end of February after its owners JD Wetherspoon agreed a deal to sell the fivestorey, Grade II-listed building. But the far better news is that the building has been bought by Durham businessman Andrew Ward who will run it as a going concern. Andrew already operates some of Durham’s best ale-forward pubs – The John Duck, The Angel, Olde Elm Tree, The New Inn and William Hedley. It’s understood that all 60 Union Rooms staff will transfer to the new company, or be offered jobs at other Wetherspoon venues in the area. It’s unknown how much the building has sold for, but it’s likely to be considerably more
than the £5.6m price tag that the pub giant bought the building for at the end of 2015, after leasing it for more than 20 years. The Union Rooms (right), built in 1877 as a gentlemen’s club, is one of three Wetherspoons in the North East that were placed on the market last year. The Leaping Salmon in Berwick was sold to the Stonegate Pub Company, while another unnamed pub operator is also understood to have exchanged contracts on the Lambton Worm in Sunderland. JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin said: “We have got five pubs in Newcastle and perhaps we put one too many there but we are opening up pubs in the suburbs. However, it does cause us heartache to lose the Union Rooms.”
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COUNTRY PUB ON THE MARKET The Barrasford Arms in Barrasford, Hexham, has been put up for sale by chef-patron Tony Binks. Ten years on from taking over the pub and restaurant, the award-winning chef who trained under the legendary Albert Roux has decided to “catch up on all the things I don’t get the time to do”. The 1870-built pub features seven en-suite letting bedrooms and three dining rooms as well as a cosy bar with a huge fireplace and a delightful beer garden. Tony Binks has built a formidable
reputation for a cooking style that’s traditionally English with unmistakable French influences. The Barrasford Arms (below) – five miles from Hexham – is no ordinary country pub but a place where food is elevated to a flavour experience using the best fresh, local, seasonal ingredients. It’s a fantastic opportunity for either an experienced operator or a chef seeking new challenges. Elsewhere in Northumberland, The Waggon Inn near Belsay has been bought by Boothwood Ltd, based in West Yorkshire.
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TAP INTO NEWCASTLE’S FUTURE A highly-ambitious Yorkshire pub company is set to expand into Newcastle. Pivovar, which operates the awardwinning York and Sheffield Station Taps as well as Pivni in York (a 16th Century, half-timbered townhouse) and bars in Leeds, Harrogate and London, has plans to open The Newcastle Tap at Baron House on Neville Street, opposite Central Station and tucked in between the newly-opened Central Oven & Shaker, Hampton by Hilton Hotel and Head of Steam pub. This should make the row, pictured, one of Newcastle’s top leisure destinations. Pivovar was founded in 2005 by former railway consulting engineers Jamie Hawksworth and Jonathan Holdsworth who realised at first
hand the potential of opening pubs on or near railway stations. Design work for the Newcastle Tap is being undertaken by Newcastle-based Collective Design which has recently transformed a Victorian gatehouse into The Euston Tap on behalf of Pivovar. It’s estimated the Newcastle project will create 20 full-time and 10 part-time jobs.
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HADAWAY AND HAVE A PINT Regular readers will recall last month’s look at the pubs that legendary Tyneside rower Harry Clasper owned. As well as the Skiff Inn, the Barley Mow, Tunnel Inn and The Harry Clasper itself, it has been pointed out that perhaps the Rowers Hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, could have been part of the family empire (he also owned the Rowers Arms in Low Elswick, Newcastle in 1860, so it’s quite a feasible assumption). We’ll leave it for the pub sleuths out there to come up with the definitive answer (which you generally do). It was a fascinating insight into the life of a true world champion, so we’ll issue a reminder that Hadaway Harry, the one-man play about the man himself, written by Ed Waugh and performed by Jamie Brown, is at Newcastle Theatre Royal on February 24-25. Tickets and information: www.hadawayharry. co.uk or theatreroyal.co.uk
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF BEER The late pub and beer enthusiast Eric Larkham is to be honoured around his beloved Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle, with a public artwork. The Ouseburn Trust, which oversees the creation and maintenance of a vibrant, diverse and sustainable future for this area of the city’s industrial heritage, has invited craftspeople to suggest a fitting memorial for the much-missed blender of beer, history, architecture, industry and humour – invariably in the one sentence. The memorial has the backing of Eric’s family, particularly his wife Sally, with ideas that reference his passion for heritage and beer (and could feature the carrier bag that he was never without). Suggestions which should include an outline proposal, some images of relevant previous work, and a ballpark costing, should be submitted by February 10 to lesley.turner@ouseburntrust. org.uk or The Ouseburn Trust at 53 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle NE1 2PQ. Any queries to Dale Bolland 07564 163 638.
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CHOOSE LOVE AND HELP A GREAT CAUSE An event to highlight the global refugee crisis has been organised at Wylam Brewery in Exhibition Park, Newcastle, next month. Choose Love @ Wylam is a oneoff evening of live music, great food and terrific drink on March 10, arranged by Newcastle teachers and life-long friends Claire McHugh and Emma Thompson who have been deeply moved by the way the crisis was affecting children especially. They felt they could no longer simply stand by and do nothing, so they decided to try and raise as much money as they could to support the Help Refugees charity. An event in an iconic setting such as The Palace of Arts where Wylam Brewery is based seemed the perfect solution. Claire McHugh said: “The team at Wylam
have been exceptionally helpful throughout, waiving the fee for venue hire and providing raffle prizes.” Four live bands headlined by Gallery Circus from Boldon, Tyne & Wear (who played Glastonbury in 2014) form the soundtrack to a full bar that includes the Wylam beer range, street food, charity auction and raffle prizes. Choose Love @ Wylam tickets £10 from www.chooseloveatwylam.co.uk
GLUTEN-FREE GETS A BIG BOOST A new brewing company producing glutenfree beers has been set up by a former Greggs systems development manager. Autumn Brewing Co founder Peter Briggs has set up a partnership with Castle Eden Brewery in Seaham, County Durham, to develop the Alt Brew range of certified gluten-free bottled, cask conditioned and kegged craft beers and lagers, using only imported ingredients known to be naturally gluten-free. Beers include a Bavarian Style Pilsner, a traditional English Pale Ale and Dark Roast Stout designed to appeal to consumers whether they observe a gluten-free lifestyle or are merely looking for great beers made from alternative grains, rice, millet and quinoa. Following a start-up brewing course at Brewlab, Peter Briggs and the Sunderlandbased research and development company investigated the viability of the gluten-free market, while recipes were formulated and trial-brewed throughout the first half of last year. Sales direct to the on- and off-trade are in place as well as through specialist online beer stores.
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The Six Nations rugby tournament kicks off this month with all guns trained on the mighty England team that surely France, Italy, Wales, Ireland and Scotland will be desperate to halt its all-conquering ways. It should be an intriguing two months of rucking and scrumming. To celebrate the annual tussle, Black Sheep has launched the first seasonal ale of its 25th anniversary year. Ram Tackle (4.1% abv), a ruby ale with a “pack” of eight different English hops, follows the North Yorkshire-based brewery’s previous
rugby-inspired brews Blind Side and Ruckin’ Disaster, which were launched ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Jo Theakston, sales and marketing director at Black Sheep Brewery, said: “2017 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Black Sheep Brewery as we gear up for our 25th anniversary celebrations, and with the Six Nations and British & Irish Lions summer tour of New Zealand to look forward to, it was only fitting that we created another rugby-inspired brew. We’re expecting a winning performance from Ram Tackle.” Scrummy half: Black Sheep head brewer Phil Douglas
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Our December/January magazine featured musician Scott Wall, who not only plays spine-tingling blues on cigar-box guitars, but holds workshops for people to build them. The last one on December 28 was sold out after the mention in Cheers – but don’t worry, there’s another coming up. “I’ve had people come to Tynemouth Market where we have a regular stall because they read the article,” says Scott (right). “I’ve also organised another workshop on the March 4 at 42nd Street in Whitley Bay due to the extra interest.” Scott and assistant guitar-maker Charlie Philp are starting up a Blues Afternoon at Tanner Smith’s in Whitley Bay, beginning on Sunday February 19. “It’s me and Charlie (a mean harmonica player) as the house band but we’ll be inviting people to get up and play.” Details: www.facebook.com/cigarboxsounds
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STEEP STRIDE FOR STEPNEY BANK VENTURE The Ouseburn area of Newcastle is about to become home to an exciting new café/bar and brewhouse venture. Arch2 Development Ltd (A2DL) has been created specifically to turn Arch 2 on Stepney Bank – a tyre-fitting garage under the same ownership since the 1960s – into a sleek venue to complement the Ouseburn mix of vibrant pubs and eating places. Father and son team Mike and Leo Bell already operate Newcastle Brewing in Quayside-i4, Newcastle Business Centre, gaining a fine reputation for their IPA, porter, pale ale, brown ale and saison. “We’re not trying to make crazyass beers”, says Leo Bell. “We don’t want our beer to be the centre of attention; we just want it to be a part of the conversation.”
A2DL is unusual in that it is a community-funded project with local residents and businesses plus friends and family so far raising and pledging £155,000 towards a total cost estimated to be close to £171,000. The finished article will have a light industrial feel – designed by local architects HarperPerry – in keeping with the area’s long manufacturing heritage and will feature a new base for Newcastle Brewing, café/bar and beer garden. A2DL has arranged a long sublease to local cafe company Dil And The Bear to offer a wide range of food that will complement Newcastle Brewing’s great beer. “We now need to attract more investors who want to be part of this exciting development,” says Mike Bell. Details: mikebell111@gmail.com
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GUZZLE A GAZELLE Cheers reader and international traveller Nick Snaith has been sampling beer on our behalf – in Senegal on Africa’s west coast, no less. He says: “The two most popular beers in Senegal are Gazelle and Flag. Gazelle (4.2% abv), the cheaper of the two, is very light in colour and reminiscent of the bière blonde we used to buy in the hypermarkets outside Calais in the 1980s. It retails for around 1,000 West African francs (£1.30) for a 63cl bottle. “Flag, on the other hand, is more substantial at 5.2% abv, more popular and more drinkable, costing around 1,200 francs for 63cl which makes it a bit more expensive for the locals. The more affordable version comes in 33cl bottles. “The Senegalese are masters at keeping their beers well chilled – just what’s needed in temperatures that reached 33ºC.” Senegal, a nation of some 14 million inhabitants, has a rich French colonial heritage.
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The region’s pubs have performed particularly well in a national quest to find the best pubs in the country that serve food. At the Estrella Dam Top 50 Gastropubs Awards The Rat Inn at Anick, near Hexham, came out as the North East’s top dog, coming in at number 11 (a slight but significant rise from last year’s number 13 placing).
Eleventh heaven: The Rat Inn, Anick, Hexham The Broad Chare in Newcastle took the number 19 slot (previously number 28), while not far away in 33rd place is The Staith House in North Shields, a prolific awardwinner over the past couple of years in various competitions. “We’re so delighted,” said Karen Errington who runs The Rat Inn with partner Phil Mason. “I’m amazed, there were 24 new entries
which means that 24 dropped out.” If we include The Star Inn at Harome, North Yorkshire, as being in the North East, we’ve done exceptionally well – it was voted the nation’s top gastropub no less. These are brilliant results which shows we’ve got some serious talent in our pub kitchens working hard in fabulous dining places that serve excellent beer to boot.
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HEADLINE IDEAS SOUND COOL Camerons Brewery has released a special one-off cask beer to celebrate the brewer’s third anniversary of the acquisition of The Head of Steam group of pubs. Head of Steam founder Tony Brookes was invited to create a special cask ale of his choice to mark the occasion. Camerons acquired seven venues in The Head of Steam group in December 2013 and has since added a further eight to the portfolio. Tony, who acted as a consultant to the business for the first year, has kept in constant touch with the Hartlepool-based brewer and together have a created Blue Mountain (4.5% abv), a coffee and ruminfused dark beer named Blue Mountain after the region the coffee was sourced from. The dark brown ale has roasted
coffee aromas and flavours, leadind to a subtle rum finish. Tony Brookes said: “In all my years in the beer industry this is the first time I have actually been involved in the brewing of a beer. It was great to work with the brewing team to come up with the idea and also to be involved in the actual brewing of the product. “My involvement with Camerons stretches back to when I first started in the drinks industry in 1980, then when I decided to sell the business I knew that a local family business would maintain the ethos of the Head of Steam and develop it further.” Part of that development has seen Camerons begin a major £80,000 investment to upgrade the PA and lighting systems at its Cluny and Cluny 2 venue in Newcastle. The Cluny is known as one of the North East’s
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Ace of trade: Motörhead’s Röad Crew is selling well most iconic music venues, hosting the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Catfish & The Bottlemen, New York Dolls, Arab Strap (comeback gig after 10 years), Slaves, Royal Blood, Mumford & Sons, Seasick Steve, Field Music, Maximo Park, Solange Knowles. In addition the Cluny has been the main venue for Evolution Emerging Festival and NARC Fest, as well as hosting the BBC 6 Music Festival in 2015. Chris Soley, Camerons’ chief executive, said: “The Cluny is a renowned music venue and it is important that we maintain its reputation. We felt it was crucial
that we invested in upgrading the equipment to enhance the experience of live events.” Motörhead Röad Crew American IPA (4.5% abv), a collaboration between Camerons, Global Marketing and heavy metal band Motörhead, was officially launched at The Porterhouse in London last month, backed by the sounds of original band member Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons. The American IPA has been particularly well received across the Camerons estate and underlines the brewer’s potential as a true global player.
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THE YEAR OF THE ROOSTER Teamwork is the name of the game at one North Yorkshire brewery and is a familiar face around the region’s pubs, writes Alastair Gilmour According to the Chinese calendar, this is the Year of the Rooster. It’s also a timely event, being a taster to a North Yorkshire brewery’s 25th anniversary in 2018. Knaresborough-based Roosters Brewery has developed a reputation for producing flavour-full and aroma-rich beers that excite the senses. Five years ago the business, founded by Sean and Alison Franklin in 1993, was bought by the local Fozard family who knew Roosters beers inside out and were keen to continue their success. Over the past 24 years, Roosters has progressed from being a cask beer-only brewery (brewing beers ahead of their time) to packaging them in four formats – cask, keg, bottle and can. Twin brothers Tom and Oliver Fozard have seized that tradition of experimentation without losing sight of quality and consistency. “We’ve always drunk Roosters beer,” says Tom Fozard, “ever since the both of us worked in pub kitchens as teenagers, sneaking pints after shifts and collecting glasses.” Tom edited trade magazines for a publishing company, while Oliver worked for Daleside and Copper Dragon breweries – two outfits with terrific reputations. “Oliver knew brewing well, but it took seven months for me to understand it all,” says Tom, who studied at Brewlab in Sunderland. Roosters occupies a corrugated steel building on the banks of the River Nidd. The unusual shape of Nissen huts such as these, used widely during WWII for billeting troops, could present difficulties in some hands but brewers are by nature inventive and resourceful souls, so every piece of equipment and storage space takes maximum advantage of the half-cylindrical structure. The line-up of five fermentation vessels, five conditioning tanks and two small bright beer 16 / CHEERS / www.cheersnortheast.co.uk
tanks standing to attention along one side of the brewhouse ready for action is an impressive sight, as are the 45 hop varieties sitting in a cold store, a measure of the faith that the brewing team have in the power of the little green cone, let alone the £40,000 bulk expenditure on them. A wall full of framed certificates, plus gold medals from the prestigious World Beer Cup and the International Beer Awards shout “because you’re worth it”. And straight away, it’s noticeable how well the brewhouse team works closely together with a bond that goes beyond ordinary workmate status. It’s camaraderie laced with humour and mutual respect. Tom says: “We’re really proud of our team here, they’re never off sick. All the guys have breakfast and lunch together and sit around discussing the job. We all buy into the ethos – everybody gets it – and have the same sort of mindset.” “It’s been steady progress since we took over five years ago. It was cask beer only at first and it remains a big part of our heritage which we’re very proud of – still 85% cask – but we’ve introduced craft keg and we can our beer in-house. We do 900 cans an hour which isn’t massively fast but it’s all hand-fed, so we can fill 5,000-6,000 a week. “That proved to be one of the best decisions we’ve made. It’s a massive market and limited for us only by storage space. We can’t keep up with demand. “It’s all about organic growth; we’re not looking to be the next regional brewery and have no grand plans to be massive but to focus on brewing the best products we can. We tend to just keep our heads down and get on with it – but who knows what the next five years will bring? “We still get a big thrill out of seeing people our
beer on the bar and we still want it to be a treat and not in every pub all the time. People can become less engaged (with your product) if you’re in eight out of ten pubs.” Yankee (4.3% abv) is Roosters’ flagship beer, representing about 40% of total production, then comes Baby-Faced Assassin (6.1% abv). Tom and Oliver have introduced the likes of jasmine tea, orange peel, lemongrass, coffee and ginger as flavour sources, pushing people’s perceptions and taking drinkers on a journey from the core range, creating excitement and complementing what’s already lurking in grains and hops – and having a bit of fun along the way. “The Roosters approach to beer has always been led by an emphasis on flavours and aroma, with bitterness more as a balance and a byproduct of the hops,” says Tom. “We do these things because we want them to be very good beers and don’t want to be just another one following. “For example, our Throwback Vintage Stock Ale (5.3% abv) developed 18 months ago has just been released. It’s an old-school ale using Chevallier, a classic heritage barley from the Victorian era, with dark Muscovado sugar and conditioned on staves from red wine oak casks. We took our time with it and will always do things like that when we’re ready to do them.
Cask master: brewery assistant Jamie McNamara makes his presence felt
“Growth and development have always been within our means; we don’t have reps out on the road – in fact a lot of our beers sell themselves. The North East has some brilliant pubs – Newcastle in particular. It’s an area we love and we’re lucky to be in the likes of the Crown Posada, Lady Grey’s and The Schooner on a regular basis.” The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born has a profound influence on personality, saying: “This is the animal that hides in your heart”. The year 1993 when the brewery was born was also a Rooster year – so plans for 2017 are well worth crowing about. Regular Roosters’ beers:
Yankee (4.3% abv) Yorkshire Pale Ale – YPA (4.1% abv) Fort Smith American Pale Ale (5.0% abv) Baby-Faced Assassin (6.1% abv) Buckeye Pale Session Ale (3.5% abv) Highway Fifty-One Dry-Hopped Pale Ale (3.7% abv) Londinium Tradtional Coffee Porter (5.5% abv), a collaboration with Taylors of Harrogate. Limited-edition February specials include:
Throwback Stock Ale (5.3% abv) and All Star Yakima Pale Ale (4.3% abv). www.roosters.co.uk
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NEWS
A LOT OF RESEARCH ONE DOOR CLOSES, SO A GOES DOWN THE DRAIN PUB OPENS UP The micropub revolution shows no sign of taking a breather. The concept that allows small pubs to operate in premises such as vacant shops and station waiting rooms propelled by the easing of planning restrictions continues with Firkin Alley in Barnard Castle, County Durham, and The One-Eyed Stag, set to open in early March in Whickham, Gateshead. Northumberland-based Acton Ales’s mini-empire of three micropubs is also an indicator of the health of the sector. Look out for a special report soon in Cheers North East.
The North East brewing sector is being encouraged by Newcastle University’s Institute for Sustainability to share examples of best practice and to do their bit to help reduce the footprint of the craft beer industry. Research, lead by the university’s own Stu Brew microbrewery, has concluded that investigations into waste product disposal – spent water, grain and yeast – should be shared among the region’s brewing network. This includes brewers’ grain used to generate energy from anaerobic digestion with a high conversion to biogas and low-cost water monitoring to reduce resource use and minimising waste throughout. The 50 or so breweries in Tyneside and Northumberland produce approximately 3.6 million litres of beer annually, using 21.3 million litres of water. Stu Brew’s figures show that this level of production requires 1.8 gigawatts of electricity – the equivalent energy generated by 720 wind turbines. Tank cleaning is also a huge consideration in energy use and disposal. The Stu Brew research showed that 50% of respondents to a recent survey were “very concerned” by the level of sustainability of their brewery . Further details and information on future brewing research activities can be had from Dr Chris O’Malley at the School of Engineering & Advanced Materials (chris.o’malley@ncl.ac.uk)
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NEW QUID ON THE BLOCK
Networkers: Some of the Stu Brew crew with Dr Chris O’Malley, left
The Treasury has announced that a new, 12-sided pound coin will enter circulation on March 28. The present-style coin will be defunct by mid-October, so best dig out those savings jars before then. It’s an attempt to end counterfeiting, estimated to bedevil three per cent of the current coins in circulation. Similarly with the old-fashioned paper fivers – they are being retained by the Bank of England as we speak – being completely replaced by the controversial plastic ones introduced last September. Come May 5, the retro notes won’t be worth the paper they’re printed on, although the Bank says all withdrawn banknotes “remain payable at face value for all time”. The plastic money revolution continues this summer with the arrival of the polymer £10 note emblazoned with a picture of Jane Austin. As if the job weren’t stressful enough, who would be a publican these days?
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A TOAST TO THE COAST
The pub and brewing scene along the stretch of North Tyneside between North Shields and Monkseaton has blossomed in recent months. Always a great place to drink and dine, the area has benefitted from new openings and old heads THREE KINGS BREWERY, NORTH SHIELDS Ewan McCann of Three Kings Brewery in North Shields is widely credited for his influence on other microbreweries in the area, such as Flash House and Whitley Bay Brewing Co and also through his contribution to Newcastle
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University’s Stu Brew programme. It demonstrates the camaraderie of the pub and beer sector – yes, they all want their slice of the cake, but doling out sound advice and helping others produce great beer to serve over the counter is the way to foster friendships and to develop reputations.
Ticket please: The Left Luggage Room, Monkseaton Station Three Kings has recently expanded into the unit next door to its original premises, so the signs are good for future plans to come
to fruition, such as a new, one-off barley wine (9.0% abv), brewed in December. It is now slowly maturing in wooden casks, ready for November
FOCUS ON NORTH TYNESIDE beer – and no doubt the prize will be something of a liquid nature. Suggestions by Monday February 27, please, to info@cheersnortheast. co.uk (put Three Kings Beer in the subject field).
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LEFT LUGGAGE ROOM, MONKSEATON STATION Railway stations seem just right for putting pubs on. Plush waiting rooms are a thing of the past and often lie empty and unloved, as do storage areas and first-class buffets, and there are nice, flat platforms outside to train-spot on if that’s your bag. It’s something that excited Steve Buckley and Andrew Findlay when they scoured the area for premises to convert into a micropub. They saw there was something of a space at Monkseaton Station – a disused left luggage room and ticket office – and decided to go for it. Then after months of cleaning, building furniture and “industrial parquet”-style flooring, the Left Luggage Room opened last September to a fanfare of ten Metro cars an hour each way. “We’d been looking for something like this for years,” says Steve.
“Andrew took voluntary redundancy from his job as North Tyneside Council magistrates clerk and I was a consulting engineer not completely happy in my job. “It was the textbook business start-up; conversations over beer in pubs. Then a few pints later an idea is born. It was used for storage and was advertised by Nexus as such. They thought it was a good idea to see the building in use again and now lots of locals come in straight off the Metro for a couple of pints on the way home.”
A sharp intake of breath accompanies first sight of the Left Luggage Room interior – the walls have been elbow-greased clean of 150-odd years of soot, grime and debris to expose brickwork and peeling cream paint which has been left to add atmosphere, and if you were building something like a left luggage office today you wouldn’t – couldn’t – put an extraordinary timber ceiling in like it has. Scaffolding boards make surprisingly comfortable pew-style seating, too. Steve says: “The walls were
Platform choose: An exterior seating area is planned for the Left Luggage Room
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High House Farm Brewery is an exciting and unique venue situated just a stone’s throw away from Hadrian’s Wall. A micro brewery standing within a 200 acre working farm. We brew over 18 different beers At High House Farm Brewery, you are always welcome – whether it’s visiting the restaurant and tearoom, sitting and relaxing with a pint or two while the children play outside in the playground or attending a wedding to dance the night away. There is full disabled access, including a platform lift & plenty of parking. Whatever the reason, a warm welcome always awaits at High House Farm Brewery.
blackened over the years, particularly around an old fireplace and some of it can still be seen. It took three scrubbings to get it right, almost back to the original and we’re very proud of our windows. A lot of them were bricked up and we’ve had to replace them as close to the original as possible – we’re in a conservation area – and painted them North Eastern Railway colours. “It’s going really well and exceeding expectations. Our biggest challenge is the small cellar space which makes it difficult getting beer in and settled. We’re working with local and regional brewers and trying to have a good mix of both. Two By Two, Wylam, Bad Seed and Almasty beers are particularly popular and we’ve teamed up with he café next door to offer food.” Complementing the beer, a large whisky range is topped only by more gins than any “gin palace”. Plans for the spring include a seating area outside which is well covered by the station canopy, which should let more passing travellers realise there’s a pub there, which many don’t, as Steve remarks. “We’ve actually had one old dear asking if she could leave her luggage here,” he says. “It was bound to happen.” WHITLEY BAY BREWING CO and KING GEORGE PUB, WHITLEY BAY It was an inspired idea for Whitley Bay Brewing Co to produce Ghost Ships, a beer that “commemorated” the five huge vessels that had lain, seemingly abandoned, off the town because their owners had gone out of business. But hardly had the beer been brewed than they had slipped
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Ale taster: Gary Harding at Whitley Bay Brewing Co
their moorings and disappeared into the night. “They were anchored there for an awful long time, but by the time we got the beer on the counter at the King George pub next door they had gone,” says brewery and pub owner Gary Harding. “We couldn’t believe it. “Apparently they went to Gibraltar. One of the pub regulars had just gone there to live, so we messaged him to say they were coming after him.” Gary and business partner Gavin Hattrick took on the beach-front 42nd Street bar in March 2013, developed it, and also revived the King George in December of that year, an intimate set of rooms attached to its bigger sister. It was another inspired decision, but this time one that really took off. “We had the idea of brewing our own beer to put through the pub and to sell into the local trade,” says Gary. “Neither of us had ever brewed before – Gav is a builder – but Ewan McCann from Three Kings brewery helped us develop recipes and to source equipment.” Two fermentation tanks, mash tun and hot liquor tank came from Fort William-based Oban Ales, a brewing equipment manufacturer. “We’ve got a five-barrel plant and we do two about brews every ten days. We’ve got Jaime Cooper brewing who’s picked it up really well from never having done it before, either. She’s doing really well. Apart from great beer, the King George has got a great reputation for home-cooked food – Sunday dinners are lush – and we’ve also got a great relationship with Turknaz, the Turkish restaurant opposite
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Royal flush: The King George bar in Whitley Bay
where customers go between.” The King George has recently “stolen” a fair bit of space from 42nd Street next door, but retains its quirky, “speakeasy” ambience. It’s cleverly divided into five separate areas, catering for couples, larger
gatherings and those who prefer to stand at the counter with their pints. Nooks, crannies and odd shaped “booths” add character to the mellow timbered interior, as does a wide range of seating options from padded chairs to high-backed
benches and a couple of thrones that would feel at home in a royal household. Three Kings Ancient Rune accompanies Whitley Bay Brewing Co Spanish City, Slow Joe Pilsner (named in honour of
former Newcastle and Sunderland footballer Michael Bridges’ father, who’s a regular) and Ghost Ships Session IPA on the King George counter, while the bottled beer range is a joy to behold – and heavy on the Belgians – with such favourites as La Chouffe, Tripel Karmeliet and Kwak. The US and rest of the world are represented by Flying Bitch, Founders Centennial IPA Mythos and Beer Lao. “People are interested in trying other things,” says Gary. “One of the best things about the King George is seeing how friendships have built between customers; people who never knew each other before. And the staff rapport is brilliant; it’s a great community of people.” FLASH HOUSE BREWING, NORTH SHIELDS When Jack O’Keefe went travelling with his girlfriend, first to Mexico, then to Honduras in Central America, he caught a bug. But this particular one was the germ of an idea, not an illness. “I came across somebody brewing beer in the middle of the
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FOCUS ON NORTH TYNESIDE jungle,” he says. “I thought if he can do this here, it can’t be that hard.” Back home in North Shields, Jack took up brewing with Three Kings Brewery where we helped out for about a year before setting up on his own. He had also worked in bars around Tyneside, so he knows where the end product is appreciated most – and in between times took a three-week Brewlab (Sunderland) course in start-up brewing. Jack says: “Brewlab was great fun, but tough, and the course gave me different ideas.” He still helps out Ewan McCann at Three Kings on occasion, but now he’s got Flash House well and truly up and running – with a view just round the corner on high over the twin piers at the mouth of the Tyne – gaining a fine reputation for his beers, he admits that the coming year should be less stressful. “I’ve got my beer in pubs in Newcastle and along the coast – The Bridge Tavern, Bacchus, Hop & Cleaver in town and the Dog & Rabbit in Whitley Bay, Left Luggage Room, Monkseaton, and Barça and
Jack to read: No flash in the pan, this Jack Lola Jeans in Tynemouth,” he says. “Plus when Ewan’s delivering to the likes of Darlington, I’ll often arrange a cask on the van.” Flash House beers are also available in cans which are selling particularly well – American IPA
(5.2% abv), Session IPA (4.4% abv) and Original Porter (4.5% abv). “I wanted to get the core range of beers absolutely right before experimenting more later this year,” he says. My dad Phil and my uncle John (O’Keefe) have always owned
pubs and had the Low Lights Tavern in North Shields for years. I had just got my first beer on the bar and they sold the place a month later. Luckily the new owners like the beers and have agreed to keep them on.” No flash in the pan, this chap.
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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
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
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 Darlington Road, Durham DH1 3QN t: 0191 375 7651
THE DUN COW
Front Street, Sedgefield, TS21 3AT t: 01740 385 6695
THE FLOATER’S MILL
3 Reform Place, Durham, DH1 4RZ. t: 0191 3832173
Woodstone Village, Fence Houses, DH4 6BQ t: 0191 385 6695
HOLE IN THE WALL
THE GARDEN HOUSE INN
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
North Road, Durham, DH1 4NQ t: 0191 3863395
THE GEORGE & DRAGON 4 East Green, Heighington Village, DL5 6PP t: 01325 313152
22 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, DL3 7RG t: 01325 354590 e: rew@villagebrewer.co.uk www.twenty2.villagebrewer.co.uk
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STATION HOUSE
North Road Durham DH1 4SE
86 New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AQ t: 0191 3741918
SURTEES ARMS
THE HONEST LAWYER
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
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
115 Sherburn Terrace, Consett, DH8 6NE t: 01207 502585
THE HALF MOON INN
THE OLDE SHIPS INN
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
The Bank, Barnard Castle DL12 8PH t: 01833 690 130
THE PLOUGH
Mountsett, Burnopfield, NE16 6BA t: 01207 570346
THE PUNCH BOWL INN
Edmundbyers, DH8 9NL t: 01207 255545
THE QUAKERHOUSE
2 Mechanics Yard, Darlington, DL3 7QF t: 07783 960105
THE QUAYS
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 Moor End Terrace, Belmont, DH1 1BJ t: 0191 3842667 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
Red Row,Beamish, DH9 0RW t: 01207 232569
Durham Road, Rainton Bridge, DH5 8NG t: 0191 5843211
WICKET GATE
THE CLARENCE VILLA
THE MINERS ARMS
THE WILD BOAR
Durham Road, Coxhoe, County Durham, DH4HX t: 0191 377 3773
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
41 Manor Road, Medomsley, DH8 6QN t: 01207 560428
THE NEWFIELD INN
Newfield, Chester le Street, DH2 2SP t: 0191 3700565
THE OAK TREE
Front Street, Tantobie, Stanley, DH9 9RF t: 01207 235 445
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Hawkshead Brewery, Mill Yard, Staveley, LA8 9LR t: 01539 825260
NORTHUMBERLAND ADAM & EVE
THE DYVELS INN
Front Street West, Bedlington, NE22 5TZ t: 01670 536160
RED LION INN
Stanegate Road, Newbrough, Hexham, NE47 5AR t: 01434 674226
RIVERDALE HALL HOTEL
Bellingham, NE48 2JT t: 01434 220254
RIVERSIDE LODGE
BAMBURGH CASTLE INN
THE STABLES
THE MANOR HOUSE HOTEL
THE BEER HALL
RED LION
THE OLD WELL INN
THE JOHN DUCK
North Road, Chester le Street, DH3 4AJ t: 0191 3871162
CUMBRIA
THE DIAMOND INN
60 Bridge Street, Blyth, NE24 2AP. t: 01670 368346
High Stanners, Morpeth NE61 Prudhoe Station, Low Prudhoe, 1QL. t: 01670 512771 NE42 6NP t: 01661 832323
THE SPORTSMANS ARMS
THE LAMBTON WORM
Vicars Lane, Manfield, DL2 2RF t: 01325 374243
OLIVERS
Durham Road, East Rainton, DH5 9QT t: 0191 5840944
Croxdale Bridge, Croxdale, DH1 3HP t: 0191 3783782
91A Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1 RG
NORTH YORKSHIRE THE CROWN INN
Front Street, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3AX t: 0191 3872960 Frederick Place, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4BN t: 0191 5128050
THE VICTORIA INN
86 Hallgarth Street, Durham, DH1 3AS, t: 0191 3860465
WOODMAN INN
23 Gilesgate, Durham, DH11 1QW t: 0191 680 8317
ROBIN HOOD INN
Seahouses, NE68 7SQ t: 01665 720283
Military Road, East Wallhouses, Corbridge, NE18 0LL t: 01434 672549
BARRASFORD ARMS
THREE HORSESHOES
Barrasford Hexham, NE48 4AA t: 01434 681237
BARRELS
59-61 Bridge Street, Berwick, TD15 1ES. t:01289 308013
BATTLESTEADS HOTEL
Hathery Lane, Horton, Cramlington, NE24 4HF t: 01670 822410
THREE WHEATHEADS
Thropton nr Rothbury, NE65 7LR t: 01669 620262
Wark, Hexham, NE48 3LS t: 01434 230209 www.battlesteads.com
TWICE BREWED INN
Beadnell, NE67 5AY t: 01665 721211
THE ALLENDALE INN
BEADNELL TOWERS HOTEL
BLACK BULL WYLAM
Main Road, Wylam, NE41 8AB
CROSS KEYS
Thropton, Rothbury, NE65 7HX t: 01669 620362
DIPTON MILL INN
Dipton Mill Road, Hexham, NE46 1YA t: 01434 606577 e: ghb@hexhamshire.co.uk www.diptonmill.co.uk
DOCTOR SYNTAX
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
Military Road, Bardon Mill, NE47 7AN t: 01434 344534 Market Place, Allendale, Hexham, NE47 9BJ, t: 01434 683246
THE ANCHOR HOTEL
Haydon Bridge, NE47 6AB t: 01434 688121
THE ANCHOR INN
Whittonstall, Nr Consett, DH8 9JN. t: 01207 561110
THE ANGEL INN
Main Street, Corbridge, NE45 5LA. t: 01434 632119
THE BADGER
Street Houses, Ponteland Newcastle upon Tyne NE20 9BT t: 01661 871037
THE BLACKBIRD
Craster, Alnwick, NE66 3TR t: 01665 576461
KITTIWAKE
Clairemont Crescent, Whitley Bay NE26 3HL. t: 0191 251 3977
MINERS ARMS
Main Street, Acomb, NE46 4PW t: 01434 603909
LION & LAMB
Hill Street, Corbridge, NE45 5AA t: 01434 632216
THE GOLDEN LION
Market Place, Allendale, NE47 9BD t: 01434 683 225
THE GRANBY INN & RESTAURANT Front Street, Long Framlignton, Morpeth, NE65 8DP t: 0191 488 0954
THE HADRIAN HOTEL
Wall, Hexham, NE44 4EE t: 01434 681232
THE HEART OF NORTHUMBERLAND
5 Market Street, Hexham, NE46 3NS t: 01434 608013
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 NORTHUMBERLAND ARMS
The Peth, West Thirston, Felton, Morpeth, NE65 9EE. t: 01670 787370
THE OFFICE
The Old Toll House, Castle Sqaure, Morpeth
THE OLDE SHIP INN
THE BLUE BELL
THE PERCY ARMS
Mount Pleasant, West Mickley, Stocksfield NE43 7LP t: 01661 843146
THE BLUE BELL
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
THE CARTS BOG INN
Langley on Tyne, Hexham, NE47 5NW. t: 01434 684338
THE CRASTER ARMS
Horsley, NE15 0NS t: 01661 852952
The Wynding, Beadnell, NE675AX. t: 01665 720 272
NEWCASTLE HOTEL
THE CROWN INN
Front Street, Rothbury, NE65 7UT t: 01669 620334
THE GOLDEN LION
THE PACKHORSE INN
Matfen, NE20 0RP t: 01661 855395
THE BOATHOUSE
JOLLY FISHERMAN
Hedley on the Hill, Stocksfield, NE43 7SW t: 01661 843 607
THE BLACK BULL
JOHN THE CLERK OF CRAMLINGTON
Wansbeck Street, Morpeth, NE61 1XZ. t: 01670 513540
THE FEATHERS INN
9 Main Street, Seahouses, NE68 7RD t: 01665 720 200
Haydon Bridge, NE47 6ER t: 01434 684376
JOINERS ARMS
Station Road, Corbridge, NE45 5AY. t: 01434 633 633
Ponteland, NE20 9UH t: 01661 822 684
Hillstreet, Corbridge, NE45 5AA. t: 01434 431143
Front Street, Cramlington, NE23 1DN. t: 01670 707060
Main Street, Ponteland, NE20 9BB. t: 01661 872898
Humshaugh, Hexham, NE46 4AG t: 01434 681 231
Ellingham, Chathill, NE67 5HA t: 01665 589292 Main Road, Chatton, NE66 5PS. t: 01670 215244
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 SHIP INN
Monkseaton, Whitley Bay NE25 8DP. t: 0191 251 3677
THE SUN INN
Acomb, NE46 4PW. t: 01434 602934
THE SUN INN
High Church, Morpeth, NE61 2QT, t: 01670 514153
THE SWINBURNE ARMS
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
BRIDGE HOTEL
MARKET LANE
THE BRANDLING VILLA
BRIDGE TAVERN
MARQUIS OF GRANBY
• Large selection of real ales • Regular food & drink festivals • Food served
Castle Square, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 232 6400 e: info@sjf.co.uk 7 Akenside Hill Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3UF t: 0191 232 1122 • Selection of real ales • Food served daily • Roof terrace
BRIDLE PATH
101 Front Street, Whickham, NE16 4JJ t: 0191 4217676
CHESTERS
12 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2571820 www.cumberlandarms.co.uk
DELAVAL ARMS
St Helens Street, Corbridge, NE45 5HE t: 01434 632020
Old Hartley, NE26 4RL t: 0191 237 0489
THE VICTORIA HOTEL
DOG & RABBIT BREWERY
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
ODDFELLOWS
7 Albion Road, North Shields, NE30 2RJ. t: 0191 4358450
OSBORNES BAR
CUMBERLAND ARMS
1 Front Street, Bamburgh, NE69 7BP, t: 01668 214431
57 St Andrews Street, Newcastle, NE1 5SE t: 0191 260 2490
COPPERFIELDS
THE WHITE SWAN
THE WHEATSHEAF
NEWCASTLE ARMS
OLD FOX
Main Road, Riding Mill, NE44 6DQ t: 01434 682531 Main Road, Ovingham, Prudhoe Northumberland NE42 6AG t: 01661 833188
Streetgate, Sunniside, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear NE16 5ES t: 0191 257 4831
Chester Road, Sunderland, SR4 7DR t: 0191 5659952 Grand Hotel, Grand Parade Tyne And Wear, NE30 4ER t: 0191 293 6666
THE WELLINGTON
72-74 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SG t: 0191 232 0251
36 Park View Whitley Bay
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
10-14 Carlisle St, Gateshead NE10 0HQ 61 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 2AN t: 0191 240 2811
PUB & KITCHEN
13/14 Albion Road, North Shields NE30 2RJ t: 0191 2573199
St Lawrence Road, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1AP t: 0191 265 5764
GOSFORTH HOTEL
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
ROSIES BAR
2 Stowell Street, NE1 4XQ t: 0191 2328477
SHIREMOOR HOUSE FARM
Neville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DG, t: 0191 261 6611
Chillingham Road, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 265 3992
THE CLUNY
36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ t: 0191 230 4474
THE COPT HILL
THE COTTAGE TAVERN
Market Lane, Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3AL t: 0191 442 9393
THREE MILE INN,
105 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG t: 0191 232 0692
TRAVELLERS REST
North Street, Cleadon, SR6 7PL t: 0191 519 0547
THE COUNTY
High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HB. t: 0191 285 6919
THE COURTYARD
THE HARRY CLASPER
Front St, Whickham, NE16 4EA
THE HASTINGS
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 KINGS ARMS
Beech Street, Deptford, SR4 6BU t: 0191 567 9804
THE KINGS ARMS
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
Arts Centre, Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AB t: 0191 219 3463
THE MERCHANTS TAVERN
THE CUMBERLAND ARMS
THE MID BOLDON CLUB
James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE6 1LD. t: 0191 265 6151
1 St Peters Wharf, Newcastle NE6 1TZ. 0191 5971212 60 Front Street. East Boldon, NE36 0SH
THE MILE CASTLE
North Road, Wide Open NE13 6LN t: 0191 2366300
DAT BAR
11 Market St, Newcastle, NE1 6JN. t: 0191 244 2513
52 Westgate Rd, NE1 5XU t: 0191 2111160
TWIN FARMS
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON
THE MILL HOUSE
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
IVY HOUSE
THE BOX SOCIAL
BIERREX
LADY GREY’S
82 Pilgrim Street, NE1 6SG
20 Shakespeare Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AQ t: 0191 2323606
BLACK BULL BLAYDON
MAGNESIA BANK
1 Camden Street, North Shields, NE30 1NH t: 0191 257 4831
THE CENTURION
SUN INN
Roker Terrace, Sunderland, SR6 9ND t: 0191 5671786 e: info@rokerhotel.co.uk
Bridge St, Blaydon, Blaydon-on-Tyne NE21 4JJ
Half Moon Lane, Gateshead, NE8 2AN t: 0191 4782543 e: central@theheadofsteam.co.uk
Seaham Road, Houghton le Spring, DH35 8LU t: 0191 5844485
THE BODEGA
Worcester Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7AW
THE CENTRAL
Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, NE29 8DZ t: 0191 2576302
26 Silksworth Row, Sunderland, SR1 3QJ t: 0191 5147684
BEST WESTERN ROKER HOTEL
Beamish Burn Road, Marley Hill, Newcastle, NE16 5EG t: 01207 233925
THE CHILLINGHAM
Algernon Place, Whitley Bay, NE26 2DT t: 0191 2531299
TILLEYS BAR
FREE TRADE INN
THE CAUSEY ARCH INN
ROCKLIFFE ARMS
Redcar Terrace, West Boldon, NE36 0PZ. t: 0191 536 4197
FITZGERALDS
Coalburns, Greenside, NE40 4JN. t: 0191 4132549
25 Broad Chare, Trinity Gardens, Quayside, Newcastle, NE1 3DQ t: 0191 211 2144
• Real ales • Food available • Live sports shown
Great North Road, Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 2DS t: 0191 255 2100
FOX & HOUNDS
THE BROAD CHARE
RED LION
10-12 Green Terrace, Sunderland, SR1 3PZ t: 0191 5670852 2 South Parade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RG t: 0191 2511255
Haddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1QL t: 0191 2840490
125 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG. t: 0191 221 1552
High Bridge, Newcastle NE1 1EN t: 0191 261 8852
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 GREY HORSE
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
THE OLD GEORGE
Arch 11 Forth Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE1 3NZ
Front Street, East Boldon, NE36 0SJ t: 0191 519 1796
Old George Yd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EE t: 0191 260 3035
THE BRIAR DENE
THE GREY HORSE
THE PACKHORSE
71 The Links, Whitley Bay, NE26 1UE. t: 0191 2520926
THE BRANDLING ARMS
176 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HD t: 0191 28540
Old Penshaw Village, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7ER. t: 0191 512 6080
THE HARBOUR VIEW
Benedict Street, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 0NU t: 0191 5671402
Crookgate, Burnopfield, NE16 6NS t: 01207 270283
THE PAVILION
Hotspur North, Backworth, NE27 0BJ t: 0191 2680711
THE POTTERS WHEEL
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 RED KITE
Spa Well Road, Winlaton Mill, NE21 6RU. t: 0191 414 5840
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 • Cask & craft beers & ciders • Fab food to feast on • Old school, not retro
THE SPLIT CHIMP
Arch 7, Westgate Rd Newcastle upon Tyne NE11SA
THE SIR WILLIAM DE WESSYNGTON
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
THE VICTORY
Killingworth Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1SY t: 0191 285 1254
THREE HORSESHOES HOTEL
Washington Road, Sunderland Tyne & Wear, SR5 3HZ 0191 519 2006
YE OLD CROSS INN
Ryton Village, NE40 3QP t: 0191 4134689
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SIGN OF THE TIMES
THE DIRTY DOZEN
TWELVE QUESTIONS THAT WILL TEASE YOUR BRAIN 1 According to Cockney legend, what do only fools and horses do? 2 What was the original screenplay of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid called?
Depending on your stance, this piece of graffiti either illuminates or disfigures Pilgrim Street in Newcastle. We’re trying to figure out where we’ve seen it before…
3 What musical instrument does Lisa Simpson play? 4 What do Americans call an apartment with two floors? 5 Who was the first Tudor king of England?
A MUSICIAN WALKS INTO A BAR… “YOU LOOK PERPLEXED,” SAYS THE BARMAN, “WHAT’S UP?” THE MUSICIAN SAYS: “I LEFT MY ACCORDIAN IN THE CAR LAST NIGHT AND LEFT THE WINDOW OPEN, PLUS I FORGOT TO LOCK IT.” “WAS THE ACCORDIAN STOLEN?” ASKS THE BARMAN. “NO,” SAYS THE MUSICIAN, “WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR THIS MORNING THERE WERE TWO MORE ON THE BACK SEAT.”
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The price in pence of a pint of beer in 1971. A pint of milk was 5p. The number of points in Theresa May’s Brexit plan (The 12-Point Plan) The largest number with a single-syllable name in English The number of edges in a regular cube.
6 What do astronomers measure in parsecs? 7 Liberty Bell was the theme tune to which cult television comedy series? 8 Whose divine dinners consisted of ambrosia and nectar? 9 Which British band was formerly known as Seymour? 10 How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of a game? 11 What does “amen” mean? 12 Who is credited with inventing the process of deep-freezing food?
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QUIZ ANSWERS: 1 Work. 2 The Sundance Kid And Butch Cassidy. 3 Saxophone. 4 A duplex. 5 Henry VII. 6 Distance. 7 Monty Python’s Flying Circus. 8 The Greek gods. 9 Blur. 10 22. 11 So be it. 12 Clarence Birdseye. 30 / CHEERS / www.cheersnortheast.co.uk
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