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Head of Steam, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Operator: Camerons
2 Neville Street,, City Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5EN (View on Google Map)
(0191) 230 4236
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Facing the central railway station this is an unusual pub in that there's nothing on the ground floor. Upstairs is the main bar with six cask beers and a good selection of continental draught beers. Downstairs is one of the most popular live and recorded music venues in the city centre, no draught products in music venue, extensive range of cans and bottles.

Information for this venue is provided by the Tyneside & Northumberland Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Express, Maxwells, Green Dolphin.
Local Authority
Last updated
19/02/2025
Last surveyed
12/09/2015
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
TYN/3906
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
5:00pm - 2:00am
Thursday
5:00pm - 2:00am
Friday
3:00pm - 3:00am
Saturday
Noon - 3:00am
Sunday
5:00pm - 2:00am
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Current beers

This Pub serves 6 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

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Oakham - Citra TasteMatch Prediction

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Oakham - Citra
Oakham - Citra Session Golden Ale • 4.2% Spotted twice
Oakham - Citra
Oakham - Citra

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 5 days ago at Head of Steam, Newcastle upon Tyne.

ABV 4.2%
Style Session Golden Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Camerons (varies)

Source: National

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Features
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Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
20p off a pint or 10p off a half of any cask ale
Transport
Close to metro (45m)
Central Station (Tyne & Wear)
Nearby Station (156m)
Newcastle

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