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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…