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Tyneside & Northumberland CAMRA<br />
Issue 246 • Winter 2018<br />
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BRANCH CONTACTS<br />
Chairman: Hubert Gieschen<br />
chairman@cannybevvy.co.uk<br />
Vice Chairman, Editor, Advertising<br />
& Distribution: Adrian Gray<br />
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Secretary: Hattie Rowling<br />
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Treasurer: Jan Anderson<br />
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Membership Secretary<br />
& Pubs Transport Officer: Peter Marquis<br />
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Social Secretary: Murray Owen<br />
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Pubs Officer & LocAle Officer: Colin Anderson<br />
pubsofficer@cannybevvy.co.uk<br />
locale@cannybevvy.co.uk<br />
Cider/Perry Officers: Michael Foreman<br />
and Elspeth Winthorpe<br />
cider@cannybevvy.co.uk<br />
Press & Publicity: Martin Ellis<br />
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Public Affairs Officer<br />
& Social Media Officer: Paul Hillhouse<br />
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TALKING ED<br />
On 29th October, 2018 the Chancellor of the<br />
Exchequer, Philip Hammond presented his<br />
Autumn Budget. The tax on beer, cider and spirits<br />
will be frozen next year but duty on wine will rise<br />
with inflation. The chancellor also announced<br />
rate relief for businesses with a rateable value<br />
less than £51,000, which will see rates cut by a<br />
third for 90% of small businesses, including pubs.<br />
While this change will see annual savings of up<br />
to £8,000 for some pubs, CAMRA is disappointed<br />
pub-specific rate relief has been scrapped, as<br />
those with a rateable value more than £51,000<br />
will lose out.<br />
On 30th October, 2018 CAMRA launched its<br />
three-point plan to save the great British pub on<br />
its Mass Lobby Day. Hundreds of CAMRA members<br />
(including me) descended on Westminster after<br />
the Budget to send a message to MPs about the<br />
threats facing pubs. The day was a great success.<br />
Finally, Canny Bevvy, the branch and myself<br />
wish you all a Merry Christmas<br />
and a Happy New Beer.<br />
Cheers<br />
Adrian Gray,<br />
Editor<br />
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Issue 246 • Winter 2018<br />
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BRANCH DIARY<br />
Wednesday 12th December 7.00pm<br />
Merry Meander<br />
Starts at Bodega, Newcastle<br />
Monday 14th January 7.30pm<br />
Beer Festival 2019<br />
Beer & Cider Selection Meeting<br />
Chillingham, Byker<br />
Metro to Chillingham Road<br />
Monday 21st January 7.30pm<br />
Branch Meeting<br />
Town Mouse Ale House, Newcastle<br />
Thursday 24th January 7.30pm<br />
Beer Festival Planning Meeting<br />
Bridge Hotel, Newcastle<br />
Wednesday 30th January 7.00pm<br />
Newcastle Wander<br />
Starts at Duke of Wellington, Newcastle<br />
Saturday 2nd February 9.30am<br />
Survey Trip to Coastal Northumberland<br />
Coach at 9.30am, St Thomas’ Street,<br />
Newcastle<br />
Saturday 9th February 1.00pm<br />
Regional Meeting<br />
Central, Gateshead<br />
Metro to Gateshead<br />
Tuesday 12th February 7.00pm<br />
North Shields Wander<br />
Starts at Magnesia Bank, North Shields<br />
Metro to North Shields<br />
Monday 25th February 7.00pm<br />
Gateshead Wander<br />
Starts at Tilley Stone, Gateshead<br />
Metro to Gateshead<br />
All events are subject to change.<br />
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www.cannybevvy.co.uk for up to date details.<br />
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BREWERY VISIT<br />
NORTHERN ALCHEMY BREWERY<br />
Northern Alchemy brewery was created by<br />
2 brothers-in-law, Andy Aitchison and Carl<br />
Kennedy, in a 30-foot ship container at the<br />
side of the Cumberland Arms in Byker (see<br />
page 9).<br />
This year the brewery relocated to the<br />
other side of the Byker Bridge (still on the<br />
Byker side) to a site exponentially bigger,<br />
The Old Coal Yard.<br />
Beers from Northern Alchemy aren’t fined<br />
or filtered and only use natural ingredients.<br />
Their beers are suitable for vegetarians<br />
and vegans, as they don’t use any animal<br />
products. So, often drinkers will find that<br />
their beers have a natural haze. Beers are<br />
packaged in cask, keg and bottle formats.<br />
They consider themselves to be part of the<br />
‘craft beer’ sector of the brewing world.<br />
Their beers generally are on the stronger<br />
‘side of the fence’ – some best only drank in<br />
small volumes. However, their session pales<br />
are full of flavour and great beers when a<br />
thirst needs quenching.<br />
The Cumberland Arms is the best place to<br />
find the Northern Alchemy portfolio of beers,<br />
in many ways, it is the brewery tap.<br />
Northern Alchemy have great plans for the<br />
future, brewing capacity is now much bigger<br />
and they have space to move in. The Old<br />
Coal Yard will have monthly open-days/<br />
events, obviously there will be a bar selling<br />
their beer, also on the bill will be bands/djs<br />
and pop-up street food. The Coal Yard is a<br />
great space in an urban/industrial setting,<br />
it is anticipated that it will be used for a<br />
number of uses and become a key part of<br />
the vibrant creative sector in the Ouseburn.<br />
Martin Ellis<br />
Brewery Liaison Officer<br />
Jamie Hall, Andy Aitchison and Carl Kennedy<br />
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PLATFORM 2, Station Terrace, Tynemouth<br />
This new micropub opened the last weekend in August.<br />
It was formerly a cafe/bar named ‘Porters Coffee House’.<br />
The owner, Michael Bowman had owned the cafe<br />
since 1994. It was originally the ladies waiting room on<br />
Tynemouth Station. He had always wanted to open his<br />
own micropub since visiting America 6 years ago. So<br />
when the lease came up for renewal - after talking to his<br />
family - he decided to convert the cafe into a micropub.<br />
Mick removed the plaster off the walls to reveal the<br />
original brickwork. The wooden counter was raised to<br />
make the bar. The kitchen was turned into the cellar.<br />
He kept the original wooden coffee shop tables.<br />
He added raised tables, new chairs and stools. The<br />
suspended lighting was also left over from the cafe.<br />
The ‘wine rack’ - on the wall behind the bar - is made<br />
from an old table which was used for storage. A large<br />
picture of George Washington blowing bubble gum<br />
was bought from a London artist. On another wall is<br />
a reproduction ostrich head (don’t ask). There is also<br />
a free vintage jukebox. The railway themed micropub<br />
has railway memorabilia adorning the walls. A real fire<br />
is in the bar. The original staff toilet was converted into<br />
the men’s toilet and the one original toilet was changed<br />
into the women’s toilet. A framed photograph of a very<br />
young Bob Dylan hangs in the men’s toilet.<br />
There are 4 handpulls serving rotating cask ales,<br />
usually from local micro breweries. There are 6 craft<br />
keg taps, 2 of which are for cider and lager. Three taps<br />
are for rotating craft keg beers from local and national<br />
micro breweries. Almasty’s ‘Session Ale’ is always<br />
available. Pork pies and traditional bar snacks are also<br />
available. Traditional pub games are provided. Every<br />
other Wednesday Mick has started a live music night,<br />
featuring 3 different artists.<br />
This is a very dog friendly micropub (ask Ivy, Mick’s<br />
Golden Retriever) which gives free ‘Doggy Snacks’<br />
and water. Children are also welcome up until 7.00pm.<br />
THE INKSPOT, 57 Front Street, Newbiggin by the Sea<br />
Simon Sleightholm and Angie Main opened at the end<br />
of September, in what was formerly a tattoo parlour,<br />
hence the micropub’s name. Both live in Newbiggin<br />
and both have full time jobs. They both work in the<br />
micropub, which is open on Friday, Saturday and<br />
Sunday. It was a joint decision to open the micropub,<br />
as they both love craft ales. Two ‘Lindr Soudek’ twin<br />
tap dispensers from the Czech Republic stand behind<br />
the bar. They plan to increase to 6 taps serving rotating<br />
craft key-keg beers from local and national micro<br />
breweries. There is also a selection of bottled beers<br />
from local micro breweries. Traditional pub snacks<br />
are sold.<br />
The one room bar has a wooden bar counter. One<br />
wall is covered in pages from paperback books.<br />
Various framed prints and artwork hang on the walls.<br />
This is due to Simon and Angie’s shared interest in<br />
literature and art. There is a real wood burning fire.<br />
The micropub’s logo is etched on both windows. A<br />
selection of bottled beers are always on the bar for<br />
free tasting. ‘FemAle’ - an all women tasting evening<br />
- was held on 29th November. Anna from Cullercoats<br />
Brewery was running the event. All the tickets had<br />
sold out within an hour. Women only socials are<br />
planned for the future.<br />
This is another very dog friendly micropub. Simon<br />
and Angie have two rescue dogs, George (a Jack<br />
Russell) and Amos (a Staffordshire Bull Terrier). Any<br />
customer can take a photograph of their dogs and pin<br />
it up in the bar. A ‘Doggy Menu’ of locally made ‘Doggy<br />
Treats’ is available to buy. Free ‘Doggy Treats’ and<br />
water are also available. This micropub supports two<br />
charities. A RNLI collection box is on the bar and they<br />
sponsor YMCA Rooms, which provides a bed for the<br />
night to homeless people.<br />
STAR AND SHADOW CINEMA, Warwick Street, Heaton<br />
This cinema, live music gigs, events and exhibition<br />
venue opened in the former SCS Furniture Store in<br />
May 2018, after moving from its former location<br />
on Stepney Bank in Ouseburn. It is run by over 40<br />
volunteers. The huge cinema room has leather sofas<br />
as the front row seating as well as a vintage organ.<br />
The bar serves craft keg beers from 4 tap dispensers<br />
from local micro breweries. There is also a cafe which<br />
serves vegan, vegetarian and locally sourced food.<br />
JOHN BULL INN, 12 Howick Street, Alnwick<br />
Owner/landlord Gus Odlin has decided to retire.<br />
Hadrian Border Brewery have taken on the lease<br />
of the freehold pub. Gus will continue to reside in<br />
accommodation above the premises. This CAMRA<br />
multi-award winning pub in 2014 won the Regional<br />
Pub of the Year, Overall Northumberland Pub of the<br />
Year and North Northumberland Cider Pub of the Year.<br />
We wish Gus a long and happy retirement (see page 7).<br />
FOX’S DEN, Cellar 2, 4 Riverside, Felton<br />
Is holding a Christmas party charity fund raiser on<br />
Saturday, 15th December. All proceeds will be donated<br />
to the SHAK Animal Welfare Charity.<br />
THE OFFICE, The Toll House, Castle Square, Morpeth<br />
Is holding a Christmas party charity fund raiser on<br />
Sunday, 16th December. They will be raising funds for<br />
their chosen charity for 2019, Benmar House, a MS<br />
Research and Relief Fund.<br />
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NATIONAL CIDER PUB OF THE YEAR 2018 RESULT<br />
Winner - Firkin Shed, Bournemouth (micropub)<br />
Runners up - Cricketers Arms, St Helens<br />
Blythe Hill Tavern, London<br />
Cellar Door, Newport<br />
ANARCHY BREWERY, are now operating from their<br />
new premises at Benfield Business Park, near<br />
Walkergate Metro Station. The brewery was previously<br />
located at Whitehouse Farm near Stannington,<br />
Morpeth. The new brewery has a 20 barrel plant,<br />
including seven 20 barrel conical tanks and a new<br />
canning facility. The building had at one time been<br />
used as a railway maintenance depot. The brewery<br />
has a Tap Room which will be open from 12.00 -<br />
10.00pm every weekend in December.<br />
BEARCLAW BREWERY TAP, in Berwick is open on the<br />
first Wednesday of every month from 12.00 - 11.00pm.<br />
In December it will be open on Wednesday 5th and<br />
also on Wednesday 19th. In addition the Brewery Tap<br />
is now open every Saturday from 12.00 - 4.00pm.<br />
NATIONAL PUB OF THE YEAR FINALISTS 2018<br />
Chequers, Little Gransden<br />
Cricketers Arms, St Helens<br />
Volunteer Arms (Staggs), Musselburgh<br />
Wonston Arms, Wonston<br />
(The results will be announced in February 2019)<br />
The branch would like to thank the following pubs who have hosted CAMRA meetings free of charge since<br />
the last issue. The Old George (Newcastle), Bridge Hotel (Newcastle) and Benton Ale House (Benton). If your<br />
pub or club would like to host a meeting free of charge, please contact Murray Owen, Social Secretary at<br />
socialsecretary@cannybevvy.co.uk.<br />
HADRIAN BORDER BREWERY, have taken on the lease<br />
of the John Bull Inn in Alnwick from 3rd December,<br />
after a short closure. The brewery will be selling their<br />
own cask ales along side rotating cask ales from other<br />
micro breweries. They will continue to sell over 120<br />
malt whiskies as well as a range of bottled Belgium<br />
beers. This is the brewery’s second pub, they also<br />
have the Station East in Gateshead (see page 6).<br />
MORDUE BREWERY, is to open its first pub on 7th<br />
December in Hood Street, Newcastle. The multiaward<br />
winning brewery has spent a lot of time and<br />
money getting this food and beer venue open. This<br />
should be another welcome addition to Newcastle’s<br />
real ale scene.<br />
BEER FESTIVALS<br />
CAMRA Festivals<br />
Manchester:<br />
23rd - 26th January<br />
Great British Beer<br />
Festival Winter (Norwich):<br />
19th - 23rd February<br />
Stockton:<br />
28th February - 2nd March<br />
Newcastle:<br />
10th - 13th April<br />
Hull:<br />
11th - 13th April<br />
Skipton:<br />
25th - 27th April<br />
Non CAMRA Festivals<br />
Gateshead RFC:<br />
3rd - 5th May<br />
Keswick:<br />
7th - 8th June<br />
Tynedale:<br />
13th - 15th June<br />
Berwick:<br />
6th - 8th September<br />
We recommend you confirm<br />
all dates before you travel.<br />
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James Place Street, Byker<br />
I have been checking the beer at the<br />
Cumberland Arms for knocking on towards<br />
40 years. When I first arrived in Newcastle at<br />
the start of the 1980s, the Cumberland was<br />
one of the few pubs without a blue star on its<br />
exterior and Best Scotch and Exhibition on<br />
the bar.<br />
It is a traditional 2 roomed pub, that<br />
is considered by many to be the centre<br />
of traditional folk music in Tyneside and<br />
Northumberland. When Sting presented a<br />
documentary on folk music, the Cumberland<br />
took centre stage. The Cumberland has<br />
appeared many times on television due to its<br />
profile for traditional music sessions. It has also<br />
appeared many times in books on Great British<br />
pubs, because it is a great pub.<br />
The informal rules for the Cumberland are<br />
that music takes place in the room on the right<br />
as you enter, the room on the left is for drinking<br />
and conversation. The only exception to the<br />
rule is that the Kingsmen Rappers regularly<br />
dance in the left hand room. Tourists and<br />
visitors are thrilled by the Kingsmen, many<br />
regulars would prefer them to adhere<br />
to tradition and dance outside.<br />
The upstairs venue has the old bar from the<br />
Haymarket, a pub destroyed by Newcastle<br />
University to make a car park. The venue is<br />
used for all sorts of entertainment; bands,<br />
comedy, dances and occasional talks.<br />
Cider has always been a major part of the<br />
drinks offer at the Cumberland, the pub always<br />
has a range of ciders. On the beer front, there<br />
are numerous hand pumps and craft keg fonts.<br />
The pub is ‘related’ to Northern Alchemy who<br />
brew Styrian Bobek Cascade & Lemongrass<br />
Pale exclusively for the Cumberland. At 3.9%<br />
with a lovely balanced bitterness, it is my beer<br />
of choice in the Cumberland.<br />
Regular beer festivals are held throughout<br />
the year and during the summer there is a<br />
programme of entertainment held outside<br />
the pub.<br />
The Cumberland Arms is a great example of<br />
a traditional pub which has kept its roots intact<br />
and has a contemporary appeal, whether that<br />
be the drinks offer or entertainment.<br />
Martin Ellis<br />
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Hadrian Border Brewery<br />
Deliveries every week to Edinburgh<br />
in the north, Darlington and<br />
Middlesbrough in the south<br />
and across the Scottish Borders,<br />
County Durham – plus of course<br />
daily around Tyne & Wear and<br />
Northumberland.<br />
Tel: 0191 264 9000<br />
for a list of our products<br />
www.hadrian-border-brewery.co.uk<br />
They don’t make pubs like<br />
this anymore.<br />
Copperfields<br />
quality time with quality ale<br />
Members get 20p off each real ale pint.<br />
Tynemouth - Behind the Grand Hotel - 0191 293 6666<br />
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN<br />
Five went down to Westminster<br />
and four went to see their<br />
MP, for the CAMRA Mass<br />
Lobby of Parliament on 30th<br />
October, 2018 to lobby their<br />
MP on business rates and the<br />
ineffectiveness of the Pubs Code<br />
and its adjudicator. Members<br />
managed to see Mary Glindon<br />
(Labour, North Tyneside), Liz<br />
Twist (Labour, Blaydon), Guy<br />
Opperman (Conservative,<br />
Hexham), Catherine McKinnell<br />
(Labour, Newcastle North). Chi<br />
Onwurah (Labour, Newcastle<br />
Central) was asked by two<br />
members for an appointment<br />
but was unavailable on the<br />
day, neither was her assistant.<br />
However, all five MPs have in the<br />
past to varying degrees supported<br />
CAMRA’s causes and met us in<br />
their constituencies. We were<br />
unable to ask to see the other six<br />
MPs in our branch area. However,<br />
no other branch sent more<br />
members to the national lobby<br />
than us! Well done members!<br />
At the end of the day I had a<br />
brief conversation with CAMRA’s<br />
national chairman Jackie Parker,<br />
inviting her to Newcastle. She<br />
also said I was not the first to<br />
mention that we wanted more<br />
communication from the centre.<br />
For a little while now we have<br />
published branch, committee<br />
and festival planning meeting<br />
minutes on the Canny Bevvy<br />
<strong>web</strong>site, so any CAMRA member<br />
can see them via the usual<br />
CAMRA members login. Cider<br />
has become another focus of our<br />
activities. In Elspeth Winthorpe<br />
and Michael Foreman we now<br />
have two cider branch officers.<br />
Another area the committee<br />
has discussed is the production<br />
of (online) pub guides and pub<br />
walks. Other CAMRA branches<br />
have already done so. Please get<br />
in touch if you want to help.<br />
I can’t sign off without making<br />
reference to the Friends of Ye Olde<br />
Cross in Ryton www.yeoldecross.<br />
co.uk who gave a presentation<br />
at the branch meeting on the 5th<br />
of November 2018, in the Bridge<br />
Hotel. Enterprise Inns have been<br />
unable to get a tenant who can<br />
make a decent living from the<br />
pub. The Friends of Ye Olde<br />
Cross are planning to buy the<br />
pub and run it for the benefit of<br />
the community. You can help by<br />
buying shares if you so wish (see<br />
<strong>web</strong>site for details).<br />
Hope to see as many as possible<br />
of you at a future branch event.<br />
Hubert Gieschen<br />
Branch Chairman<br />
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PROPER NORTH EASTERN PUB,<br />
GREAT WELCOME, REAL TRADITION.<br />
Cask and craft Ales including Bass • Fine Lagers and Stouts<br />
Regular Live Entertainment • All sports shown • Quiz Nights • Pool<br />
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Just 20 minutes from the centre of Newcastle or Durham on the frequent Angel 21 bus route<br />
which stops right outside our front door.<br />
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POTY (Pub Of The Year) and COTY (Club Of The Year) Competitions<br />
The purpose of the competition is to highlight<br />
the excellence of our pubs and clubs at branch,<br />
regional, super-regional (consisting of four<br />
regions each) and national level.<br />
QUALITY OF REAL ALE/CIDER/PERRY<br />
CAMRA nationally is looking for a pub that also<br />
sells excellent cider and perry, not just real ale.<br />
STYLE, DÉCOR, FURNISHING AND CLEANLINESS<br />
This means looking for clean glasses, hygienic<br />
toilets (with hot water!). Does the pub feel<br />
comfortable, pleasant and safe?<br />
SERVICE, WELCOME AND OFFERING<br />
Service should be welcoming, friendly, polite<br />
and also prompt whenever possible. If the<br />
pub is busy, a friendly acknowledgement of<br />
your presence is desirable. Whether you visit<br />
for the first time or are a regular, it should not<br />
make a difference to the welcome you get. A<br />
pub that serves food should not make you feel<br />
unwelcome if all you want is a drink. Wifi is<br />
considered a plus.<br />
COMMUNITY FOCUS AND ATMOSPHERE<br />
Are there regulars? Friendly atmosphere?<br />
Support for local activities? (Check<br />
noticeboards). Is there a friendly atmosphere?<br />
ALIGNMENT WITH CAMRA PRINCIPLES<br />
Are prices and opening hours clearly displayed?<br />
You should get a full measure or a top up<br />
without asking. Does the pub use oversized<br />
glasses? No inappropriate noisy electronic<br />
amusement machines. It should be noted that<br />
it is better for a pub to sell a small range to<br />
maintain quality, if that is what suits their trade.<br />
OVERALL IMPRESSION<br />
Did you enjoy your visit to the pub? Did you feel that<br />
you received reasonable value for money (this is NOT<br />
about CAMRA discounts). Would you come again?<br />
There is a separate competition for the<br />
Cider Pub of the Year (Cider POTY). While this<br />
magazine publishes a long list of pubs in the<br />
branch area that sell cider it may sometimes be<br />
difficult for member and non-members to know<br />
about the availability of good real cider and<br />
perry. Our branch cider officers will suggest a<br />
shortlist of cider pubs to explore and judge.<br />
As in previous years there will be separate<br />
winners for Tyneside and Northumberland, both<br />
going forward to the regional selection in the<br />
COTY, POTY and Cider POTY competitions.<br />
Hubert Gieschen, Branch Chairman<br />
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WE ALL DRINK (REAL ALE) TOGETHER<br />
It is a wonderful thing to greet you as the<br />
new Young Members Contact after Hattie<br />
Rowling became the branch secretary.<br />
It’s very promising that our branch now<br />
has quite a few young members on the<br />
committee – Peter Marquis, Membership<br />
Secretary and Elspeth Winthorpe, Cider/<br />
Perry Officer - certainly hope that we can<br />
bring new ideas and make the campaign<br />
more engaging to younger people.<br />
I am happy I discovered real ale in<br />
my 20’s as there is such a variety of styles<br />
and flavours which I hadn’t experienced<br />
before dabbling with it. It started off with<br />
one of my friends introducing me to it<br />
then I learnt about the campaign at a<br />
conference I attended which showed how<br />
we campaign to keep pubs open and how<br />
they along with breweries can grow and<br />
thrive, this inspired me to join CAMRA.<br />
I certainly didn’t expect to find a beer<br />
that tasted like the leftover milk from a<br />
bowl of coco pops, but there it was at<br />
Sunderland Beer Festival a few months<br />
back (Coco Pop by Hambleton Ales).<br />
Sometimes people don’t go for the<br />
real ale because they don’t know if they<br />
will like it, you never know unless you give<br />
it ago. It’s certainly not a drink exclusive to<br />
those adorned with a beard and sandals.<br />
Lots of places sell it through the area.<br />
In Wetherspoon some are as little as<br />
£1.90 a pint.<br />
Speaking of Wetherspoon, if you are<br />
a young person under 26 or a member of<br />
a university real ale society, you can join<br />
CAMRA for £19 (£17 by Direct Debit) or<br />
if you have just snuck past the age of 26<br />
(like myself) its £27 (£25 by Direct Debit)<br />
and you get £20 worth of Wetherspoon<br />
discount coupons off Real Ale & Cider.<br />
For those of you who attend one of our<br />
two great universities both of them have<br />
real ale societies, so you may consider<br />
joining them and I’m sure they have some<br />
exciting trips and events planned.<br />
Newcastle University has the Newcastle<br />
University Real Ale and Cider Appreciation<br />
Society as well as Europe’s first student<br />
run microbrewery StuBrew, which<br />
recently celebrated its fourth birthday as<br />
well as collaborating with our CAMRA<br />
branch to deliver ‘Core Curriculum’, their<br />
latest cider. Northumbria University has<br />
the Northumbria University Real Ale and<br />
Cider Society.<br />
Anyway, I hope I will see you soon.<br />
Come along to one of our bus trips or<br />
wanders, it’s basically a pub crawl around<br />
real ale establishments getting a idea of<br />
what pubs we should consider for Pub<br />
of the Year (POTY), Club of the year<br />
(COTY) and the Good Beer Guide.<br />
(Check out the branch diary on page<br />
4 for more information).<br />
If you are already a member, great!<br />
Look out for an email coming out about<br />
our younger members December Wander.<br />
If you are a member of another branch -<br />
but at studying or working up here - drop<br />
me an email and I’ll be sure to invite you!<br />
Anthony McMullen<br />
Young Members Contact<br />
youngmembers@cannybevvy.co.uk<br />
Anthony hard at work<br />
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Campaigning for real ale, pubs &<br />
drinkers’ rights since 1971<br />
MASS LOBBY DAY<br />
On 30th October CAMRA<br />
members from all around the<br />
country went to parliament<br />
to fight for a better future for<br />
pubs, brewers and beer.<br />
CAMRA has a three-point plan<br />
to save the Great British Pub. We<br />
are asking MPs to support the<br />
following three campaigns:<br />
1. Carry out an immediate<br />
review of the Pubs Code, so<br />
that the Market Rent Only<br />
(MRO) Option becomes a<br />
genuine choice for tenants in<br />
England and Wales.<br />
2. Support introducing a<br />
preferential rate of duty for<br />
draught beer.<br />
3. Commit to reshaping the<br />
business rates system to address<br />
the unfair burden on pubs.<br />
One of the main items<br />
on the agenda was the Pubs<br />
Code, CAMRA is calling on<br />
the Government to undertake<br />
an urgent review of the code.<br />
This is because two years<br />
into its operation, PubCos are<br />
continuing to exploit gaps in the<br />
legislation and operation of the<br />
Pubs Code and are not abiding<br />
by the spirit of the code. The<br />
urgent review must be carried<br />
out as soon as is practicably<br />
possible and include a full<br />
public consultation to allow<br />
for the collection of evidence<br />
of the workings of the code so<br />
far from tied tenants and other<br />
key stakeholders (including<br />
groups representing tied tenants<br />
and other industry experts).<br />
Urgent changes are needed<br />
to the Pubs Code Regulations<br />
to allow delivery of the aims<br />
of the code, including action<br />
on confidentiality relating to<br />
arbitration decisions, to allow<br />
decisions to be published<br />
so that tied tenants can see<br />
principles being established<br />
in decisions. Changes to time<br />
limits contained in the code, to<br />
allow tied tenants more time<br />
to navigate the MRO process.<br />
Changes to force PubCos to<br />
negotiate MRO offers properly,<br />
rather than providing an inflated<br />
offer and refusing to negotiate<br />
with the tied tenant on price.<br />
Changes to prevent a PubCo<br />
evicting a tied tenant in order<br />
to prevent them securing a<br />
MRO agreement.<br />
Another item on the agenda<br />
was Beer Duty and Business<br />
Rates for pubs following the<br />
29th October budget. Business<br />
rates account for around 15p<br />
per 4.5% ABV pint of beer and<br />
Beer Duty (tax) accounts for<br />
49p in every pint of 4.5% ABV<br />
beer. Pubs currently pay 2.8%<br />
of the Business Rates Bill but<br />
only account for 0.5% of total<br />
business turnover, which is<br />
an overpayment of around £500<br />
million by the sector each year.<br />
A £1,000 Temporary<br />
Business Rate Relief for pubs<br />
was announced in the 2017<br />
Spring Budget. In the 2017<br />
Autumn Budget the Chancellor<br />
announced that this would<br />
be extended for another year.<br />
The relief only applies to pubs<br />
with a rateable value of below<br />
£100,000, meaning that some of<br />
the pubs that have experienced<br />
the largest increases in business<br />
rates can’t benefit. This situation<br />
is unfair and wholesale reform is<br />
needed to address the pub sector<br />
overpayment to stem the rising<br />
tide of pub closures. A YouGov<br />
poll found that 69% of those who<br />
expressed an opinion believe<br />
that pubs should receive tax relief<br />
as they provide safe, managed<br />
places for people to get together<br />
and drink responsibly. Beer duty<br />
in the UK is disproportionately<br />
high in comparison to other<br />
leading brewing nations in the<br />
European Union. We pay nearly 40%<br />
of all beer duty in the EU, but only<br />
consume around 12% of the beer.<br />
Time will tell if the Mass<br />
Lobby Day made a difference<br />
long term but more Members<br />
of Parliament are aware of<br />
these facts and engaging in<br />
the conversation the better the<br />
chances for a fairer deal for pubs<br />
has to be.<br />
Paul Hillhouse<br />
Public Affairs Officer<br />
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Campaigning for real ale, pubs &<br />
drinkers’ rights since 1971<br />
SAVE OUR PUBS<br />
As well as lobbying in<br />
parliament the fight to save<br />
pubs continues at branch level,<br />
with numerous pubs involved<br />
across the region.<br />
The Friends of Ye Olde Cross<br />
group from Ryton came to<br />
talk at our November branch<br />
meeting, to discuss a share offer<br />
to raise, buy and save the pub.<br />
Following this things seem to<br />
be going well, by publication<br />
the share offer will have closed<br />
(successfully we hope).<br />
You can find out more at<br />
www.yeoldecross.co.uk.<br />
A group are looking at saving<br />
the Cooperage on Newcastle’s<br />
quayside after it was added to<br />
historic England’s Heritage at risk<br />
register due to years of inactivity<br />
on the site. A petition to the<br />
owners has been signed by over<br />
16,000 people. Branch members<br />
have been involved with the group<br />
and should more come from this<br />
the branch are happy to lend full<br />
support wherever possible.<br />
The Railway Inn in Fourstones,<br />
near Hexham has been closed<br />
for 3 years. It was the only pub<br />
in the village. Since its closure<br />
like-minded people who want it<br />
to re-open as a pub formed the<br />
Fourstones Community Ventures.<br />
Ideally they would prefer someone<br />
to buy it and revive the pub.<br />
The branch are looking at<br />
possible ways to support and<br />
promote rural pubs and whilst<br />
plans are very much in the<br />
infancy we are hopeful we<br />
can put something together by<br />
summer and should have more<br />
to share with you in future issues.<br />
Saving pubs takes a lot of<br />
time, dedication, effort and<br />
money, either as an individual<br />
or as a group. However, they<br />
can also be the beating heart<br />
of a community and reward<br />
those that can offer themselves<br />
to this worthy endeavour. As<br />
always if you are aware of any<br />
pubs in danger in our branch<br />
area, please let us know at<br />
publicaffairs@cannybevvy.co.uk.<br />
And finally I have a meeting<br />
in the new year with the MP for<br />
Wansbeck, Ian Lavery alongside<br />
publican Julie Long who almost<br />
found herself thrown out by<br />
Trust Inns before taking on the<br />
pub company and stopping the<br />
Bank Top Hotel in Bedlington<br />
being demolished and now runs<br />
the pub freehold. We intend to<br />
discuss the points on page 18,<br />
in particular the Pubs Code and<br />
hopefully seek a commitment<br />
from another local MP to fix the<br />
Pubs Code and give tied tenants<br />
a fair deal.<br />
Paul Hillhouse<br />
Public Affairs Officer<br />
Ye Olde Cross, Ryton<br />
Railway Inn, Fourstones<br />
Bank Top Hotel, Bedlington<br />
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BOOK REVIEWS BY MARTIN ELLIS<br />
THE PUB MANIFESTO:<br />
A Comedian Stands Up For Pubs<br />
James Dowdeswell<br />
Paperback £12.99<br />
I must admit that I had never heard of<br />
comedian James Dowdeswell, before<br />
his book was brought to my attention.<br />
However, I have heard of his comedy pals<br />
Russell Howard and Jon Richardson who<br />
endorse Dowdeswell’s book.<br />
Dowdeswell grew-up in a Bristol pub<br />
and has spent his life observing both sides<br />
of the bar. His dad’s observations from a<br />
lifetime in the pub trade are also shared<br />
with the reader. The book covers real<br />
ale and craft beer, pub toilets, pub dogs,<br />
music and televisions in pubs and many<br />
other issues.<br />
The book is derived from material that<br />
Dowdeswell has developed as a standup<br />
comedian, at comedy clubs around<br />
the world. One of the key aspects of his<br />
routine relates to asking audiences what<br />
makes the perfect pub. It is encouraging<br />
to read that 21 out of 21 audiences placed<br />
beer at the top of the list.<br />
It is written in a light, amusing style and<br />
is a quick read. More informative than I<br />
expected, well researched and enjoyable.<br />
THE CIDER INSIDER: The Essential<br />
Guide 100 Craft Ciders to Drink Now<br />
Susanna Forbes<br />
Hardback £12.99<br />
Cider is enjoying a resurgence! It is a bold<br />
claim made by the publisher of The Cider<br />
Insider in their press release sent with the<br />
book. I think it is a fair claim, new cider makers<br />
are blending heritage with modern methods,<br />
new orchards are being planted. A few years<br />
ago orchards were being scrubbed-up. The<br />
image of cider has also changed, at one-time<br />
discussion relating to cider centred around its<br />
alcoholic strength, now discussion is centred<br />
around flavour, aroma and other qualities.<br />
The book is a world guide to cider,<br />
highlighting 100 ciders from 35 regions. The<br />
approach is similar to a traditional wine guide,<br />
each region has a short introduction. The first<br />
region, in pride of place, is England, Wales and<br />
Ireland – Scotland doesn’t get a mention.<br />
The book is a wealth of information written<br />
by someone who is not only knowledgeable<br />
but also passionate. It’s a great book for the<br />
cider fanatic, however, as many of ciders<br />
would be difficult to source, it’s not a ‘musthave’<br />
for people who enjoy draught cider in a<br />
local pub.<br />
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THE BEER KITCHEN: The Art &<br />
Science of Cooking, & Pairing,<br />
with Beer<br />
Melissa Cole<br />
Hardback £20.00<br />
Over the years there have been a<br />
number of beer cookery books, many<br />
are recipe books using specific beers.<br />
Cole’s approach is different, she starts by<br />
exploring how beer is made and assessing<br />
the taste aspects of beer. One of the best<br />
parts of the book is Cole’s list of do’s and<br />
don’ts and a couple of pages which is<br />
categorised as ‘random advice’.<br />
The book has over 70 recipes, some<br />
are quick and easy, others are more<br />
challenging. There are many vegetarian<br />
and vegan options. Beautifully illustrated<br />
throughout, with full-page photographs<br />
of each recipe, or enthusiastic cooks, the<br />
book has the ‘wow’ factor to whet the<br />
appetite. With each recipe, there is a list<br />
of possible beers to use and beers to drink<br />
with the dish.<br />
This is possibly the best beer cookery<br />
book that I have seen. Cooks experienced<br />
in using beer in recipes will love it, cooks<br />
new to cooking with beer will also love it.<br />
Practical and inspiring.<br />
THE BEER BUCKET LIST: Over 150 Beer<br />
Experiences from Around the World<br />
Mark Dredge<br />
Hardback £16.99<br />
Mark Dredge has previously won the Beer and<br />
Travel Writer of the Year by the British Guild of Beer<br />
Writers. As the title clearly states, the book covers<br />
150 beer experiences around the world, most of<br />
those experiences are in the English speaking<br />
world, but also includes places not normally on<br />
the beer tourists bucket list, for example, North<br />
Korea. I don’t think I am going to be checking<br />
flight costs to North Korea, but I enjoyed reading<br />
Dredge’s entertainment insight into North Korea’s<br />
beer scene. The middle east is briefly covered, with<br />
more respect, misses out the United Arab Emirates<br />
– a destination probably best avoided.<br />
The ‘United Kingdom and Ireland’ section could<br />
be considered to be disproportionally large by some,<br />
my view is that as a British reader it makes the book<br />
more relevant. However, I do think London and the<br />
south-east has been given too much dominance.<br />
I was surprised to see in the list of ‘Notable British<br />
Pub Bucket List Ticks’ of the 10 pubs highlighted,<br />
The Marsden Grotto at South Shields is included. I<br />
wonder when Dredge visited, perhaps on a beautiful<br />
summers day, or perhaps not at all.<br />
Whilst clearly Dredge has spent many hours in<br />
drinking establishments, festivals and other events, he<br />
has also spent a lot of time researching this book sat<br />
at a desk. However, this doesn’t mean that I didn’t<br />
find the book interesting, I did. Would I be happy if I<br />
was given the book as Christmas present, I would.<br />
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Answers:<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
5.<br />
Mordue<br />
Brinkburn Street<br />
Hadrian Border<br />
Tyne Bank<br />
Allendale<br />
6. Big Lamp<br />
7. Youngs<br />
8. Durham<br />
9. Fyne Ales<br />
10. Bateman’s<br />
Canny Bevvy Christmas Quiz<br />
by Martin Ellis<br />
Who Brews these Winter Ales?<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
Howay in a Manger<br />
Clandestine<br />
Christmas Baubale<br />
Vesuvius<br />
Christmas Ale<br />
Embers<br />
Winter Warmer<br />
Imperious<br />
Kilkerran Wee Heavy<br />
Rosey Nosey<br />
O’wa The Road<br />
micropub in Swalwell<br />
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CAMRA DISCOUNT SCHEME<br />
All new additions shown in red<br />
TANNERS ARMS, Alnwick<br />
£3.00 for a pint of all cask ales<br />
Monday - Thursday, 5.00 - 7.00pm<br />
LEAPING SALMON,<br />
Berwick upon Tweed<br />
50p off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
RAILWAY HOTEL, Birtley<br />
30p off a pint and 15p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales.<br />
BRINKBURN ST BREWERY<br />
TAP, Byker<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
RED HOUSE, Chopwell<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
DENTON, Denton Burn<br />
20p off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
GREAT NORTH EASTERN<br />
BREWERY TAP, Dunston<br />
50p of a pint of all cask ales<br />
WALLACE ARMS,<br />
Featherstone<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off a half<br />
pint of all cask ales and real<br />
cider.<br />
SCHOONER, Gateshead<br />
20p off a pint of all cask ales<br />
BORDER MINSTREL, Gosforth<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales.<br />
COUNTY, Gosforth<br />
30p off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
GOSFORTH HOTEL, Gosforth<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales<br />
QUEEN VICTORIA, Gosforth<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
NORTHUMBERLAND<br />
HUSSAR, Heaton<br />
30p off a pint, 20p off 2/3 of<br />
a pint and 10p off 1/3 of a pint<br />
of all cask ales and real cider.<br />
SWAN, Heddon on the Wall<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales<br />
TANNERY, Hexham<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales<br />
and real cider.<br />
THREE HORSE SHOES,<br />
High Horton<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off a<br />
half pint of all cask ales.<br />
DUN COW AT JESMOND,<br />
Jesmond<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
LONSDALE, Jesmond<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
RAVENSWORTH ARMS,<br />
Lamesley<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
WAGGON TEAM, Lobley Hill<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
BEACONSFIELD, Low Fell<br />
25p off a pint and a half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
MONKSEATON ARMS,<br />
Monkseaton<br />
20p off a pint of all cask ales<br />
AKENSIDE TRADERS,<br />
Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint and a half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
BOX SOCIAL, Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint and a half pint<br />
of all cask ales<br />
CROW’S NEST HOTEL,<br />
Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
DUKE OF WELLINGTON,<br />
Newcastle<br />
20p off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
FORTH HOTEL, Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
HEAD OF STEAM, Newcastle<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales.<br />
HEAD OF STEAM, Quayside<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales.<br />
JUNCTION, Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
NEWCASTLE ARMS,<br />
Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales<br />
OLD GEORGE INN, Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales<br />
PURPLE BEAR, Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
TILLEYS BAR, Newcastle<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales<br />
TRENT HOUSE, Newcastle<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off a<br />
half pint of all cask ales.<br />
TYNESIDE CINEMA BAR,<br />
Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint and a half<br />
pint of all cask ales.<br />
WAITING ROOMS (Formally<br />
LONG BAR), Newcastle<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales<br />
GUNNER, North Shields<br />
10% off a pint and a half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
RAILWAY TAVERN, Rowlands Gill<br />
10% off a pint and half pint of<br />
all cask ales.<br />
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CAMRA DISCOUNT SCHEME<br />
All new additions shown in red<br />
BLAKE ARMS, Seghill<br />
30p off a pint and 15p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales<br />
BRANDLING VILLA, South<br />
Gosforth<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
COPPERFIELDS (GRAND<br />
HOTEL), Tynemouth<br />
20p off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
DOLPHIN, Tynemouth<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales<br />
HEAD OF STEAM, Tynemouth<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales.<br />
SALUTATION, Tynemouth<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales<br />
TURKS HEAD, Tynemouth<br />
10% off a pint and a half pint<br />
off all cask ales and real cider.<br />
ANSON, Wallsend<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off<br />
a half pint of all cask ales.<br />
BEACON, West Monkseaton<br />
20p off a pint of all cask ales.<br />
GEORGE STEPHENSON INN,<br />
West Moor<br />
30p off a pint and 15p off a<br />
half pint of all cask ales.<br />
NORTHUMBERLAND ARMS,<br />
West Thirston<br />
10% off a pint of all cask ales<br />
ONE EYED STAG, Whickham<br />
10p off a pint of all cask ales<br />
Monday - Thursday<br />
BAY HORSE, Whickham<br />
10% off a pint and half pint<br />
of all cask ales.<br />
HIGHWAYMAN, Whickham<br />
Highway<br />
20p off a pint and 10p off a<br />
half pint of all cask ales.<br />
If you know of any pubs or clubs offering discounts to CAMRA members in Gateshead, Newcastle,<br />
North Tyneside and Northumberland, then please contact the Editor at editor@cannybevvy.co.uk.<br />
CAMRA discount is given at the discretion of the pub and can be withdrawn without notice. Since<br />
the publication of this issue, some pubs may no longer offer discounts to CAMRA members.<br />
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All new additions shown in red<br />
Acklington<br />
Railway Inn<br />
Allendale<br />
Golden Lion Hotel<br />
Allenheads<br />
Allenheads Inn<br />
Alnmouth<br />
Hope & Anchor<br />
Red Lion Inn<br />
Alnwick<br />
Fleece Inn<br />
John Bull Inn<br />
Tanners Arms<br />
Alnwick Moor<br />
Shepherds Rest<br />
Alwinton<br />
Rose & Thistle<br />
Amble<br />
Masons Arms<br />
Ashington<br />
Rohan Kanhai<br />
Bamburgh<br />
Lord Crewe Chop<br />
and Ale House<br />
Bardon Mill<br />
Twice Brewed Inn<br />
Bedlington<br />
Box Wood Tap<br />
Red Lion<br />
Belford<br />
Black Swan<br />
Blue Bell Hotel<br />
Berwick upon Tweed<br />
Barrels Ale House<br />
Brown Bear<br />
Curfew<br />
Pilot<br />
Birtley<br />
Bowes Incline<br />
Country Pub & Hotel<br />
Railway Hotel<br />
Blaydon<br />
La Taverna<br />
Blyth<br />
Howay Inn<br />
Olivers<br />
Post Office<br />
Wallaw<br />
Boulmer<br />
Fishing Boat Inn<br />
Byker<br />
Brinkburn St Brewery Tap<br />
Cluny<br />
Cumberland Arms<br />
Free Trade Inn<br />
Tyne Bank Tap Room<br />
Byrness<br />
Forest View Inn<br />
Catton<br />
Crown Inn<br />
Chatton<br />
Percy Arms Hotel<br />
Choppington<br />
Swan<br />
Chopwell<br />
Red House<br />
Coalburns<br />
Fox & Hounds<br />
Corbridge<br />
Angel of Corbridge<br />
Dyvels Inn<br />
Cornhill on Tweed<br />
Collingwood Arms<br />
Cramlington<br />
John the Clerk<br />
of Cramlington<br />
Plough<br />
Craster<br />
Cottage Inn Hotel<br />
Cullercoats<br />
Brown’s Salt House<br />
Crescent Club<br />
Dipton Mill<br />
Dipton Mill Inn<br />
Dunston<br />
Great North Eastern<br />
Brewery Tap<br />
Earsdon<br />
Beehive<br />
Cannon Inn<br />
East Wallhouses<br />
Robin Hood Inn<br />
Eglingham<br />
Tankerville Arms<br />
Eighton Banks<br />
Waggon Inn<br />
Elsdon<br />
Bird in Bush<br />
Embleton<br />
Greys Inn<br />
Featherstone<br />
Wallace Arms<br />
Felling<br />
Old Fox<br />
Wheat Sheaf<br />
Felton<br />
Fox’s Den<br />
Forestburn Gate<br />
Gate<br />
Gateshead<br />
By The River Brew Co.<br />
Central<br />
Sage<br />
Schooner<br />
Station East<br />
Gosforth<br />
Border Minstrel<br />
County<br />
Gosforth Hotel<br />
Job Bulman<br />
Queen Victoria<br />
Great Whittington<br />
Queen’s Head<br />
Greenhaugh<br />
Holly Bush Inn<br />
Haltwhistle<br />
Haltwhistle<br />
Comrades Club<br />
Milecastle Inn<br />
Heaton<br />
Chillingham<br />
Northumberland<br />
Hussar<br />
Hedley on the Hill<br />
Feathers<br />
Hexham<br />
Heart of<br />
Northumberland<br />
Tannery<br />
High Horton<br />
Three Horse Shoes<br />
High Newtonby-the-Sea<br />
Joiners Arms<br />
High Spen<br />
Wig’s Place<br />
Humshaugh<br />
Crown Inn<br />
Jesmond<br />
Osbornes<br />
Kenton Bank Foot<br />
Twin Farms<br />
Kingston Park<br />
Rooftop Bar<br />
Lamesley<br />
Ravensworth Arms<br />
Langley<br />
Carts Bog Inn<br />
Longframlington<br />
Village Inn<br />
Longhorsley<br />
Linden Tree<br />
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Low Fell<br />
Gateshead Rugby Club<br />
Tap @ Carters Well<br />
Lowick<br />
Black Bull<br />
Low Newtonby-the-Sea<br />
Ship Inn<br />
Lucker<br />
Apple Inn<br />
Matfen<br />
Black Bull<br />
High House Farm<br />
Visitor Centre<br />
Meldon<br />
Dyke Neuk<br />
Mickley<br />
Glenside<br />
Middleton<br />
Ox Inn<br />
Milfield<br />
Red Lion Inn<br />
Mitford<br />
Plough Inn<br />
Monkseaton<br />
Left Luggage Room<br />
Morpeth<br />
Black Bull<br />
Electrical Wizard<br />
Joiners Arms<br />
Office<br />
Tap & Spile<br />
Newbrough<br />
Red Lion<br />
Newburn<br />
Keelman<br />
Newcastle upon<br />
Tyne City Centre<br />
Bacchus<br />
Beer Street<br />
Bodega<br />
Botanist<br />
Box Social<br />
Bridge Hotel<br />
Bridge Tavern<br />
Broad Chare<br />
Centurion<br />
Charles Grey<br />
Crown Posada<br />
Crows Nest<br />
Duke of Wellington<br />
Fitzgeralds<br />
Hop & Cleaver<br />
Lady Grey’s<br />
Lola Jeans<br />
Mean Eyed Cat<br />
Old George Inn<br />
Percy Arms<br />
Pleased to Meet You<br />
Redhouse<br />
Split Chimp<br />
Stand Comedy Club<br />
Strawberry<br />
Three Bulls Heads<br />
Tilleys Bar<br />
Town Mouse Ale<br />
House<br />
Town Wall<br />
Trent House<br />
Tyneside Cinema<br />
Bar Cafe<br />
Wylam Brewery<br />
Newton<br />
Duke of Wellington Inn<br />
New York<br />
Shiremoor<br />
House Farm<br />
North Shields<br />
Exchange<br />
Low Lights Tavern<br />
Oddfellows<br />
Pub & Kitchen<br />
Old Hartley<br />
Delaval Arms<br />
Ponteland<br />
Blackbird<br />
Prudhoe<br />
Wor Local<br />
Rennington<br />
Horseshoes Inn<br />
Rochester<br />
Redesdale Arms<br />
Rothbury<br />
Narrow Nick<br />
Rowlands Gill<br />
Railway Tavern<br />
Seahouses<br />
Bamburgh Castle Inn<br />
Black Swan Inn<br />
Olde Ship Inn<br />
Slaley<br />
Rose & Crown<br />
South Gosforth<br />
Millstone<br />
Brandling Villa<br />
Stakeford<br />
Half Moon Inn<br />
Stamfordham<br />
Swinburne Arms<br />
Stannington<br />
St Mary’s Inn<br />
Swalwell<br />
O’wa The Road<br />
Thropton<br />
Three Wheat Heads<br />
Tynemouth<br />
Barca<br />
Copperfields<br />
Dolphin<br />
Hugos at the Coast<br />
Lola Jeans<br />
Platform 2<br />
Priory<br />
Salutation<br />
Turks Head<br />
Tynemouth & District<br />
Working Men’s<br />
Social Club<br />
Tynemouth<br />
Lodge Hotel<br />
Wallsend<br />
Ritz<br />
Wark<br />
Battlesteads Hotel<br />
West Thirston<br />
Northumberland Arms<br />
Whickham<br />
One Eyed Stag<br />
Whitley Bay<br />
Dog & Rabbit<br />
Fire Station<br />
Gilbert & Smith’s<br />
Storm Cellar<br />
Wylam<br />
Black Bull<br />
Boathouse<br />
If you are a licensee and would like to join the scheme or would like some more information, or you are<br />
a customer and know of a pub which regularly sells local beers, please contact the Pubs Officer Colin<br />
Anderson via pubsofficer@cannybevvy.co.uk.<br />
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CAMRA AWARD WINNING PUB<br />
2017 NE Regional Pub of the Year<br />
2017 Northumberland Cider POTY<br />
2018 SE Northumberland POTY<br />
8 hand pulls - 5 craft keg lines - 7 ciders<br />
Castle Square - Morpeth - NE61 1YL<br />
Tel.: 07957 721 066<br />
andreajohnson131@outlook.com<br />
We welcome dogs<br />
in all our pubs!<br />
The Fox’s Den<br />
Felton - NE65 9EA<br />
4 hand pulls + 2 keg lines and various bottled ciders<br />
A small and friendly micropub serving excellent ales<br />
Opening Times<br />
Monday: 7pm to 10:30pm<br />
Tuesday: 7pm to 10:30pm<br />
Wednesday: 6pm to 10:30pm<br />
Thursday: 6pm to 10:30pm<br />
Friday: 5pm to 10:30pm<br />
Saturday: 5pm to 10:30pm<br />
Sunday: 6pm to 10:30pm
Alnmouth<br />
Red Lion Inn<br />
Sun Inn<br />
Alnwick<br />
Black Swan<br />
John Bull Inn<br />
Tanners Arms<br />
Anick<br />
Rat Inn<br />
Ashington<br />
Rohan Kanhai<br />
Barlow<br />
Black Horse<br />
Restaurant & Bar<br />
Bedlington<br />
Box Wood Tap<br />
Red Lion<br />
Bellingham<br />
Cheviot Hotel<br />
Benton<br />
Black Bull<br />
Berwick upon Tweed<br />
Curfew<br />
Pilot<br />
Birtley<br />
Railway Hotel<br />
Blaydon<br />
Black Bull<br />
La Taverna<br />
Blyth<br />
Howay Inn<br />
Wallaw<br />
Byker<br />
Cluny<br />
Cumberland Arms<br />
Free Trade Inn<br />
High Main<br />
Caterway Heads<br />
Manor House Inn<br />
Corbridge<br />
The Pele Corbridge<br />
Cramlington<br />
John the Clerk of Cramlington<br />
Plough<br />
Denton<br />
Denton<br />
REAL CIDER & PERRY<br />
All new additions shown in red<br />
Dipton Mill<br />
Dipton Mill Inn<br />
Earsdon<br />
Beehive<br />
East Wallhouses<br />
Robin Hood Inn<br />
Falstone<br />
Blackcock Country Inn<br />
Featherstone<br />
Wallace Arms<br />
Felling<br />
Wheat Sheaf<br />
Gateshead<br />
Central<br />
Schooner<br />
Tilley Stone<br />
Gosforth<br />
Barca<br />
Brandling Arms<br />
County<br />
Job Bulman<br />
Queen Victoria<br />
Greenhead<br />
Blenkinsopp Castle<br />
Country Inn<br />
Heaton<br />
Chillingham<br />
Northumberland Hussar<br />
Hedley on the Hill<br />
Feathers<br />
Hexham<br />
Grapes<br />
Tannery<br />
High Horton<br />
Three Horse Shoes<br />
High Spen<br />
Wig’s Place<br />
Humshaugh<br />
Crown Inn<br />
Jesmond<br />
Lonsdale<br />
Low Fell<br />
Aletaster<br />
Tap @ Carters Well<br />
Victoria<br />
Matfen<br />
High House Farm<br />
Visitor Centre<br />
Meldon<br />
Dyke Neuk<br />
Milfield<br />
Red Lion Inn<br />
Monkseaton<br />
Left Luggage Room<br />
Morpeth<br />
Black Bull<br />
Electrical Wizard<br />
Joiners Arms<br />
Office<br />
Tap & Spile<br />
Newbiggin by the Sea<br />
Queens Head<br />
Newcastle City Centre<br />
Bacchus<br />
Beer Street<br />
Bodega<br />
Bridge Hotel<br />
Bridge Tavern<br />
Broad Chare<br />
Centurion<br />
City Tavern<br />
Crow’s Nest<br />
Duke of Wellington<br />
Five Swans<br />
Forth<br />
Head of Steam<br />
Head of Steam Quayside<br />
Hotspur<br />
Junction<br />
Keel Row<br />
Lady Greys<br />
Mean Eyed Cat<br />
Milecastle<br />
Pacific House<br />
Pleased to Meet You<br />
Purple Bear<br />
Quayside<br />
Split Chimp<br />
Tilleys Bar<br />
Town Wall<br />
Trent House<br />
Union Rooms<br />
Waiting Rooms<br />
Wylam Brewery<br />
North Shields<br />
Borough of Tynemouth<br />
Unionist Club<br />
Exchange<br />
Oddfellows<br />
Ponteland<br />
Blackbird<br />
Prudhoe<br />
Wor Local<br />
Rothbury<br />
Newcastle House<br />
Rowlands Gill<br />
Railway Tavern<br />
Seahouses<br />
Olde Ship Inn<br />
Seaton Sluice<br />
Melton Constable<br />
Sheriff Hill<br />
Three Tuns<br />
Slaley<br />
Travellers Rest<br />
South Gosforth<br />
Brandling Villa<br />
Millstone<br />
Stannington<br />
St Mary’s Inn<br />
Swalwell<br />
O’wa The Road<br />
Sun Inn<br />
Tweedmouth<br />
Queens Head<br />
Tynemouth<br />
Barca<br />
Copperfields<br />
Head of Steam<br />
Hugos at the Coast<br />
Salutation<br />
Tynemouth & District<br />
Working Men’s<br />
Social Club<br />
Wallsend<br />
Ritz<br />
Wark<br />
Battlesteads Hotel<br />
Whitley Bay<br />
Briar Dene<br />
Dog & Rabbit<br />
Fat Ox<br />
Fire Station<br />
Winlaton<br />
Turf<br />
Wylam<br />
Boathouse<br />
If you are a licensee or you are a customer and know of a pub which regularly sells real cider/<br />
perry, please contact the Cider/ Perry Officer, via cider@cannybevvy.co.uk<br />
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)))) ) LAST ORDERS<br />
MEMBERSHIP FIGURES<br />
The North East Region has 4,990 (4,942) members<br />
Cleveland Branch has 897 (889) members<br />
Darlington Branch has 463 (458) members<br />
Durham Branch has 837 (819) members<br />
Sunderland & South Tyneside Branch<br />
has 660 (648) members<br />
Tyneside & Northumberland Branch<br />
has 2,133 (2,128) members<br />
CAMRA National Membership is now<br />
over 191,949 (192,051) members<br />
(Figures correct at 27th November 2018.<br />
Previous figures from last issue shown in brackets)<br />
FUTURE<br />
ARTICLES<br />
Family Pubs<br />
Dog Friendly Pubs<br />
Seaside Pubs<br />
Country Pubs<br />
Heritage Pubs<br />
Pub Walks<br />
Pubs by Metro<br />
Pubs by Bus<br />
FUTURE<br />
SPECIAL ISSUES<br />
Winter Beers<br />
Beer Festivals<br />
Summer Beers<br />
Students<br />
If you have any suggestions<br />
for either Future Articles<br />
and Future Special Issues,<br />
then contact the Editor, at<br />
editor@cannybevvy.co.uk.<br />
If you have a complaint about any unfair trading practices, such as short measures, beer quality,<br />
overcharging, service or misleading product promotions, you should firstly inform the publican.<br />
If however you do not get a satisfactory response, then CAMRA recommends that you contact<br />
your local Trading Standards office. Contact details listed below.<br />
City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tel. 0191 211 6129. Gateshead, Tel. 0191 433 3987.<br />
North Tyneside, Tel. 0345 200 0101. Northumberland, Tel. 01670 534 585.<br />
If you have enjoyed reading this<br />
issue and you wish to become a<br />
member of CAMRA, then please<br />
read the “Join CAMRA Today”<br />
advert, which is on the back<br />
cover of this issue.<br />
If you would like to receive a copy of<br />
Canny Bevvy, then contact the Editor at<br />
editor@cannybevvy.co.uk.<br />
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