Category: 2021
Autumn Leftover Stout
by Black Café Brewing Project Hello! Before I tell you about the Autumn Leftover Stout, I guess I ought to start this off with an introduction. I’m Josh Harfoot, a 25-year-old currently working for Full Circle Brew Co., in Newcastle upon Tyne. Monday to Friday I work as a Packaging Supervisor, but just over a…
Small Moments of Bliss
by Robin Cowlyn This piece came about from a conversation with Mick Potts at The Free Trade Inn. I was trying to explain a feeling, never the easiest thing to do and he was looking at me askance, he claims it was my reference to the condensation streaming down the windows of The Free Trade…
Introducing: Toil
by Andy Marsh from Hydrology – Hops at Home Back in April, I had an idea about brewing a beer for Hops at Home‘s 1st birthday. I knew the brewery I wanted to brew with, the beer style I’d like to brew, and even the name of the beer…..so a few weeks ago I went…
Books ‘n’ Beer Pairings #2
In celebration of Bookshop Day, we’ve once again collaborated with independent bookshop Forum Books in Corbridge (and now in Whitley Bay, too), to bring you their recommended book pairings for some of the North East’s best beers. All beers for the books ‘n’ beer pairings were purchased from Hydrology and sent on to Helen at…
2 Knives Kitchen launches in Hoults Yard
The Newcastle smokehouse team are back, with a new home for 2 Knives Kitchen and a brand new beer range, too! It’s always great to see independent pop-ups find a permanent home within the North East, so when we heard last year that 2 Knives Kitchen was Crowdfunding to open a new place, we were…
Vaux Appoints New Head Brewer
VAUX brewery in Sunderland has hired new Head Brewer Les Stoker to manage all aspects of brewing at their Monk Street site. Les began as many brewers do by homebrewing for several years before moving into beer as a career and spending 5 years improving systems, building the brew team, and perfecting recipes as Head…
The Fellowship of Beer: Bridging the Gap Between Enthusiast & Expert
Give a warm welcome to The Fellowship of Beer, a new education platform based here in the North East! The Fellowship of Beer has been created in North East England by cousins Ash Horner and Nick Smith. The pair has been collaborating their whole life, so it was only natural that their combined backgrounds in education, mentoring,…
What is a pub?
by Robin Cowlyn What is a pub? It’s not just a building that serves beer. A real pub is a place of gentle contemplation that changes as the day passes, sitting as you swig your drink, not necessarily thinking of anything. It is a place where people meet, whether friends or not to pass the…
