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YOUR PUB COULD BE NEXT CAMRA Proudly Presents: 400+ REAL ALES CIDERS& PERRIES, BOTTLED WORLD BEERS and MEAD Tyneside & Northumberland Branch FREEFREE Issue 234 • Winter 2015 YOUR PUB COULD BE NEXT CAMRA proudly presents: 400+ REAL ALES CIDERS& PERRIES, BOTTLED WORLD BEERS AND MEAD FOR REAL ALE CAMPAIGN 20 16 17th-20th THORNBRIDGE FALSTAFF TINY REBEL FEBRUARYDANCING DUCK FEBRUARY ROUNDHOUSE WED THU FRI SAT PRIDE PARK, DERBY 17 18 19 20 DE24 8JE OPEN 11AM-11PM EVERY DAY EXCEPT WED 4-11PM WinterAlesFestival FOR MORE DETAILS INCLUDING PRICINGVISIT NWAF.ORG.UK BRANCH CONTACTS TALKING ED Chairman: Ian Lee There are now 29 pubs closing in the UK every week. That [email protected] is twice as many as in 2011. So if you love your pub and Secretary: Pauline Chaplain want to protect it from demolition or change of use, make [email protected] sure to list it with your council as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). You can list as a CAMRA Branch, as a Treasurer: Jan Anderson community group of 21 people or as a Parish Council. In [email protected] April 2015, the Government changed the rules of the game Membership Secretary & Social and extended planning protection to pubs listed as Assets Media Officer: Alan Chaplain of Community Value (ACV). Otherwise developers are free [email protected] to convert your local pub to a retail outlet or demolish it [email protected] without any need for community consultation. So don’t Editor, Advertising & Distribution: Adrian Gray delay and list your pub before it is too late (see page 22). [email protected] [email protected] Now for the good news. We have increased publication [email protected] from 6,500 to 7,000. When I took over as editor in the Summer 2013 issue, we only printed 5,000 copies. This Social Secretary: Murray Owen means there will now be more copies in more pubs, clubs [email protected] and other real ale outlets than ever before. Pubs Officer & LocAle Officer: Colin Anderson [email protected] From Canny Bevvy, the Branch and myself, we wish you [email protected] all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Cider/Perry Officer: Cheers [email protected] Adrian Gray, Editor Press & Publicity: Martin Ellis [email protected] Cover: Clockwise from top left; The Railway Public Affairs Officer: Hubert Gieschen Inn and The New Dolphin, Newbiggin by [email protected] the Sea, The New Winning, Wallsend, Three Feathers, Gateshead and Wolsington House, Young Members Contact: North Shields. [email protected] Website: www.cannybevvy.co.uk ADVERTISING RATES Facebook: www.facebook.com/tyncamra Twitter account: @TYNCAMRA 7000 COPIES DISTRIBUTION 350+ © Copyright for Canny Bevvy is the property of the READERSHIP 14,000+ Campaign for Real Ale. 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Half Page £100+VAT Quarter Page £52+VAT Email [email protected] Artworking by Apostle Designs www.cannybevvy.co.uk Email: [email protected] Next Edition No. 235 Spring 2016 Copy deadline date 8/2/2016 Advertising deadline date 12/2/2016 Printed by Print North East Publication date 3/3/2016 Email: [email protected] Issue 234 • Winter 2015 3 BRANCH DIARY Saturday 5th December 10.30am THE FREE Good Beer Guide Surveying Trip Bus departs from Newcastle at 10.30am TRADE INN CAMRA PUB & CIDER PUB 2013 Wednesday 16th December 7.00pm Merry Meander THE BEST MODERN BEERS Starts at Lady Grey’s, Newcastle FROM CASK, KEG & BOTTLE Tuesday 19th January 7.30pm STOCKING NEWCASTLE'S BEST Branch Meeting RANGE OF LAMBIC & SOUR BEERS Junction, Newcastle INCLUDING CANTILLON, BOON, 3 FONTEINEN, MIKKELLER, Saturday 23rd January 10.30am LINDEMANS & MORE Good Beer Guide Surveying Trip PIES FROM THE AMBLE BUTCHER Bus departs from Newcastle at 10.30am HOME OF Wednesday 27th January 7.30pm PELOTON PALE ALE & CRAIG Final Good Beer Guide Selection Meeting DAVID PUBCAT Chillingham, Heaton Metro to Chillingham Road/ "TheFreeTradeInn" 63 bus at 7.01pm, Blackett Street Wednesday 3rd February 7.00pm ST.LAWRENCE ROAD, Wednesday Wander OUSEBURN, BYKER Starts at Tilley Stone, Gateshead NE6 1AP Metro to Gateshead 0191 265 5764 Saturday 20th February 1.00pm Regional Meeting Bridge Hotel, Newcastle Monday 22nd February 7.30pm Branch Meeting Central Hotel, Gateshead Metro to Gateshead Wednesday 9th March 7.00pm Wednesday Wander Starts at Strawberry, Newcastle Monday 21st March 7.30pm Branch Annual General Meeting Chillingham, Heaton Metro to Chillingham Road/ 63 bus at 7.01pm, Blackett Street Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th April 40th Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival Northumbria University Students Union, Newcastle All events are subject to change. Please check Canny Bevvy website www.cannybevvy.co.uk for up to date details. All the above events are for CAMRA members and non members. Everyone is welcome. 4 Issue 234 • Winter 2015 BREWERY VISIT BIG LAMP BREWERY successful business. Its The Brewery moved to its first brew was the ever current location in 1996. The Big Lamp has been brewing popular Big Lamp Bitter in building it now occupies was since 1982 and is the oldest 1982 which was brewed once a water pumping station micro-brewery in the North for The Red House pub on dating back to 1854, servicing East. It all started when four the Quayside. The original the village of Newburn. It had men in a pub were tired founders were brewing been closed down and out of fizzy beer such as about 10 barrels per week, of service for many years and Scotch, Exhibition, Brown usually over the weekend. had subsequently become Ale and Lager from the derelict. A brave decision In 1986 Terry Hanson took bigger breweries. was made to relocate the on the job as a full time brewery to the run down They were convinced that brewer to keep up with they could do better with the demand and Elizabeth site and at the same time try their eyes closed and, Hanson ran the new Off and save the listed building. although it initially began as Licence, created on site The building was dismantled a hobby, it quickly grew. for the purpose of selling brick by brick, numbering several beers being brewed each brick during the process Tom Hanson, a keen amateur – Big Lamp Bitter, Old Genie to ensure that each brick brewer, returned from a and Big Lamp Blackout. was replaced in exactly the gap year and his brother same place. The old water Terry and some friends paid Since 1989, the responsibility pumping station has been for the original equipment of running the brewery and fully rebuilt and is now home which was designed with associated pubs has rested to the Big Lamp Brewery reference to Victorian books with Lee Goulding and and the Keelman Pub. The in Newcastle City Library. George Storey, now trading brewery has expanded Originally part of Summerhill independently as the Big Lamp significantly over the years House, an 18th century Brewers. Since then, they have and now brews many regular building hidden in a yard near dedicated all of their time to and seasonal ales. Salmon Cottage, all with en the Big Lamp area in the west improving, expanding and suite facilities. Bookings can end of Newcastle, (hence the developing the brewery and At present their award winning be made by visiting www. brewery’s name and that of pubs. The brewery supplies leading product is Prince biglampbrewers.co.uk. an original beer - Summerhill a wide range of traditionally Bishop Ale at 4.8% which is Photographs and further Stout) the premises were brewed fine ales to public in great demand with their details recording the history converted to an old fashioned houses throughout the United outside trade as well as their and development of the site “tower” brewery. Kingdom as well as supplying own houses. Another success can also be found here. it’s own pubs: The Keelman story is Sunny Daze at 3.6%, The 35 barrel brew plant was (situated next door) and the initially developed to detract The brewery now employs 3 a gravity fed tower system, Wheatsheaf in Felling, which is from the lager sales in house full time staff; with a further 42 using traditional methods. let to an independent tenant. at The Keelman, but it took off on site running The Keelman It supplied various public at a staggering rate and is now and the two separate houses in the North East The recipe of the first ale brewed constantly. accommodation lodges. at the time plus its own brewed, Big Lamp Bitter at George Storey and Lee tied houses such as The 3.9%, has never been altered. The Keelman is a traditional Goulding would like to thank Cleveland Arms in Darlington; Other ales brewed in the 80’s style pub boasting an open all of their customers, outside The Albert in Hebburn; what were the unforgettable Old design which is ideal for trade and North East CAMRA is now The Balmoral in Genie at 7.4%, a favourite of the disabled visitors. It is well for their continued support Newcastle, The Oddfellows Felling Silver Band, who played known for its excellent over the many, many years. Arms in Haswell and finally to it’s merry tune, and also the food and has 8 hand pulls supplying all of their own The Wheatsheaf in Felling, well renowned Blackout.
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