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EDITORIAL01661 844 115 07930 144 846 Alastair Gilmour
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An awful lot has happened since our previous issue of
December/January some of it affecting our pubs so much that many of
them will never be the same again. The rains came in early December
and hardly let up during the whole month and on into the new
year.
Flooding that was once a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence is now so
regular that billions is having to be spent to protect homes and
businesses from the devastating effects of filthy, bacteria-ridden
water. Cumbria, South West Scotland, The Borders, the North East
and North Yorkshire have been particularly badly hit and its not
simply a case of drying out and getting on with brewing beer and
pulling pints, its months of insurance wrangle, paperwork and sheer
hard work all before any money is spent to get back into
business.
Heres the plan: find out as many pubs as you can that have been
flooded, give them until late spring or early summer (it can take
up to six months before theyre back into action), then make a point
of visiting them. Do it again and again and youll be doing your bit
to help a great industry survive.
Until then, however, you can get into practice by taking
advantage of the longer days, shake off those winter blues and
enjoy everything that pubs are renowned for great company, food and
drink with a quiz or two, live music, and a game of darts thrown
in.
These recent events have highlighted the social importance of
our pubs and the vital role they play in every community, whether
theyre on a housing estate or in a rural village. Lets get out and
use them to the full.Alastair GilmourEditor, Cheers North East
We all recognise the health warnings and the dangers of drinking
too much, but is there really any need to advise drinking no more
than 14 units of alcohol a week? What about the social benefits of
visiting a pub? Surely wellbeing comes from meeting people and
having a good time? People who regularly go to pubs are reckoned to
be happier and more content with their lives, but restricting us to
a pint a day could be regarded as counter-productive. And, what
about promoting friendships and positive social lives made through
enjoying a drink rather than counting to 14 units of alcohol. Thats
the way forward.
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Its the silence that gets you. That and the smell of sewage. The
quietness is interrupted only by the occasional clatter of yet
another piece of furniture landing in a skip. Bang goes a chair,
clang goes a radiator. And whirr go the dehumidifiers.
The horrendous floods of December and January have left their
mark in homes and business across the North East, Cumbria, North
Yorkshire and Southern Scotland, while our pubs and brewhouses have
suffered enormously. Some might not even recover.
And what is left would bring tears to the hardest soul.
The Dyvels in Corbridge, Northumberland, is virtually derelict
inside
after the Tyne burst its banks. Not far away, The Bridge End Inn
at Ovingham has been stripped bare following the onslaught of four
feet of filthy water from nearby Whittle Burn mixed with churned-up
River Tyne.
Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria out of action for a
lengthy spell five years ago following major flooding has managed
to get back into production after just over a month of downtime.
Significantly, its first brew on January 22 was Cockerhoop.
Chris Baxter took up the lease on The Dyvels only in September
last year to run it alongside the renowned Manor House Inn at
Carterway Heads, County Durham.
The Dyvels will be out of commission
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for anywhere between three and six months, he said. We were
devastated when we saw what was happening, but there was nothing we
could do about it.
It just shows the power of water. But were determined to get it
back up and running.
Everything will have to be completely refitted, but we want to
keep its quirky nature its quite a quirky pub.
James and Irene Outterside celebrated 40 years as owners of The
Bridge End Inn at Ovingham on November 21 and were completely
overwhelmed by floodwater on December 5.
Weve had water coming over the road before but this was a bad
one, said James. It was unprecedented I think the last one like
this was in 1771.
It got to the back door about six oclock in the evening, so we
did all the things you have to do, but by 11pm we had to give up.
Through the night all we could hear were glasses falling off
shelves then in the morning came down to carnage.
The floodwater came well above windowsill height about four feet
contaminating the bar and lounge area.
Thats when the adrenaline kicks in and youve just got to get on
with it, said James. Everything will have to be replaced and well
be closed for five to six months. The insurance company had to put
tenders out for repair work which took seven weeks, so were two
months in now and not really much further forward.
Wherever you turn theres bad news concerning pubs and water.
Carlisle was among the worst affected areas, with about 2,000 homes
and businesses flooded. Elsewhere in Cumbria, Appleby was
completely overwhelmed, as were Kendal and Glenridding (for the
fourth time). The Watermill at Ings (16 ales on tap
and an in-house microbrewery) reported: In 25 years we have
never had that sheer force of water.
Geoff Mawdsley, owner of the Coledale Inn in Braithwaite
described a raging torrent going into the village.
In York, the River Ouse rose more than four metres above its
normal level while the River Foss hit record heights in urban
areas.
York-based beer and pubs writer Nick Love said: The Red Lion in
Merchantgate is in a dreadful state. The Walmgate Alehouse and the
Watergate Inn have been badly hit as were The Lowther and the Kings
Arms along the riverfront, while The Masons Arms will be shut for
some time.
An army of volunteers got down to clearing up the new Brew York
brewery and taphouse which hadnt even opened for business.
Nick Love said: Theres a huge decrease in visitor numbers to
York, so organisations like VisitYork and Make It To York are
getting the message out that the city is very much open so come and
spend your money.
A similar scheme in Cumbria invites people to go out to the pubs
that remain open, contribute funds to the clean-up operation, and
Drink Cumbria Dry.
At Jennings brewery in Cockermouth, some of the original
remedial work introduced after the 2009 floods enabled production
to get going relatively quickly.
Richard Westwood, managing director of Marstons Beer Company
(Jennings owners), said: The support we have had from our team and
customers has been intrinsic in getting the brewery back into
production.
Everywhere, volunteers have turned out in their droves to help
with the clear-up and make sure their favourite pubs are back in
action as soon as possible.
The Dyvels, Corbridge, top (photo Matthew Collings) and above,
plus (left) a forlorn sight at The Bridge End Inn, Ovingham
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GASTROS DO IT WITH GUSTONorth East pubs have performed well in a
national quest to find the 50 best gastropubs in the country. The
Rat Inn at Anick, near Hexham, is the regions top dog, coming in at
number 13 (rising dramatically from last years 38). The Broad Chare
in Newcastle took the number 28 slot, while not far away in 31st
place is The Staith House in North Shields while co-owner John
Calton was awarded gastropub chef of the year. The Bridge Tavern in
Newcastle just over two years old was a new entry in the
competition (at number 49) organised by The Publicans Morning
Advertiser and sponsored by Estrella Damm.
Overall winner for the second year in succession was The
Sportsman in Seasalter, Kent, a Michelin starred pub. So, competing
on that level shows weve got some serious talent in our pub
kitchens.
But not all is co-operation and community spirit. The owners of
the Stone Trough Inn, in Kirkham Bridge near Tadcaster have refused
to sell beer brewed by Sam Smiths after the company refused to
allow a temporary footbridge to be built on its land following the
collapse of the historic bridge over the River Wharfe.
They said that as a local business, they couldnt support a
Yorkshire business that doesnt support its local people.
Tadcaster is also home to two other breweries John Smiths
(Heineken) and Molson Coors.
Sam Smiths argued that North Yorkshire County Council had failed
to carry out proper maintenance and that the temporary bridge
was a wasteful proposed public expenditure, a typical short-term
PR based soundbite from central and local government.
James Outterside summed up the frustration felt across the
region by describing the effect that losing their local pub for a
time will have on its community. He said: The locals are
devastated. I know its the thing to say these days that the pub is
the hub, but its true here; its a real community centre for the
village.w
For example, Harry, one of our real regulars, is 90 years old
and he comes in every day for one pint and a bit crack whats he
going to do?
Our regulars dont know what to do and I dont either, Im
frustrated at not working. If this is an insight into retirement, I
dont like it.
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Northumberland has met New Zealand head-on, in not so much of a
continental collision, but in a brewery collaboration that produced
a one-off, multi-faceted beer. Wylam head brewer Ben Wilkinson has
been working with Stu McKinley, one half of The Yeastie Boys
phenomenon (with Sam Possenniskie) thats helping to elevate flavour
profiles and production methods throughout the craft beer sector.
Out the other end on this occasion came WxY XPIPA (Wylam crossed
with Yeastie, equals Extra Pale IPA, 7.0% abv).
We had a tremendous day brewing with Stu, says Ben. We have been
massive fans of Yeastie Boys beers since they touched down in the
UK for the first time at Craft Beer Calling in Newcastle in
2014.
Hes over here with his family for a couple of years, so it was
great to get the opportunity to do a collab.
Ben reckons XPIPA was a difficult beer to formulate, using
unfamiliar and rare New Zealand hops like Nelson Sauvin, Rakau
and the Australian Galaxy variety at different points in the
process.
He says: Its quite daunting to brew with some of these guys but
it reinforces that what youre doing is absolutely right. But it was
brilliant to do and we both learned a lot from each other.
The use of rolled oats in XPIPA also came as a revelation to Ben
and the Wylam team working on the pale ale oats are normally used
in stouts and porters and are ideal for adding a smooth, silky
mouthfeel, balanced sweetness and creamy head retention which is a
feature of the new beer.
We knew what we wanted to do and gradually whittled it all down,
says Ben.
XPIPA has masses of fruit flavour which gravitates towards
dryness a couple of sips in and, with a marked difference between
the cask and keg versions, this divided opinion at all levels on
the beers launch at the Crown Posada in Newcastle.
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Gin and tonic lovers are being invited to create a Geordie
version of their favourite cocktail. The historic Blackbird Inn in
Ponteland celebrates its Northumberland roots by recommending Jacks
Gin distilled in celebration of 19th Century Tyne Valley bootlegger
Jack Cain mixed with Fentimans tonic (Fentimans, of course, is
based in Hexham).
As a garnish, what better than juniper berries as an alternative
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Just cask Hawkshead Brewery brewers get the last drop out
A fresh impetus, fired by customer curiosity and a demand for
flavour-led products has hoisted beers served from wooden casks to
sought-after status around the region. Virtually every one of our
40-plus breweries is experimenting with styles and profiles,
whether its a beer simply decanted into a wooden cask, or something
specially formulated to mature for several weeks or months to marry
(or divorce) aromas, flavours and mouthfeel.
The Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood (SPBW)
was established in December 1963, making it slightly older than the
Campaign For Real Ale, says Eric Larkham, newly-appointed publicity
officer for the SPBW
North East branch which was formed in July 2014.
Members are gathering at Haltwhistle Comrades Club on Saturday
February 6 to present the management with the SPBW North East
branch Club of the Year award. Elsewhere, Oddfellows in North
Shields was elected the societys Pub of the Year with Durham Camra
taking the Beer Festival award. Three Kings was Brewery of the
Year, while the Beer of the Year title was shared between Wylam
Jakehead IPA and Allendale Wolf.
The North East Branch of the SPBW is active in the support of
breweries which make good beer and venues which sell it, especially
if theres a hint of a wooden cask involved, says Eric Larkham.
Meeting are held in
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BREWERY FLOATS ON THE DOCK EXCHANGE
When Stables Brewery master brewer John Taylor saw how the
grounds at Beamish Hall Hotel, County Durham, had flooded recently
he decided there was only one way to get beer out of the
microbrewery thats attached to the historic building (formerly the
family home of Sir Robert Bonny Bobby Shaftoe).
The ever-inventive John constructed a Kon-Tiki style raft using
mini-casks as floats, lashing them to a wooden base. A mast,
wheelhouse and red pennant completed the job. An admiral effort, so
to speak.
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pubs and social or sports clubs everywhere from Berwick to
Darlington. An interesting point to note is that wherever meetings
are held, arrangements are made to supply at least one beer in a
wooden cask and when possible, in nearby pubs so that a wooden pub
crawl can be held.
Pubs taking beers from the wood read like a Whos Who of the
regions best and include The Free Trade, Tannery, Tyne Bar,
Cumberland Arms and Lady Greys in Newcastle; the Victoria and Old
Elm Tree in Durham; Oddfellows and Low Lights Tavern, North
Shields; Quaker House, Darlington; Curfew and The Pilot, Berwick,
and The Boathouse in Wylam.
The North East branch even hosted a national SPBW weekend late
last year with members arriving from every corner of the UK to
celebrate and sample beer from pubs and breweries in Newcastle and
along the Tyne Valley.
The style is becoming very, very popular, says Eric. People see
it as something with tradition.
The Gosforth Hotel put two wooden casks on the bar one day at
12noon and it was all gone by 10pm. The County also in Gosforth put
on a new wood-aged beer from Wylam which lasted nine hours.
Considering the pub normally has up to 12 ales on offer, its quite
something.
Cumbria-based Hawkshead Brewery operates an annual project of
ageing beer in wood; the most recent release being No5 (Brodies
Prime Export 8.5% aged in Red Burgundy casks). The brewery also
uses oak casks to age Wild Wheat (4.8% abv), its brett-fermented
spiced wheat beer.
Turning the clock back just might be a step forward with the
likes of young breweries with imagination such as Box Social and
Almasty taking beer from the wood not only to heart but to another
level. Its part of the future, its guaranteed to sell well so
theres no need to touch wood.
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The Chinese New Year begins on Monday February 8 and brings with
it a fortnight of celebrations across the world. The following 12
months commemorates the Year of the Monkey, as dictated by the
Chinese calendar (a lunar one, so its a moveable feast) which
continues a cycle of 12 years, each one named after an animal.
Its a time when ancestral spirits are celebrated, family unity
is honoured and a happy future is anticipated. Strict customs are
adhered to and superstition is rife, such as sweeping the floor
before the big day else good fortune for the coming year be brushed
aside, and the wearing of red which symbolises sunshine and
brightness.
The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person
is born has a profound influence on personality, saying: This is
the animal that hides in your heart.
Although monkeys are considered to be witty and intelligent and
have magnetic personalities, for people born in a monkey year
(1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004), 2016 is
considered one to be wary of. Chinese horoscopes urge
monkeys to be financially vigilant as events can quickly change
plus to think twice before making business and personal
decisions.
The Chinese New Year can fall anywhere between late January and
the middle of February. Legend has it that the Lord Buddha summoned
all the animals to come to him before he departed from Earth. Only
12 came to bid him farewell and, as a reward, he named a year after
each one in the order they arrived Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon,
Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
So, lets celebrate The Monkey Bar in Newcastle, a nickname for
the Old Market Lane Hotel which dates from around 1850 and a
moniker that stuck.
Apparently the pub, now owned by the Malhotra Group, was a
popular venue for the Irish bricklayers who helped build much of
Victorian Newcastle and also worked on the construction of the Tyne
Bridge. Legend has it that they used to leave their hods or monkeys
in the passageway as security towards the bar tab that they would
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CHEERS ON THE MOVE
Members of the Tyneside & Northumberland branch of the
Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) have finished casting their votes for
Pub of the Year, Club of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year in four
areas: North Northumberland, South East Northumberland, South West
Northumberland and Tyneside.
Members are also surveying pubs for inclusion in the Good Beer
Guide 2017 and getting down to planning the annual Newcastle Beer
& Cider Festival (below) celebrating its 40th anniversary this
year. A call has gone out for volunteers who are available between
Sunday April 3 to Sunday
April 10 for a wide range of tasks which dont all have to
involve muscle-work or tending the bar.
Before that, however, its the branch agm on Monday March 21
(7.30pm) at the Chillingham, Heaton, Newcastle, where nominations
are invited for the posts of chairman, secretary treasurer, pubs
officer, membership secretary and public affairs officer.
The Tyneside & Northumberland branch now has more than 1,700
members and is home to nearly 40 breweries. Regular meetings and
trips out are a big part of the social calendar. All details:
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former North East publican Richard Costello.
I thought you might be interested to see what I found to read at
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kilometres north of Bangkok, he writes.
Wonderful. This sort of reader interaction is hugely encouraging
for Team Cheers, so keep it coming
([email protected]).Newcastle Beer Festival photo by
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This has been highlighted by London-based Tumblr blogger Kit
Caless who has taken it upon himself to document every one of them.
Every Axminster carpet is unique to that particular pub, made from
scratch and ornately patterned.
The blog is excellent for us, says Jon Randall, JD Wetherspoon
head of acquistions. Over the years we havent kept a very good
record of what carpets went where.
Wetherspoon pubs generally take a local name with ideas from the
building itself (perhaps a former fire station or a bank)
incorporated into the interior design.
Part of that would be the carpets, says Jon Randall, who reckons
each one costs between 20,000 and 30,000 each. Everyone just uses
the pre-made stuff which is about half the price.
I quite like one of our pubs in London, The Cross Keys, which
has gold keys on a blue background because its obvious thats unique
to the pub.
He also admits to liking the carpets in the William Rufus in
Carlisle and the William Stead in Darlington. The Britannia in
Plymouth comes with a wave-patterned carpet, while The Wallaw in
Blyth, Northumberland, celebrates the Art-Deco decadence that the
former cinema was renowned for.
Kit Caless began his blog after reading a book in which the hero
uncovers that a bland hotel chains corporate art contains
subliminal messages. It might be time for our imaginations to run
riot.
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Whickham, Gateshead, below, and the William Rufus, Carlisle
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Which team won the Zenith Data Cup in 1990? Who headed Angel
& The Snake? Do you know your Sholas from your Zolas and the
total number of Ramones?
Even if you have to guess, theres a different style of pub quiz
to suit you and feed your inner trivia geek. Jon Samso Sams has
issued a challenge to visit Gatesheads Central Bar for the North
Easts longest running football quiz on Saturday February 6 when
teams of one to six members compete to prove theyre the biggest
bunch of football anoraks in the region.
And music anoraks (anoraks being a good thing, by the way) can
show off what they know or dont know at The Auld Rockers Quiz at
The Schooner, Gateshead, on the first Thursday of every month.
The football questions are researched, written and presented by
football fanatic Samso. At what other quiz would you win a round of
drinks by guessing how old Brazilian winger Garrincha was when he
lost his virginity to a goat?
Similarly with The Auld Rockers Schooner owner Dave Campbell
researches, writes and presents brain teasers that could involve
Half Man Half Biscuit or Tontos Expanding Headband.
It does what it says on the tin, says Dave. Its a free quiz and
unashamedly anal. Its for sad auld
Mojo-reading musos who havent bought a record since that new
beat combo Nirvana last put out a long player.
At Samsos Footy Quiz a game of two halves the first rounds
consist of picture and general knowledge while the second half is
more specific and could be World Cup-related (who is the top scorer
in World Cup history?) or about South American transfer
records.
The Schooners Auld Rockers is six rounds of pictures (albums and
bands), a music intro round, and four lots of questions from the
1960s to the early 1990s.
Dave Campbell says: As well as selling a few more pints on the
Thursday its good fun, a great atmosphere, and it encourages really
good banter.
The answers: Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the 1990 Zenith
data Cup final. Angel & The Snake became Blondie (Debbie
Harry). There were seven recording Ramones. Garrincha was 12 years
old. Miroslav Klose (Germany) is the World Cups top scorer.
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PUB NAMES A-Z: THE ANGEL A Bar at the Folies-Bergre (1882) by
Edouard Manet was the Impressionist painters last major painting
and, like some 40 Picasso artworks, includes Bass Pale Ale either
as a main feature or inserted discretely to make a statement.
The Folies-Bergre was Pariss first music hall with according to
a magazine an atmosphere of unmixed joy where everyone spoke the
language of pleasure. The poet Maupassant wrote that the barmaids
were vendors of drink and of love.
Manet knew the Folies-Bergre well. He made preparatory sketches
on site, but the final painting was executed in his studio. Its a
complex work with barmaid Suzons reflection in the mirror behind
showing her facing a customer, rather than looking bored as at
first sight. The quickly-sketched crowds also in the mirror convey
the bustle of the bar.
The Bass logo was the UKs first trademark
on January 1 1876, when the Trade Mark Registration Act came
into effect. An employee had to spend his New Years Eve waiting in
the cold outside the registration office to claim the first two
trademarks for the Bass red triangle and red diamond logos.
A Bar at the Folies-Bergre (with Manets signature on the
bottom-left wine label) is on show at The Courtauld Gallery,
London.
COULD I HAVE A PAINT OF BASS PLEASE?
A Represented here by The Angel Inn at Corbridge,
Northumberland. The Angel is a common pub name in use since the
Middle Ages that reflects the connection between religious
establishments and travellers hostels. The Corbridge pub is often
regarded as having been built in 1726 as a coaching inn; however,
its origins go back to the 1200s. Well be presenting a fascinating
history of the pub in the March issue of Cheers.
Bottles of Bass (bottom left and right)
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Were now warned that there is no safe drinking level. But
Alastair Gilmour believes
its time to separate beer and wine from alcohol
In recent months weve been advised to avoid bacon, sausages and
ham because cured and processed meats have been placed in the same
cancer-risk category as asbestos, arsenic and tobacco.
Studies in the US have concluded that potatoes can cause
diabetes in pregnant women, while other new research shows
prolonged high intakes of acrylamide a chemical found in crisps,
chips, bread, biscuits, crackers and breakfast cereals could cause
nerve damage, affect male fertility, and trigger cancer.
Now comes a government edict advising men to drink no more than
seven pints of beer a week the same as the maximum limit for women.
The first new drinking guidelines to be released by the UKs chief
medical officers for 20 years also advise there is no safe level of
drinking for either sex, and issued a stark warning that any amount
of alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing a range of
cancers, particularly breast cancer.
The new 14-unit recommended maximum is equivalent to a little
more than nine small 125ml glasses of wine, 14 single measures of
spirits, or seven pints of lager or beer. For women the limit is
unchanged, but for men it drops from 21 units.
Is it little wonder we despair at research that will probably be
turned on its head this time next year? Will a day starting with a
bowl of cereal then bacon and sausage sandwiches followed by pie
and chips at lunchtime washed down with a couple of pints of ale be
considered foolhardy or even a suicide attempt?
But hang on a minute. Its widely accepted that the cereal
content of beer (known as liquid bread for the past 6,000 years)
makes it a good source of vitamins, especially vitamins B12, B6 and
folate, a substance shown to have an important role in protecting
against heart disease, strokes and cancer.
As heart disease and strokes are the UKs major killers,
responsible for more than 40% of deaths, increasing the levels of
folate in the diet is an important public health issue.
And wine has been long renowned for its qualities in promoting a
healthy lifestyle. Researchers have found that a compound called
resveratrol present in red wine has the potential to kill the
damaged cells that can lead to certain cancers.
Resveratrol also helps prevent age-related memory decline and
suppresses the molecules in the blood that interfere with the
production of insulin, thus helping us to live longer and enjoy
healthier lives.
So, is there some way of separating beer and wine (and spirits)
from alcohol in these medical experts mindsets? We dont sit in a
pub and drink pure alcohol, unless we down glass after glass of
neat vodka; we sup glasses of beer and wine and the occasional
short. Surely thats good for the soul and adds to our wellbeing
through sociability, relaxation, conversation and laughter.
Having a strong social network like pub regulars enjoy
significantly improves happiness and overall health. The more
people you know, and the
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DRINKING LIMITS
Its a dogs life:Frank gets ready to enjoy his bowl of Woof
beer
Right: Finley is thinking, Hurry up with that bottle opener.
more often you see them, the better you feel, and the healthier
you are; no argument.
However, Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer for
England, said: Drinking any level of alcohol regularly carries a
health risk for anyone, but if men and women limit their intake to
no more than 14 units a week it keeps the risk of illness like
cancer and liver disease low.
The UKs recommended limit for men is now one of the lowest among
countries that issue guidance for an appropriate intake of beer,
wine and spirits and makes it one of only a handful of countries to
issue identical advice for both sexes.
The 14-unit figure is based at a level expected to cause an
overall lifetime risk of death due to alcohol of approximately 1%,
according to the independent advisory group which formulated it.
However, it cautioned that there is little evidence regarding the
impact of any guidelines in changing health behaviours.
Steve Gibbs from Durham Brewery said: I dont want to labour the
point, but the new alcohol safe units of just 14 per week for
everyone is dogmatic, prescriptive and out of line with Europe and
the world.
We may be ahead of the pack with this, but the last ten years
has given us big regulation, political correctness, increased
alcohol taxation, and guess what the bulldogs of Europe laid on
their backs for their tummies to be rubbed.
The new guidelines are about alcohol. For centuries, beer was
the temperance drink for being low in alcohol. Beer is also a good
supplement to diet being made from barley it has historically been
linked to bread and the staff of life.
Beer is much more than alcohol and many modern studies will
support this. It contains B vitamins. One pint can provide 10% to
20% of the daily requirements of riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine and
folate.
Silicate in beer is linked to a reduced risk of osteoporosis and
fibre can help the functioning of the large intestine, can help
lower cholesterol in the blood serum, and protect against coronary
heart disease.
Its also documented that beer reduces the risk of type 2
diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, kidney stones and Parkinsons
disease. Just dont overdo it.
As for the latest guidelines; where do the figures come from?
Plucked out of the air to frighten us or to tick health department
boxes?
The Brewers Journal of October 1939 calculated that a barrel of
beer (36 gallons) had the equivalent food value of 10lb of ribs of
beef, 8lb of shoulder of mutton, 4lb of cheese, 20lb of potatoes,
1lb of rump steak, 3lb of rabbit, 3lb of plaice, 8lb of bread, 3lb
of butter, 6lb of chicken and 19 eggs.
The report stressed: We have had these figures checked by a
chartered accountant. Perhaps we should get accountants to work on
safe drinking levels. Or, recalling how people like them triggered
the global financial crisis in 2008 and the way were all still
paying for it, perhaps not.
One pint, or two units of alcohol, is the new recommended limit.
Photo by Peter Skelton at The Schooner, Gateshead
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Signal box: Mac and Jane McHugh with the new radio
Seafaring Northumberland hoteliers Jane and Mac McHugh are
backing a community nautical project and are aiming to bring
residential-based skippering courses to the village.
The couple, who have run the 18th Century Red Lion in Alnmouth
since 2003, have subsidised a VHF handheld ship-to shore-radio for
the Pride of Aln, a skiff built by Alnmouth Rowing as part of a
scheme to involve more people in coastal rowing.
Jane, who is currently studying for her coastal skippers
qualification, said: VHF radios are used to call the coastguard in
the event of problems, but it was also important that Alnmouth
Rowing could remain in radio contact with the skiff while it is in
use.
The coastguard recommends that mobiles shouldnt be used at sea
for the simple reason that a signal is not always reliable. Both
Mac and I are keen sailors and we wanted to give
something back to the community and this was an ideal way to
help the project.
Alnmouth, along with Amble and Blyth, is one of five places
between the Tyne and the Forth to construct its own skiff to
encourage more people to try the activity. More than 50 local
people of all ages were involved in the project and the boat was
officially launched a year ago.
However, there were only sufficient funds for one VHF radio,
which is housed in the skiff. For safety purposes, it was essential
to base a second radio on land to ensure that those using the boat
could communicate directly with their shipmates on the shore.
Jane and Macs next aim is to bring specialist residential
coastal skipper courses to The Red Lion.
Alnmouth is the perfect place for this, thanks to its estuary
and active boating scene, says Jane.
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Just over a year ago, history teacher Nigel Nattress was
outgoing, active and adventurous. He loved nothing better than
spending time with his children, Florence, Jacob, Sam and Harry,
and regularly meeting friends at his favourite pub, The Grey Horse
on Sherburn Terrace, Consett.
Then he started feeling unwell and was diagnosed with Parkinsons
Disease. Medication should have helped his situation, but he
continued to deteriorate at an alarming rate. Pub regulars rallied
round and organised a sponsored walk, beer belly run and iron man
challenge which raised more than 5,500 for Parkinsons UK.
The community spirit in The Grey Horse is amazing, says pub
regular Michelle Simpson. But we are now all asking for more direct
help for Nigel as he has actually been misdiagnosed. It has been
confirmed that he has an aggressive form of Motor Neurone
Disease.
He is no longer able to communicate without the aid of a tablet
PC; he is unable to walk unaided and struggles with eating and
drinking, both of which lead to regular bouts of choking.
The Grey Horse continues to raise funds recently nearly 400 from
a Christmas hamper raffle towards converting his house to allow him
to move around more easily, plus a powered neuro wheelchair and
armchair and specialist surgical bed, all of which totals some
30,000. Then there are care and respite costs.
Grey Horse manager Kath Croft, plus all staff and regulars have
dedicated all their fundraising activities to Nigel. She said:
Nigel is an amazing man and were proud to help raise funds for this
worthy cause.
Cheers readers are urged to join them.Nigels MND Support appeal,
visit www.thegreyhorse.co.uk
FUNDRAISERS MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL
New production from Hawkshead Brewery, Cumbria, includes
versions of beers that first saw the light in 2015 Chuckleberry
Sour and Chocolate & Tonka Bean Imperial Porter. Chuckleberry
Sour (already ageing on the berries which are a cross between a
gooseberry a blackcurrant and a jostaberry) is soured using a
technique head brewer Matt Clarke developed, using lactobacillus
from natural yogurt. The live culture gives a refreshing tart
character, the perfect base to further mature the
Chuckleberries.
CHUCKLEBERRY, GOOSEBERRY, REDCURRANT, OR JOSTABERRY?
PUB NEWS
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PUB NEWS
Camerons Brewery has rolled out its Head of Steam pub brand to
Teesside with the opening of a new venue on Norton High Street.
Located at the site of the brewerys previously tenanted-run Perrys,
The Head of Steam is the sixth venue in the Camerons premium cask
and craft brand.
Chris Soley, director and general manager of Camerons said:
Norton has established itself as one of Teessides most exciting new
areas for food and drink and it is the perfect fit for our Head
of Steam brand. We feel the pub will complement the other
fantastic bars and restaurants in Norton and attract more customers
to the area.
Nortons Head of Steam offers five cask ales with a focus on
local breweries, alongside 14 keg beers and lagers, five of which
will rotate to offer customers a diverse range of world beers. The
fridges have a focus on Belgian Trappist bottled beers as well as a
selection of the newest American craft ales.
A new food menu is being introduced.
HEAD OF STEAM COUNTS IN NUMBER SIX
NEW APPOINTMENTSHeinekens UK arm has created a new managing
director role in charge of its on-trade Star Pubs & Bars
business. Lawson Mountstevens, currently managing director
on-trade, has been appointed to the new job. He will continue to
report to David
Forde, UK managing director. Meanwhile, Heineken UK has also
created a new on-trade director role, which will be filled by Chris
Jowsey, currently trading director for Star Pubs and Bars and
formerly at Scottish & Newcastle in the North East.
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Will Cox from the Number Twenty-2 pub in Darlington has been
talking to the regions gin producers to see if they actually live
up to their hashtags of #Craftgin, #Artisan or
#TheNextBigThing.
His first Ginterview is with Luke Smith of Poetic License Bar at
Roker, Sunderland. The bars 400-litre, small-batch copper still
(called Gracie) produces Old Tom Gin (41.6% abv), pictured right,
and Northern Dry Gin (43.2% abv), both of which include botanicals
such as Persian lime and Indonesian Copee peppercorns.
Q: Hi Luke, do you have a job title?A: The Distiller.
Q: Do you have any nicknames around the distillery?
A: The Yeti Im a six foot four big guy.
Q: How did you get into distilling gin as a career?
A: I was doing it at home and bringing it in to the lads at
Sonnet 43 Brew House at Coxhoe near Durham where I was working in
sales and helping out in the brewery making tea, hosing down tanks,
etc.
Q: Why distilling? Is it just trendy?
A: Its all about the art and variation, where small changes can
totally change the gin, for better or worse. The process evolves so
quickly as there is no wait for fermentation like brewing beer. Its
all very exciting.
Q: How do you choose the botanicals for your gin?
A: I made 290 small jars of infused vodka, each with a different
botanical, and it was then a
process of adding different combinations of them to a juniper
and coriander base all done a syringe-full at a time. I ended up
falling in love with a few of those botanicals.
Q: What music would be playing if you were distilling right
now?
A: At the moment Im bottling tiny bottles of Graceful Vodka and
Im playing a whole load of ska and reggae.
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STUDENT BREWERS HEADING NEW
RESEARCH
SHUGGY GETS A FORTIFYING BOOSTA note from West Brewery owner
Petra Wetzel outlines the Glasgow-based brewerys plans for 2016.
And big they are with a whole, brand-spanking new brewery producing
its first beer this month. Wests beers are permanent fixtures in
many North East bars and German-born Petra also invites us to
celebrate its tenth anniversary in March in appropriate
fashion.
West has grown from a small brewpub in the East End of Glasgow
to a proud independent family brewery with ambitions to serving the
best Scottish lagers anywhere,
says Petra (who comes with the strapline, Glasgow Heart With
German Head).
Its just as well that I really love my job. The year 2015 was
busy and often frustrating, but luckily it now feels like we are
finally on the home stretch.
I never thought you could spend so much money on drainage which
sadly none of you will ever see when you come on a tour of the big
new plant. I may just pee my metaphorical pants when it
happens.
West beers can be enjoyed in DatBar, the Bridge Tavern and Hotel
du Vin & Bistro in Newcastle, among others.
WEST TAKES A BIG STEP UP NORTHCullercoats Brewery has begun 2016
with a new beer actually, a new series of beers. Its Fortified
Series harks back to an 18th Century method of producing beer where
a very strong beer (a stock ale, typically 6.0%-8.0% abv) was
brewed first and allowed to mature for several months then used to
blend with weaker, newly-brewed beer.
This creates a mid-strength beer which benefits from the old ale
flavours that can only be achieved in a high gravity, warm
fermentation, plus the fresh hoppy aromas delivered by the
newly-brewed beer.
The Belgian lambic beer gueuze is similarly made by blending
young (one year-old) and old (two to three year-old) lambics, which
is then bottled for a second fermentation. Because the young
lambics are not fully fermented, the blended beer contains
fermentable sugars which allow a second fermentation to occur.
Cullercoats Brewery co-owner Anna Scantlebury says: We have
brewed a stock ale at 7.3% abv named Fortification, and over the
coming months we will be blending this with different beers to
produce.
A new beast called Fortified Shuggy Boat Blonde is bursting with
flavour and if youre lucky youll be able to taste this alongside
the regular beer and Fortification itself mummy, daddy, and baby
beer, as it were.
Look out for this line-up at a special fortified beer and food
evening on April 21 at Bierrex, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle.
The Institute for Sustainability has granted funding to
Newcastle Universitys microbrewery, Stu Brew, to look into
sustainable brewing. Researchers in the School of Chemical
Engineering & Advanced Materials will lead a number of studies
in areas from waste disposal to sustainable resource use,
particularly the best use of spent grains, hops and yeast.
Outcomes from the project could benefit regional microbreweries
who have expressed interest in the research.
Stu Brew is a student-led green social enterprise with its beers
brewed, marketed and sold by students. It is the first, and so far
only, student-run brewery in Europe. Its ales are served in bars
and pubs on campus and around Newcastle. After the first 12 months
of operation, four Stu Brew students have gained jobs in the
brewing industry with the likes oTf BrewDog and Heineken.
Sharon Joyce, a lecturer in the School of Chemical Engineering
& Advanced Materials, says: Smaller businesses like
microbreweries may not have the resource or are not in the best
position to practice
sustainability. Stu Brew demonstrates that you can do
sustainability at a small scale and if replicated throughout the
craft beer industry, could lead to a positive impact for businesses
and the environment.
Stu Brew closely monitors energy and water usage, and has a
highly energy efficient hot water and cooling system which re-uses
hot water.
Along with spent barley grains and hops, breweries also produce
large amounts of yeast slurry that
are often disposed of down the drain. Creating an animal feed
from the yeast, such as for pigs, provides a sustainable solution
to the waste issue.
In collaboration with researchers at the University of Kassel in
Germany, the team will test a prototype wet brewery waste dryer
theyve developed and optimise it for brewery wastes. Researchers
will also look into using waste products for anaerobic digestion
and gasification.
BREWERIES ROUND-UP
Stu Brew students at Newcastle University
Petra Wetzel pictured at Hotel du Vin, Newcastle
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TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRED ON PUBThe owners of the
award-winning Feathers Inn at Hedley on the Hill, Stocksfield,
Northumberland, have decided to reduce their working week to
improve staff working conditions and customer experience. Rhian and
Helen Cradock say the decision to open for lunch from Thursday to
Sunday and for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday instead of a
seven-day operation for both sessions will allow them the time to
be more creative in what they do in the kitchen and keep standards
high there and in the rest of the pub. Their two young children
will also reap the benefit too.
They are following the lead set by chefs such as Michel Roux Jr
who similarly switched his London restaurant, Le Gavroche, to a
five-day operation in order to improve staff hours and welfare and
to enjoy a
better work-life balance.Rhian told The Hexham Courant: My
intention has always been to serve the finest food with local
produce. When people eat here they know my hand is behind every
dish, from creation to service.
Were frequently so busy here its often difficult to get
uninterrupted time to just focus on development.
NEW HOURS MEAN A BETTER BALANCE FOR ALL
Twice Brewed Inn, standing sentry on the B6318 Military Road
near Bardon Mill in Northumberland, found itself bursting at the
seams recently. Its not an unusual scenario for such a popular pub,
particularly since it reopened in December following extensive
refurbishment, but as duty manager Matthew Brown reports, it was
full of people stranded because of flooding.
Twice Brewed itself wasnt affected by the deluge but Carlisle
and most of Cumbria were cut off, so travellers sought refuge until
they thought out what to do next.
We couldnt even offer them overnight accommodation because the
rooms were full, says Matthew. We became a transport information
centre and helped people plot their routes.
The pubs dining room and further en-suite bedrooms are next on
the re-build list, scheduled for the regular army of walkers eager
to explore Hadrians Wall Country.
Were really looking forward to the season starting, says
Matthew.
Tel: 0191 2616611www.centurion-newcastle.com
Grand Central Station, Neville St,Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1
5DG
6 Real Ales always on tap. FOOD SERVED DAILY
Full English served from 6am Monday - Friday in C C Hudsons
New luxury bar for private hire
PUB NEWS
Thinking time: Rhian Cradock, The Feathers Inn
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NEWS
THE WHITE SWAN (OVINGHAM)Only a 2 minute walk from Prudhoe train
station!
Open every day from 12 noon
REAL ALES ON TAPNEW Menu - food served everyday - Daily Specials
Board
Traditional Sunday Lunch 12 noon - 5 pmBeer Garden with
childrens play area - Families & cyclists
welcome - Dog friendly
QUIZ NIGHT EVERY TUESDAY - starts 9.15 pm free
supper!ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTS
February: Sat 6th - TBC Mon 8th - Psychic EveningFri 12th - e
Graduates urs 18th - Buskers
Sat 20th - Raw Spirit Sat 27th - Ask Ruby
Feb 13th - Valentines Meal with John Garrimore singing songs
fromthe Rat Pack and Michael Buble
Main Road, Ovingham, Northumberland, NE42 6AGTel: 01661 833 188
| www.whiteswan-ovingham.co.uk
Real Ales styled on a Theakstons theme with rotating Guest Ales.
Served alongside a wide
range of Beers, Wines & Spirits
Karaoke Fortnightly Motorcycle Meets alternate Tuesdays
Live Music Beer Garden Traditional Menu Live BT Sports Large Car
Park
Telephone: 01670 813 345
OPENING TIMES Mon - Sun 12pm - 23pm Sun Lunch - 12pm - 3pm
Restaurant Monday - Saturday 12.00 pm - 8pm
Gigs N Festivals FEBRUARY 25-27 STOCKTON ALE & ARTY BEER
FESTIVALARC Art Centre, Dovecot Street, Stockton TS18 1LL.With
80-plus ales, cider and perry.Open: 11am-5pm and 6.30pm-11pm each
day. Live entertainment from Geordie Rat Pack (Thursday, Catch 22
Comedy Night (Friday) and Special Brew (Saturday). Food available
at all sessions.www.clevelandcamra.org.uk Tickets from ARCs box
office in person, by phone 01642 525199, or via
www.arconline.co.uk
FEBRUARY 26-28 ADVINTAGE WINE WEEKENDGilsland Hotel, Cumbria CA8
7AREnd the winter blues with two nights DBB, wine tasting and wine
games, qualified wine tutor and quiz master, 125pp.Visit
www.Advintagewine.co.uk or tel Suzanne Lock 0191 253 2979 for
details.
MARCH 25-28 EASTER BEER FESTIVALSurtees Arms and Yard of Ale
Brewery, Chilton Lane, Ferryhill, County Durham DL17 0DHThe
award-winning pub features beer, music and food on a grand scale
and the Easter Beer Festival is no different.Tel: 01740 655724 for
details.
MARCH 25-28 SCOTTISH BEER & FOOD FESTIVALThe Feathers Inn,
Hedley on the Hill, Stocksfield, Northumberland NE43 7SWOver 20
cask ales from Scotlands amazing craft brewers, including Orkney,
Black Wolf and Loch Ness. All things Scottish, featuring awesome
barbecue, Saturday farmers market and legendary Hedley barrel race
on Bank Holiday Monday.www.thefeathers.net Tel: 01661 843607.
A 40-year study by teams at Harvard and the University of East
Anglia has found that middle-aged men who drank and ate foodstuffs
such as red wine, berries and citrus fruits that are rich in
flavonoids were 10% less likely to develop erectile
dysfunction.
Plant-based drinks such as wine and tea contain high levels of
flavonoids, as do fruits, vegetables and herbs, while a flavonoid
known as anthocyanins present in blueberries, cherries,
blackberries, radishes, blackcurrants and citrus fruits were shown
to be particularly beneficial. More than 50,000 men were included
in the study that collected data every four years.
STAND UP FOR DRINKING WINE
Whats on around the region
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PUB PROFILE
Here to stay and thriving
OWNERS: Andrea and Paul JohnsonWHERE IS IT? The Office, Castle
Square, Morpeth, Northumberland N61 1YB. Tel: 07707 703 182. Web:
www.facebook.com/The-Office-Morpeth-760120064053942/OPENING HOURS:
Mon-Fri 5pm-10.30pmSaturday and Sunday: 12noon-10.30pm
One of the new breed of micropubs that have sprung up over the
past five years, all with tiny premises and great beer. The Offices
capacity is 32, so were talking large kitchen. It opens weekdays at
5pm, so heres a scenario: Hello pet, Im in The Office but I wont be
long you too darling you too. Dialling tone. Yes!
The Office is the former Old Toll House, a Grade II-listed
building that Paul and Andrea Johnson had to jump through hoops to
convert from its former use as a sweetie shop (which lay vacant for
18 months). Before that, it had been many things, icluding a fire
station. It opened in November 2014 following two months of
planning applications and appeals (plus a wee bit of local
controversy). Never mind, its here and its thriving. We got massive
support from local ale lovers, says Andrea. It has also become part
of Morpeths discerning drinkers circuit.
Paul and Andrea are also looking to create a similar microbub in
Felton, Northumberland. The Foxs Den is earmarked for the cellar of
the Running Fox artisan bakers.
THE OFFICE, MORPETHPUB PROFILE
THE DCOR
Church pew seating came from St Aidens Church at Stobhill
apparently, a member of its bellringers society said: Ive got just
the thing for you. The counter was salvaged from The Windmill pub
in Blyth, which had closed down but had not escaped the notice of a
regular.Local artists works for sale decorate the walls and the
plan is to attract much more. Originals oil paintings by Ivan
Webley are rather fetching. The pub is developing organically and
customers donate bits and pieces to decorate the place, such as a
Royal Navy cap and good luck charms from all over the world.
THE BEER
Five ales, two local craft keg beers, a cider fridge and four
national keg beers with another handpull planned. Paul Johnson runs
Acton Ales, so bring on Golden Cocker (4.1% abv); Clockwork Orange
Stout (4.7% abv); Seahouses Gold & Light (4.2% abv), and
Bamburgh (4.0% abv), with Full Mash Wheat Beer (4.2% abv) a
visitor. Wylam Jakehead IPA (6.3% abv) and Tyne Bank North Porter
(4.3% abv) head the craft keg representatives.Sitting at the bar is
a people-watchers paradise with streams of bypassers and traffic
constantly on the move outside.
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A-Z PUB GUIDE
THE OAK TREE Front Street, Tantobie, Stanley, DH9 9RF t: 01207
235 445
THE OLDE SHIPS INNDurham Road, East Rainton, DH5 9QT t: 0191
5840944
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 THE
QUAKERHOUSE2 Mechanics Yard, Darlington, DL3 7QF t: 07783
960105
THE QUAYS5 Tubwell Row, Darlington, DL1 1NU t: 01325 461448
THE ROYAL OAK 7 Manor Rd, Medomsley Village, DH8 6QN t: 01207
560336
THE SCOTCH ARMSBlackhill, Consett, DH8 8LZt: 01207 593709 THE
SHIP Low Road, Middlestone Village, Middlestone, DL14 8AB t: 01388
810904
THE SMITHS ARMS Brecon Hill, Castle Dene, Chester le Street, DH3
4HE t: 0191 3857559
THE SPORTSMANS ARMSMoor End Terrace, Belmont, DH1 1BJ t: 0191
3842667 THE STABLESBeamish Hall Hotel, Beamish, DH9 0BY t: 01207
288 750
THE STABLESWest Herrington, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4NDt: 0191
584 9226 THE THREE HORSESHOESPit House Lane, Leamside, Houghton le
Spring, DH4 6QQ t: 0191 584 2394
THE WHITE LIONNewbottle Street, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4ANt:
0191 5120735
THE WHITEHILLS Waldridge Road, Chester le Street, DH2 3AB t:
0191 3882786
WICKET GATEFront Street, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3AX t: 0191
3872960
THE WILD BOAR Frederick Place, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4BN t:
0191 5128050
THE VICTORIA INN 86 Hallgarth Street, Durham, DH1 3AS, t: 0191
3860465
WOODMAN INN23 Gilesgate, Durham, DH11 1QW t: 0191 680 8317
NORTH YORKSHIRE
THE CROWN INNVicars Lane, Manfield, DL2 2RF t: 01325 374243
CUMBRIA
THE BEER HALLHawkshead Brewery, Mill Yard, Staveley, LA8 9LRt:
01539 825260
NORTHUMBERLAND
ADAM & EVEPrudhoe Station, Low Prudhoe, NE42 6NP t: 01661
832323
BAMBURGH CASTLE INNSeahouses, NE68 7SQt: 01665 720283
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 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 2APt: 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 7LR t: 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 BLACKBIRDPonteland, NE20 9UH t: 01661 822 684
THE BLACK BULLMatfen, NE20 0RPt: 01661 855395
THE BLUE BELLMount Pleasant, West Mickley, Stocksfield NE43
7LPt: 01661 843146
THE BLUE BELLHillstreet, Corbridge,NE45 5AA. t: 01434 431143
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 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 FORESTERS ARMSWest SleekburnNE62 5XE01670 813345
THE GOLDEN LIONHill Street, Corbridge, NE45 5AA t: 01434
632216
THE GOLDEN LIONMarket Place, Allendale, NE47 9BD t: 01434 683
225
THE HADRIAN HOTEL Wall, Hexham, NE44 4EE t: 01434 681232
THE HEART OF NORTHUMBERLAND 5 Market Street, Hexham, NE46 3NS.
t: 01434 608013
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 OFFICEThe Old Toll House, Castle Sqaure, Morpeth 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 6EL t: 01670
789216
THE SUN INN Acomb, NE46 4PW t: 01434 602934
THE SUN INNHigh Church, Morpeth, NE61 2QT, t: 01670 514153
Cheers is all about pubs in the North East and this should be a
good place to start...
COUNTY DURHAM
BUTCHERS ARMSMiddle Chare, Chester le Street, DH3 3QBt: 0191 388
3605
DUN COW37 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN t: 0191 386 9219
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
HOLE IN THE WALL14 Horsemarket, Darlington, County Durham DL1
5PT t: 01325 466720
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
CROWNMickleton, Barnard Castle, DL12 0JZ t: 01833 640 381
THE BLACKSMITHS Station Road, Low PittingtonDurham, DH6 1BJ0191
3720287 THE DUKE OF WELLINGTONDarlington Road, Durham DH1 3QN t:
0191 375 7651
THE DUN COWFront Street, Sedgefield, TS21 3AT t: 01740 385
6695
THE FLOATERS 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
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THE SWINBURNE ARMS31 North Side, Stamfordham, NE18 0QG t: 01661
886015
THE TANNERYGilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3QD t: 01434 605537 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 WHITE SWANMain Road, Ovingham, PrudhoeNorthumberland NE42
6AG t: 01661 833188
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 8AA
t: 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
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 1HQt: 0191 2856617
HOTEL DU VIN & BISTROAllan House, City RoadNewcastle Upon
Tyne,NE1 2BE
HUGOS29 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZt: 0191 2578956
ISIS26 Silksworth Row, Sunderland, SR1 3QJt: 0191 5147684
IVY HOUSEWorcester Terrace, SunderlandSR2 7AW
LA TAVERNA Stella Road, Ryton NE21 4LU t: 0191 413 2921
Tapas Real Ale Chicken
LADY GREYS20 Shakespeare Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AQt: 0191
2323606
MAGNESIA BANK1 Camden Street, North Shields, NE30 1NH t: 0191
257 4831
MARKET LANE72-74 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SG t: 0191 232
0251
MARQUIS OF GRANBYStreetgate, Sunniside, Newcastle, Tyne &
Wear NE16 5ES t: 0191 257 4831
NEWCASTLE ARMS57 St Andrews Street, Newcastle, NE1 5SEt: 0191
260 2490
ODDFELLOWS7 Albion Road, North Shields, NE30 2RJ t: 0191
4358450
OSBORNES BAR61 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 2AN t: 0191
240 2811
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
THREE MILE INN,Great North Road, Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 2DS t:
0191 255 2100
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, Newcastle,NE6 1LP
TYNEMOUTH LODGETynemouth Road, North Shields, NE30 4AAt: 0191
257 7565
THE BEEHIVE Hartley Lane, Earsdon,NE25 05Zt: 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
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 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 1HB. t: 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 DUN COW 9 High Street West, SunderlandSR1 3HA t: 0191
5672262
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 6080THE HARBOUR VIEWBenedict Street, Roker,
Sunderland, SR6 0NUt: 0191 5671402
THE HASTINGSWheatridge Row, Seaton Delaval, NE25 0QH 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 LOW LIGHTS TAVERN Brewhouse Bank, North Shields, NE30 1LL t:
0191 2576038
THE MERCHANTS TAVERN1 St Peters Wharf, NewcastleNE6 1TZ. 0191
5971212
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 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 RED KITESpa Well Road, Winlaton Mill, NE21 6RU. t: 0191 414
5840
THE RISING SUNBank Top, Crawcrook, NE40 4EE. t: 0191 4133316
THE ROSE & CROWNNorth Street, WinlatonNE21 6BT. t: 0191
4145887
THE RUNHEADHolburn Lane, Ryton, Tyne & Wear, NE40 3HJt: 0191
413 9517
THE SANDPIPERFarringdon Road, Cullercoats, Tyne & Wear, NE30
3ER t: 0191 253 5050
THE SCHOONERSouth Shore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3AF t: 0191 477
7404
Handmade food Toe-tapping tunes Hip-ster free zone
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
THREE HORSESHOES HOTELWashington Road, SunderlandTyne &
Wear, SR5 3HZ0191 519 2006
YE OLD CROSS INNRyton Village, NE40 3QPt: 0191 4134689
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FUN STUFF
The Kent Times newspaper certainly digs up some great local
stories if this is anything to go by.And the Australian
calorie-counter sent by Martin Hammill of Hadrian Border Brewery
demonstrates what curious eating habits they have Down Under.
Haggis indeed!
The number of Greggs outlets in the UK (at January 2016)The name
of a beer from Shepherd Neame celebrating the Kent
brewerys founding yearThe year Tsar Peter I of Russia introduced
a beard tax (in an effort to shift his subjects away from Asiatic
customs and make them more European).
A GIRL WALKS INTO A BAR...AND THE BARMAN SAYS: I HEAR YOU BROKE
OFF YOUR ENGAGEMENT TO SAM. YES, SHE SAYS, MY FEELINGS TOWARDS HIM
WERENT THE SAME. THE BARMAN SAYS: BUT I SEE YOURE STILL WEARING THE
RING. TOO RIGHT, SHE SAYS, MY FEELINGS TOWARDS DIAMONDS HAVE NEVER
CHANGED.
SIGN OF THE TIMES
EEH! NUMBERS
PUB FACT
1. What is Canadas national animal?2. Which Dickens character
was always expecting something to turn up?3. Which musical featured
the song They Called The Wind Mariah?4. Airstrip One is the name
for Britain in which book?5. The name of which European capital
city means ford? (as in river ford)6. Who cooks with nose of Turk
and Tartars lips?7. What kind of loaf is literally Tonys bread?8.
What is both a French wine region and a luxury