The Broad Chare

Can one really call themselves a Geordie having never taken part in The Great North Run? That’s not a debate we’re about to get into! However, what’s surely not up for debate is how noble a task it is to take on such a challenge, in a bid to raise funding for worthy causes.

We’ve three lovely folks doing just that this weekend, Iain, Ebony and Ella will be raising funds for the , and respectively, and we hope you can join us in wishing them all the best for the challenge ahead. We’ll also pop their respective fundraising pages in our story should you wish to contribute to what are certainly worthy causes.

Saturday Keg Line-up 🍺

🍻 Cwtch, - A welsh red, hoppy, tangy and malty.

🍻 Session IPA, - An extra pale malt base, tropical and zesty.

🍻 Timmy’s Boltmaker - A Yorkshire bitter, smooth and sweet.

🍻 Needing no introduction, our own pale ale, Writer’s Block.

Cheers!

Lindisfarne Oysters, Beer Battered Haddock and of course, a few pints of Writer's Block - how every Friday should look 🍻

Perfect Beer Garden Tins for a Friday 🍻

🍺 Red - - Sweet, fruity, and just a bit sour - lovely with our Crab Sandwich.

🍺 Steady Rolling Man - - A firm favorite here. Incredibly soft with a hint of tropical fruity hops, it's their vision of a perfect pale ale.

🍺 Tremens - - A strong, long-lasting, and very dry bitter - a real kick in the tongue.

🍺 Sauvignon Blanche - - A collab with Von Winning Winery, blending 80% Blanche beer and 20% Sauvignon Blanc wine - the result is a wheat beer with aromas of passionfruit and gooseberry, put simply a wonderful fusion of flavors.

🍺 Grapefruit - - Sparkling smooth unfiltered wheat beer naturally flavored with grapefruit. It's refreshing, tangy, and just a little sweet - perfect in the sun.

Proper Bar Snacks in a Proper Beer Garden.....

that's a Proper Summer Wednesday!

Proper lunch, not so proper price.

Friday night Cask line-up down on the Quayside🍻

🍺 Polly Donkin from . An all English seven grained stout which has won many SIBA awards, including Gold in the dark cask beer category and GOLD OVERALL in the cask competition.

🍺 Wor Beer from - a super easy drinking light pale ale.

🍺 Timmy Taylor’s Landlord - needs no introduction!

🍺 Northern Pale from . A crisp, light pale - dry hopped with Citra for citrus and grapefruit tones with a lovely slight bitterness.

Sun's out, snacks out!

Beer Garden is full of sun and open from 12noon today!

Some firm favourites back on keg and cask 🍻

🍺 On Jupiter - Out There Brewing CoSome firm favourites back on keg and cask 🍻

🍺 On Jupiter - Out There Brewing Company. A smooth and malty session bitter.

🍺 Bass - needs no introduction.

🍺 Cheat Code - Anarchy Brew Co. Summery mango IPA with a powerful citrus hit.

🍺 Writer's Block - of course.

🍺 Ich Bin Raspberry - . Manages to be both tart and sweet with a big raspberry hit.

🍺 Daybreak - . A strong IPA at 7%, juicy stone fruits and dark berries with a little touch of black tea.

🍺 Burst - . Juicy grapefruit bitterness in a session-strength IPA.

Beautiful Wild Turbot delivered today and straight on the menu, roasted with brown butter hollandaise and summer truffle.

Creel-caught Scottish Langoustines with Fennel Mayonnaise and Soda Bread.

Proper sunshine sour 🍺

Boogie Fever from . A Berliner/style weisse, a blend of pills and wheat then soured giving a massive hit of zingy Raspberries - spritzy and incredibly sessionsble.

Our mate and forager 'Andy Mushroom' as he's affectionately known, has been down the coast and collected some wonderful sea vegetables for us.

We've an abundance of Sea Purslane, Sea Aster and Arrow Grass on the menu right now thanks to his latest haul.

As we couldn't get Andy to pose for a picture (both his identity and his real name are a closely guarded secret, we don't even know it!) we had to ask Harry, especially since his mullet matches the leafy greens.

What Fridays on the Quayside are all about - Beer Battered Haddock with Chips, Mushy Peas and Tartare Sauce.

Proper Bar Snack - Monkfish Cheeks with Tartare Sauce.

Cask Line-up 🍻

🍺 Jack the Devil from . A malty rich and nutty bitter.

🍺 Bitter & Twisted from . Crowned the World’s Best Ale and described as a connoisseur’s session beer, we’re not sure we’d be so bold but it’s a damn good blonde!

🍺 Timmy Taylor’s Landlord - needs no introduction!

🍺 Blonde Star from . Crisp, fresh, bright and refreshingly bready.

Steamed English Asparagus - Hazelnut Brown Butter

This is what happens when Steven starts ordering the Summer beers! ☔️

If you’re looking for some escapeism mind, you can’t go far wrong with Früli Strawberry Beer 🍻

For those not yet converted, it’s a Belgian white beer infused with pure strawberry fruit juice, ideal on a sunny day, or a day you wish the sun would shine.

What a way to go!

Just days before our heads off for an adventure traveling Asia, he was crowned North East Chef of the Year at this year’s North East Culinary and Trade Awards.

A testament to his hard work and dedication - and we couldn’t be prouder!

Enjoy what sounds like a trip of a lifetime and we’ll see you when you return chef.

It’s a snacks in the garden kinda Friday ☀️ 🍻

Haggis on Toast with a Fried Duck Egg and HP Sauce, proper comfort food.

Three cornered wild leek, similar to wild garlic but milder and sweeter.

On our menu today with Devonshire Duck Leg, Beetroot and Black Pudding.

Happy St. George's Day, which traditionally hailed the start of the proper mushroom season in England as St. George mushrooms (hence their name) first start showing themselves across the country around April 23rd.

We've these Spring-time beauties on our menu served with Organic Salmon and White Asparagus.

🍺 Razor's Edge - Brew Co. Floral, light and incredibly refreshing IPA.

🍺 Written In Water - Verdant Brewing Co - Brewery & Taproom. Tonnes of citrus, mangoes, gooseberries, grapes, along with a hint of Sabro hops to finish. A really tropical tasting IPA.

English Asparagus season is short, so no messing around, get it quick while it's here.

Steamed with Hazelnut Brown Butter, on the menu 'til it's gone.

When it's like this outside, it's best to stay inside.

Bar snacks and comfort food served all night.

Beer Garden Tins 🍻

🍻 Fresh Fest, . DDH Pale, Peach for days and a great design from .

🍻 Sundialer, . New England style session pale.

🍻 Momo Haze, . Hazy, floral, fruit and citrus.

It's a Friday thing, Beer Battered Haddock with Chips, Tartare Sauce, Mushy Peas and a pint of Writer's Block.

🍻 Wanna Go To The Sun - peachy and citrusy with a firm bitterness, just need the sun to show its face now!

🍻 Wish You We’re Beer .ales - citra and mosaic alcohol-free pale.

Spring sun shining on the Quayside has got us excited for the return of our beer garden. Watch this space.......