Tag: buy local
Books ‘n’ Beer Pairings #5
Happy Bookshop Day! To celebrate the best North East independents, for the fifth year running we’ve joined forces with our favourite independent bookshop, Forum Books. Together, we’re sharing their handpicked book recommendations paired with some of the finest North East beers. With the weather turning a little greyer, we’ve activated hibernation mode, and what better…
Books ‘n’ Beer Pairings #4
As the temperatures drop and winter approaches, it’s only natural to find ourselves gravitating towards hibernation mode. To help you settle into this cosy state of mind, we’ve once again joined forces with our favourite independent bookshop, Forum Books. Together, we’re excited to present their handpicked book recommendations paired with some of the finest North…
Alpha Delta Unveils First Permanent Cask Beer
Newcastle-based Alpha Delta Brewing launches Roca, their first-ever core cask beer. Alpha Delta has had a number of requests for their beers in cask following limited special releases but felt now was the right time to launch one in their core range. Ross Holland, founder and head brewer at Alpha Delta said “We are really…
Top 10 Xmas Gift Ideas for Small Business Saturday
Saturday 3rd December saw Small Business Saturday celebrated across the UK, so we’re back with our annual round-up of ten great Xmas present ideas which all help you to support North East businesses this year. All gifts featured are under £50, too. We’ll also be updating our full #BuyLocal list, so keep an eye on…
Books ‘n’ Beer Pairings #3
With a rainbow of autumnal colours adorning the trees right now, and winter edging nearer, hibernation mode starts to set in. So we’ve teamed up once again with independent bookshop Forum Books to bring you their recommended book pairings for some of the North East’s best beers. The change in weather brings a change in priorities…
Walk on the Wilde Side: Green Hop Beer 2022
Cullercoats Brewery has teamed up with Wilde Farm in Ponteland for the sixth annual release of their green hop beer, Wilde North Blonde. We went hop picking on the farm to hear more about the project and meet the people involved. So…what is green hop beer? You’re probably used to seeing photos from breweries showing…
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…
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…
Things to do in Durham: Hops & Dots Birthday Party
Hops & Dots Birthday Party day has arrived! The brewery has never celebrated turning another year older before, so for 2022 they’ve decided to team up with their friends at Durham Sausage Company to mark the occasion properly. The bar and restaurant is a huge space to welcome beer fans and food lovers alike. Opened…
Sharing is Caring: BombGirl’s First Charity Bottle Share
by Robin Cowlyn The idea of a bottle share had been discussed in the before times but took on an almost mythic quality during the first lockdown. When Mick from The Free Trade Inn was delivering beer to me when I was shielding, we would chat – me in the doorway, him at the end…
