darlington drinker - issue 190 - spring 2014

Darlington DrinkerN E W S L E T T E R O F T H E D A R L I N G T O N C A M P A I G N F O R R E A L A L E

ISSUE 190 | SPRING 2014

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Welcome to Issue 190 of Darlington Drinker and our fi rst issue of 2014. I hope you

all enjoyed the festive period and didn’t indulge too much?!

Well, the last few weeks have been a busy time for Darlington CAMRA members as it has been their opportunity to vote for their favourite town pub and country pub along with their overall choice as branch pub of the year. Current holder of Darlington CAMRA Pub of the Year, The Quakerhouse is currently CAMRA’s North East Pub of the Year while The Crown Inn at Manfi eld, our Country Pub of the Year fi nished third in last year’s CAMRA Yorkshire Pub of the Year. Both these pubs will no doubt want to repeat their successes on a branch scale and I’m sure they would welcome any regional successes that come along the way too.

The start of the year also brings a chance for branch members to nominate our real ale pubs for inclusion in CAMRA’s 2015 Good Beer Guide, which is due to be published in September. All entries in the upcoming guide are chosen by CAMRA members in the UK with all pubs worthy of being an entry in the guide. As our branch covers a small area of North Yorkshire as well as County Durham, we have this marvellous opportunity to showcase our pubs to CAMRA members nationwide.

Finally, some of you may now be aware that the branch is again looking to stage a beer festival this summer. Subject to CAMRA approval, the festival is due to take place at the end of June at The Forum on Borough Road, but it is going to be on a much smaller scale than other events we have hosted. Hopefully, we will have further details on the festival in the next issue of Darlington Drinker.

Cheers!

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Following its success in winning CAMRA’s North East Club of the year award for 2013, an award presentation was made to Darlington

Snooker Club on Saturday 2nd November. The presentation to proprietor Peter Everett

was a joint effort done by CAMRA’s North East Regional Director David Brazier and John Holland who is the chair for CAMRA’s Clubs Committee. David cited the warm welcome always received at the snooker club by the staff plus the beer range it has on offer which includes ones from local micros, while John explained how the judging process worked in selecting the overall winner.

Peter thanked all the regulars and staff at the snooker club along with CAMRA members in the north east who chose the club to win the award. The club beat off competition from clubs in Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland and as far away as Haltwhistle in Northumberland to win the award for the ninth time in ten years. The presentation also coincided with the Halloween Booze ‘n’ Cues Festival at the snooker club so was well attended by CAMRA members.

Meanwhile on the afternoon of Saturday 11th

January, licensees Peter and Karen Hynes received their award for The Crown Inn at Manfi eld fi nishing in third place in CAMRA’s Yorkshire Pub of the Year 2013 competition. The award presentation to Peter and Karen was made by CAMRA’s Yorkshire Regional Director Mick Moss.

Mick explained the judging process citing how large the Yorkshire region is and that up to 18 other branches can nominate a pub to go into the competition, and for The Crown Inn to fi nish third in the award was a notable achievement especially considering the number of local CAMRA awards won by the pub which are displayed on the wall.

Despite the branch area incorporating only a small part of North Yorkshire, Mick also praised Darlington CAMRA for being an active branch and getting involved in CAMRA’s Yorkshire region.

The overall winner of CAMRA’s Yorkshire Pub of the Year was the No 7 in Barnsley while runner up in the award was the Ferryboat at Thorganby near York.

Our congratulations go to the staff at both The Crown Inn and Darlington Snooker Club. A presentation to the Quakerhouse winning last year’s CAMRA North East Pub of the Year took place just as we went to press, more of this in the next issue of Darlington Drinker.

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getting involved in CAMRA’s Yorkshire region.

of the Year was the No 7 in Barnsley while runner up in the award was the Ferryboat at Thorganby near York.

The Crown Inn and Darlington Snooker Club. A presentation to the Quakerhouse winning last year’s

Darlington Snooker Club Presentation - Peter Everett (middle), North East Regional Director David Brazier (left) and John Holland (right) the chair for CAMRA’s Clubs Comittee

The Crown Inn Presentation - Licensees, Peter & Karen Hynes (left & middle) and CAMRA’s Yorkshire Regional Director Mick Moss (right).




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CAMRA have launched an online petition calling on the Government to introduce a Pubs Watchdog immediately to protect pubs from

closure due to unfair practices in the tied pub sector. In the fi rst two hours, the petition secured over 5,000 signatures and the total had reached 15,000 after 24 hours.

The petition came ahead of a Parliamentary Debate where Shadow Business Minister Toby Perkins MP urged the Government to stop dragging its feet and introduce legislation critical to the longevity of the pub industry. The eight-week consultation into reform of the large pub companies launched last year, which promised to introduce a Statutory Code and Adjudicator.

But despite over 96% of people responding to the consultation and supporting the need for regulation, the Government are still delaying their plans.

CAMRA is now sending out a clear message to the Government that enough is enough. With twenty six pubs pulling their last pint every week, a Pubs Watchdog is urgently needed to ensure pubs and landlords are protected. The support the petition has acquired so far is vital evidence to the Government that reform is desperately needed and is supported by the general public.

CAMRA’s Chief Executive Mike Benner said: “Pubs are closing as a result of big pub companies squeezing the profi ts of publicans with costly rents and high beer prices. Our petition is the latest demonstration of public dissatisfaction at the way far too many publicans are treated by the big pub companies.”

Please continue to support our pubs and sign the online petition to prove to the Government that this is an issue that cannot be sidelined by visiting www.pubscandal.org.uk.

CAMRA LAUNCHES ONLINE PETITION ON PUBCO REFORMby Ian Jackson




My wife, my drinking buddy for many years who was a CAMRA member long before I was and introduced me to real ale can

no longer drink alcohol. This is due to a medical condition which requires “life saving” medication which basically doesn’t work if alcohol is consumed.

As it happened just days after starting the medication she fl ew out to America. Twenty years ago the United States was a real ale desert but now things have changed dramatically as there are many fi ne micro-breweries and many excellent bars. In each bar she visited there was an excellent choice of LA (Low Alcohol) or NA (Non Alcoholic) beers and lagers. She found a range of non alcoholic beer called O’Doul’s brewed by Anhauser Busch of which the Amber was particularly palatable. Every bar/pub she went in, no matter if it was in an airport or in the middle of nowhere, they always had a non alcoholic beer for sale.

On her return we sallied forth to Darlington town centre for a drink together. In a JD Wetherspoons outlet I asked which low alcohol or non alcoholic beers they sold. I was offered a half pint bottle of Beck’s Blue at twice the price of a pint of real ale or a Kopparberg pear cider. The Beck’s Blue was poor and expensive, the cider too sickly sweet to drink and full of calories. On returning home we did a quick email/tweet/facebook message survey to our favourite pubs in the town. The question asked was “Which low alcohol and non alcoholic beers or lagers do you stock? The reply was in EVERY case...We don’t stock any!

We were told that most of the larger supermarkets have a low alcohol or non alcoholic range so we called in at Sainsbury’s. Tucked away in a corner they had a non alcoholic wine in red, white, rose and sparkling varieties at £2.99 a bottle. They also had a small choice of non alcoholic lagers: Bavaria which is brewed in Holland was £5.00 for 12 half pint bottles, their own brand of Czech lager (brewed by Staropramen in Prague) at £1.20 and Erdinger at £1, both of which were in 500ml bottles. The shelf life on each bottle is over

a year. In theory the price and the shelf life should appeal to pub owners, so why is no one stocking these? If Sainsbury’s can sell Bavaria at 42p per half pint bottle, why can’t the pubs sell it? There has got be to room for a decent mark-up.

It isn’t a lot of fun sitting in a pub watching folks drink all those lovely different real ales you used to enjoy while you struggle to down a glass of fi zzy coke which is sometimes priced higher than the cost of a pint. We would gladly pay the going rate just to be in a pub with our friends drinking something that at least tastes like beer. CAMRA has always campaigned for pubs over the supermarkets but in this particular fi eld the supermarket clearly beats the pub hands down!

This got me wondering, how easy and costly would it be to brew a non alcoholic real ale? My wife can’t be the only drinker in Darlington who is on medication? There must be a market for a nice non alcoholic amber or brown ale, dark mild, IPA or stout. I know the USA is more car orientated than here in the UK but there are hundreds of village pubs in England which would welcome drivers who could drink non alcoholic beer, even town pubs have folks who turn up in their cars. Would serious CAMRA drinkers be interested in “ticking” a non alcoholic brown ale or stout? Maybe at last orders when the alcohol tank is at full? I’d be interested to hear people’s thoughts on this, is there anyone out there who cares about a CAMRA member who is unable to drink anymore or should we buy at the supermarket and drink at home?

One fi nal puzzling question, why do Sainsbury’s insist you have to be 18 or over to purchase non alcoholic beer?

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7th Revolver14th Dave Cadman & friends (open mic)21st Kate Bradley/ Tom Attah (£4 ticket - part of national tour by renowned blues artists) 28th Paul Dannett & friends (open mic)

5th Out After Dark12th Lobo Blues19th Police Cover Up26th The Ballbreakers

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2nd The Whole Hog9th The Switch16th Shake The Snake23rd Animate30th Deep Purple in Rock (£5 ticket)

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Morpeth to many people is a market town north of Newcastle often passed by on the A1 or by train journey on the main East

Coast Line up to Scotland. It was the choice of a pre Christmas meander in the company of Ian McAlpine, a former social secretary of our CAMRA branch and now residing in the Peterborough area.

Our train journey from Newcastle brought us to Morpeth station, known for having the tightest curve on any main railway line in Britain. A short walk downhill from the station brought us to the town centre and heading along Bridge Street, we turned left at the end and down Newmarket to the Electrical Wizard, a JD Wetherspoon outlet, (pictured top right).

A former cinema, a plaque on the wall outside states it took its name from Dr Walford Bodie, a magician known as the Electrical Wizard who performed tricks using electricity - “Shocking!” some might say! Among the regular Ruddles County and Greene King Abbott Ale were Elland Celebration Porter (a hefty 6.5% so a bit too early in the day to have!), Fullers London Pride and Moorhouses Elves Bells which at 4% was our selection for a starter along with one of their breakfasts. It was good to see a board at the bar with a list of beers coming on soon which included Growlers Red Santa and Mordue IPA.

Heading up Newgate Street, we gave the White Swan a miss despite the choice of Deuchars IPA and Wells Bombardier and moved onto the Tap

& Spile on Manchester Street. Once inside, it was pleasing to see it still retains the old style these pubs used to be well known for. It has been run by landlady Margo for over 20 years and deservedly a regular Tyneside & Northumberland CAMRA Branch winning pub and its current award for becoming the branch’s South East Northumberland area winner proves that. Eight handpumps dispensed beers, some with a Christmas connection as the pub was doing a “Twelve Beers of Xmas” theme. Regulars had a collector card so they could “tick” the beers off, some however did have trouble remembering what they had but luckily Margo kept them right by having a list behind the bar! Our “ticks” included A Good Stuffi ng from Wells & Youngs and Rusty Rudolph from High House Farm.

Retracing our steps, we walked back into the main shopping area and popped into The Black Bull on Bridge Street where Tyne Bank’s Single Blonde proved extremely quaffable.

Our fi nal port of call was The Joiners Arms, pictured, just a short walk away over the footbridge that spans the River Wansbeck.

Part of the Sir John Fitzgerald’s pub chain, this is a friendly pub comprising of a main bar which was packed with locals and a separate lounge. From the guests on offer, Stewart Pentland IPA was my choice while Ian had Jingle Pot from Yorkshire Dales Brewery. As usual he was not let down by the fl avours we have all now grown accustomed to in Rob Wiltshire’s brews.

A short walk back up the hill from The Joiners Arms brought us back to the railway station and while we waited for the train back to the bright lights of Newcastle, we both agreed what a great day out Morpeth was with some fi ne establishments in such a very compact town.

MORPETH MEANDERby Ian Jackson




10 hand pulls - 9 real ales & 2 real ciders. A rotating selection from all around the country.Fosters, Thatchers Gold, Budweiser Budvar, Marstons Oyster Stout, Westons ‘Old Rosie Cider’ plus a selection of bottled ciders and lagers also available. Wines and spirits also on offer.

We are proud to be the Darlington CAMRA Pub of the Year 2013 winner for the ninth time. We are also honoured to have been awarded CAMRA North East Pub of the Year 2013.We pride ourselves in the beer, the service and our music. Please check out the events page on our website for further information.

• Acoustic Night - Mondays• Rock Night - Wednesdays (Free entry before 8pm - £4 after 8pm)• Busk-It - Monthly open mic night on first Tuesday + live backing band• Blues Thursdays Lounge Sessions (hosted by Alex Fawcett & Danny Wragg) - Monthly open mic night on a Thursday for blues music• Laid Back Sundays - Bluegrass/Skiffle Night (with Willow Creek) - Last Sunday every month

Open 7 Days a Week - from 11am. Closing Times Vary - M - 11:30pm / Tu, Th & Su - 11pm / W, F & Sa - Midnight

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3rd Paul Dannett & friends (open mic)10th Adam Cole 17th Dave Cadman & friends (open mic)24th Doc Brown

3rd Paul Dannett & friends (open mic)10th Marc Atkinson17th Dave Cadman & friends (open mic)24th Gary Grainger 31st Paul Dannett & friends (open mic)

7th Revolver14th Dave Cadman & friends (open mic)21st Kate Bradley/ Tom Attah (£4 ticket - part of national tour by renowned blues artists) 28th Paul Dannett & friends (open mic)

5th Out After Dark12th Lobo Blues19th Police Cover Up26th The Ballbreakers

5th Krank It Up12th Born Villains19th Under The Radar26th The Mo Scott Band

2nd The Whole Hog9th The Switch16th Shake The Snake23rd Animate30th Deep Purple in Rock (£5 ticket)

Feb 20th, Mar 20th, Apr 17th

9th The Two Hogs (4pm - 6pm)23rd Willow Creek (8.30pm)

9th TBA 30th Willow Creek (8.30pm)

13th Dave Black (4pm - 6pm)27th Willow Creek (8.30pm)

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After the real ale trip around Leeds in the previous issue of Darlington Drinker, both John Magson and I decided on doing a

crawl of a city we had not done previously. Although having visited Bradford Beer Festival on a number of occasions, the festival itself is actually in Saltaire on the outskirts of Bradford as opposed to being in the city centre. Time then to see if there is more to Bradford than the home of the Grattan catalogue, headquarters of the Morrisons supermarket chain and the National Media Museum.

Catching the train from Leeds we arrived at Bradford Interchange Station. Walking up past the National Media Museum, we came to our fi rst port of call, the Sir Titus Salt, a JD Wetherspoon outlet so named after a mill owner who became mayor of Bradford in 1848. Naylor’s Magnum was our choice of ale from the range of beers on offer. It had an impressive open plan layout with an upper balcony and an area near the bar was reserved for CAMRA literature which included a “Beer Request” form for regulars to fi ll in and have their favourite tipple on the bar.

Moving on we headed down past the Alhambra Theatre and across the City Park and dancing fountains to the Ginger Goose by the city hall. Again another open plan pub with up to six beers on offer from

which Box Steam’s Half Sovereign was our choice and at 3.4%, a golden ale with plenty of fl avour.

Heading along Market Street and onto Hustlergate, we arrived at the City Vaults near the Wool Exchange and as the name suggests, it was formerly a bank. Saltaire Blonde and Old Bear Goldilocks were local representatives featured among the beers on offer. Walking away from the centre and along Bolton Road brought us to our next pub, the Corn Dolly. This is a gem of a pub and the beams are adorned with pumpclips from breweries from days gone by such as Brewery on Sea, Kitchen Brewery and Ridley’s, plus many old style pumpclips from existing breweries before the days of rebranding came along.

Being an award winning CAMRA pub, plenty of awards were on the wall many in the style which is uniquely adopted by Bradford CAMRA. The pub takes its name from a form of straw work which was made during harvest time and a tea towel on the wall depicted various types of corn dolly.

After being overcast for much of the day, the sun fi nally made an appearance and after a short walk we reached The Sparrow on North Parade.

Bradford CAMRA’s Pub of the Year in 2012, it is actually a bier cafe and its interior, pictured, is reminiscent of the type of cafe bar you would come across in Europe. We chose Dark Star Hophead at 3.8% from the four handpumps dispensing beers, which along with two other beers from Dark Star Brewery also included Redwillow Faithless XXII, an experimental beer from this Macclesfi eld based brewery. The Sparrow also caters for lovers of craft keg beers and the likes of Hardknott, Magic Rock, Quaffi ng Gravy and Weird Beard breweries provided these. Also available were Bernard Beers from the

BANTAM BIMBLEby Ian Jackson

offer from

Interior of The Sparrow




Czech Republic with three choices of pilsner: light, unfi ltered or dark while two real ciders were also available.

A short distance from The Sparrow on Westgate is one of Britain’s Best Real Heritage Pubs, The New Beehive Inn. A multi roomed inn, the back room has a number of paintings on the wall depicting music artists, the majority of whom are sadly deceased, pictured below.

From a choice of four beers, Welbeck Abbey Brewery’s Kaiser was our thirst quencher while we marvelled at the interior of this fi ne establishment. Just across a small park from The New Beehive Inn is Lumb Lane and home to Haigy’s, an imposing white building which is also decked in the colours of “The Bantams”, the nickname of Bradford City Football Club. The pub offers up to four guest ales along with Tetley Bitter and our choice was Newby Wyke Slipway. Displayed on the walls are plenty of Bradford City memorabilia due its close proximity to the team’s home ground of Valley Parade, and in particular it has a mirror commemorating the tragic fi re on 11 May 1985 at the stadium when 55 people lost their lives. A very poignant reminder to someone like myself who works in the football industry.

Our fi nal pub of the day was The Fighting Cock on Preston Street, again another short walk but this time through an industrial area. Arguably, you could say we were saving the best until last as this is currently Bradford CAMRA’s Pub of the

Year, and an award it also won in 2011.Once inside it was very easy to see why it

has won this accolade with up to a dozen real ales including the full range of Timothy Taylor’s beers plus guests from Yorkshire breweries such as Copper Dragon, Glentworth, Goose Eye, Little Valley plus Theakstons. We plumped for two “outsiders”; I had the Highland Scapa Special from the Orkney Islands while John had Crouch Vale’s Essex Boys. Real cider was also available along with foreign bottled beers.

Soon it was time to make our way back to Bradford Interchange Station and as we decided our feet had done enough walking for the day, a short taxi ride took us back for the train to Leeds and onwards home. A brilliant day out crawling around some great pubs, the majority of which are all within easy walking distance of one another.

Interior of The New Beehive Inn (left), and The Fighting Cock (right)

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D.D. TEN YEARS AGO...150 NOT OUT! Yes, in case you haven’t noticed, Darlington Drinker, the local beer lover’s most informative read, has scored a century-and-a-half with this bumper edition.

Almost twenty-two years after its inception as two typewritten A4 pages, DD has reached a milestone in non profi t making, non professional, pamphleteering.

And like the publishers, Darlington CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, intend to celebrate the fact in time honoured fashion – with a toast of cask beer. The branch is commissioning a special 150 Edition Brew, to be launched at the Spring Thing Festival in March.

The fi rst DD was produced on 19th May 1982 for the inaugural meeting of Darlington CAMRA. Only 50 copies were printed (page 1 is reproduced inside if you missed it!) compared with upwards of 2,500 today.

In total there have been a third of a million copies distributed to pubs, clubs and even libraries

in Darlington, south Durham and North Yorkshire. A copy has been sighted in a bar in British Columbia. Another’s just been on a Pacifi c cruise.

There are currently 115 regular outlets for the mag. And that itself tells a tale. When DD No 1 was published just a few dozen pubs in the branch stocked real ale. Now two out of every three do: 132 pubs out of 197. That’s real campaigning success. And we think Darlington Drinker has played its part

Darlington Drinker Issue 150, February/March 2004

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In the County Durham area, The Blue Bell in Bishopton now stocks a house beer: Bishopton Best Bitter 3.9% which is brewed by Greene

King. In Hurworth Place The Station has real ale on once again and currently sells Black Sheep Best Bitter. The Three Tuns in Sadberge has reopened as The Tuns and taken over by the people who run Santoro’s Italian restaurant in Yarm. Now a free house it stocks up to two guest beers and although closed all day Mondays it is open all day from Tuesday to Sunday with lunches and evening meals.

In Darlington, The Half Moon on Northgate launched its fi rst “offi cial” beer on the bar on Friday 22nd November from its own Crafty Pint nano brewery with “Elder Ale”, a 4.4% golden coloured ale with hints of elderfl ower. The pub still continues to have trial brews from the brewery on the bar, recent appearances have included a pale ale plus a mild. Continuing on with the brewing theme, The Hop & Grape homebrew shop on North Road now has new owners following John and Patsy Braithwaite’s retirement. Kevin and Mel Carr took over in October last year following ‘mentoring’ by John for a month or so. John and Patsy would like to thank all those

who have supported them over the years since they started the business back in March 1979 in Duke Street before moving to the current premises in December 1997. The branch in turn would like to wish John and Patsy a very happy and well earned retirement. Also, changes have been taking place at The Quakerhouse in Mechanics Yard after co-owner Garry Hewitt decided to give up his share of the award winning pub now leaving Brian Dourish as the sole proprietor. Meanwhile The Three Crowns on Sun Street is reportedly selling John Smith’s Bitter as a guest beer.

In the North Yorkshire part of our branch, The A66 Motel at Smallways has increased its number of handpumps up to two. The Chequers Inn in Dalton on Tees is under new management.

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MARCHTue 4th - Branch Meeting, 7.30pmHole In The Wall, Horsemarket, Marketplace, Darlington

Fri 14th - North Yorkshire Pub of the Season Surveying Trip, 7pm.Scorton to Dalton on Tees.

APRILThu 3rd - Annual General Meeting, 7.45pmDarlington Cricket Club, Feethams South, DarlingtonFri 11th - North Yorkshire Pub of the Season Surveyiing Trip, 7pm.Croft on Tees to Welbury.

MAYTue 6th - Branch Meeting, 7.30pmDarlington Snooker Club, 1 Corporation Road, Darlington

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For further updates on branch and regional events please visit our website at www.darlocamra.org.uk

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Meanwhile, a presentation was made to Peter and Karen Hynes of The Crown Inn at Manfi eld for fi nishing third in CAMRA’s Yorkshire Pub of the Year 2013 competition on Saturday 11th January. The award was presented by Yorkshire Regional Director Mick Moss.

Up in Teesdale, The Beaconsfi eld at the top of Galgate in Barnard Castle which has been shut for a while is set to become an Italian restaurant. GlaxoSmithKline Sports & Social Club in Strathmore Road on the outskirts of town now stocks a guest beer. Darlington Branch members Dave and Sandra Wilkinson have now taken over the tenancy of the Golden Lion in Barnard Castle after doing a six month stint at the Queen’s Head in Stokesley. Following a small refurbishment of the pub, they took over in late November and currently sell Banks’ Bitter, Marston’s Pedigree plus a guest from either the Jennings, Marston’s, Ringwood or Wychwood brewery portfolios. Rumour has it that Ringwood’s XXXX Porter went down rather well over the Christmas period!. Incidentally, The Grand in Bishop Auckland which they previously ran has now reopened again and reportedly selling real ale. Also in Barnard Castle, it is also rumoured that the JD Wetherspoon pub chain is planning on opening an outlet in the town possibly in the market place. A couple of closures to report with the George and Dragon in Boldron and the Bridge Inn in Middleton having closed their doors. In Mickleton, The Blacksmith’s Arms is now a regular outlet for York Brewery’s beers while the Crown now offers up to fi ve guest beers. In Winston the Bridgewater Arms has now become free of tie and has up to two guest beers on the bar.

If you have any pub or club news for inclusion in future editions of Darlington Drinker please email us at [email protected]

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Following a number of trial brews, The Crafty Pint nano brewery launched their fi rst “offi cial” beer on the bar at The Half Moon on Friday

22nd November with Elder Ale, a 4.4% golden coloured ale with hints of elderfl ower. Pictured right barmaid Paula pulls one of the fi rst pints and by mid-evening, the beer had sold so well the second pin ended up going on sale!

Following Elder Ale came Christmas Pud, a seasonal ale which even included real Christmas puddings in the beer! Also in time for the kids breaking up for Christmas was School’s Out at 4%, a hazy pale ale and Tawny Mild, a 4% traditional mild. Trial brews of different beer styles continue and these have included a port stout - very nice it was too!

Beers at the The Four Alls Brewery, based in the cellar of The Four Alls Inn in Ovington continue to be brewed solely for the pub. Beers from the one barrel plant include 30 Shillings, Iggy Pop, Red Admiral and Swift. Although they are usually available on the bar, it is advisable to ring the pub before visiting just to make sure.

Meanwhile at Darlington CAMRA’s Christmas Social, a presentation was made to Mithril Ales proprietor Pete Fenwick for winning Beer of the Festival with Mowden First at the beer festival held at the Northern Echo Arena. Alongside core beers A66 and Flower Power are weekly specials and current ones are based on sporting events such as Maul and Try for the Six Nations Rugby plus Rock and Skeleton for the Winter Olympics taking place in Sochi, Russia. Regulars at Darlington Snooker Club have also chosen a name for a beer, Hunter’s Hat Trick, named after Paul Hunter who was Masters Champion three times. Paul made a celebrity appearance at the snooker club and sadly died in October 2006.

At the Yard of Ale Brewing Company at the Surtees Arms in Ferryhill Station, two brand new beers have been launched.

A Good Day To Try Yard is a 4% golden ale with generous amounts of Dana hops while The Extra Yard is a 4% smooth brown ale brewed with

a little extra chocolate malt. The Extra Yard is the fi rst recipe which has been devised by Luke, the brewing apprentice – well done him! These ales are the fi rst two in a series of twelve special ales that will be produced this year. Beers are also available in 330ml bottles either individually or as a three bottle gift pack and are available from the Surtees Arms. Another Easter Beer Festival is planned at the Surtees Arms; see the pub’s website at www.surteesarms.co.uk for further details of opening times and beers available.

Just up the A1(M) at Coxhoe, the Sonnet 43 Brew House now has an “offi cial” brewery tap. The Kicking Cuddy pub situated next to the brewery has been refurbished and reverted to its original name, the Clarence Villa. It reopened in November last year and now includes a restaurant along with the bar and becomes Sonnet 43’s third outlet following in the footsteps of the Lambton Worm in Chester-le-street and the White Lead in Hebburn on Tyneside. There are also plans to include a visitor centre next to the Clarence Villa, thus allowing people to take in the brewing experience.

Camerons Brewery in Hartlepool has increased the size of its retail pub estate by acquiring pubs in the Head of Steam pub group. These include the outlets in Durham, Huddersfi eld and in the Tyneside area including The Central in Gateshead, The Cluny in Byker and Tilley’s Bar in Newcastle. These pubs will however continue to offer customers the same range of cask ales along with craft beers thus allowing Camerons’ portfolio to expand in both the North East and Yorkshire.

BREWERY NEWSby Ian Jackson




Another brewery which has recently started up in our region is the The Bridge Tavern, directly under the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle. Under the guidance of Wylam Brewery, one off brews are produced on a 1¼ barrel plant seven days a week with each brew being a one off. For health and safety reasons, brews only take place when the pub is closed to the public.

In Issue 189, we reported the possibility of a brewery opening in Manfi eld on the outskirts of Darlington in the school house of the now disused school. However, it now looks unlikely that the brewery will be based there and the proprietor is looking at possibly setting up in an industrial unit in Darlington, but the brewery is still set to be called the School House Brewery. A brewing kit is being sourced in Somerset but may eventually come from Germany.

There is still no further news of the proposed brewery in a Goods Shed next to North Road Station in Darlington, however it is hoped we may have further information in the next issue of Darlington Drinker.

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• If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit The Campaign for Real Ale Ltd. will notify you 10 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed.

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• If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit by The Campaign for Real Ale Ltd. or your bank or building society, you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society.

- If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when The Campaign For Real Ale Ltd. asks you to.

• You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify us.

Join CAMRA TodayComplete the Direct Debit form and you will receive 15 months membership for the price of 12 and a fantastic discount on your membership subscription.Alternatively you can send a cheque payable to CAMRA Ltd. with your completed form, visit www.camra.org.uk/joinus or call 01727 867201. All forms should be addressed to Membership Department, CAMRA, 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LW.

Instructions to your Bank or Building Society

Please pay Campaign For Real Ale Limited Direct Debits from the account detailed on this instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee. I understand that this instruction may remain with Campaign For Real Ale Limited and, if so will be passed electronically to my Bank/Building Society.

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Date

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Name(s) of Account Holder

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Single Membership £23 £25(UK & EU)

Joint Membership £28 £30(Partner at the same address)

For Young Member and concessionary rates please visit www.camra.org.uk or call 01727 867201.

Direct Debit Non DD

I wish to join the Campaign for Real Ale, and agree to abide by the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

I enclose a cheque for _________________

Signed ______________________________

Date ________________________________

Applications will be processed within 21 days

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Enjoying Real Ale& Pubs

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Please fill in the whole form using a ball point pen and send to:Campaign for Real Ale Ltd., 230 Hatfield Road, St.Albans, Herts, AL1 4LW

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