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Get away with you

Newcastle pub owner Dave Carr has taken time out from trotting the globe to disgorge the contents of his favourite pubs notebooks. He begins with...
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Low land, high quality

Once upon a time Dutch beer meant a few near-identical lagers and a lot of dependable advertising. Not any more. In fact, the country’s craft...
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Unusual suspect earns top title

Something is rising from the patterned carpet. It’s nothing untoward, but what is apparent in The Marine in South Shields is that tradition is all-pervading,...
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The pie’s the limit

The humble pie is as close to comfort food as it’s possible to get. March marks British Pie Week This month marks British Pie Week...
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McColl’s you need is love

A County Durham brewery has gone through something of a rebrand which, as Alastair Gilmour discovers, is a collaboration of art and science When Danny...
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Strangers on the right

David Wilkinson at The Grey Horse in Consett considers seismic political change December’s General Election was an interesting one in North West Durham; we saw...
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What’s new?

By The River Brew Co, Gateshead, has achieved Gold Standard as part of the United Nations Initiative to measure, reduce and offset its carbon footprint,...
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Home on the range

Beer can be made on the kitchen cooker – and the results are astonishing, as Alastair Gilmour discovers When it comes down to beta acids,...