Many thanks to all that attended our recent festival. We were overjoyed at the turnout and enthusiasm displayed by the many familiar and also new faces that called in over the weekend. Just a few facts for anybody who is interested.

- From thu till sun we served up 45 different cask ales plus 2 ciders
- If you had been in the place from open till close on Fri 6th you could
have sampled 27 beers on tap!!
- A full cask of Highland's Orkney IPA sold out in just 1hr 10m on fri and
the Dark Star American Pale Ale lasted only 1hr 45m on the sat.

For anybody who could not attend, we still have some Durham Archangel 6.8 and Facers winter porter on the bar and also half a cask of Orkney porter 9% in the cellar that shall make an appearance sometime soon, so catch it while you can.

Amber -scary dark was never delivered and we had to return the Great Orme Welsh Mountain IPA & Garthela's Barm Cake Bitter 3.8 (presumably un-fined)

Here is a full list of what we served up over the weekend!!!

Bank Top - BoltonBrau 4.4
Big Lamp - Prince Bishop 4.8
Boggart - Rum Porter 4.5
Brew Dog -77 Lager 5.0, Old IPA 8.0, Divine Rebel 12.5
Bridestones - Penning Stout 4.1, Winter Pale 4.7
Caledonian - Deuchars IPA 3.8
Consett - Stout 4.3
Dark Star - American Pale Ale 4.7
Durham - Archangel 6.8
East Coast - Commodore 4.1, Alfred Moodie's 6.0
Facer - Winter Porter 5.3
H&B - Byker Blues 4.0, Ouseburn Porter 5.2
Hambleton - Dark Knight 4.0, Sweet Chariot 4.0
Highland - Dark Munro 4.0, Scapa Special 4.2, IPA 4.7, Orkney Porter 9.0
High House - Nell's Best 4.2
Hornbeam - Blackcurrant Wheat 5.4
Jarrow – Westoe I.P.A. 4.6
Lymestone - Stoney Broke 3.2
Marble - Ginger 4.5, Lagonda 5.0
Marston Moor - Matilda 3.9, Tod Hunter 4.3
Peakstone Rock - Dark Mild 3.0
Pictish - Atlas 4.0
Rudgate - Red Dog 3.7, Bjorn Blonde 4.0
Thornbridge - Handel 6.6, St.Petersberg 7.7
Wensleydale - Hardraw Force 5.6, Loggers 6.6, Barley Wine 8.0
Wild Walker - Old Big Ead 4.1, Great Escape 5.0
Wincle - Sir Phil 4.0
Wylam - Flannel Hammer 7.2
York Dales - Woodhall Greets 4.2, Great Wegbar 5.5

Once again thanks for your kind support. The next festival will be this Easter!!

Regards, Barry.

Well done once again to Neil and the gang for organising a terrific festival for the good folks (and others) who enjoy the Newcastle Arms.

A terrific choice and quantity of beers were available, in prime condition (including the Ouseburn Porter!!!). So much was consumed it was a major success.

Once again well done, for an event of such magnitude, set up and run with minimum fuss.

Cheers, Northern Brewer.

Barry - you've forgotten one!! Rudgate Old Grog (4.1) was available on Friday night - does that mean 28 beers were available on Friday?

Oh and I forgot to say - another blindingly good festival at the Newcastle Arms. Well done again to Neil and the crew.

Yet again another fantastic beer festival was had by all
On the friday evening the H&B Porter was the first call for me
Even a family relative from London commented on how good it was too

Congratulations to Neil/Barry and all the crew!

Kind Regards
Andy