The Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), which usually takes place this week at Olympia in London, is making its virtual debut from 11-13 September 2020. For the first time ever, visitors to CAMRA’s iconic event can buy a ticket to…
Historic information and images from Britain’s breweries and pub companies will be accessible online for the first time from today via The National Brewery Centre Archives. The creation of the online National Brewery Centre Archives has been supported by the…
McColl’s Brewery first opened its taproom back in 2018, and now looks to the future and a Crowdfunder campaign to make the Evenwood-based brewery space even better. Read on for an update from Co-owner and Head Brewer, Danny… The Grand…
We’ve been compiling a list of reopening dates for your favourite places to grab a beer in the North East. The list is separated by area and includes dates of opening, plus links if advanced booking is required. If we’ve…
The SIBA ‘Digital Beer Awards’ have been created to showcase the best beers from independent breweries across the UK. Carefully selected beer judges will use BJCP style guides to decide upon the winners. The judging sessions take place live via Zoom, with…
20 ideas for something to get your dad for Father’s Day this year – all from North East businesses. As you may have noticed, we’re huge advocates of #BuyLocal (check out our directory here for more info). So here’s our…
April 2020 marked the 5th birthday of Liverpool-based Neptune Brewery. To celebrate, they collaborated with friends – three breweries from the UK, and one international. The result: four amazing beers! The Beers: TURBULENCE – A collaboration with Manchester-based Marble Brewery.…
‘United We Stand’ is the message from a collection of the North East’s top craft breweries, who are combining forces to create the Northern Stronghold, and are now asking craft beer fans to sign up and support. What is it?…
The First and Last Brewery, in Elsdon, has created the Northumberland Breweries Beer Box, showcasing some of the region’s best craft beers, to help support the local micro-brewery community right now. Sam Kellie, Co-Owner of First & Last Brewery, alongside…
Newbarns Brewery was established in 2019 in Leith, Scotland, by partners Gordon McKenzie and Emma McIntosh (formerly of The Kernel Brewery), along with friends Jonny Hamilton and Freddie Bjerkseth, (formerly of Beavertown Brewery). Gordon and Emma fell into brewing after…
