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  • Dark and Stormy: Vaux teams up with Old Chimneys to brew something special

    Dark and Stormy: Vaux teams up with Old Chimneys to brew something special

    Picture a brewery with an Untappd rating of 4.04 and you’re probably thinking of hyped hazy DIPAs and pastry stouts, resplendent branding, perhaps some inkblot cartoon merchandise and ostentatious glassware, and an impressive Instagram following. In this instance, you’d be wrong, as this is Old Chimneys Brewery and none of the above applies. For those…

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  • The CBN Guide To: UK Oktoberfest Beers 2022

    The CBN Guide To: UK Oktoberfest Beers 2022

    You’ve checked out the events happening in the North East, so it’s time to introduce you to some Oktoberfest-inspired beers released by local breweries and others across the UK this autumn. All tasting notes and images/artwork are taken directly from the breweries – let us know your thoughts if you’re trying some! North East Oktoberfest…

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  • The CBN Guide To: Oktoberfest Events 2022

    The CBN Guide To: Oktoberfest Events 2022

    We first wrote The CBN Guide To: Oktoberfest back in 2018. Now seems like a good time to update things, as there are so many events in the North East that you won’t want to miss. Oh, and if you’re looking for some UK Oktoberfest-inspired beers to try, you’ll want to read this. A brief…

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  • A Tale of Two Durhams

    A Tale of Two Durhams

    An international collaboration between two Durhams (Durham UK and Durham North Carolina) has culminated in the most sociable way imaginable – a double beer festival on either side of the Atlantic. Four craft brewers from Durham North Carolina were paired with counterparts from County Durham. Steam Machine Brewing Company, headed by husband and wife Nick…

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  • The Gateshead beer scene – who would’ve thought it?

    The Gateshead beer scene – who would’ve thought it?

    by Robin Cowlyn Who knew Gateshead is a place to enjoy good beer in inclusive environments?! Ok, a little explainer may be in order… The Past When I first moved up here full-time back in 1987, Tyneside was a beer wasteland and Gateshead, especially so. As my mother is from Chopwell and there were family…

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