We are constantly formulating new recipes to supplement our existing core range of beers.
These beers are subject to availability .
S&D Victorian Old Ale - 5.3% - Robust Brown Ale
A celebration of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, the enterprise that got the world on track. We have brewed our S&D Victorian Old Ale, brewed to mimic a type of beer enjoyed by Victorian drinkers. The beer is a robust brown ale that is fermented and aged in oak casks using Maris Otter and East Kent Goldings (Both favourites of Victorian Brewers). We have even tried to match a similar water profile to that used by Victorians, filtered through limestone the water would be rich in calcium leading to a silky soft mouthfeel.
Deep mahogany brown hue, notes of biscuit and caramel, with slight notes of oak from barrel ageing. An authentic taste of history.
Northgate Poochicide - 5.9% - Industrial IPA
Darlington, in addition to boasting the world’s first truly "‘modern railway’, once possessed an extensive street railroad. This all changed in 1863, when an unfortunate pooch (the prize greyhound of auctioneer Charles Miller) was killed by one of the towns trams. The owners of the street railroad company (the Pease family)were subsequently sued for the hefty sum of £50. As a result the company ceased running in 1865. Fitting perhaps that it was to the tram named either Wellington or Nelson that this unfortunate pooch met its Waterloo.
A bright & vibrant hoppy ale, showcasing the best of British malt and hops. Featuring fantastic bottle artwork by Darlington artist Jonathan Raiseborough. Homage to the industrial North East.
Colliers Rant - 5.7% - Industrial Porter
“As me and my marrow was ganning to wark, We met with the devil, it was in the dark; I up with my pick, it being in the neit, I knock’d off his horns, likewise his club feet”
The Collier’s Rant is a Geordie folk song written in the 17th Century. Coalmining was a horrendously dangerous activity and miners worked tirelessly in dreadful conditions. The poem details a commonly held superstition that the devil was responsible for the various hazards and accidents that beset coalminers. It is arguable that the activities of these miners were the chief impetus for industrialisation. Neo-Prometheans, liberating the fire of industrial progress from beneath our feet. Without which, Britain would not have become the first industrial nation.
Featuring astounding bottle art by Ethan Robinson @elr_landscaper
This Dry Porter, the first truly industrial beer, is tribute to these communities.
Bag o’ Monkeys - 5.4% - Hoppy Ruby Mild
Bag o’ Monkeys refers to C.P. Nicholson’s “Those Boys o’ Bondgate”. A fantastic local history of Darlington’s many yards in and around Bondgate. Nicholson pays particular attention to the ‘Bag o’ monkeys’, the moniker of a group of young lads whose youth was spent in the yards of Bondgate. The self-styled ‘gang’ comprised of Punch and Rat, Foxy and Fatty, Stell and the Bell Throstle among others. They surged the yards and were often up to all manner of mischief. One recurring instance involved Stell intentionally misbehaving. Resulting in a hiding from his grandmother to which he would receive a copper as recompense to sooth his wounded feelings. All was well until granny overheard Stell explaining the intricacies of his ‘copper mine’. Resulting in a particularly intense hiding and no compensatory penny.
Featuring more phenomenal artwork by Ethan Robinson @elr_landscaper
A robust ruby mild, a long admired traditional ale, accompanied with a hefty dose of fruity hops. Truly a Bag o’ Monkeys
