Beery News from What’s Brewing

  • by Timothy Hampson
    Windsor and Eton brewery is releasing Hurricane IPA to coincide with the reopening of its riverside bar in Kingston-upon-Thames. The beer is a well-balanced and quaffable 4.5 per cent IPA brewed with a […]
  • by Timothy Hampson
    A Conwy bar is the Abercolwyn branch’s 2026 Pub of the Year. Tapps@Conwy, which opened its doors two years ago in what used to be an ice cream factory, has been selling a […]
  • by Timothy Hampson
    The new right to a guest beer is improving choice in pubs where tenants are aware of it, but others are being discouraged from applying, a new report has revealed. While Scottish pub […]
  • by Timothy Hampson
    The brewer of Jaipur has officially opened the doors to the Wild Swan, its newest pub and first site in the capital. Located in the heart of bustling Holborn at 99 Fetter Lane, […]
  • by Timothy Hampson
    Anyone can become a mild magician during the UK’s longest running and largest promotion of the beer style which kicks off Friday.  Organised by volunteers from several CAMRA branches, the Mild Magic trail, […]
  • by WB Reporter
    Do you want to help your pub win a £5,000 round?  Then enter it into the Telegraph’s Save Our Pubs competition and giving it a chance of being one of five that will […]
  • by Matthew Rogers
    There are some top festivals to look forward to this year. Members can now enjoy free entry to many CAMRA festivals (not including souvenir glass and programmes) when booking tickets in advance. For […]

2026 Good Beer Guide launched

Venue: The Bacchus, High Bridge Newcastle Upon Tyne. 6pm to 8:30pm

Copies were available to purchase at the event.

CAMRA Good Beer Guide "Trusted by beer lovers since 1974" advert

Click Below for Gateshead Pub Month 2025 map and info.


Congratulations to all our winners.

Overall Winners

Overall Pub Of The Year    Dipton Mill Inn

Club of The Year  Heaton Stannington F.C  

Cider Pub of The Year  The Bodega 

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Newcastle Pub of the Year
  1. The County – Gosforth
  2. Town Mouse Ale House – Newcastle
  3. Mean Eyed Cat – Newcastle
Gateshead Pub Of The Year
  1. Microbus – Gateshead
  2. Ye Olde Cross – Ryton
  3. Wheat Sheaf – Felling
North Tyneside Pub of the Year
  1. Left Luggage Room – Monkseaton
  2. Tynemouth Lodge – Tynemouth
  3. Enigma Tap – North Shields
South East Northumberland Pub Of The Year
  1. The Office – Morpeth
  2. Joiners Arms – Morpeth
  3. The Lounge – Blyth
South West Northumberland Pub of the Year
  1. Dipton Mill – Hexham
  2. The Pont Tap – Ponteland
  3. Platform Bar – Hexham
North Northumberland Pub of the Year
Tyneside Cider Pub of the Year
Northumberland Cider Pub of the Year
Tyneside Club of the Year
Northumberland Club Of The Year
  1. Comrades Club – Haltwhistle
  2. Stocksfield Cricket Club – Stocksfield
  3. Ovington Social Club – Ovington


Forge at Ulgham – Community Buyout Launched.