Breweries around Tyneside & Northumberland

Established in 2006, the brewery is a 20-barrel plant in a historic lead smelting mill in the heart of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Many of the beers reflect the heritage and... View

Opened in 2014, Almasty brews across two sites. The original site in Shiremoor runs the mixed/natural fermentation and barrel-ageing programme. The newer site now produces the majority of output, whic... View

Brewing started in the 1860s in the centre of Alnwick, the capital of Northumberland. The brewery was acquired in 1978 by Scottish brewer Dryboroughs, who closed it in 1986, but relaunched in 2003 wit... View

A 20-barrel brewery, started in 2012 in Morpeth, and moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in 2018. Its focus is on session beers, plus an eclectic mix of one-offs and collaborations with a host of breweries f... View

Brewing commenced in 2018, initially on a small scale for marketing purposes at exhibitions worldwide. Beers are only produced in bespoke batches via pre-order for events and special occasions, and av... View

Bear Claw began brewing in 2012 using a two-barrel plant, producing a variety of cask-conditioned ales and many bottle-conditioned beers, including some continental styles. All the beers are now ferme... View

The North East of England's oldest microbrewery celebrated 40 years in 2022. After relocating to a former water pumping station in 1997, it expanded to a 55-barrel plant. The brewery tap, Keelman, is... View

Brewis Beer Co is a family-run nanobrewery featuring a bottle shop and taproom. View

Brewing began in 2015, much influenced by West Coast US beer styles. Citrus flavours and highly-hopped bitterness is a feature of many of its beers. The brewery relocated to a new site in 2018, which... View

Founded in 2018 by Zak Everest, focusing on small batch brews. Many of the beers are dry-hopped, giving bold, hoppy flavours. Brewing is currently suspended. View

Brewing commenced in 2018 in converted hunt kennels on the historic Ford & Etal estate. It is a 7.5-barrel plant producing ales named after local landmarks and historical figures. Bottles are supplied... View

Established in 2011, brewing takes place twice a week. The brewery champions English hops. View

Darwin Brewery, established in Sunderland in 1994, is focused on making high quality cask ales, with great flavour and aroma. The brewery has a core range of five beers and monthly one-off or seasonal... View

The Dog & Rabbit brewery was established in 2015 and relocated to its current premises as a small, one-barrel, micro-brewpub in 2016. View

Donzoko Brewing Company was founded by Reece Hugill in 2017. It takes its inspiration and influences from Germany and translates this beer tradition, combined with techniques from modern UK and US cra... View

Firebrick began brewing on a 2.5-barrel plant in 2013, expanding to a 15-barrel plant in 2014. Beers are mostly available in pubs within the Tyne & Wear area and a few outlets further afield. View

First & Last was established in 2016 by Red Kellie, a founder member of Stu Brew (qv), in Newcastle upon Tyne. Upgraded to a five-barrel plant in 2018, it relocated eight miles up the road to Bellingh... View

Flash House was set up by Jack O'Keefe in 2016, after a life-long appreciation of ale. It aims to bring the best beer styles the world has to offer to the North East, and continues to produce new gues... View

Brewing commenced in 2021 in an industrial unit in Ponteland, also incorporating a taproom (open at weekends). The brewery is also involved in the running of the Left Luggage micropub in Monkseaton. View

Brewing began in 2019 in Hoult's Yard in Byker, another addition to the real ale scene in this area.  View