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Best Craft Beer Advent Calendars 2021
From brewery boxes to bottle shop selections, have yourself a merry lead-up to Xmas with the best craft beer advent calendars to see you through until Santa’s here. We’ve also included a couple of alcohol-free advent calendars, too. All calendars are subject to availability, so act quickly if there’s one you want! Brew York Advent…
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…
Pilot Beer Go Vegan
Independent Leith brewery, Pilot, are upping their inclusivity game by making their beer lactose free – creating a fully vegan-friendly portfolio. Recognising that two of their bestselling beers were not accessible to vegan and lactose intolerant communities, the team at Pilot have recreated their recipes, removing the need for lactose but keeping the flavour their…
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…