Northumberland Brewery

Northumberland Brewery

Fuggles Bar, home of Northumberland Brewery
Location Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Opened 1996
Annual production volume 1,200 imperial barrels (2,000 hL) (approx)
Owner(s) Independent
Active beers
Name Type
Holy Island Ale pale ale
Castles ale
Lunatick ale
Golden Lab pilsner
Highway Robery Bitter
Strawberry Blonde pale ale
County ale
Kitty Brewster ale
Byker Bitter ale
Sasha Dumb Dog ale
Cunning Cucumber ale
Fog On The Tyne pale ale
Blyth Spirit ale
Great Northern Coalfield ale
Northumberland Ale dark ale
Main Seam dark ale
Northumberland Best bitter
IPA IPA
Sheepdog ale
Whitley Wobbler ale
Northumberland Premium dark ale

Northumberland Brewery is a small brewery which was located in Bomarsund, near Bedlington in Northumberland, England. It produces cask ale.

History

The building was used as a school, community centre, factory and to house prisoners of war during the Second World War.

The Brewery opened in 1996 with a selection of five beers, Northumberland Castles (3.8% abv), Northumberland County (4.2%), Northumberland Best (4.2%) and Duke of Northumberland Premium (5.0%). It currently serves nearly 60 cask ales.

The names of most of the beer produced at the Northumberland Brewery is named after local people and places, such as Mackem's Shovel Ale and Holy Island Ale, after Sunderland A.F.C. supporters and the island of Holy Island respectively. The brewery also names a few of its beers after political issues, such as Talivan (after speed camera vans - a play on the Taliban), Highway Robbery (also after speed cameras) and hung parliament, with a pump clip showing members of parliament with nooses around their necks. They have also named beers after the local football team players for both Sunderland AFC and Newcastle United FC

The brewery relocated in 2007 to larger premises at Barrington Road with a larger on site tap (bar) which is now called Fuggles (after the Fuggle hops).

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