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Well, there goes summer. But let’s not complain – there were plenty of opportunities for wallowing in beer gardens, while the outdoor events and festivals the Cheers team attended over July and August seemed to be going down a storm.

So, let’s keep up the momentum and continue to use the pub for eating, drinking, socialising, holding meetings, watching bands, scratching heads at quizzes and specialising in special events over the autumn and winter months. Then it’ll be spring.

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser was mightily impressed with four of our pubs, too. The Staith House on North Shields Fish Quay was judged top in the North East, Yorkshire and Scotland for the magazine’s Great British Pub Awards “turnaround” category. The Bridge Tavern in Newcastle took the gong for best newcomer – same huge region – while the Golden Lion in Hartlepool was voted best freehouse, and South Causey Inn, Stanley, County Durham, came top in the family pub section.

They’re all in the final shake-up on September 11 in London that will decide the national winners – and who out of the whole country will go home with the ultimate Great British Pub Award. Let’s wish them all the best.

In this packed issue we’ve gathered the best in beer, pub and people stories from around the North East – and a wee bit further. Find a beer garden and wallow.

Alastair GilmourEditor, Cheers North East

This month sees the unfolding of one of the UK’s most momentous events – the Scottish referendum on independence. We wouldn’t be so cheeky as to take sides and we’ll keep our opinions under our hats, but we did ask the question about how a Yes vote might affect the breweries who trade happily across the border – swinging both ways, so to speak. We even asked fictional characters such as detective inspector John Rebus (a “no” man as it happens). Elsewhere though, it turned out to be very much “wait and see”. Sensible that, let’s wait and see.

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Cullercoats Brewery’s latest beer, Admiral (4.8% abv), sold all 43 casks in the first 24 hours of being available to pubs. It’s great news all round as the company, run by Bill and Anna Scantlebury, donates three pence to the RNLI with every pint sold. The running total has just passed the £13,000 mark – with more to come.

Admiral is a finely-tuned pale ale with its Maris Otter malt in full flavour flow, balanced with a hit of Admiral dry-hopping.

“We hope to brew it again in the future when there is a space in the schedule,” says Bill, “although we have Polly Donkin Oatmeal Stout also in the queue and our Winter Warmer on the horizon for October.

“We’re increasing production to meet demand, brewing six times a month and Sean Hardy, my assistant brewer, is taking on more and more responsibility, especially with yeast management which is a 24/7 job.”

After losing last year’s final by one run, Corbridge Cricket Club IstXI (above) – sponsored by Hadrian Border Brewery – demolished Bates Cottages CC in the Wilson Cup final at the County Ground in Jesmond, Newcastle. But that wasn’t the highlight of the match according to club captain Dave Smurthwaite. “That belongs to the most amazing caught-and-bowled I have ever seen,” said Dave. “Chris Fowler bowled and the ball was smashed towards the long-on boundary where 19-year-old George Ridley was fielding. It would have gone for a six but George made good ground and caught the ball one-handed on the run, then realised his momentum was going to carry him over the boundary, so he hurled it back infield.

“Chris then ran from the stumps and covered 30 yards to catch the ball – batsman out, caught and bowled Fowler – and George Ridley doesn’t even get a mention in the scorebook.”

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Cycling around breweries is an occupation most of us dream about. But there’s usually something that gets in the way: “If only I had the time… If only I was much fitter… If only I had a bike…”

Two young men from Manchester, though, have made bikes and breweries their mission – beer and bikes go together, they say. Andy Haggs and Nick Kypriadis form Hoponthebike, a beer and cycling website, blog and video tracing tyre tracks around the nation’s microbreweries – which began in Cheshire, ventured into Wales, and now their latest adventure has brought them the North East. Over a couple of days last month, the pair wheeled into breweries at Cullercoats, Tyne Bank, Anarchy, Out There and the brand-new Almaty – and pedalled off mightily impressed by what they encountered.

“We both love beer and it seemed like a great way of getting around breweries then putting it

in a blog,” says graphic designer Andy. “Around Newcastle is a great example of spending a couple of days on a visit and tasting beer. A 50-mile trip isn’t bad.” www.hoponthebike.co.uk

I don’t be-leaf it! The Schooner Rock & Roll Charity bike ride attracted a gaggle of more than 90 cyclists. The wind caused a bit of concern to a great day, but not as much damage as Schooner captain Dave Campbell’s car suffered from a fallen branch.

Jarrow Brewery has launched two craft keg beers following a long hard look at the marketplace. And McConnell’s Irish Stout (4.6% abv) and American IPA (5.5% abv) have been given a huge boost from the orders placed since their introduction in August.

“The craft keg market gives us an opportunity to bring our beers to new markets,” says Mike Berriman, head of Jarrow’s sales and marketing. “That market includes the city centres where craft keg has become very popular, particularly with the younger drinker.”

McConnell’s Irish Stout celebrates Patrick McConnell who left Ireland in 1932 looking for work, like many thousands of his countrymen.

He settled in Jarrow, South Tyneside – which soon gained the nickname Little Ireland through the association of Irish labour and shipbuilding. Today his grandson Jess, along with his wife Alison, form the driving force behind Jarrow Brewery.

American IPA uses a blend of four different US hops, while McConnell’s Irish Stout’s rich creaminess with liquorice and pale chocolate finish have impressed the national business so much that an Irish distributor is about to take the beer back to its roots.*View a short video version of the Jarrow story at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-KgWdxHhEJLbHZ3Q1ZOVGFncWc/edit?usp=sharing

Spokesmen: Nick Kypriadis, left; Andy Haggs, centre, and Steve Pickthall (Out There)

Impressive: Jess McConnell explains the merits of Jarrow’s new-version stout at its launch in the Cumberland Arms, Byker, Newcastle.Photo: Kambiko

Admirable: Sean Hardy and Bill Scantlebury

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North Yorkshire-based Mithril Ales, sold out all of its beers this summer – and even had to turn custom away. An award from Darlington Camra branch for its Beer of the Festival was presented at a brewery open day in August where seven beers were given away and £370 was raised for local charities.

Mithril owner Pete Fenwick (above, right)continues to brew a “special” every week, including Shiver Me Timbers (3.8% abv), for Talk Like A Pirate Day on September 19, and Fletch’s Porridge (4.0% abv), marking 40 years since Porridge first hit our televisions.

Newcastle-based pub chain Sir John Fitzgerald has announced a turnover edging marginally up to £17.56m from £17.54m in 2013, while pre-tax profits fell from £337,004 to £156,050 in the same period. A company statement reads: “It may be some time before the North East, our trading area, feels more affluent and shows it by going out more.”

The family-run business includes the likes of the Bridge Hotel, (above) Crown Posada, The Bodega, Fitzgeralds and the Bacchus in Newcastle with a further 15 pubs elsewhere in the region.

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It’s hearty Great British congratulations to four of our region’s pubs. The Staith House on North Shields Fish Quay; The Bridge Tavern in Newcastle (above); South Causey Inn, Stanley, County Durham, and The Golden Lion in Hartlepool have reached the finals of the Publican’s Morning Advertiser Great British Pub Awards. All

four have won their regional categories (respectively, Turnaround, Newcomer, Family and Freehouse) for an area that covers the North East, Yorkshire and Scotland. National winners are drawn from the regional champions and are announced at a gala dinner in London on September 11. Good luck, folks!

An invitation has gone out to breweries to open their doors for free tours and tastings during Cask Ale Week (September 25-October 5). The weekend of September 27-28 has been earmarked by the Cask Marque consumer organisation to inform customers about the brewing of beer, its ingredients, flavours and aromas.

“Opening breweries to the public plays on people’s growing fascination with beer,” says

Cask Marque director Paul Nunny. “There’s a real excitement about the emergence of many hundreds of new breweries in the last three years – and people are keen to know more about them. This is the ideal opportunity to respond to their curiosity.”

Breweries should email [email protected] with the details of their planned activity which will be uploaded onto the Cask Ale Week website (www.caskaleweek.co.uk).

The Campaign for Real Ale Champion Beer of Britain 2014 is Timothy Taylor’s Boltmaker, crowned at the Great British Beer Festival at Olympia, London. The West Yorkshire-brewed ale was judged the supreme champion over a host of other finalists in seven different beer categories – Bitters, Best Bitters, Strong Bitters, Golden

Ales, Milds, Winter Beers, and a Speciality class – that included beers from small microbrewers and large regional brewers. The closest medal-winner to the North East was Hawkshead Cumbria Five Hop for its silver in the Golden Ales category. Traditionally, champion breweries struggle to keep up with the resultant demand.

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The long-awaited Tyneside Cinema Bar Café is now open – created from an empty shop unit next to the classic cinema – and offering a Wylam house beer plus two guests from the Northumberland brewery and a real cider alongside what has been reported as an “amazing” menu. Sunday mornings will see free showings of classic films with cult movies on Monday nights.

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The first thing Sean Schofield did on taking on the management of The Duke of Wellington in Nevilles Cross in Durham was to introduce another cask ale onto the bar, taking the total to five.

Sean took over the Ember Inns pub after almost 14 years progressing through the Sir John Fitzgerald group, latterly managing The Green at Wardley, Gateshead. So it’s a big change and a new challenge, but by the sound of the bar-room banter, he has settled in and engaging well with the local custom.

“It’s a great setup,” says Sean. “We even have our own Cask Ale Champion in the pub – Dan Quinney. Ember Inns has a good core beer list and we have freedom over guest ales, so we can ave the likes of Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted alongside Brakspeare Bitter and Black Sheep Bitter and we’ve got Durham White Gold as a permanent local ale – brewed just up the road.”

Look out for regular beer festivals and special tasting events once Sean and Dan get their real ale heads together.

Hartlepool-based Camerons Brewery has agreed to operate the historic Dun Cow in Sunderland as a Head of Steam venue. The vision is for the 1901-vintage pub to be a key element in creating a music, arts and cultural quarter in the city’s Edwardian heart – a neighbourhood that includes the thriving Empire Theatre, which is exactly the Head of Steam ethos.

Camerons pub estates and operations director Joe Smith said: “All of the historic features will be kept. When it opens in late September, The Dun Cow will offer more than eight traditional hand-pulled cask ales and ciders from local and national brewers, as well as also having eight rotating craft keg fonts.”

Camerons has refurbishment schemes completed or planned at 25 venues within its 71-strong retail pub estate to drive the company’s QISS initiative (Quality, Innovation, Standards and Service).

The company is recruiting staff for the Dun Cow – CVs to [email protected]

The Wooden Doll in North Shields has reopened, now run by the team from the Pub and Kitchen nearby in the town. Besides a wide range of cask ales, there’s live music on offer on Saturdays, great food – and those unique views of the mouth of the Tyne.

TAKE A BOW NOW DUN COWCask champs: Dan Quinney, left, and Sean Schofield at The Duke of Wellington, Durham


A new branch of the Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood has been set up in the North East. Current membership runs to double figures, but more are expected to join founder-members Gordon Heal and Rob Shacklock in their quest for beer nirvana.

“I first came across the society two or three years ago on a trip to Dirty Dicks in Halifax,” says Gordon. “The pub had some information on the wall and Rob and I got talking about forming our own. It’s

a traditional way of keeping beer, it’s like going back to the good old days. But first we contacted the White Rose Cooperage in Wetherby, North Yorkshire, so we could get a cask filled and see what the beer was like.”

Apparently, there is no discernable difference between beer served from wooden barrels and beer from aluminium casks, so it’s really about a nostalgia trip. But Ewan McCann at Three Kings Brewery in North Shields was so confident that the idea would be a


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Cumbria-based Hawkshead Brewery has sent its New Zealand Pale Ale (NZPA) all the way home for kiwi approval. Flying kegs of NZPA (6.0% abv) and another prize-winning Hawkshead beer, Cumbrian Five Hop, were checked onto an Air New Zealand flight headed for the 21st anniversary celebration of renowned Wellingon bar The Malthouse as part of Beervana, the annual New Zealand beer festival. It’s a big risk for Hawkshead’s head brewer Matt Clarke – a New Zealander.

“I’m actually very nervous about this,” he said. “If NZPA arrives on the other side of the world in anything less than a perfect state, I’ll never live it down.”

To try to spare Matt getting a hard time from his home-town – Wanganui on North Island – the importers agreed to send the draught beers by air with bottled beers following by sea at a more leisurely pace. Nevertheless, Matt anxiously awaits a quality report from kiwi drinkers (but really he needn’t worry).

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about tradition. The term ‘craft’ beer is being bandied about – and Camra isn’t sure what to do with it – so it’s nice to get back to our roots. It’s a change in culture and a lot of patience is required with beer from the wood, but it’s about good company, good ale and a bit of fun.”

Rob should know about good beer – his CV spans The Fighting Cocks in Byker, Newcastle, the Tap & Spile, Darlington, and the Tap & Spile in North Shields – all of which won Pub of the Year while he was involved.

Wooden casks’ innards have to be treated regularly by steam-cleaning to kill off any lurking bacteria then seasoned with a salt solution (rinsed, of course) but the society believes the end result justifies the effort.

“We’re hoping to get some delivered to Darlington Snooker Club for the launch of the Camra Good Beer Guide this month,” says Gordon. “And Oddfellows, North Shields, is expanding on its annual cider festival in October by offering up to 11 beers available from the wood.”*Oddfellows Beer From The Wood Festival takes place over the weekend of October 17-19. Tel Lynda Blair on 0191 435 8540 for details or visit www.oddfellowspub.co.uk/whats-on/www.spbw.com

winner that he ordered 10 firkins – nine gallon casks.

The first cask of Three Kings Billy Mill Ale – a 4.0% abv golden bitter – lasted three-and-a-half hours in the Bacchus in Newcastle last month, so perhaps they’ve hit on a particularly good idea.

The Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood was originally conceived in December 1963 by a clutch of disgruntled drinkers in Epsom, Surrey, and it predates the Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) by a dozen years.

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Wood you believe it: Gordon Heal, left, and Rob Shacklock


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A properly slow-cooked leg of lamb will fall apart at the mere sight of a fork; chicken skin is a rare pleasure when its crunchy texture is contrasted with succulent breast meat, and pork simply cries out for that layer of salty, thirst-inducing belly fat. Sunday roast is not for the picky.

Then you need shards of roast potato

and their contrast of rough, exterior and fluffy innards for mopping round the edges. Mash is fine but is often one-dimensional in flavour and texture and its ability to do the job properly is not up to scratch. The challenge of facing up to the big guys lurking behind that pile of Yorkshire is just too demanding. Similarly, boiled potatoes are too prim and

Preparing and cooking Sunday lunch is a hugely complex affair, like a military exercise where every division needs to be ready for action at precisely the same moment – or else. Roast potatoes, check. Turnip, check. Joint, check. All-important gravy, check.

The Sunday roast is all-consuming, but these days most of us are time-poor and leisure-rich, so there’s precious little time left for slaving over a hot stove for three hours on what is supposed to be a day of rest.

So, what do we do for our Sunday roast? Go to the pub, of course. Anyway, it’s national Roast Dinner Week between September 29 and October 5, so if you ever needed an excuse to get to the pub to dine, there it is.

Most pubs offer a range of weekend roasts – a lot of them carvery-style – and the choice usually comes down to beef, pork, lamb or chicken. Beef usually wins this particular race; a beautifully marbled joint, its edge wrapped in a precious inch or so of fat leeching flavour and moisture in equal measure is difficult to beat.

After the initial blast of cooking, its exterior should wallow in delicious browned, smoky flavours. The fat should crisp sensationally to enable deeply savoury flavours to influence every slice. And those slices should be thick enough to taste, but thin enough to add to a fork already primed with vegetables, roast potato and a coating of gravy.

proper – Sunday roasts revel in a lack of class and etiquette.

Yorkshire – or batter – puddings have a long history and exist in many forms, mainly sweet. It was Hannah Glasse, a Northumbrian, who was the first to categorise Yorkshire puddings as such in her 1747 cookbook The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy. In that she made it clear that Yorkshires should be brown and dry, remarking: “It is an exceeding good pudding, the gravy of the meat eats well with it.”

Of course, in canny, thrifty Yorkshire there’s a good case for serving them up first – laced with gravy – to take the edge of appetites before the costly meat arrives. JB Priestley observed in The Good Companions that a Yorkshire pudding is best “eaten by itsen and not mixed up wi’ meat and potaters, all in a mush”.

Too much gravy and the plate is sodden and far from an appetising sight. Too little and you’ll bemoan the dryness of your joint, so along should sail the gravy boat for topping up at regular intervals as you arrange your potatoes and vegetables into a dam that a beaver would be proud of.

And, what of a piquant accompaniment either sharp

or sweet enough to tease every last flavour combination out of the roast meat? Cranberry sauce isn’t just for Christmas – that and its redcurrant cousin should never be overlooked. Lamb and mint are the classic combination, as are pork and apple sauce. Horseradish and mustard have their undoubted merits and do their utmost with beef – but a touch too much of either is playing Russian roulette with your well-earned meal.

Finally, as a liquid companion, if you follow the basic rules

you can’t go far wrong. Roast pork and a

medium-dry cider (a “proper” cider) are great mates – or even a highly-hopped beer

with fruit in every mouthful. Beef and

an earthy British malt-leaning ale such as Black

Sheep Bitter or Wells Bombardier will love one another.

Let’s go with a Belgian Trappist Chimay Bleu with the lamb – both will thank you for the pairing – and a flavourful lager or blonde ale would do your chicken proud.

There are four Sundays in September; a quartet of roast dinners to look forward to with “exceeding good pudding” to enjoy – plus that Roast Dinner Week. Bon appétite, as Hannah Glasse might not have said.

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Our neighbours across the border are being asked to vote on independence, but what’s the opinion from our beer

industry, asks Alastair Gilmour

Detective inspector John Rebus is about to put a cross in the box marked No. His colleague, detective sergeant Siobhan Clarke, swings her pencil towards the Yes section. That’s the considered opinion of Edinburgh-based crime writer Ian Rankin – and he should know, he invented the pair of them.

But, as he told Cheers North East: “They would dodge discussing politics altogether while enjoying a beer in the pub.”

Despite the reluctance of Rankin’s detectives to talk politics over a pint, this month’s referendum on Scottish independence will be decided by debates in the nation’s pubs and clubs and not on who came out best in bad-tempered exchanges between two politicians with dodgy haircuts.

The referendum is on September 18, the question to be answered is: Should Scotland be an independent country? It seems we in the North East are waiting for the result to be declared before we commit ourselves to answering questions concerning a different tax system and a different currency, and if they’ll be allowed to retain BBC services, let alone what difficulties might arise by trading with a foreign country.

Most of the breweries we contacted adopted a “wait and see” approach to independence,

preferring not to take a stance either way. Cullercoats Brewery’s Bill Scantlebury is

one of those who is sensibly sitting on his hands. He says: “We try to deliver to Edinburgh every couple of months. I’ve no idea how the independence vote may affect sales. If the currency changes and makes it more complicated, then I suppose we’re more likely to push further south rather than into Scotland.”

Rooney Anand, chief executive of Greene King, which owns Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar, has said the pubs and brewing giant is committed to Scotland whatever the outcome of the referendum. Anand said the company plans to continue to invest in growth in Scotland.

Suffolk-based Greene King, which has around 250 pubs in Scotland, expects to open new outlets in the country this year. It has been pleased with the response to a range of new beers it has started producing at Dunbar, including Belhaven Black Stout.

Asked if Belhaven might put investment on hold until the outcome and implications of the referendum were clear, Anand said: “You can’t put a business on hold because it goes backward if you do that. We’re opening pubs, we’re launching beer brands, we are investing in our infrastructure, we’re hiring people.”

The referendum may be a serious subject

but some folks have been having a bit of fun with it. The Twa Dugs pub in Ayr invited the Ayr Brewing Company to create a couple of referendum ales – Yes is an IPA while No is a classic bitter, affectionately known as Bitter Together.

Bar owner Bob Shields said: “People get involved in some serious debates at the bar over

politics and this lightens it up and adds a bit of froth to a dry subject.”

The final words go not to detective inspector Rebus, but to Inveralmond Brewery, based in Perth which was until 1437 the capital of Scotland. It has long produced Independence Ale (3.8% abv) which comes with a description that includes: “Independence is a state of mind. We stick passionately to what we believe in – brewing the finest beer we can to the best of our ability.”

Fine words and amirable sentiments, so really we’re all in the same boat – waiting to see.

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Berwick upon Tweed has a long involvement with the beer industry – even the town’s name is derived from the Old English for barley farm (“bere-wick”) and the surrounding area is renowned for the quality of the crop grown for brewing and distilling. The trade continues to thrive with Simpson’s Malt processing huge quantities of local barley for distribution nationwide.

The Berwick Food & Beer Festival – now in its seventh year – takes place this month (September 13-14) on The Parade at the town’s famous Georgian Barracks and organised by The Barrels Ale House and the local branch of the

Slow Food movement. Breweries confirmed so far are Berwick’s own Bear Claw, Tempest Brewing Co from Kelso, Scottish Borders Brewery, Wylam, Hadrian Border, Tyne Bank and Fyne Ales, plus cider from Thistly Cross.

Bonny, bracing Berwick impresses with its range of pubs and hotel bars that would slake every thirst and suit every taste. The Barrels Alehouse sits virtually on the single-track, red sandstone Old Bridge across the Tweed. The award-winning pub feels right, it looks right and it is right. It’s one of a dwindling breed – the “proper” pub with few frills, a friendly atmosphere and comfortable surroundings featuring

up to five ales at any one time. A quieter, well-upholstered lounge sits just off the main bar, while the basement bar serves as a terrific live music venue.

Up the other end of town, The Free Trade’s two-centuries-old interior with its rare partitioning and original Edwardian features will remain unaltered due to an English Heritage preservation order. And, while we’re on about style, the 1930s Brewers Arms boasts an

extraordinary Art Deco frontage with curved windows.

Foxtons, in Hide Hill, is a cross between a wine bar, restaurant and real ale pub, so there’s a choice for everyone.

The Curfew is basically a lean-to, one of a growing trend in micro-pubs (but check the opening times, the clue’s in the name). Across in Tweedmouth, The Pilot is a stone-built, 19th Century, end-of-terrace gem well worth seeking out.

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Despite its name, the Munich Oktoberfest actually begins in September and Tilleys Bar in Newcastle is joining the festivities with a beer from each of the Munich “Big Six” breweries. Draught beers include Hofbräu (6.3% abv), Erdinger Fest Weiss (5.7% abv), Brooklyn Oktoberfest (5.5% abv) and Augustiner Hell (5.2% abv), while bottles include Hofbräu Dunkell (5.5% abv), Hacker Pschorr (5.8% abv) and Flying Dog Dogtoberfest (5.6% abv). Tilleys kitchen will also be busy producing authentic German food for the event beginning on Saturday September 21. Details, tel 0191 232 0692

GERMANY CALLINGEGG HIM ONAn exhibition of our very own Pickled Egg cartoonist’s work starts this month in Darlington. John Longstaff (aka Cluff) says the two-month long show will act as a retrospective but he will also use the opportunity to introduce some new work. John has been The Northern Echo’s cartoonist since 1990 and his work has also appeared in national and international publications, such as Private Eye.Crown Street Gallery, Darlington DL1 1ND. Open standard library hours.

One of the region’s quirkiest microbreweries celebrates 12 years of brewing this month with a weekend beer festival. Hill Island Brewery has six core brews available at its Fowler’s Yard, Durham, premises on Saturday September 20 (2pm-8pm) and Sunday September 21 (12noon-6pm). The beers are included in a taster tray – £5 for 1/3pint of all six.

The Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) Good Beer Guide 2015 makes its North East debut on September 11 with at the multi award-winning Darlington Snooker Club. New entries and deletions are being kept strictly under wraps, but Cheers has been told to “expect some surprises”. Interesting. The family-run snooker club is a regular winner of the region’s Club of the Year, so it’s an appropriate launch-pad.Darlington Snooker Club, Corporation Road, Darlington DL3 6AE

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Possibly the last thing you’d want when tasting a beer that’s completely new to you is for it to be pronounced “puke”. And the last thing a barmaid wants hear is yet another punter ask if Puike Pale Ale really is as sickly as it appears.

The 6.0% abv beer from Amsterdam’s Brouwerij De Vriendschap is pronounced more like “poykee” – Dutch for “fertile” – and rather than throwing up all sorts of tasteless connotations, it appears out of nowhere in a fabulous example of the brewer’s craft slowly releasing astonishing aromas and flavours from its

lemon curd-like golden glow. We’re sipping Puike Pale Ale on the pavement at In De Wildeman in Amsterdam’s Old Centre.

In De Wildeman – the signs depict a caveman – is a two-roomed bar housed in a former genever (Dutch gin) distillery. And it’s amazing. With its wood panelling coloured in various pale greens and browns, well-used pews and black-and-white tiles – and distinct air of intrigue – it could be straight off a Rembrandt canvas. Like a masterpiece, it gets inside the soul.

Beers range through a decent selection from Germany and Groote Britannië (but what’s the point of

drinking London Pride in Holland?), to Dutch and Belgian favourites – 18 on tap and a further 250 in bottle – plus a regular American draught beer such as Flying Dog Pale Ale. In De Wildeman is indeed een uniek bierlokaal.

With easy airline and ferry links from the North East, vibrant, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a familiar destination for the region’s city-breakers. We probably don’t have to mention its sleazy, hedonistic reputation – it’s all there in its red-light glimmer if you want to explore that side – but for grazing on street food, drinking in “brown cafès”, shopping in stylish stores, raking around flea markets, or simply strolling and lingering to people-watch (nobody batted an eye at the young man striding out in fedora and long grey skirt), there is nowhere better.

Wherever you wander in Amsterdam, you’re never far from a café or bar – the more traditional and intimate being “brown cafès”, so called because of their tendency to favour dark wood furniture and wall panelling, low ceilings and dim lighting skimmed by decades of cigarette smoke staining. The Dutch notion of cosiness is gezelligheid – and gezelligheid is everywhere.

As with most cities, it’s often

best to discover Amsterdam’s beery delights by accident – the pleasure of cutting along a narrow alleyway to discover an utter gem of a pub is doubled. You can be a hero, just for one day.

We stumbled upon Café ’t Molentje, on the Singel canal (corner of Hartenstraat), a tiny corner bar high on gypsy jazz music and vinyl, long on tradition and a fine place to settle into in the company of a Belgian De Konink Tripel or La Chouffe Blonde – or to pull up a chair outside and celebrate canal life with a genever chaser.

Further along the Singel canal – which served as a moat around Amsterdam until 1585 – is Arendsnest (Eagle’s Nest) Dutch Beer Bar, a glory-hole serving 30 indigenous draught and 100 bottled beers that oozes stylish and classy ambience. We’ve decided friendliness runs through its copper piping. There are more than 170 breweries in the Netherlands and a good deal of their beers are here, along with 40-plus gins and liqueurs.

Drinking in Amsterdam takes a tour through the traditional Dutch to the internationally streamlined, from the dingy to the slick, but everywhere you venture, it’s gezelligheid all round.

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You choose your pub because there’s a wide choice of ales and lagers where burgers, wraps and tasting planks have usurped the tepid pasty.

The relationship between supporter and pub is deep-seated. The pub is where we go to build our excitement, to join the banter and to never give up hope. Possibly the North East’s

most high profile football pub is The Strawberry, sitting literally in the shadow of St James’ Park in Newcastle. It’s a fine pub, too, and not just for match days.

Newcastle supporters – and away fans – are fortunate in the choice of pub at their disposal – The Hotspur, The Bodega, Tilley’s Bar, The Centurion, The Forth, The Town Wall, the Trent House, the Newcastle Arms, Rosie’s Bar, The Crow’s Nest, Fluid, Fitzgeralds, Lady Grey’s and several JD Wetherspoon outlets are but a mazy dribble from St James’ Park.

Elsewhere in the Premier League, Sunderland is welcoming for pre- and post-match pints, although The Stadium of Light is a fair old walk from the city centre. The Isis and the Museum Vaults form a central

partnership, while the Kings Arms, The Saltgrass and TJ Doyle’s are a solid midfield trio that’s difficult to beat (if only there were a bridge across the Wear). The Clarendon, The Corner Flag and Fitzgeralds – plus the omnipresent Wetherspoons – will be joined in this month’s transfer window by a revamped Dun Cow.

The Centurion, Newcastle Jonny PearsYou can’t beat The Centurion for atmosphere on a match day, especially for away games. I normally turn up earlier with my mates and have a burger or when it’s an early kick off, a big breakfast. A great location to watch the match then head out into town or crawl home on the Metro.

Corner Flag Sports Bar, Sunderland Gruff JonesI usually go to the Corner Flag mainly because the atmosphere is so good, especially the Tyne & Wear derby last October. They have friendly staff, it’s a family-friendly place, and not just for Sunderland games but for the majority of Premier League games which they show.

The Prior, Doxford Park, Sunderland Daniel MasonFor away games I usually go to The Prior – a good crowd of mixed ages, reasonably priced lager/beer at around £2.50 a pint. Nice outside terrace when the weather is nice. One big screen is put up at the back with several smaller screens located around the pub. All-round good footy pub.

Queen Victoria and the Gosforth Hotel, Gosforth Peter HallI tend to go to The Queen Victoria or Gosforth Hotel on Gosforth High Street. Both always have a great selection of ales on, at decent prices, never too busy, and close to home for me!

The Central, Gateshead Adam CleryI like The Central in Gateshead. Lovely bar, always guaranteed a seat. Varied range of beers and a friendly atmosphere. What more could you want? A win would be nice.

The Plough, Cramlington Brad RingroseThere is only one place I would even dream of watching the Newcastle match on a Saturday afternoon, and it’s not for the intense atmosphere, nor the number of hammered Toon fans who drink there. It’s actually rather the opposite, a nice place to sit with friends, have a beer (which in The Plough, is fantastic), and actually chat about the match without anybody attempting to punch a horse.

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A North East brewery has introduced gold to its portfolio. Camerons Brewery has been a main sponsor of Hartlepool boxer Savannah Marshall since May 2013 and she more than repaid the faith in her by winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Savannah – nicknamed The

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David Soley, Camerons’ chairman and chief executive, said: “We had no doubt Savannah would do well. She has really done Hartlepool proud.”

Savannah’s next event will be the defence of her world middleweight championship title in South Korea in November.

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BARRASFORD ARMSBarrasford Hexham, NE48 4AA t: 01434 681237 BARRELS59-61 Bridge Street, Berwick, TD15 1ES t:01289 308013 BATTLESTEADS HOTELWark, Hexham, NE48 3LSt: 01434 230209www.battlesteads.com BEADNELL TOWERS HOTELBeadnell, NE67 5AYt: 01665 721211

CLENNELL HALL HOTEL Harbottle,Morpeth,NE65 7BG t: 01669 650 377 CROSS KEYSThropton, Rothbury, NE65 7HXt: 01669 620362 DIPTON MILL INNDipton Mill Road, Hexham, NE46 1YA t: 01434 606577e: [email protected]

DOCTOR SYNTAXNew Ridley Road, Stocksfield, NE43 7RG, t: 01661 842383 DUKE OF WELLINGTONNewton, NE43 7ULt: 01661 844446

DYKE NEUKMeldon, Nr Morpeth, NE61 3SLt: 01670 772662

ELECTRIC WIZARDNew Market, Morpeth, NE61 1PS t: 01670 500640

FOX AND HOUNDSMain Road, Wylam NE41 8DL t: 01661 598060

GENERAL HAVELOCK INNHaydon Bridge, NE47 6ERt: 01434 684376

JOHN THE CLERK OF CRAMLINGTONFront Street, Cramlington, NE23 1DN t: 01670 707060

JOINERS ARMSWansbeck Street, Morpeth, NE61 1XZ, t: 01670 513540

JOLLY FISHERMANCraster, Alnwick, NE66 3TRt: 01665 576461

MINERS ARMSMain Street, Acomb, NE46 4PWt: 01434 603909

LION & LAMBHorsley, NE15 0NSt: 01661 852952

NEWCASTLE HOTELFront Street, Rothbury, NE65 7UT t: 01669 620334

OLIVERS60 Bridge Street, Blyth, NE24 2AP t: 01670 368346

RED LIONFront Street West, Bedlington, NE22 5TZ t: 01670 536160

RED LION INNStanegate Road, Newbrough, Hexham, NE47 5ARt: 01434 674226

RIVERDALE HALL HOTELBellingham, NE48 2JTt: 01434 220254

THREE HORSESHOESHathery Lane, Horton, Cramlington, NE24 4HFt: 01670 822410

THREE WHEATHEADSThropton nr Rothbury, NE65 7LRt: 01669 620262

TWICE BREWED INNMilitary Road, Bardon Mill, NE47 7AN t: 01434 344534

THE ALLENDALE INNMarket Place, Allendale, Hexham, NE47 9BJ, t: 01434 683246 THE ANCHOR HOTELHaydon Bridge, NE47 6ABt: 01434 688121

THE ANCHOR INNWhittonstall, Nr Consett, DH8 9JN t: 01207 561110

THE ANGEL INNMain Street, Corbridge, NE45 5LA t: 01434 632119

THE BADGERStreet Houses, Ponteland Newcastle upon TyneNE20 9BT t: 01661 871037

THE BAY HORSESouth Side, StamfordhamNE18 0PB t: 01661 855469

THE BLACKBIRDPonteland, NE20 9UH t: 01661 822 684

THE BLACK BULLMiddle Street, Corbridge,NE45 5AT t: 01434 632261

THE BLACK BULLMatfen, NE20 0RPt: 01661 855395

THE BLACK BULL INNEtal, TD12 4TLt: 01890 820200

THE BLUE BELLMount Pleasant, West Mickley, Stocksfield NE43 7LPt: 01661 843146

THE BOATHOUSEWylam, NE41 8HRt: 01661 853431

• 14 Real ales on tap• CAMRA 2013• Northumberland Pub of the Year Winner

THE BOATSIDE INNWarden, Hexham, NE46 4SQt: 01434 602233

THE BRIDGE END INNWest Road, Ovingham Prudhoe, NE42 6BNt: 01661 832219

• 5 Real Ales• Traditional family run pub• Folk & music nights

THE BURNSIDELonghoughton, NE66 3JQt: 01665 577303

THE CARTS BOG INNLangley on Tyne, Hexham, NE47 5NW. t: 01434 684338

THE CRASTER ARMSThe Wynding, Beadnell,NE675AX t: 01665 720 272

THE CROWN INNHumshaugh, Hexham, NE46 4AG t: 01434 681 231

THE DIAMOND INNMain Street, Ponteland, NE20 9BB t: 01661 872898

THE DYVELS INNStation Road, Corbridge, NE45 5AY t: 01434 633 633

THE FEATHERS INNHedley on the Hill, Stocksfield, NE43 7SW t: 01661 843 607

THE GOLDEN LIONHill Street, Corbridge, NE45 5AA t: 01434 632216

• Home cooked food• Real ales• Entertainment every weekend

THE GOLDEN LIONMarket Place, Allendale, NE47 9BD t: 01434 683 225

THE HADRIAN HOTEL Wall, Hexham, NE44 4EE t: 01434 681232

THE HERMITAGE INN23 Castle Street, Warkworth, NE65 0UL t: 01665 711 258

THE HORSESHOES INNRennington, Alnwick, NE66 3RS. t: 01665 577665 THE JOINERS ARMSNewton-by-the-Sea, NE66 3EAt: 01665 576 112

THE MANOR HOUSECaterway HeadsShotley Bridge, DH8 9LXt: 01207 255268

THE MANOR INNMain Street, Haltwhistle, NE49 0BS t: 01434 322588

THE NORTHUMBERLAND ARMSThe Peth, West Thirston, Felton, NE65 9EEt: 01670 787370

• Fine food• Real Ales• Rooms by the River Croquet

THE OLDE SHIP INN9 Main Street, Seahouses, NE68 7RD t: 01665 720 200

THE PACKHORSE INNEllingham, Chathill, NE67 5HAt: 01665 589292

THE PILOT INN31 Low Greens, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 1LZt: 01289 304214

THE PLOUGHVillage Square, Cramlington, NE23 1DN t: 01670 737633

THE PLOUGH INNFront Street, Ellington, NE61 5JB t: 01670 860340

THE RAILWAY HOTELChurch Street, Haydon Bridge, NE47 6JG t: 01434 684254

THE RAILWAY INNAcklington, Morpeth, NE65 9BPt: 01670 760 320

THE RAT INNAnick, Hexham, NE46 4LNt: 01434 602 814

THE RIDLEY ARMSStannington, Morpeth, NE61 6ELt: 01670 789216

THE RED LION22 Northumberland Street, Alnmouth, NE66 2RJt: 01665 830584www.redlionalnmouth.co.uk

THE RED LION INNMilfield, Wooler, NE71 6JDt: 01668 216224 www.redlioninn-milfield.co.uk

THE ROBIN HOOD East Wallhouses, Military RoadNewcastle, NE18 0LLt: 01434 672273

• Real ales• Home cooked food• Accomodation

THE SEVEN STARS21 Main Street, Ponteland, NE20 9NH, t: 01661 872670

THE SUN INN Acomb, NE46 4PW t: 01434 602934

THE SUN INNHigh Church, Morpeth, NE61 2QT, t: 01670 514153

THE SWINBURNE ARMS31 North Side, Stamfordham, NE18 0QG t: 01661 886707

THE TANNERYGilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3QD t: 01434 603486

• Beer & Whisky room• Live music• Dog friendly

THE TAP & SPILEEastgate, Hexham, NE46 1BH, t: 01434 602039

THE TRAVELLERS RESTSlaley, Hexham, NE46 1TTt: 01434 673231www.travellersrestslaley.com

THE WELLINGTONMain Road, Riding Mill, NE44 6DQ t: 01434 682531 THE WHEATSHEAFSt Helens Street, Corbridge, NE45 5HE t: 01434 632020

THE VICTORIA HOTEL1 Front Street, Bamburgh, NE69 7BP, t: 01668 214431

THE VILLAGE INNLongframlington, Morpeth, NE65 8AD t: 01665 570268www.thevillageinnpub.co.uk

TEESSIDE

BEST WESTERN GRAND HOTELSwainston Street, Hartlepool, TS24 8AAt: 01429 266345e: [email protected]

BRITANNIA INN 65 High Street, Loftus, TS13 4HG t: 01287 640612

CLEVELAND BAY Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, TS16 0JE t: 01642 780275

THE CLEVELAND HOTEL9-11 High Street WestRedcar, Cleveland, TS10 1SQ t: 01642 484035

THE FISHERMANS ARMSSouthgate, The Headland, Hartlepool, TS24 0JJt: 01429 266029

THE RAT RACE Hartlepool Railway Station, Hartlepool, TS24 7ED

TYNE & WEAR

ALUM ALE HOUSEFerry Street, South Shields, NE33 1JR

ASHBROOKE SPORTS CLUBAshbrooke Road, Sunderland, SR2 7HH, t: 0191 528 4536

BACCHUS42-48 High Bridge, Newcastle, NE1 6BX t: 0191 2611008

BENTON ALE HOUSEFront Street, LongbentonNE7 7XE t: 0191 2661512

BEST WESTERN ROKER HOTELRoker Terrace, Sunderland, SR6 9ND, t: 0191 5671786e: [email protected]

BIERREX 82 Pilgrim Street, NE1 6SG

BRIDGE HOTELCastle Square, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 232 6400e: [email protected]

BRIDGE TAVERN7 Akenside HillNewcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3UFt: 0191 232 1122

• Selection of real ales• Food served daily• Roof terrace

BRIDLE PATH101 Front Street, Whickham, NE16 4JJ t: 0191 4217676

CHESTERSChester Road, Sunderland, SR4 7DR t: 0191 5659952

COPPERFIELDSGrand Hotel, Grand ParadeTyne And Wear, NE30 4ERt: 0191 293 6666 CUMBERLAND ARMS12 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2571820www.cumberlandarms.co.uk

DELAVAL ARMSOld Hartley, NE26 4RLt: 0191 237 0489

CROWN POSADA31 Side, Newcastle, NE1 3JE t: 0191 2321269

FIRE STATIONYork Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AB t: 0191 293 9030

FITZGERALDS60 Grey Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AF t: 0191 2301350 FITZGERALDS10-12 Green Terrace, Sunderland, SR1 3PZt: 0191 5670852 FITZGERALDS2 South Parade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RG t: 0191 2511255

FOX & HOUNDS Coalburns, Greenside, NE40 4JN t: 0191 4132549

FREE TRADE INNSt Lawrence Road, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1APt: 0191 265 5764

GOSFORTH HOTELHigh Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HQ t: 0191 2856617

HOTEL DU VIN & BISTROAllan House, City RoadNewcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BE

HUGOS29 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2578956

ISIS26 Silksworth Row, Sunderland, SR1 3QJ t: 0191 5147684

IVY HOUSEWorcester Terrace, SunderlandSR2 7AW

LA TAVERNA Stella Road, Ryton NE21 4LU t: 0191 413 2921

• Tapas • Real Ale • Chicken

LADY GREY’S20 Shakespeare Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AQt: 0191 2323606

MAGNESIA BANK1 Camden Street, North Shields, NE30 1NH t: 0191 257 4831

NEWCASTLE ARMS57 St Andrews Street, Newcastle, NE1 5SEt: 0191 260 2490

ODDFELLOWS7 Albion Road, North Shields, NE30 2RJ t: 0191 2574288

PUB & KITCHEN 13/14 Albion Road, North Shields NE30 2RJt: 0191 2573199

RED LIONRedcar Terrace, West Boldon,NE36 0PZ t: 0191 536 4197

ROCKLIFFE ARMSAlgernon Place, Whitley Bay, NE26 2DT t: 0191 2531299

ROSIES BAR2 Stowell Street, NE1 4XQt: 0191 2328477

SHIREMOOR HOUSE FARMMiddle Engine Lane, North Shields, NE29 8DZt: 0191 2576302

SUN INNMarket Lane, Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3ALt: 0191 442 9393

TILLEYS BAR105 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG t: 0191 232 0692

TOBY BARNESDurham Road, SunderlandSR2 7RB, t: 0191 5285644www.tobycarvery.co.uk

TRAVELLERS RESTNorth Road, Wide OpenNE13 6LN t: 0191 2366300

TWIN FARMS22 Main Road, Kenton Bk Ft, NE13 8AB t: 0191 2861263

TYNE BARMaling Street, NewcastleNE6 1LP

TYNEMOUTH LODGETynemouth Road, North Shields, NE30 4AAt: 0191 257 7565

THE BEEHIVE Hartley Lane, Earsdon,NE25 05Z t: 0191 2529352

THE BODEGA125 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG t: 0191 221 1552

THE BRIAR DENE71 The Links, Whitley Bay, NE26 1UE t: 0191 2520926

THE BRANDLING ARMS176 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HD t: 0191 28540

Cheers is all about pubs in the North East and this should be a good place to start... COUNTY DURHAM

BUTCHER’S ARMSMiddle Chare, Chester le Street, DH3 3QBt: 0191 388 3605

DUN COW37 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN t: 0191 386 9219

GREENBANK HOTEL90 Greenbank Road, Darlington, DL3 6ELt: 01325 462624

HALF MOON INN130 North Gate,Darlington, DL1 1QSt: 01325 465765

HAT AND FEATHERSChurch Street, Seaham, SR7 7HF t: 01915 133040

HEAD OF STEAM3 Reform Place, Durham, DH1 4RZ t: 0191 3832173

ITALIAN FARMHOUSESouth Street, West RaintonHoughton - le - SpringDH4 6PA t: 0191 5841022

NUMBER TWENTY-222 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, DL3 7RGt: 01325 354590e: [email protected]

SURTEES ARMSChilton Lane, Ferryhill, DL17 0DHt: 01740 655724

THREE HORSESHOESMaiden Law, Durham, DH7 0QT t. 01207 520900

YE OLDE ELM TREE 12 Crossgate, Durham City, DH1 4PS t: 0191 386 4621

THE AVENUE INNAvenue Street, High Shincliffe, DH1 2PTt: 0191 386 5954 THE BAY HORSE28 West Green, Heighington, DL5 6PE t: 01325 312312

THE BEAMISH MARY INN No Place, Nr Beamish, DH9 0QH t: 0191 370 0237

THE BLACK HORSE Red Row,Beamish, DH9 0RWt: 01207 232569

THE BRITTANIA INN 1 Archer Street, Darlington County Durham, DL3 6LR t: 01325 463787

THE CLARENCE VILLA Durham Road, Coxhoe, County Durham, DH4HX t: 0191 377 3773

THE COUNTY 13 The Green, Aycliffe Vilage, County Durham, DL5 6LX t: 01325 312273

THE CROSS KEYSFront Street, Esh, DH7 9QRt: 0191 3731279

THE BRANDLING VILLAHaddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1QLt: 0191 2840490

• Large selection of real ales• Regular food & drink festivals• Food served

THE BROAD CHARE25 Broad Chare, Trinity Gardens, Quayside, Newcastle, NE1 3DQ t: 0191 211 2144

THE CAUSEY ARCH INN Beamish Burn Road, Marley Hill, Newcastle, NE16 5EG t: 01207 233925

THE CENTRALHalf Moon Lane, Gateshead, NE8 2AN t: 0191 4782543e: [email protected]

THE CENTURIONNeville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DG, t: 0191 261 6611

• Real ales• Food available• Live sports shown

THE CHILLINGHAMChillingham Road, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 265 3992

THE CLUNY36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQt: 0191 230 4474

THE COCK CROW INNMill Lane, Hebburn, NE31 2EYt: 0191 428 5730

THE COPT HILL Seaham Road, Houghton le Spring, DH35 8LU t: 0191 5844485

THE COTTAGE TAVERNNorth Street, Cleadon, SR6 7PL t: 0191 519 0547

THE COUNTYHigh Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HBt: 0191 285 6919

THE COURTYARDArts Centre, Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8ABt: 0191 219 3463

THE CUMBERLAND ARMSJames Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE6 1LDt: 0191 265 6151

DAT BAR11 Market St, Newcastle, NE1 6JN t: 0191 244 2513

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTONHigh Bridge, Newcastle NE1 1EN t: 0191 261 8852

THE FIVE SWANSSt Marys Place, Newcastle, NE1 7PG t: 0191 2111140

THE GREENWhite Mare Pool, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8YBt: 0191 4950171

THE GREY HORSEFront Street, East Boldon, NE36 0SJ t: 0191 519 1796

THE GREY HORSEOld Penshaw Village,Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7ERt: 0191 512 6080

THE HARBOUR VIEWBenedict Street, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 0NUt: 0191 5671402

THE HASTINGSWheatridge Row, Seaton Delaval, NE25 0GH t: 0191 237 6868

THE HEAD OF STEAM2 Neville Street, Newcastle NE1 5EN t: 0191 230 4236

THE HEAD OF STEAM 3 The Arcade, Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4BSt: 0191 272 8105

THE HOTSPUR103 Percy Street, Newcastle, NE1 7RY t: 0191 2324352

THE JOB BULMAN St Nicholas Avenue, Gosforth, NE3 1AA t: 0191 2236320

THE JOLLY STEWARDFulwell Ave, South Shields,NE34 7DF t: 0191 427 2951

THE KEELMAN Grange Road, Newburn, Newcastle , NE15 8NL t: 0191 267 1689

THE KEEL ROWThe Gate, Newcastle, NE1 5RFt: 01912299430

THE KINGS ARMSBeech Street, Deptford, SR4 6BUt: 0191 567 9804

THE KINGS ARMSWest Terrace, Seaton Sluice, NE26 4RD t: 0191 2370275

THE KING GEORGENorth Parade, Whitley Bay t: 0191 251 3877 THE LAMBTON ARMS Eighton Banks, Gateshead, NE9 7XR t: 0191 487 8137

THE LOW LIGHTS TAVERN Brewhouse Bank, North Shields, NE30 1LL t: 0191 2576038

THE MALTINGS9 Claypath Lane, South Shields, NE33 4PG t: 0191 4277147

THE MID BOLDON CLUB60 Front Street. East Boldon, NE36 0SH

THE MILE CASTLE52 Westgate Rd, NE1 5XUt: 0191 2111160

THE MILL HOUSEBlackfell, Birtley, DH3 1REt: 0191 415 1313

THE MILLSTONE HOTELHadricks Mill Road,South Gosforth, NE3 1QLt: 0191 285 3429

THE NEW BRIDGE2 -4 Argyle Street, Newcastle, NE1 6PF t: 0191 2321020

THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPERFawdon House, Red House Farm Estate, Gosforth, NE3 2AHt: 0191 2856793

THE OLD GEORGEOld George Yd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EEt: 0191 260 3035

THE OLDE SHIPS INNDurham Road, East Rainton, DH5 9QT t: 0191 5840944

THE PACKHORSECrookgate, Burnopfield, NE16 6NS t: 01207 270283

THE PAVILION Hotspur North, Backworth, NE27 0BJt: 0191 2680711

THE POTTERS WHEEL Sunniside, Newcastle, NE16 5EEt: 0191 488 8068

THE PRIORYFront Street, TynemouthNE30 4DX. t. 0191 257 8302

THE QUEEN VICTORIA 206 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HD. t: 0191 2858060

THE RAVENSWORTH ARMSLamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0ER. t: 0191 487 6023

THE RISING SUNBank Top, Crawcrook, NE40 4EE. t: 0191 4133316

THE ROBIN HOODPrimrose Hill, Jarrow, NE32 5UB. t: 0191 428 5454

THE ROSE & CROWNNorth Street, WinlatonNE21 6BT. t: 0191 4145887

THE SCHOONERSouth Shore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3AF t: 0191 477 7404

• Champion casks• Best bands• Gorgeous grub

THE SIR WILLIAM DE WESSYNGTON2-3 Victoria Road, Concord, Washington, NE37 2JY t: 0191 418 0100

THE STAITH HOUSE57 Low Lights, North Shields, NE30 1JA t: 0191 2708441

THE STEAMBOAT27 Mill Dam, South ShieldsNE33 1EQ t: 0191 454 0134

THE TANNERS1 Byker Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2NS

THE THREE TUNSSheriffs Highway, Gateshead, NE9 5SD t: 0191 4870666

THE TOWN WALLPink Lane, Newcastle, NE1 5HXwww.thetownwall.com

• Selection of real ales• Food served daily• Cinema room available

THE TURKS HEAD41 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2576547

THE VICTORYKillingworth Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1SYt: 0191 285 1254

YE OLD CROSS INNRyton Village, NE40 3QPt: 0191 4134689

THE CROWNMickleton, Barnard Castle, DL12 0JZ t: 01833 640 381

THE DUN COWFront Street, Sedgefield, TS21 3AT t: 01740 385 6695

THE FLOATER’S MILLWoodstone Village, Fence Houses, DH4 6BQt: 0191 385 6695

THE GARDEN HOUSE INNNorth Road, Durham, DH1 4NQ t: 0191 3863395

THE GEORGE & DRAGON 4 East Green, Heighington Village, DL5 6PP t: 01325 313152 THE GREY HORSE 115 Sherburn Terrace, Consett, DH8 6NE t: 01207 502585

THE HALF MOON INN 86 New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AQ t: 0191 3741918

THE HONEST LAWYER Croxdale Bridge, Croxdale, DH1 3HP t: 0191 3783782

THE JOHN DUCK91A Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1 RG

THE LAMBTON WORM North Road, Chester le Street, DH3 4AJ t: 0191 3871162

THE MANOR HOUSE HOTEL The Green, West Auckland, DL14 9HW t: 01388 834834

THE MANOR HOUSE INNCarterway Heads, Shotley Bridge, DH8 9LXt: 01207 255268

THE MARKET TAVERN27 Market Place, Durham, DH1 3NJ t: 0191 3862069

THE MILL Durham Road, Rainton Bridge, DH5 8NG t: 0191 5843211

THE MINERS ARMS 41 Manor Road, Medomsley, DH8 6QN t: 01207 560428

THE NEWFIELD INN Newfield, Chester le Street, DH2 2SP t: 0191 3700565

THE OAK TREE Front Street, Tantobie, Stanley, DH9 9RF t: 01207 235 445

THE OLD WELL INN The Bank, Barnard CastleDL12 8PH t: 01833 690 130

THE PLOUGHMountsett, Burnopfield, NE16 6BA t: 01207 570346

THE PUNCH BOWL INN Edmundbyers, DH8 9NL t: 01207 255545

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FUN STUFF

BLUE’S ADVENTURES IN BEER

Yet another punning take on the wok theme at this Newcastle city centre restaurant – but this time diners seem to have taken it literally. Judging by the abandoned state of the premises and the pile of post behind the door, they’ve wok-ed right past.

A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR……AND WATCHES A GUY SLIDE OFF HIS CHAIR STRAIGHT UNDERNEATH THE TABLE. ‘EXCUSE ME,’ HE SAYS TO THE BLOKE’S

FEMALE COMPANION, ‘DO YOU KNOW YOUR HUSBAND HAS JUST SLIPPED OFF HIS CHAIR?’ ‘NO HE HASN’T,’ SHE SAYS. ‘HE’S JUST WALKED IN THE DOOR BEHIND YOU.’

SIGN OF THE TIMES THE DIRTY DOZEN

The Master and The Mistress have been hooting with laughter all morning. Apparently, the best one-liner at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival was the joke from Tim Vine: “I decided to sell my Hoover – well, it was just collecting dust”.

They’ve been chortling and guffawing ever since The Master read it out of the paper. I don’t get it myself – not that I don’t have a sense of humour, it’s just that I prefer “dog” jokes. Did you hear about the new breed of dog? It’s a cross between a rottweiler and a collie.

It bites your leg off then runs for help. That’s what I call fuu-nn-ee. What’s the difference between a poodle humping your leg and a pit bull humping your leg? You let the pit bull finish. That my friend, is a cracker. I can’t see The Master and The Mistress finding those in the least amusing – not like, what did one flea say to the other flea on leaving the pub? Shall we walk or call a dog? However, just like you humans, the dog world has its share of corny joke-lovers. What kind of dog will laugh at any joke? A chihua-ha-ha. Now, that is ruff.

QUIZ ANSWERS 1 Anne Boleyn. 2 The Last Supper. 3 The F-Plan. 4 An oxbow lake. 5 Chromium. 6 Admiral Benbow. 7 Rowan Williams. 8 Miami Sound Machine. 9 Snowy (from Tintin). 10 Brighton & Hove Albion. 11 Sunil Gavaskar. 12 Chile (in 1962).

1 Which of Henry VIII’s wives was reputed to have 11 fingers?2 Which painting is central to the plot of the Dan Brown novel The Da Vinci Code?3 What name is given to the curved body of water which is created when a

meander from the main part of a river is cut off?4 Which best selling diet was created by Audrey Eyton?5 Which metallic element takes its name from the Greek word for ‘colour’?6 In Treasure Island, what was the inn owned by the parents of Jim Hawkins?7 In 2002, who succeeded George Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury?8 What was the name of Gloria Estefan’s backing band?9 Which literary dog is known as Milou in the original French language books?10 Gully the Seagull is the mascot of which Championship football team?11 Sunny Days is the autobiography of which former international Test

cricket batsman?12 Which is the only South American country to host football’s World Cup without

winning one?*Questions kindly supplied by the Sunderland Quiz League – this particular challenge was set by Keith Marshall from Penshaw Catholic Club.

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