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Adrian
27-05-2005, 22:21
Today was the last day of brewing at Newcastle's historic Tyne Brewery - the home of the famous Newcastle Brown Ale. Brewing has now moved a few miles away to the former Northern Clubs Federation Brewery in Gateshead where it's claimed that the beer will be replicated perfectly. Some say it's sacrilege and I can't argue with that myself. Some pictures from earlier today, complete with duff sky.

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matty
27-05-2005, 22:30
Gah!

Used to drink that for £1.50 a bottle in Parkers nightclub in Stanley and £2.00 a bottle in the pubs near eldon square(damn my memory, cant remember it now)
dod
27-05-2005, 22:33
Gah!

Used to drink that for £1.50 a bottle in Parkers nightclub in Stanley and £2.00 a bottle in the pubs near eldon square(damn my memory, cant remember it now)

I remember it at 50p a bottle :? I'll get me zimmer :D
matty
29-05-2005, 10:43
Gah!

Used to drink that for £1.50 a bottle in Parkers nightclub in Stanley and £2.00 a bottle in the pubs near eldon square(damn my memory, cant remember it now)

I remember it at 50p a bottle :? I'll get me zimmer :D

old git!
Steep
29-05-2005, 11:20
Ah but! it's only been brewed in Newcastle for 119 years! before that it was 114 years in Gateshead so in reality it's going home :D
CT
29-05-2005, 11:36
I remember getting hammered on that stuff on a camping trip when I was well under legal drinking age. :lol: It probably didn't help being mixed with barley wine. 'Ill' does not begin to describe how I felt for two or three days. :(

Experience never comes cheap. [smilie=h:
Adrian
29-05-2005, 11:42
Ah but! it's only been brewed in Newcastle for 119 years! before that it was 114 years in Gateshead so in reality it's going home :D

The Gateshead brewery that was the original founding part of The Newcastle Breweries was John Barras & Co so they're being a little disingenious to really suggest that Newcastle Breweries is going "home" :). Newcastle Brown Ale has only ever been brewed at the Tyne Brewery, since 1927.