North Blyth Brewery was a small

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which was located in Blyth, in

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. It produced

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. It operated between 1996 and 2021.

History

The brewery opened in Bomarsund, Northumberland in 1996 under the name Northumberland Brewery with a selection of five beers, ''Northumberland Castles'' (3.8%

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), ''Northumberland County'' (4.2%), ''Northumberland Best'' (4.2%) and ''Duke of Northumberland Premium'' (5.0%). It served nearly 60 cask ales. The names of most of the beer produced at the brewery were named after local people and places, such as ''Mackem's Shovel Ale'' and ''Holy Island Ale'', after

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supporters and the island of

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respectively. The brewery also named a few of its beers after political issues, such as ''Talivan'' (after speed camera vans - a play on the

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), ''Highway Robbery'' (also after speed cameras) and ''

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'', with a pump clip showing

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with

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s around their necks. They 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,

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with a larger on site bar which was called Fuggles (after the Fuggle hops). In 2015 part of the plant and Production was moved to Blyth and the brewery name changed to North Blyth, although many of the beers were retained. The brewery closed on 17 May 2021.

References

External links

Official website

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