McColl’s Brewery brings Beetroot beer back
Next week sees the annual release of the Beetroot Biere de Garde from McColl’s Brewery. Originally brewed as a collaboration with fellow North East brewers Tooth & Claw, the beetroot beer is now considered an absolute highlight in the County Durham brewery’s schedule. Built on a base of pale ale, Munich and Vienna malts, with…
Thornbridge Brewery launches ‘Florence’ in support of the NHS
Thornbridge Brewery is launching its latest beer, Florence, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All profits raised from sales of the beer will be donated to NHS Charities Together to support the incredible work that NHS workers are doing. Thornbridge wanted to find a way to support healthcare workers helping us all at this difficult…
Homebrewing in Isolation
By Paul Crowther The great thing about homebrewing in our current, weird and scary times is it something you can do absolutely by yourself, and as the name suggests, in the home. Homebrewing websites have seen a surge in orders in the past few days since we’ve gone into ‘lockdown’, as homebrewers the nation over…
What’s On: March 2020
The list of what’s on is our round-up of what interests us in beer each month, so there will be other events and things happening that don’t make it onto here (lots of pubs don’t plan a month ahead so if you don’t want to miss out on last-minute events, keep checking our Twitter feed, where…
Fix Up, Look Sharp: McColl’s Brewery Updates Its Look
By Danny McColl We are fast approaching our 3rd birthday so it was time for a little spruce up and a little bit of growing up to be fair. Although I was happy with individual designs, the brewery never really had an identity. It was all a bit incoherent and bitty. So rather than making…
The Mean Eyed Cat – Emporium of Quality Suds
By Kieran Hancock The last few years have seen an explosion in the availability of great quality beer, independent breweries and innovation in brewing. From sours to stouts and farmhouse to framboise, the beer industry has never been more exciting, and I’m constantly impressed with the quality the local breweries give. To supply these beers…
Tryanuary #TryTemptation
By Myles Lambert Imperial stouts are a style as old as the hills. Been around forever. However, it would be very wrong to believe that the Imperial Stouts we drink today are the same as those available in, say, the 1970s. Many modern breweries have developed the style to be more sweet pastry style stouts…
Tryanuary 2020
Tryanuary is a nationwide campaign, founded in 2015 and run by volunteers, to encourage support for the beer industry throughout January. It’s not in competition with #DryJanuary or #Veganuary, as you can do all three throughout the month (with more low- and no- alcohol beers available than ever before, and most breweries embracing vegan-friendly beers). The…
Craft Beer Newcastle Patches Have Landed!
Anyone who knows us knows how much we love beer-based merch, and patches in particular. So we thought it was about time we had some of our own! With money raised from the Thoughtful Night Market in November (mega thanks to The Crafthood for inviting us to be a part of this fantastic event!), we…
What’s On: Craft Beer Calling Fringe 2019
Sometimes it’s not the main event that has the biggest impact – it’s the other stuff that happens along the way. And along the way this year are a whole host of great beery events in Newcastle! Read on for a list of the best things happening whilst Craft Beer Calling‘s in town (you can…
