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Tyneside & Northumberland CAMRA 

Issue 249 • Autumn 2019 

Golden Ale Bronze Champion

Contents 

Talking Ed 

Editorial 3 

Advertising 3 

Branch Contacts 4 

Branch Diary 4 

Message from the Chairman 5 

Pub & Brewery News 6/7 

Pub Review 9 

What is a Clubs Officer? 11 

Diversity and Beyond 13 

Beer Festivals 13 

Great British Beer Festival 15 

Cider Report 17 

Cider and Perry Pubs 19 

Campaigning Page (i) 21 

Campaigning Page (ii) 23 

Book Reviews 25 

Quiz 27 

Camra Discount Scheme 29 

Last Orders 30 

Join CAMRA 32 

Congratulations to Big Lamp Brewery whose 

Prince Bishop Ale won bronze in the Golden 

Ales category at this year’s Great British Beer 

Festival. This was the only beer in competition 

from our branch area. Big Lamp Brewery is the 

oldest brewery in our branch area. For full details 

of all the other winners see page 15. 

The Good Beer Guide 2020 is published on 

12 September. The CAMRA North East Region 

launch of the guide will take place from 4.00 - 

10.00pm on Friday 13 September in the Head 

of Steam in Newcastle. The new guide is 

reviewed in this issue (see page 25). 

The Cask Marque sponsored Cask Ale Week 

is from 19 - 29 September. For Cask Ale Week 

information see caskaleweek.co.uk 

Finally, October is Cider Month, with CAMRA 

officially supporting real cider and perry since 

1977. The Cider Report is on 

page 17 and a list of pubs 

serving real cider and 

perry is on page 19. 

Cheers 

Adrian Gray, 

Editor 

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Branch Contacts 

Chairman: Dr Ian Lee 

chairman@cannybevvy.co.uk 

Editor, Advertising 

& Distribution: Adrian Gray 

editor@cannybevvy.co.uk 

advertising@cannybevvy.co.uk 

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Social Secretary: Martin Robertson 

socialsecretary@cannybevvy.co.uk 

Public Affairs Officer 

& Social Media Officer: Paul Hillhouse 

publicaffairs@cannybevvy.co.uk 

socialmedia@cannybevvy.co.uk 

Young Members Contact: 

Anthony McMullen 

youngmembers@cannybevvy.co.uk 

Website: www.cannybevvy.co.uk 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/tyncamra 

Twitter account: @TYNCAMRA 

Branch Diary 

Friday 13 September 4.00 - 10.00pm 

Good Beer Guide Launch 

Head of Steam, Newcastle 

Sunday 15 September 2.00pm 

Regional Cider Pub of the Year Presentation 

The Avenue, Sunderland 

Tuesday 17 September 7.30pm 

Branch Meeting 

Bridge Tavern, Newcastle 

Saturday 21 September 10.00am 

Survey Trip to Mid Northumberland 

Coach at 10.00am, St Thomas’ Street, 

Newcastle 

Wednesday 16 October 7.00pm 

John Holland Memorial Wander 

Starts at Tilley Stone, Gateshead 

Metro to Gateshead 

Monday 21 October 7.30pm 


Town Mouse Ale House, Newcastle 

Saturday 2 November 2.00pm 

Regional Pub of the Year Presentation 

Grey Horse, Consett 

Wednesday 13 November 7.30pm 


(Venue to be confirmed) 


Regional Club of the Year Presentation 

Comrades Club, Haltwhistle 


Regional Meeting 

Darlington (venue to be confirmed) 

Monday 2 December 7.00pm 

Beer Tasting Event 

Anarchy Brewery, Walker, Metro to Walkergate 

All events are subject to change. 

Please check the Canny Bevvy website 

www.cannybevvy.co.uk for up to date details. 

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Message from the Chairman 

Firstly congratulations to Big Lamp Brewery 

winning bronze in the Champion Beer of 

Britain golden beers category at the recent 

Great British Beer Festival with Prince Bishop 

Ale. A great achievement for the branch’s 

oldest independent brewery. Another 

milestone for local brewing with Hadrian 

Border celebrating 25 years of brewing. 

Nationally worrying news with the probable 

take over of Greene King and Fullers by big 

multinationals. Maybe it will work out fine, but 

the evidence from the past is not hopeful. It is a 

commonly held view that some key brands will 

be dropped and that taste will become bland. 

As major pub owners will there be closures? 

CAMRA nationally is in discussions with both. 

However locally things are more hopeful, we 

have at least 40 breweries in the branch area, 

with more opening soon. An excellent way of 

getting to tour them is on our regular bus trips. 

In the last month we have excellent visits to 

Hadrian Border and Cheviot breweries. 

If you are not a ‘meetings’ person book yourself 

on one of these trips. To check on what we are 

up to visit tynland.camra.org.uk 

I am often asked why there so few beers from 

the North East in the Champion Beer of Britain 

competition. There is not enough space here 

to fully answer that. But local members can 

help promote local beers if they want to. Beers 

are put forward to the competition by regional 

judging at beer festivals: like the Newcastle Beer 

& Cider Festival (2020 Beer Festival 1-4 April). 

Individual members can vote for Champion 

Beer of Britain by choosing beers in various 

categories at cbob.camra.org.uk Voting is from 

1 September to 1 November. I would encourage 

all members to vote. 

Finally a huge thank you to all past and 

present members of the Canny Bevvy editorial 

committee for all their hard work. 

Cheers 

Dr Ian Lee, Branch Chairman 

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COCK & BULL, 108 Queens Street, Amble 

This new micropub opened on 28 June, 2019 

in what was formerly the tourist information 

office. The owner 27 year old Jake Castleman 

lives in Morpeth and had been looking to open a 

micropub in Northumberland for the last three 

years. Jake asked Amble Council if they could 

suggest any suitable premises. They informed 

him that the tourist information office which had 

been closed since June 2017 was available. Jake 

has been in the licence trade since he was 19. The 

name comes from a character who used to tell 

‘tall stories’ in a pub Jake worked in. 

The one room micropub has furniture sourced 

from antique shops and fitted seats salvaged 

from a former pub in Boldon. The bar top was 

specially made. There are paintings on one wall 

from local artists, which are for sale. 

There are four handpumps serving rotating 

cask ales from local micro breweries. Jake intends 

to install two more handpumps serving real cider. 

There are also three craft keg taps, one regular and 

two rotating keg beers. There is a Northumbrian 

Cheese menu and local pies from Jarvis Pickle. 

This is a very dog friendly micropub giving free 

dog treats and water. Children are also welcome. 

Jake intends to start a monthly Beer & Cheese 

tasting night. He also intends to start monthly 

comedy nights as well as live acoustic music nights. 

PLATFORM BAR, Platform 2, Hexham 

Railway Station 

This new micropub opened on 3 August, 2019 in 

the former Grade II listed waiting room, which 

had last been used as a model shop. The owners 

are Gary and Heather Scott of High House Farm 

Brewery, Matfen. 

The single room micropub has original 

pine seating around three walls with freestanding 

tables. On the walls are various railway 

memorabilia. The Victorian sandstone fireplace is 

original. An Edwardian brass till stands behind the 

bar. A selection of miniature trains are above the 

optics behind the bar. The oak bar was from the 

Pheasant pub in Jedburgh. 

There are five handpumps serving four rotating 

cask ales from their own brewery and one serving 

a rotating real cider. Currently alcohol is served 

from 10.00am. Tea, coffee, hot and cold snacks are 

available beforehand and throughout the day. All 

drink and food can be taken away. Closing times 

may vary, depending on demand. Please note the 

toilets are at the other end of the platform. 

THE TWO PENNIES, 1 Northumberland Place, 

North Shields 

This new cafe and bar in the town centre opened 

on 12 July, 2019 in what was formerly a tea room. 

There are two separate rooms divided by a 

corridor. The bar is in the room on the left. The 

owners Anthony Winter, Scott Wall and Noel Daley 

all live in North Shields. Anthony and Noel have been 

friends for over 20 years. Scott and Noel are cousins. 

All three wanted to open a cafe and bar. 

The name comes from Scott’s great-grandfather 

who ran a pitch and toss game and always used 

his own two pennies. The theme of the interior is a 

tribute to the workers and heritage of North Shields. 

Musical instruments hang on the walls in the right 

hand room, which are all available to play. Scott 

makes guitars out of cigar boxes, car wheel hubs, 

oil cans and baked bean tins (called ‘canjos’). The 

chairs were reclaimed from a former school. The bar 

is made from old pallets and baker’s trays. Ladders 

hang from the ceiling above the bar. 

There are three craft keg taps. Cask ale and real 

cider will be available in the future. Tea and coffee 

is available and a full food menu is served daily. 

It is dog friendly with free dog treats and water. 

There is an outside seating area at the front of the 

building. Live music is on every Sunday at 7.00pm. 

Quiz night is every Tuesday. 

OKAPI LOUNGE, 48-60 Park View, 

Whitley Bay 

This new bar/lounge in what was formerly a 

Poundstretcher store opened on 7 March, 2019. 

The owners are H. J. Leisure Group and the 

manager is Graham Baldridge. He had previously 

worked for the Head of Steam chain in Newcastle. 

This is a large one room bar with an upright 

piano at one end. There are four handpumps 

serving cask ales from national and local 

micro breweries. There were originally only two 

handpumps. A fifth handpump will be added in 

the near future. They also have two real ciders. 


There is an adjoining restaurant called Mr Petit, 

which is owned by the company. 

Every Thursday from 7.30pm there is an open 

mic night and a monthly live acoustic music night, 

both in Mr Petit. There is a quiz night every second 

Tuesday from 8.00pm. This will eventually increase 

to every Tuesday in the near future. This bar now 

gives discount to CAMRA members (see page 29). 

FOX & FINCH, 155-157 Park View, Whitley Bay 

This new bar opened on 4 April, 2019 in what was 

formerly a bridalwear shop. The owners also have 

the Salty Sea Dog in North Shields. The two rooms 

are joined by an archway in the wall. The bar is in 

the right hand room. In the left hand room there 

are three portrait paintings on the wall. Each 

painting has a pencil suspended under the nose 

of the sitter (honestly). 

There are two handpumps serving rotating 

cask ales from local micro breweries plus eight 

keg taps. There is a food menu available every 

day. This is a dog friendly bar which provides 

free dog treats and water. Children are also 

welcome. There are tables and chairs on the 

pavement outside. 

REGIONAL PUB OF THE YEAR 

1st Grey Horse, Consett 

2nd ORB, Darlington 

3rd Golden Smog, Stockton on Tees 

REGIONAL CIDER PUB OF THE YEAR 

1st The Avenue, Sunderland 

2nd The Station House, Durham 

3rd The Curfew, Berwick upon Tweed 

REGIONAL CLUB OF THE YEAR 

1st Comrades Club, Haltwhistle 

2nd Tanfield Lea Working Men’s Club 

3rd Darlington Snooker Club 

The branch would like to thank the following pubs who have hosted CAMRA meetings free of charge 

since the last issue. The Schooner (Gateshead), Bridge Hotel (Newcastle), Crescent Club (Cullercoats), 

Old George (Newcastle), The Split Chimp (Newcastle) and Victoria Comet (Newcastle). If your pub 

or club would like to host a meeting free of charge, please contact the Social Secretary at 

socialsecretary@cannybevvy.co.uk 

BIG LAMP BREWERY, Prince Bishop Ale has 

won bronze in the Golden Ales category at this 

year’s Great British Beer Festival. Big Lamp has been 

brewing since 1982, originally in the Big Lamp area 

in the west end of Newcastle and is the oldest micro 

brewery in the North East. It moved to its current 

location in Newburn in 1996, in what was a former 

pumping station next to the Tyne (see page 15). 

BLACK STORM BREWERY, bought the 

former Black Hill Brewery in Chester le Street, 

County Durham in June 2019. The brewery 

had been contract brewing at Hadrian Border 

Brewery until they could find suitable premises. 

The brewery acquired the Autumn Brewing Co. 

gluten-free micro brewery in September 2018. 

The brewery also own Drop Everything And 

Drink micro pub in Newcastle, the Storm Cellar 

micropub in Whitley Bay and a specialist craft 

beer store in the STACK in Newcastle. 

BREWIS BEER Co., is a new family run nano 

brewery in Amble, Northumberland. They 

currently only sell bottled beers. They produce 

four core range, six seasonal range and five 

rotational range beers. The labels on the bottles 

are 100% recyclable and 100% biodegradable. 

HADRIAN BORDER BREWERY, have won 

gold in the Best Bitter category at the CAMRA 

North East & Yorkshire Regional Champion Beer 

of Britain 2019 with Secret Kingdom. This will now 

be in competition at the 2020 Great British Beer 

Festival. The brewery is also celebrating brewing 

for 25 years. In 1994 the owners bought Border 

Brewery in Tweedmouth and moved to Byker 

in 2000 and became Hadrian & Border Brewery. 

In 2011 the brewery moved to their current 

premises in Newburn. 


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TYNEMOUTH 

LODGE HOTEL 

Tynemouth Road, Tynemouth 

Hugh pulling a Bass 

This historic pub built in 1799 was originally a 

privately owned hotel with a public bar. During 

the early 20th century Newcastle Breweries 

purchased the pub. The current owner, Hugh 

Price (from Whitley Bay) bought the freehold 

from Scottish & Newcastle Breweries in 

1983. Hugh had heard the pub was for sale 

over a pint in the old Big Lamp Brewery. He 

bought it the next day. It had been closed for 

about a year. After major refurbishment the 

pub reopened on 22 December, 1983. 

Hugh has kept it the same ever since. 

The adjacent building - which overlooks 

Northumberland Park - was the former 

House of Correction and Justices Room. 

Visiting judges stayed in the hotel. Food 

was cooked in the kitchens and served to 

inmates through a connecting tunnel in 

the cellar. The present Victorian brown 

and yellow tiled facade was added in the 

late 19th century. 

In 1984 Hugh acquired the waste land next 

to the pub and turned it into a car park. 

A beer garden was added circa 1990 as a 

result of Hugh buying the Correction House. 

This traditional one room pub has six 

handpumps. There are always four regular 

cask ales which are Bass (Hugh’s favourite), 

Pedigree, Deuchars IPA and Hadrian Border 

Blonde, plus one rotating guest ale. There 

is also a large selection of wines and spirits. 

Traditional pub food is available. Dogs and 

children are welcome in the beer garden. 

Hugh supports two charities, the Royal 

National Lifeboats Institute (RNLI) and 

the Keswick Mountain Rescue Team. He 

was a founder member of the Tyneside & 

Northumberland CAMRA Branch, Social 

Secretary and real ale enthusiast. In 2015 the 

Tynemouth Lodge Hotel received a Special 

Award from the branch for 30 consecutive 

years in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. 

Adrian Gray 

Photographs courtesy of Adrian Don, 

ElectricPics Photography 


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Hadrian Border Brewery 

Deliveries every week to Edinburgh 

in the north, Darlington and 

Middlesbrough in the south 

and across the Scottish Borders, 

County Durham – plus of course 

daily around Tyne & Wear and 

Northumberland. 

Tel: 0191 264 9000 

for a list of our products 

www.hadrian-border-brewery.co.uk 

They don’t make pubs like 

this anymore. 

Copperfields 

quality time with quality ale 

Members get 20p off each real ale pint. 

Tynemouth - Behind the Grand Hotel - 0191 293 6666 


What is a Clubs Officer? 

I joined CAMRA about two years ago after 

having planned to do so for a long time. 

In my very early drinking days I drank 

lager and changed to real ale only when 

the price in our local pub increased from 

28p to 31p a pint at a stroke, the bitter 

was cheaper and the rest is as they say 

is history. The first pint of real ale I drank 

was in around 1977 when I was 21 in - the 

now long closed - Crown and Anchor in 

Horsley. Vaux Samson and Lorimers Bitter 

were the stock ales. A lot of beers have 

passed between my lips since those days. 

I travelled extensively in my job for 29 

years and enjoyed all kinds of local beers, 

from the Ness range in Inverness to the 

St Austell beers in Cornwall. Only when 

the travelling eased did I join the Tyneside 

& Northumberland CAMRA branch and 

become an active member. Initially I 

enjoyed the Wednesday Wanders, then 

started going to branch meetings, then 

to the Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival 

and finally the survey trips, which offer an 

opportunity to visit real ale and real cider 

pubs off the beaten track in the beautiful 

county of Northumberland. This branch is 

the largest branch by area in the England. 

I was recently on the Regional Pub of the 

Year survey trip, which visited the eight 

winners – plus four more - from the other 

CAMRA branch winners in the North East 

region. I had never previously visited any 

of the pubs, including one club. A great 

day was had by all. 

Having more time now I have finished 

working I wanted to become more 

involved in CAMRA. The post of Clubs 

Officer had been vacant for some time, 

and having taken drink one night I 

volunteered to take it on. There is clearly 

some work to do. It’s about more than 

the obvious CIU clubs, there is a vast 

range of sporting clubs and associations 

in the area – including football clubs, 

rugby clubs, cricket clubs, golf clubs, 

yacht clubs, rowing clubs, snooker clubs, 

bowling clubs, etc. - where the potential 

for drinking real ale and real cider is much 

higher. The vast majority of CIU clubs in 

our area don’t serve real ale or real cider 

and are dominated by the ‘big brewers’. 

The first part of the task is to find out 

what is happening where, and then set 

about changing a few attitudes and 

promoting real ale and real cider in some 

of those outlets. My aim is to see real ale 

and real cider sold in more clubs in our 

branch area and to increase the number 

of clubs in the branch area in the Good 

Beer Guide. 

To assist me in my role as Clubs Officer 

I would ask that any CAMRA members 

who visit clubs serving real ale or real cider 

to forward me any information they have. 

Who knows, one day the branch may have 

a CAMRA National Club of the Year winner. 

David Russell 

Clubs Officer 

clubsofficer@cannybevvy.co.uk 


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Quality food menu • Children’s adventure play area 

Large beer garden for those warm sunny days 

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Diversity and Beyond 

If you live within walking distance from your 

home to a pub that sells average to good cask 

ale you are lucky, cherish this place. When I 

say average to good cask ale I am thinking 

first and foremost about the condition/ 

freshness of the cask ale on offer. Cask ale 

has a short ‘shelf life’, even if it is kept in ideal 

conditions. Unfortunately it happens that 

someone decides to taste a cask ale - maybe 

for the first time - and what they get is cask 

ale that is past it’s best or has ‘gone off’. The 

cask ale in the few pubs I have within walking 

distance is barely average, if you are lucky. To 

drink decent quality cask ale in a pub I need 

to take a bus which is not always convenient. 

However a good selection of quality bottled 

beer - some bottled conditioned - is sold in 

pubs, specialist shops and supermarkets. My 

home drinking choice at the moment are two 

Fullers beers, 1845 and ESB, both obtainable 

from large supermarkets. If you want to try 

them do not wait too long, the international 

CAMRA Festivals 

York: 

18 - 21 September 

Richmond: 


Sunderland: 

3 - 5 October 

Nottingham: 

9 - 12 October 

Sheffield: 


Carlisle: 

31 October - 2 November 

Saltburn: 

15 - 16 November 

Beer Festivals 

brewing group that Fullers belonged to has 

been sold to another international group. 

There has been speculation in the ‘Beer Press’ 

that soon some Fullers Classics (see above) 

will not be available in the future, they expect 

London Pride to continue in production. 

Fullers 1845 (6.3% ABV) was brewed in 

1995 to commemorate the 150th anniversary 

of the brewery, the brewing books provided 

inspiration for the beer. The beer is matured 

for 100 days, using Goldings hops - one of my 

favourites - and amber malt, which gives good 

colour and flavour. Excellent for sipping at any 

time of year. This beer is bottle conditioned, 

which means there is still some yeast in the 

bottle, decant carefully for clear beer, all is 

drinkable and personally I do not waste a drop. 

ESB (5.9% ABV) is a multi-award winning 

beer, although malty ESB is more hop 

forward than 1845. Four classic British hops 

are used - Goldings, Northdown, Challenger 

and Target. 

>> continued on page 27 

Non CAMRA Festivals 

Alnwick: 


Brinkburn St. Brewery: 


Gosforth Parish Church: 


Alnmouth: 

4 - 6 October 

The Curfew, Berwick upon Tweed: 

4 - 6 October 

J D Wetherspoon: 


Gateshead Fell Cricket Club: 


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Great British Beer 

Festival 2019 

This year was the 42nd Great British Beer 

Festival. There were 71 breweries in 

competition for the prestigious Champion 

Beer of Britain award. Big Lamp’s Prince 

Bishop Ale was the only entry from our 

branch area. 

New for 2019 was the introduction of 

live keg beer from craft brewers Tiny Rebel, 

Magic Rock, Wild Beer Co and Siren. All 

served from recyclable Key Keg containers 

to ensure that they are as eco-friendly 

as possible. 

This year’s Great British Beer Festival 

supported Britain’s largest lesbian, gay, 

bi and trans (LGBT) equality charity, 

Stonewall, to mark both its 30th birthday 

and 50th anniversary of the LGBT riots in 

the United States of America. 

Surrey Hills Shere Drop was crowned 

Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2019. 

The Surrey brewery’s 4.2% ABV golden ale 

is a hoppy ale with some balancing malt. 

A pleasant citrus aroma and a noticeable 

fruitiness with some sweetness. Grey 

Trees Afghan Pale Ale was awarded silver 

and Oakham Ales Citra won bronze. 

Congratulations to Big Lamp’s Prince 

Bishop Ale for winning bronze in the 

Golden Ale category. 

Eight breweries from our region 

were represented. 

Allendale (Dirty Deeds 

and Gluten Free Pale Ale) 

Big Lamp (Prince Bishop Ale) 

Durham (Magus) 

Hexhamshire (Blackhall English Stout) 

Maxim (Double Maxim and 

Raspberry Porter) 

McColl’s (Lady Marmalade) 

S43 (Fat White and The Raven) 

Steam Machine (Pastures New 

and The Brown) 

Champion Beer of Britain 2019 

Supreme Champions 

Gold: Surrey Hills - Shere Drop 

Silver: Grey Trees - Afghan Pale 

Bronze: Oakham Ales - Citra 

Mild 

Gold: Church End - Gravediggers 

Silver: Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild 

Bronze: West Berkshire - Maggs 

Magnificent Mild 

Bitter 

Gold: Dancing Duck - Ay Up 

Silver: Rhymney - Hobby Horse 

Joint Bronze: Wolf - Edith Cavell 

Ulverston - Laughing Gravy 

Best Bitter 

Gold: Surrey Hills - Shere Drop 

Silver: Green Jack - Trawler Boys 

Joint Bronze: Castle Rock - 

Preservation Fine Ale 

Salopian - Darwin’s Origin 

Strong Bitter 

Gold: Grey Trees - Afghan Pale 

Silver: Irving - Iron Duke 

Bronze: Church End - Fallen Angel 

Golden Ale 

Gold: Oakham - Citra 

Silver: Five Points Pale 

Joint Bronze: Vocation - Heart & Soul 

Big Lamp - Prince Bishop Ale 

Speciality 

Gold: Binghams - Vanilla Stout 

Silver: Blue Monkey - Chocolate Guerilla 

Bronze: Colchester - Brazilian Coffee 

& Vanilla Porter 


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Cider Report 

You are probably in the pub thinking I have 

time to kill, or not wanting to talk to the people 

you are with. We have all been there. So what 

is the cider scene in Newcastle like; I admit it’s 

not the first alcoholic drink you think of when 

North Tyneside and Northumberland, however 

the cider scene is growing and not just in 

Newcastle. From this summer’s Sausage Cider 

and Beer Festival at the Cluny to the Cider 

Festival over the August bank holiday at the 

Cherry Tree in Stakeford. Look out for our 

branch meeting in October which will involve 

an introduction to cider including tasting at 

the Town Mouse Ale House. We are looking to 

organise a ‘Wassail’, a traditional West Country 

Festival held on the twelfth night to promote a 

good apple harvest, think hanging toast on an 

apple tree and giving that apple tree a drink 

of cider. We are still looking for a venue to hold 

this in January 2020. If you know of anywhere 

with an apple tree or pear tree and a pub 

nearby please let me or the committee know. 

Recently at all levels of CAMRA, from 

national to local we have been working hard 

to decide on the cider pub of the year. The 

judging was split by branch into four areas. 

Overall Northumberland Cider Pub of the Year 

The Curfew, Berwick upon Tweed 

Congratulations to all our finalists and winners. 

Our winners were put forward for Cider Pub 

of the Region, however the regional winner 

was The Avenue in Sunderland and the 

presentation will take place on Sunday 15 

September 2019 from 2.00pm onwards. This 

is the first time a pub from Sunderland and 

South Tyneside branch has taken this accolade. 

At a national level the winner is The Firkin 

Shed, Bournemouth. This year’s Cider Pub of 

the Year award went to a former Blockbuster 

shop turned into an independent micropub. 

The Firkin Shed in Bournemouth, Dorset, 

is an independently-run pub, stocking the 

best selection of real ciders and perries, cask 

ales, mead and rum. Using a shed for the bar, 

customers can choose from six constantly 

changing cask ales and around 20 ciders from 

across the country. The competition is judged 

on four categories as detailed below: 

• CATEGORY 1 - quality / condition 

of real cider / perry 

Tyneside 

1. Free Trade Inn, Byker 

2. Mean Eyed Cat, Newcastle 

3. O’wa The Road, Swalwell 

SE Northumberland 

1. The Office, Morpeth 

2. Box Wood Tap, Bedlington 

3. Three Horseshoes, High Horton 

SW Northumberland 

1. The Boathouse, Wylam 

2. Wor Local, Prudhoe 

3. The Tannery, Hexham 

North Northumberland 

1. The Curfew, Berwick upon Tweed 

2. John Bull, Alnwick 

3. Barrels, Berwick upon Tweed 

• CATEGORY 2 - promotion / knowledge 

of product 

• CATEGORY 3 - atmosphere / style / décor 

• CATEGORY 4 - service / welcome 

• CATEGORY 5 - community focus 

• CATEGORY 6 - sympathy with CAMRA aims 

• CATEGORY 7 - overall value 

If you feel you know of a pub which sells 

cider or perry and meets any of the criteria 

above please let me know via email at 

cider@cannybevvy.co.uk 

Elspeth Winthorpe 

Cider/Perry Officer 


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4 hand pulls + 2 keg lines and various bottled ciders 

A small and friendly micropub serving excellent ales 

Opening Times 

Monday: 7pm to 10:30pm 

Tuesday: 7pm to 10:30pm 

Wednesday: 6pm to 10:30pm 

Thursday: 6pm to 10:30pm 

Friday: 5pm to 10:30pm 

Saturday: 5pm to 10:30pm 

Sunday: 6pm to 10:30pm

Alnmouth 

Red Lion Inn 

Sun Inn 

Alnwick 

Ale Gate 

Black Swan 

John Bull Inn 

Tanners Arms 

Anick 

Rat Inn 

Ashington 

Rohan Kanhai 

Barlow 

Black Horse 

Restaurant & Bar 

Bedlington 

Box Wood Tap 

Red Lion 

Benton 

Black Bull 

Berwick upon 

Tweed 

Curfew 

Pilot 

Birtley 

Railway Hotel 

Blaydon 

Black Bull 

La Taverna 

Byker 

Cluny 

Cumberland Arms 

Free Trade Inn 

Corbridge 

The Pele Corbridge 

Cramlington 

Plough 

Dipton Mill 

Dipton Mill Inn 

East Wallhouses 

Robin Hood Inn 

Real Cider and Perry 

All new additions shown in red 

Featherstone 

Wallace Arms 

Felling 

Wheat Sheaf 

Felton 

Fox’s Den 

Gateshead 

Central 

Schooner 

Gosforth 

Brandling Arms 

County 

Heaton 

Heaton Tap 

Northumberland 

Hussar 

Hedley on the Hill 

Feathers 

Hexham 

Platform Bar 

Tannery 

High Horton 

Three Horse Shoes 

High Spen 

Wig’s Place 

Humshaugh 

Crown Inn 

Jesmond 

Lonsdale 

Punch Bowl Hotel 

Low Fell 

Tap @ Carters Well 

Meldon 

Dyke Neuk 

Milfield 

Red Lion Inn 

Monkseaton 

Left Luggage 

Room 

Morpeth 

Electrical Wizard 

Office 

Newcastle City 

Centre 

Bacchus 

Beer Street 

Bodega 

Bridge Hotel 

Bridge Tavern 

Broad Chare 

Centurion 

City Tavern 

Crow’s Nest 

Drop Everything 

and Drink 

Duke of Wellington 

Gunner Tavern 

Head of Steam 

Head of Steam 

Quayside 

Hotspur 

Lady Greys 

Mean Eyed Cat 

Pacific House 

Quayside 

Split Chimp 

Town Mouse Ale 

House 

Town Wall 

Trent House 

Wylam Brewery 

North Shields 

Borough of 

Tynemouth 

Unionist Club 

Exchange 

Oddfellows 

Prudhoe 

Wor Local 

Prudhoe 

Wor Local 

Rothbury 

Narrow Nick 

Seahouses 

Olde Ship Inn 

Sheriff Hill 

Three Tuns 

South Gosforth 

Millstone 

Stannington 

St Mary’s Inn 

Swalwell 

Sun Inn 

Tynemouth 

Copperfields 

Hugos at the Coast 

Tynemouth & 

District Working 

Men’s Social Club 

Wark 

Battlesteads Hotel 

Whitley Bay 

Dog & Rabbit 

Gilbert and Smith’s 

Okapi Lounge 

Split Chimp 

Storm Cellar 

Winlaton 

Up The Street 

Wylam 

Boathouse 

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Campaigning for real ale, pubs & 

drinkers’ rights since 1971 

NATIONAL NEWS 

The past few months have been a tale of two 

halves when it comes to campaigning and 

public affairs. Nationally we have seen almost 

all of parliament taken up with that pressing 

issue - we shall not get into on these pages - 

leaving little time for anything else, including 

the budget and what that could mean for pubs 

and brewers, and the long awaited review of the 

pubs code. There has been some movement 

in the courts on this issue and the Pubs Code 

Adjudicator has started an official investigation 

into Star Pubs and Bars (Heineken), hopefully 

we will know more on both of these by the next 

issue and business will hopefully be returning 

to normal in Westminster. 

The other big national news is the 

acquisition of the EI Group (Enterprise Inns) 

by the Stonegate pub company for £1.3 billion. 

Enterprise Inns has approximately 4,000 outlets 

and is the largest pub company in the country. 

Stonegate are much smaller with only 772 

pubs, but they do own Slug & Lettuce, Yates 

and Walkabout. They also do not have the large 

amount of debt as Enterprise Inns. 

LOCAL NEWS 

Meanwhile locally we have had a busy few 

months with the first Asset of Community Value 

(ACV) to be listed by the branch being the New 

Bridge in Shieldfield. After a long period without 

much news the branch decided to move to 

protect the pub meaning should the pub be sold 

on we would have a six month period of time 

to raise funds and protect it for use as a pub. 

However since then we have also spoken to the 

new tenant aiming to have the pub open within 

weeks of this issue being printed. The Branch 

wish them every success and look forward to 

the return of a well-loved local. 

Ye Olde Cross in Ryton - as previously 

mentioned - is back open, saved by the 

community around it and by the time you read 

this the branch will have paid them a visit as 

part of the CAMRA Summer of Pub campaign. 

The last piece of news is less positive. 

I attended a planning meeting at Gateshead 

Council to try and save the Pack Horse in 

Greenside unfortunately things did not go 

well and the pub is now being redeveloped. 

On page 23 is an open letter I have written to 

Gateshead Council Planning and Development 

Department about the 

meeting and the concerns 

that arose from it, we look 

forward to hearing from 

the council and hope they 

can work with us to make 

sure that in future pubs 

are given the protection 

they deserve. 

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Campaigning for real ale, pubs & 

drinkers’ rights since 1971 

AN OPEN LETTER TO GATESHEAD COUNCIL PLANNING DEPARTMENT 

Following the Planning and Development Committee Meeting on 26 June, 2019 the 

Tyneside and Northumberland branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) would like 

to raise some concerns that have been brought to our attention with regards to 

pub protection. 

During the hearing on the Pack Horse public house in Greenside it was stated at one 

point that the public house could be converted under permitted development of an 

A4 classification. This has not been the case since the 2017 amendment to Permitted 

Development Rights, whilst before the end of the meeting this was corrected the fact it 

was brought up in a meeting such as this two years after the amendment became law 

gives us concern. 

Our second concern is the way the matter of the Pack Horse being listed as an Asset 

of Community Value (ACV) was discussed. 

In the first instance it seems that very few people in the room had much if any 

knowledge on what is one of the few tools the law allows to protect public houses. It 

was also advised that whilst the Pack Horse was listed as an ACV as it was being changed 

from a public house into a nursery that the community would still benefit, the feeling 

in the room was that those two points cancelled each other out. 

The process to apply for an ACV is quite long and puts the burden on the community 

to prove that the property is indeed an asset before any protections would be offered. 

To decide in the room that a nursery or indeed any other property that has not been 

nominated for an ACV and whose merits have not been tested in the same way - and in 

this case does not yet exist - is of equal value to those that have previously been awarded 

an ACV is grossly unfair to the community, who are taking an active role in planning and 

trying to protect what they feel are important assets to said community. 

We urge those in charge of these meetings to please read and understand the few 

laws we have to protect these public houses that offer so much to the local communities 

that they serve. So should another beloved local public house find its fate decided in a 

similar meeting they may have a better chance of saving their community public house 

from a change of use without firstly having the opportunity of buying it whilst under the 

protection of an ACV, if they so desire. 

Finally, we also ask that all planning committee members and the officers who support 

this committee, are given refresher training on these two important issues. 

Paul Hillhouse 


Tyneside & Northumberland Branch 

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) 


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In the Good Beer Guide 

since 2009 

O’wa The Road 

micropub in Swalwell 

4 handpulls - beers rotate a lot, 

frequently beers from the wood 

Real ciders from the box 

20+ bottled beers from Belgium 

50+ gins, & wines & soft drinks 

bar snacks but 

no music or TV 

The Sun 

Market Lane, Swalwell 

Great beer, great locals, 

great staff and a great pub! 

It’s o’wa the road from The Sun 

Market Lane NE16 3DS 

Award winning Bed and Breakfast 

Restaurant and Beer Garden 

A warm, welcoming Pub and Bed & Breakfast in 

the heart of Northumberland’s Dark Sky Park with 

fabulous views along the Tarset Valley. Home cooked 

meals, a welcoming log fire and a well stocked bar with 

a varied selection of gin, whiskey and real ales. 

Discount on real ales for CAMRA members 

Whickham ~ NE16 4JB 

Tel: 01434 240 391 • Email: hello@hollybushinn.net 

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Northumberland, NE48 1PW 

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BOOK REVIEWS By Martin Ellis 

CAMRA Good Beer 

Guide 2020 

Paperback £15.99 

Canny Bevvy readers won’t be surprised that 

this review is glowing in its praise for the Good 

Beer Guide. The Good Beer Guide is the UK’s 

best selling beer and pub guide, compiled 

with input from thousands of CAMRA 

members across the UK. There’s information 

on 1,850 breweries and 7,500 beers. Professor 

Brian Cox has written the foreword, clearly, he 

has a passion for beer, he has also created a 

beer with JW Lees. 

Former model and racing driver Jodi Kidd, 

perhaps now best known as a TV presenter, 

she is also part-owner of a pub saved from 

residential conversion and 2019 Beer Drinker 

of the Year. She contributes an article on the 

importance of the ‘local’ and pubs in the 

community. British Guild of Beer Writers, Beer 

Writer of the Year, Emma Inch, writes about 

diversity in the brewing industry and diversity in 

the range of beers available to today’s drinkers. 

Other articles cover issues such as awardwinning 

pubs, beer appreciation, how beer is 

brewed, British beer styles and why every beer 

drinker should be a CAMRA member. 

The main reason why thousands buy the 

Good Beer Guide every year is to find the 

best pubs for beer when travelling around 

the UK. Whether that be a small, backstreet 

urban local or traditional country pub. Pubs in 

the Good Beer Guide, are the pubs that local 

CAMRA members recommend visitors to visit. 

I prefer to use the Good Beer Guide book, 

researching my destination before leaving, 

making notes which I carry with me and 

leaving the book at home (it’s quite a tome). 

However, the Good Beer Guide app is also 

available, and obviously extremely portable. 

Either print or digital, the Good Beer Guide 

is essential for all real ale drinkers. 


The Pocket Guide to Beer 

Joe Dick and Nikki Welch 

Paperback £7.99 

The back cover blurb of the Pocket Guide 

to Beer asks the question, do you know 

your Pilsner from your Pale Ale? Well, I am 

sure that Canny Bevvy readers do know the 

difference, however, I am not so confident 

that every reader will know the difference 

between a Kellerbier and a Rauchbier, a 

British IPA and an American IPA, and all 

the variations between these styles. 

The book takes the approach of using 

tube line map graphics to explore different 

beer styles. The back blurb claims this is 

‘fun and informative’, I agree, the book is fun, 

unpretentious, informative and written in 

an entertaining style. 

The book will be of most value to drinkers 

who regularly drink specialist bottled beers, 

it is very much an international appraisal of 

beer styles. To learn more about British beer 

styles, the Good Beer Guide is more relevant. 

Dick and Welch have set out to demystify 

the complexities of beer, they write in a nononsense, 

un-geeky style. A great starter for 

those new to exploring international beers, 

inspiring for seasoned aficionados wishing to 

widen their exploration of the global 

beer world. 

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Canny Bevvy Quiz 

by Martin Ellis 

Answers: 

1. 

O’wa The Road 

6. Tynemouth Social Club 

2. Platform 2 Craft Ale Bar 

3. 

Mean Eyed Cat 

4. Brinkburn St Brewery 

Bar and Kitchen 

5. 

Beer Street 

7. Storm Cellar 

8. Black Bull (Etal) 

9. Black Swan Inn 

10. Rose and Thistle 

The quiz features pubs that are new entries in the latest Good Beer Guide. 

1 

Swalwell Pub across 

the road from the Sun 

6 

Former Tynemouth Co-op 

2 

Tynemouth Station bar 

7 

Whitley Bay micropub 

not in a cellar 

3 

Former Newcastle 

Haymarket Newsagent 

8 

Northumberland’s 

only thatched pub 

4 

Opposite Ouseburn 

scrap yard 

9 

Seahouses pub 

named after a bird 

5 

Name inspired by 

Hogarth painting 

10 

Alwinton pub 

with prickly name 

continued from page 13 >> I prefer British 

and European hops, I find the New World hop 

varieties are usually too strong for me, my 

taste buds are overwhelmed and I only taste 

‘hop’. ESB also works for me because the malt 

and hops are very well balanced in the beer. 

I am also interested in comparing the 

same beer in bottle and can. Cans have 

some advantages over bottles in certain 

circumstances, for example cans are lighter 

and more robust than glass, but is there 

a difference in the taste of the beer? 

People of my mature age group will 

remember drinking beer and lager out of 

cans. As with the big brand lagers today the 

flavour was quite bland. What I do remember 

was a metallic aftertaste from the can. Today 

technology has moved on and many people 

enjoy craft beer in cans I intend to challenge 

my prejudice regarding beer in cans. 

Maria Wilson 

Diversity Officer 

Comments to diversity@cannybevvy.co.uk 


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SPLIT CHIMP, Newcastle 

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and real ciders 

OKAPI LOUNGE, Whitley Bay 

30p off a pint and 15p off a half 

pint of all cask ales and real ciders 

SPLIT CHIMP, Whitley Bay 

10% off a pint of all cask ales 

and real ciders 

If you know of any pubs or clubs offering discounts to CAMRA members in Gateshead, 

Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland, then please contact the Editor at 


CAMRA discount is given at the discretion of the pub and can be withdrawn without notice. 

Since the publication of this issue, some pubs may no longer offer discounts to CAMRA 

members. There are over 60 pubs and clubs offering discounts to CAMRA members in the 

branch area. For the full list see the branch website www.cannybevvy.co.uk 

Newcastles' first Micropub, Est. May 2015 

From 1st September 2019 to 1st February 2020 

10% discount on Real Ale and Real Cider pints 

with a valid CAMRA card 

Friday 8th Nov, 7pm, Live Music with Frestone. 

Sunday 24th November, 12 non to 10pm, Dirty Souls, 

DJ sets, 70's, New Soul & Funk fre entry, limited places. 

Sunday 15th December, 3pm, Live Music with 

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LAST ORDERS 

Membership Figures 

The North East Region has 4,954 (5,042) members 

Cleveland Branch has 904 (905) members 

Darlington Branch has 444 (463) members 

Durham Branch has 817 (832) members 

Sunderland & South Tyneside Branch 

has 669 (676) members 

Tyneside & Northumberland Branch 

has 2,120 (2,166) members 

CAMRA National Membership is now 

over 191,571 (191,080) members 

(Figures correct at 31 August 2019. 

Previous figures from last issue shown in brackets) 

Future 

Articles 

Vegan Beers 

Dog Friendly Pubs 

Seaside Pubs 

Country Pubs 

Heritage Pubs 

Pub Walks 

Pubs by Metro 

Pubs by Bus 

Future 

Special Issues 

Winter Beers 

Beer Festivals 

Summer Beers 

Students 

If you have any suggestions 

for either Future Articles 

and Future Special Issues, 

then contact the Editor, at 


If you have a complaint about any unfair trading practices, such as short measures, beer 

quality, overcharging, service or misleading product promotions, you should firstly inform 

the publican. If however you do not get a satisfactory response, then CAMRA recommends 

that you contact your local Trading Standards office. Contact details listed below. 

City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tel. 0191 211 6129. Gateshead, Tel. 0191 433 3987. 

North Tyneside, Tel. 0345 200 0101. Northumberland, Tel. 01670 534 585. 

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