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Chairman: Ian Lee Canny Bevvy is 35 years old. The first issue, a 4 page A4 size [email protected] newsletter, has been reproduced on pages 12-19. I would Secretary: Pauline Chaplain like to take this opportunity to thank all the previous editors [email protected] for their contributions in making Canny Bevvy what it is Treasurer: Gordon Heal today. I feel proud and honoured to be the editor of this [email protected] magazine. I am also delighted to inform you that circulation has been increased from 6,000 to 6,500 copies, the highest Membership Secretary: Alan Chaplain in its history. So here’s to the next 35 years. Happy Birthday [email protected] Canny Bevvy. Editor, Advertising & Distribution: Adrian Gray [email protected] Since the last issue the branch has been mentioned in [email protected] The House of Commons, by Catherine McKinnell MP for [email protected] Newcastle North, during a Second Reading debate on Social Secretary: Jan Anderson the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill. We [email protected] subsequently had a constructive meeting with her (see Pubs Officer & LocAle Officer: Colin Anderson pages 22-23). [email protected] [email protected] Finally, don’t forget October is Cider Month and 25th September - 5th October is Cask Ale Week. Look out for Cider/Perry Officer: Michael Foreman promotions and events in pubs near you. Last but not least, [email protected] the Good Beer Guide 2015 is launched on 11th September. Press & Publicity: Martin Ellis [email protected] Cheers Public Affairs Officer: Hubert Gieschen Adrian Gray [email protected] Editor Young Members Contact: Stuart Herring [email protected]

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Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 3 BRANCH DIARY WHAT PUB, BEER SCORING

Saturday 13th September 12.00pm Wednesday Wander on a Saturday AND THE GOOD BEER GUIDE Berwick Beer Festival, Berwick upon Tweed Bus departs from Newcastle at 10.30am You are probably aware of the ‘Good Beer How do I submit my scores? Wednesday 8th October 7.30pm Guide’, National CAMRA’s flagship publication In order to submit your scores you need to login Wednesday Wander which lists the best pubs in the UK. But what to CAMRA’s online pub guide www.whatpub. Starts at Benton Ale House, Benton you may not know is how those pubs are com either on a computer or by smart phone. Metro to Four Lane Ends/ selected to appear in the Guide. 63 Bus at 7.00pm, Blackett Street Here you will find a list of over 35,800 real ale The answer is that it is largely via beer scores pubs from all over the UK; these are not all Good Thursday 9th to Saturday 11th October Beer Guide pubs, merely pubs that serve real Sunderland & South Tyneside submitted by CAMRA members from all over CAMRA Branch Beer Festival the country. So if you are a CAMRA member ale. In order to start submitting scores via What The Bonded Warehouse, Pub you need to:- Low Street, Sunderland you can send in beer scores, If you’ve ever wondered why your favourite pub isn’t in 1. Login. To do this you need your membership Monday 13th October 7.30pm the Guide, this may well be because you, number and your CAMRA password. Branch Meeting and others, haven’t entered scores rating the 2. You can then search for your pub by name. Millstone, South Gosforth Metro to South Gosforth/ quality of beer there. By beer scoring, you can Be careful here as there are many pubs in the 55 Bus at 7.11pm, Haymarket contribute to the process of selection of pubs country which share the same name. My advice that go in the Good Beer Guide. is to search by the pub name and the town. The Wednesday 22nd October 7.30pm What Pub smart phone web page also gives you Cider Month Wednesday Wander So how do I score the quality of the beer? Starts at Free Trade, Byker the option to search for real ale pubs nearby, Metro to Byker/ You don’t have to be an ‘expert’ to begin scoring very useful if you are in an unfamiliar town Q2 Bus every 10 minutes, Haymarket your beer. However, it is not about your personal 3. Once you have found your pub a ‘Submit Beer Monday 3rd November 7.30pm favourite beer receiving the highest scores! You Scores’ box will appear on the left hand side of Branch Meeting may try a beer that isn’t to your normal taste but the screen (or on the tab bar underneath the Bridge Hotel, Newcastle what you need to consider is the quality of that pub photo if you are using a smart phone). Wednesday 12th November 7.30pm beer, how well the pub has kept it and served 4. Simply fill in the date and your score then Wednesday Wander it, and score it according to the general guide as you begin typing the brewery name should Starts at Junction, Newcastle below. It is a simple system of a ten point range automatically appear underneath were you are from 0 to 5, with half points being used if your Saturday 22nd November 1.00pm typing. You do not have to enter the name of Regional Meeting opinion of the beer falls between two categories. the beer your are drinking but if you wish to do Sloan’s, Darlington so once you have entered the brewery name Train at 12.00pm, Central Station 0. No cask ale available you should be able to click on the arrow in the 1. Poor. Beer is anything from barely drinkable Monday 1st December 7.30pm Beer box and a drop down list of that brewery’s to drinkable with considerable resentment. Branch Meeting beers should appear. In some cases the beer 2. Average. Competently kept, drinkable pint Central, Gateshead you are drinking may be new or a one off by the Metro to Gateshead/ but doesn’t inspire in any way, not worth Brewery so may not appear on the list, if this is 21 Bus at 7.15pm, Eldon Square moving to another pub but you drink the beer the case you can simply type in the beer name. without really noticing. Wednesday 10th December 7.30pm Select the correct one click ‘submit score’ and Merry Meander 3. Good. Good beer in good form. You may your score will be entered into the database. To be confirmed cancel plans to move to the next pub. You want (See website for details) It is as simple as that. An added bonus is that it to stay for another pint and may seek out the will keep a record of your scores so you can look beer again Further details on times, itineraries and other local back to see what beers you have had and how festivals can be found on the Canny Bevvy website 4. Very Good. Excellent beer in excellent you rated them if you want. www.cannybevvy.co.uk, the branch Facebook page, condition. You stay put! www.facebook.com/tyncamra or in What’s Brewing. 5. Perfect. Probably the best you are ever likely This article by Sonia James-Henry originally appeared in Mersey Ale. Thanks to Sonia and to find. A seasoned drinker will award this score All the above events are for CAMRA members and magazine editor John Armstrong for giving non members. Everyone is welcome. very rarely. permission for it to be used by other branches.

4 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 5 BEER FESTIVALS HOP & CLEAVER (formally Offshore 44), TYNESIDE CINEMA BAR CAFE, 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Quayside, Newcastle This former empty shop unit on the ground floor of the CAMRA Festivals Non CAMRA Festivals This new addition to the Ladhar Leisure pub estate, which cinema, has been transformed into a stylish bar cafe, selling includes Pleased to Meet You, Lady Grey’s, Red House and real ale from Wylam Brewery on 4 handpumps. Original Charles Grey, opened on Friday 25th July, after a £700,000 features including the cornicing and parquet flooring, have York: Beamish Hall (Stables): refurbishment. The pub will also have its own brewery via a been retained. The bar has a curtained screening area and joint venture with Temptation Brewery, Houghton-le-Spring. intends to present film screenings and other events. 17 - 20th September 11 - 14th September These exclusive beers will be on sale alongside other local Westmorland: Berwick: brewery’s cask ales. THE VICTORY, 43 Killingworth Road, South Gosforth Has recently reopened after a change of licensee. The pub had 8 - 11th October 13 - 14th September CORNER HOUSE, Heaton Road, Heaton also been closed for 3 months last year, due to major building Reopened after refurbishment on Wednesday 23rd June. work. Sunderland: Tynemouth RFC: Now a Flaming Grill Pub Restaurant, part of the Spirit Pub 9 - 11th October 25 - 27th September Company, who also own The County, Gosforth, Lonsdale, CENTRAL STATION, Neville Street, Newcastle Jesmond and Turks Head, Tynemouth. A new 3 storey Newcastle railway themed pub and restaurant, Carlisle: Alnwick: is opening in the Central Station. Part of the Grade 1 listed 30th October - 1st November 19 - 21st September WETHERSPOON (formally Ritz Cinema), timber structured building had previously been used as a High Street West, Wallsend left luggage office. The new owners, Breeze Ventures, who Saltburn: Alnmouth: This former cinema closed in 1962, then used as a bingo hall also own Pacific House, intend that the pub’s interior design 14 - 15th November 3 - 5th October until 2011. The Art Deco style cinema opened in 1939, with celebrates the region’s rail industry and its’ pioneers, George a jazz age design. The last disused cinema to be converted and Robert Stevenson. A rooftop terrace will offer views of the Newcastle Cricket Club: into a Wetherspoon’s was the Wallaw in Blyth, which cost city. 10 cask ales will be available. over £2,000,000 to restore. 16 - 20th October COPPERS 8 TILL 8, 17 Princes Road, Brunton Park, Gosforth We recommend you confirm THE EARL OF PITT STREET (formally The Greyhound), Have recently installed a “4 Tap Growler Filling Station”, all dates before you travel. Pitt Street, Newcastle dispensing ever changing craft beers, including beers from The pub has been bought by Mark Lagun, local new and local breweries. The owner, Drew Cossey, said his restauranteur. £400,000 is to be spent to transform the intention was to introduce his customers to craft beers that pub. The exterior will be a beautiful traditional old pub were not available in bottles. All tap beers are available with hanging baskets. The interior is described as Vivienne for tasting (see CAMRA Discount Scheme, page 29). Westwood meets Alfred Hitchcock. It will serve a selection of cask ales from local breweries. WOODEN DOLL, Hudson Street, North Shields Reopened on 23rd August. It now has the same owners as the CURFEW, 46a Bridge Street, Berwick upon Tweed Pub & Kitchen, North Shields. It offers a selection of real ales This new micro pub recently opened in Berwick. It has 4 from local breweries. handpumps serving a selection of real ales, including those from the local Bear Claw Brewery (see below) FREE TRADE INN, St Lawrence Road, Byker The winner of the branch’s Cider Pub of the Year 2014, has JOHN BULL INN, 12 Howick Street, Alnwick now won the Regional Cider Pub of the Year 2014. It will now The winner of the branch Pub of the Year 2014, has now go forward as the region’s representative in the National Cider won the Regional Pub of the Year 2014. It will now go Pub of the Year competition. This means that the branch’s Pub forward as the region’s representative in the National and Cider Pub of the Year, have both won the regional title. Pub of the Year competition. Congratulations to the John Bull Inn and the Free Trade Inn. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PUBS WHO ARE IN THE GOOD BEER GUIDE 2015

BEAR CLAW BREWERY, are busy preparing for the Berwick Beer Festival (see page 7), where their beers will be on sale. Owner and brewer Rikki Graham, brews 70% cask ales and 30% bottled. His main outlets in Berwick are the Curfew, the Barrels, the Pilot and the Castle Hotel. He also supplies The Green Shop with bottled beer.

ALMASTY BREWING Co., our newest brewery is now open for business. The owner and brewer Mark McGarry, previously worked for Mordue and more recently for Tyne Bank Brewery. The 10 barrel plant brewery is based in Algernon Industrial Estate, near Cobalt Business Park.

CULLERCOATS BREWERY, the latest beer is Admiral @ 4.8% ABV. 3p from every pint sold goes directly to the lifeboats charity RNLI. Over £12,000 has been donated so far.

CONGRATULATIONS to Allendale, Anarchy, Big Lamp, Firebrick, Hadrian Border, Mordue and Tyne Bank Breweries, for having their beers represented at this years’ Great British Beer Festival.

6 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 7 The Fox & Hounds Coalburns, Greenside

Over 50,000 visitors attended this year’s CHAMPION BEER OF BRITAIN 2014 Great British Beer Festival at London Supreme Champions Olympia. Over 900 real ales, ciders and Gold: Timothy Taylor, Boltmaker Sunday Lunches served 12 - 3.30pm perries were available. Over 350 British Silver: Oakham, Citra breweries were represented at this beer Bronze: Salopian, Darwin’s Origin Beer Garden extravaganza. Children welcome up to 9pm Champion Bottled Beer Always on, 6 Handpulls with local beers Tuesday started with the Champion Beer of Gold: Marble, Chocolate Marble Britain 2014 announcement. John Holland, Silver: St Austell, Proper Job CAMRA National Clubs Officer and Tyneside & Bronze: Spire, Prince Igor Imperial Russian Stout Tel: 0191 413 2549 Northumberland Branch member, was on the Mild www.coalies.co.uk judging panel. Gold: Bank Top, Dark Mild Silver: Branscombe Vale, Mild Timothy Taylor’s Boltmaker was crowned Bronze: Castle Rock, Black Gold Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2014. They don’t make pubs like Best Bitter Oakham’s Citra was awarded silver and Gold: Salopian, Darwin’s Origin Salopian’s Darwin’s Origin won bronze. this anymore. Silver: Redwillow, Directionless Joint Bronze: Langton, Inclined Plane Bitter Seven breweries from our region were Purity, Mad Goose represented at the five day event. Speciality September Allendale (Golden Plover) Gold: Saltaire, Triple Chocoholic Sun 14 Sour Mash Trio 4.30 Silver: Offbeat, Way Out Wheat u 18 South Shore Roundup 8:30 Anarchy (Sublime Chaos) Fri 19 Archie Brown & Pat Raerty 6.00 Big Lamp (Lamp Light) Bronze: Peak Ales, Chatsworth Gold Sat 20 Ruby & e Mystery Cats 8:30 Firebrick (Tyne 9) Bitter Sun 21 Pink Peg Slax 4:30 Hadrian Border (Grainger Ale) Gold: Timothy Taylor, Boltmaker Sat 27 Fickle Lily 8:30 Mordue (Killswitch 51) Silver: Mighty Oak, Captain Bob Sun 28 Vertigo (U2 Tribute) 4:30 Tyne Bank (Single Blonde) Joint Bronze: Flowerpots, Flowerpots Bitter October Sambrooks, Wandle Ale Sat 4 Mojo Hand 8:30 Sun 5 Buskers 4:30 Golden Fri 10 Shipcote & Friends 6.00 Gold: Oakham, Citra Sat 11 King Size Voodoo Traveller 8:30 Silver: Hawkshead, Cumbrian Five Hop Copperfields Sat 18 Start Spangled Chest Wigs 8:30 Bronze: Salopian, Hop Twister Sun 19 No Time for Jive 4:30 qualityquality timetime withwith qualityquality aleale Fri 24 Archie Brown & Pat Raerty 6.00 Strong Bitter Sat 25 e Lounge Lizards 8:30 Gold: Church End, Fallen Angel Members get 20p off each real ale pint. Every Wednesday is Quiz Night Silver: Blue Monkey, Ape Ale Bronze: Loch Ness, HoppyNESS Tynemouth - Behind the Grand Hotel - 0191 293 6666

8 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 9 BATTLE OF THE BEERS AND ST OSWALD'S THE FREE THEdukeoF HOSPICE PRESENTATION TRADE INN A few years ago the organisers of the Congratulations to Garry & Matthew Fawson CAMRA PUB & CIDER PUB 2013 WELLINGTON Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival asked and brewer Robert Millichamp who once local brewers to produce a new beer to be again seemed lost for words when the results THE BEST MODERN BEERS launched at the festival. The beers would were announced. Garry, Matt & Robert were FROM CASK, KEG & BOTTLE be tasted by an independent panel of presented with their certificate by Festival STOCKING NEWCASTLE'S BEST judges and a winner chosen - this became Organiser Ian Lee at Pleased to Meet You, RANGE OF LAMBIC & SOUR BEERS “The Battle of the Beers” Newcastle INCLUDING CANTILLON, BOON, The Mordue Boys 3 FONTEINEN, MIKKELLER, There are now about 30 breweries within the Full results LINDEMANS & MORE Tyneside & Northumberland CAMRA branch PIES FROM THE AMBLE BUTCHER area and this April they were all invited to 1st Mordue Apollo 40 4.7% take part in the battle! Nineteen brewers took 2nd Anarchy Punk Era 6.0% HOME OF 3rd Acton Ales 40 IPA 4.2% PELOTON PALE up the challenge. ALE & CRAIG DAVID PUBCAT This year we asked them to brew a beer that reflected the fact that Tyneside & St Oswald’s Hospice "TheFreeTradeInn" Northumberland branch is 40 years old! At the same event the branch presented St Oswald’s Hospice with a cheque for On the opening day of the festival an The Oswald’s Girls ST.LAWRENCE ROAD, independent panel of fifteen judges tasted £2392.70. This money was kindly donated by OUSEBURN, BYKER all the beers and chose a winner. The judges festival goers who purchased scratch cards, Top, Gary, Robert and Mat NE6 1AP bought silly hats and used the cloakroom. receiving the award from Dr Ian HIGHBRIDGE NEWCASTLE NE1 all agreed that the standard of entries was 0191 265 5764 very high but there was a clear winner – Thank you all for your generosity and Lee, Festival Organiser. Bottom, drinkdukewelly www.thedukeofwelly.co.uk thedukeofwelly Apollo 40 brewed by Mordue Brewery. support for this worthy cause. Katy Taberham and Emma Noble receiving the cheque from Ian.

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Allendale Cramlington Meldon North Shields Allendale Inn John the Clerk of Dyke Neuk Borough of Alnmouth Cramlington Milfield Tynemouth Red Lion Inn Plough Red Lion Inn Unionist Club Dipton Mill Oddfellows Alnwick Morpeth Victoria John Bull Inn Dipton Mill Inn Electrical Wizard Tanners Arms Earsdon Joiners Arms Ponteland Blackbird Barlow Beehive Tap & Spile Black Horse Felling Newbiggin by the Sea Sheriff Hill Restaurant & Bar Wheatsheaf Queens Head Three Tuns Benton Gateshead Newcastle City Centre Slaley Black Bull Central Bacchus Travellers Rest Berwick upon Tweed Schooner Barca South Gosforth Leaping Salmon Tilley Stone Bodega Brandling Villa Gosforth Bridge Hotel Tynemouth Bill Quay Bridge Tavern Albion Inn Brandling Arms Head of Steam Job Bulman Broad Chair Hugos at the Coast Birtley Queen Victoria Centurion Salutation Birtley Ale House Crow’s Nest Heaton Duke of Wellington West Jesmond Blaydon Chillingham Lonsdale Black Bull Five Swans Northumberland Forth Whitley Bay La Taverna Hussar Michelangelo Head of Steam Berkeley Tavern Ristorante & Bar Hedley on the Hill Hotspur Briar Dene Feathers Junction Fat Ox Blyth Keel Row Fire Station Wallaw High Horton Three Horse Shoes Lady Grey’s Winlaton Byker Milecastle Low Fell Turf Cluny New Bridge Aletaster Wylam Cumberland Arms Newcastle Arms Victoria Boathouse Free Trade Inn Northumberland Arms High Main Matfen Pacific House Tanners Arms High House Farm Tilleys Bar Caterway Heads Visitor Centre Town Wall Manor House Inn Union Rooms

If you are a licensee or you are a customer and know of a pub which regularly sells real cider/ perry, please contact the Cider/ Perry Officer, Michael Forman via [email protected]

20 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 21 Campaigning for real ale, pubs & Campaigning for real ale, pubs & drinkers’ rights since 1971 drinkers’ rights since 1971

TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND BRANCH It is something we as a branch will need to In the same way as a branch we wish to have OF CAMRA MENTIONED IN PARLIAMENT follow up on. discussions with all eleven MPs who have CAMRA members were able to brief the MP their constituencies in our branch area. Members of CAMRA Tyneside and on the effect of this blanket levy applied How you can help: lobby your own MP Northumberland branch could hardly across the Newcastle local authority area via www.cannybevvy.co.uk and support have had better publicity than on 16 July affecting all establishments selling alcohol future campaigns against the Late Night 2014 when Newcastle upon Tyne (North) to the public between midnight and 6am Levy in Newcastle nearer the time of next MP Catherine McKinnell, also a junior even if they only do so on rare occasions. year’s local elections. shadow treasury minister, during a debate SJ Fitzgerald and Wetherspoon pubs in VICTORIA AND ALBERT INN, SEATON DELAVAL on the Small Businesses, Enterprise and Newcastle have changed their licences back As Cannybevvy 228 reported the National Employment Bill in the House of Commons and will no longer offer refreshments in Planning Inspectorate granted planning mentioned a meeting she was due to have Newcastle upon Tyne after midnight (except permission on appeal to Tesco for the works with local CAMRA activists on Friday 18 July for New Year’s Eve) giving the nightclubs at the Victoria and Albert. at the Millstone pub in South Gosforth. She a clear run. Perhaps that is the reason why also mentioned the oldest microbrewery in only Cheltenham and two London boroughs First thing to report is that the pub is still the branch area, Big Lamp, which happens have followed Newcastle’s example so far. open and operating as normal. It is still to be in her constituency. Fitzgeralds in Sunderland on the other hand owned by Punch Tavern. They even awarded The government bill amongst other issues is remains licensed until after midnight so do the pub a ‘Perfect Pint’ award and put in new intended to bring in pubco reform. Pubcos many Wetherspoons pubs in other cities. cellar equipment. like Punch and Enterprise have hundreds No definite assurance was given by A condition (condition 12) on the planning of pubs with tenants often earning as little the shadow treasury minister about a permission states that development shall as around £10,000 annually. The bill covers permanent freeze to the beer duty escalator. not commence until a scheme is approved a statutory code on the pubco-tenant After all it was the last Labour Government to prevent parking on the nearside of Seaton relationship. In her speech she had already that introduced it. Only CAMRAs tireless Terrace within the vicinity of the site. mentioned the two issues where CAMRA is campaigning achieved temporary freezes seeking improvements to the bill. These are Should the Traffic Regulation Order be in the last two budgets. But Catherine refused it would be impossible to meet the a guest beer option and market-rent only McKinnell promised to look into it. provisions for pubco tenants. requirements of the planning permission and The MP listened carefully when CAMRA members therefore it could not be implemented in its Members led by branch chairman Dr Ian spoke about the flaws in existing planning laws current form. In that case, Tesco as the applicant Lee exchanged views with the MP on many that make it easy to change to community pubs could try and come up with an alternative to issues from reform to the planning system into retails outlets. CAMRA will be campaigning prevent parking or they could apply to vary or to prevent the conversion of community vigorously for a change in planning legislation remove the planning condition. pubs into other uses against local wishes, a to give the community a say. permanent freeze on the beer duty escalator Northumberland County Council refused and the controversial late-night levy in the CAMRA just launched a new website www. planning permission on danger grounds. Newcastle upon Tyne local authority area. pubsmatter.org.uk. You can also lobby your The stretch of the A192 passing the pub own MP by going to our branch website www. was not considered safe enough. A recent We also mentioned to her that the Council cannybevvy.co.uk You simply type in your accident resulted in closure of the road for had without any explanation cancelled a post code if you do not know who your MP is. over two hours while a passenger was cut scheduled meeting for 8 July of the Licensing from the car. It could have been fatal. Advisory Panel which the branch attends. Both sides agreed to stay in touch and the branch hopes that similar meetings with Watch this space as the fight to save this the politicians will follow. In fact further community pub is not over yet. communication has ensued. Hubert Gieschen [email protected]

22 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 Issue 229 • Autumn 2014 23 BOOK REVIEWS BY MARTIN ELLIS

CAMRA’s Brew Your Built to Brew: The Own British Real Ale history and heritage Graham Wheeler of the brewery Paperback £12.99 Lynn Pearson Paperback £25.00 There is a clear divide in the world of home brewing; Lynn Pearson is an architectural historian, she has people who want cheap beer and people who are previously written about Northumbrian pubs, this passionately interested in beer. This is a book for people book focuses on breweries in England. The roots of with a passion for beer, people who want to improve their this book is work done by the Brewery History Society understanding of the brewing process, people who wish who worked with other interested parties such as the to create outstanding beers of character. Victorian Society and the Association of Architectural CAMRA’s latest edition of ‘Brew Your Own British Real Ale’ Archeology to develop what became an English is illustrated throughout and uses colour and graphics so Heritage funded study coordinated by Lynn Pearson. the book is attractive and easy to navigate. The book is English Heritage publishing then picked up the baton relevant for people brewing using basic methods with to take the project further and publish a book. malt extract and those sourcing raw materials with The book goes beyond bricks and mortar to explain complete control over the brewing process. what makes a brewery work, the engineering, the The book has extensive information on the brewing people, the brewing process and never loses track of process and ingredients, it also has a large recipe section the core reason why we are all so interested, beer. so people can replicate beers they love. A number of This is an impressive, well researched book with a brews from the north east are included; Big Lamp Bitter, wealth of detailed information and a huge number of Camerons Bitter and Strongarm, Castle Eden Ale, If you illustrations. A book of this type might be stodgy and wish to brew this year’s Champion Beer of Britain, worthy, Lynn Pearson’s writing and English Heritage’s Timothy Taylor’s Boltmaker – this book has the recipe. presentation have come together to create a visually stunning and enjoyable read. Outstanding. If you are considering brewing your own beer this book will be an inspiration, if you are an experienced home 20% discount + free p&p (UK only) for Cannybevvy brewer you will love the recipes. readers on Built to Brew: (rrp £25.00). Telephone 01235 465577 or email [email protected] and quote reference number 7220140021 to take advantage of this offer and get your copy for £20.00. Offer expires 31 December 2014. Please note that your transaction will be direct with English Heritage, not CAMRA.

The Old Pubs of Gateshead John Boothroyd Paperback £4.99 John Boothroyd is a former manager of Gateshead library’s local history service, so you would expect him to compile a book with detailed rigour and he has. The book has evolved from a local JOHN CLERK OF CRAMLINGTON THE WALLAW history project and exhibition back in 2008, over the years more material has been discovered and Village Road Union Street it is now collected together. Cramlington Blyth The book is a historic overview Gateshead’s pub scene with interesting historic details about pubs that many readers will Tel: 01670 707060 Tel: 01670 356 830 know. Illustrated throughout with photographs and advertising artwork with a useful map highlighting ‘pubs and beer- houses of central Gateshead’, the book is worth buying just to look at the pictures. John Boothroyd enthusiasm and interest in Gateshead’s heritage and pubs comes over in his writing – a good read and an interesting book.

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QUAYSIDE, Newcastle If you are a licensee and would like to join the scheme or would like some more information, or you are a HIGH MAIN, Byker 10% off a pint of all cask ales customer and know of a pub which regularly sells local beers, please contact the Pubs Officer Colin Anderson 20p off a pint and 10p off via [email protected]. All new additions shown in red. a half pint of all cask ales UNION ROOMS, Newcastle 20p off a pint and 10p off a half pint of all cask ales Allendale Dipton Mill Low Eighton Trent House CENTRAL, Gateshead TRENT HOUSE, Newcastle Golden Lion Hotel Dipton Mill Inn Angel View Inn North Shields 10% off a pint of all cask ales. 20p off a pint and 10p off a half pint of all cask ales. Allenheads Earsdon Low Fell Low Lights Tavern TILLEY STONE, Gateshead Allenheads Inn Beehive Black Horse Magnesia Bank 20p off a pint of all cask ales COPPERFIELDS (GRAND HOTEL), Tynemouth Cannon Inn Gateshead Rugby Club Oddfellows 20p a pint off all cask ales. Alnmouth COPPERS 8 TILL 8, Gosforth Tap @ Carters Well Pub & Kitchen Hope & Anchor Eglingham 10% discount on all bottled beers TURKS HEAD, Tynemouth Red Lion Inn Tankerville Arms Low Newton-by-the-Sea Old Hartley totalling £20 or more 10% off a pint and a half pint off all cask Alnwick Eighton Banks Ship Inn Delaval Arms ales and real cider THE COUNTY, Gosforth John Bull Inn Waggon Inn Matfen Ovingham 30p off a pint of all cask ales. THE ANSON, Wallsend Queens Head Embleton High House Farm Bridge End Inn 20p off a pint and 10p off a half pint of all cask ales. NORTHUMBERLAND HUSSAR, Heaton Tanners Arms Greys Inn Visitor Centre Ponteland 30p off a pint, 20p off 2/3 of a pint and 10p THE LONSDALE, West Jesmond Alwinton Meldon Blackbird Felling off 1/3 of a pint of all cask ales and real cider. 10% off a pint of all cask ales. Rose & Thistle Old Fox Dyke Neuk Rennington THE BEACON, West Monkseaton Bardon Mill Wheatsheaf Mickley Horseshoes Inn THE CROW’S NEST HOTEL, Newcastle 10% off a pint of all cask ales. 20p off a pint of all cask ales. Bowes Hotel Gateshead Glenside Slaley Bedlington Central Morpeth Rose & Crown JUNCTION, Newcastle If you know of any pubs or clubs offering discounts to Lindum Club 10% off a pint of all cask ales. CAMRA members in Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside Red Lion Black Bull Stamfordham Schooner and Northumberland, then please contact the Editor at Birtley Joiners Arms Swinburne Arms Three Tuns Shambles [email protected] Bowes Incline Stannington Gosforth Tap & Spile Country Pub & Hotel Anarchy Brew Co Border Minstrel Blaydon Newcastle upon Coppers 8 til 8 Thropton Michelangelo Ristorante Tyne City Centre County Three Wheat Heads & Bar Bacchus Gosforth Hotel Bodega Tynemouth Blyth Job Bulman Bridge Hotel Barca Post Office Queen Victoria Bridge Tavern Copperfields Wallaw Greenhaugh Broad Chare Cumberland Arms Byker Holly Bush Inn Centurion Dolphin Cumberland Arms Charles Grey Hugos at the Coast Haltwhistle Free Trade Cluny Lola Jeans Haltwhistle Comrades Club Crown Posada Priory Catton Milecastle Inn Crown Inn Crows Nest Salutation Heaton Duke of Wellington Tynemouth Lodge Hotel Choppington Chillingham Head of Steam Wardley Swan Northumberland Hussar Hotspur The Green Coalburns Hedley on the Hill Lady Grey’s Wark Fox & Hounds Feathers New Bridge Newcastle Arms Battlesteads Hotel Corbridge Hexham Old George Inn West Jesmond Dyvels Inn Forum Percy Arms Lonsdale Cornhill on Tweed Tannery Pleased to Meet You Whickham Collingwood Arms High Horton Redhouse Crown Cramlington Three Horse Shoes Sausage Emporium Whitley Bay John the Clerk Kenton Bank Foot Stand Comedy Club Briar Dene of Cramlington Twin Farms Strawberry Plough Langley Telegraph Wylam Cullercoats Carts Bog Inn Three Bulls Head Black Bull Cullercoats Crescent Club Tilley’s Bar Boathouse Inn Town Wall

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The North East Region has 3,071 (2,946) members ARTICLES SPECIAL ISSUES Darlington Branch has 369 (343) members Family Pubs Winter Beers Durham Branch has 608 (594) members Dog Friendly Pubs Beer Festivals Sunderland & South Tyneside Branch Seaside Pubs Summer Beers has 511 (482) members Country Pubs Students Tyneside & Northumberland Branch has 1,583 (1,527) members Heritage Pubs If you have any suggestions for either Future Articles CAMRA National Membership is now Pub Walks and Future Special Issues, over 166,017 (162,917) members Pubs by Metro then contact the Editor, at (Figures correct at 31st August 2014. Previous Pubs by Bus [email protected] figures from last issue shown in brackets).

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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