Interesting bit of background on the award winning Cullercoats brewery- I was surprised to discover that they had been brewing since 2011. It has only been in the last few years I have started to see their beers gain a wider audience(me included). Details Here. If Cullercoats is new to you I can recommend the […]
Durham Brewery 25th Birthday Beer Festival 3rd of August
Durham Brewery is celebrating its 25th Birthday on the 3rd of August 2019. Purveyors of such great ales as Magus and Black Bishop Tickets are available here
Sunderland – Rescue of Whitburn Pub Fails.
Along the coast just outside Sunderland is the picturesque village of Whitburn. Whitburn was serviced by 2 pubs and the cricket club. The large Grey Horse pub closed a few months back and locals have been campaigning to save it. Unfortunately, despite the locals best efforts, the new owners do not believe the pub is […]
CAMRA – Summer of Pubs
CAMRA, a social club for people who make Beer Bore look cool, are running a summer of pubs campaign- with the offer of free drinks for you and your bingo buddies if you tag Tweets, Instagram, Semiphore, Telegram or Carrier pigeon with the tag #SummerofPubs. In CAMRAs defence, they have played the long game. Although […]