Beery News from What’s Brewing

  • by Dave Pickersgill
    On 26 May, the BBC ran a story with the headline “Beer boom goes flat as breweries call last orders”. This was featured on its website and led to a pre-breakfast interview on […]
  • by Roger Protz
    Greene King’s shock decision to sell its Old Speckled Hen brands to the Spanish lager brewer Damm has shone a light on the rapacious profiteering of giant supermarkets. Old Speckled Hen is one […]
  • by Paul Ainsworth
    Since December’s bulletin, the number of community-owned pubs (COPs) has increased from 227 to 234. Those not owned but run by the community are up two at 31. There has been a noticeable […]
  • by Timothy Hampson
    T&R Theakston and Rooster’s Brewing have come together to create Peculier Assassin, a gluten-free beer that fuses the character of Old Peculier with the hop-charged attitude of Baby-Faced Assassin. Launching at the end […]
  • by Timothy Hampson
    One of Hertfordshire’s best-selling beers has been served at Strangers’ Bar in the Houses of Parliament, with MPs raising glasses to the local brew. Side Pocket for a Toad at 3.6 per cent, […]
  • by Matthew Rogers
    The sun is shining so make the most of it and head to a CAMRA festival this summer! Members can now enjoy free entry to many CAMRA festivals (not including souvenir glass and […]
  • by Timothy Hampson
    Two Sussex breweries, one with over 230 years of brewing heritage and the other one of the UK’s most exciting modern craft breweries, have come together to create a brand new collaborative beer […]

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.