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The Bridge Tavern (Brew Pub)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Tavernale - India Brown AleExcellent1
Marble - Marble and Now Then. CollaborationExcellent1
Lakeland (formerly Stringers) - No 2 StoutExcellent1
Brewsmith - Brewsmith BitterExcellent1
Tavernale - Highway 61Excellent1
Tavernale - Sneaky PeakExcellent1
Tavernale - Voodoo RayExcellent1
Tavernale - Golden HopGood1
Out There - Celestial LoveGood1
Tavernale - Cyclone Extra PaleGood1
Tavernale - Bishop's DaughterGood1
Bad Co. - Love over GoldGood1
Stod Fold - BlondeGood1
Hand Drawn Monkey - Mango IPAAcceptable1
Lincoln Green - Tuck PorterNot Tried0
Dark Star - Green Hopped IPANot Tried0
Mallinsons - Chocolate StoutNot Tried0
Wylam - CentennialNot Tried0
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Oat StoutNot Tried0
Redemption - TrinityNot Tried0
Rooster's - Stars and StripesNot Tried0
Buxton - BitterNot Tried0
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - SteelmakerNot Tried0
Binghams - Hot Dog Chilli StoutNot Tried0
Great Corby (formerly Cumberland) - Corby NoirNot Tried0
Ascot - Aureole AleNot Tried0
Out There - LaikaNot Tried0
Wild Beer Co. - Scarlet FeverNot Tried0
Tyne Bank - Heavenly PorterNot Tried0
Crouch Vale - Brand XNot Tried0
Wild Beer Co. - MillionaireNot Tried0
Wylam - Tavernale (house beer)Not Tried0
Out There - CassiniNot Tried0
Wylam - AngelNot Tried0
Hand Drawn Monkey - Smaller StoutNot Tried0
Waen - Blackberry StoutNot Tried0
Botanist - Humulus LupulusNot Tried0
Wylam - Gold TankardNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Bridge Tavern, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

22 Mar 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Mid to late-evening on a Sunday and the pub is in a relaxed sort of mood.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brewsmith - Brewsmith Bitter3.90ExcellentPale gold in colour, dry and hoppy.
Tavernale - India Brown Ale5.10ExcellentA brown beer with lots of hops.
Bad Co. - Love over Gold4.10GoodA bitter-sweet, heavily-hopped, golden beer.
Hand Drawn Monkey - Mango IPA4.80AcceptableStrong, unsubtle, mango flavour with ‘dusty’ hops over the top. Didn’t really work for me.
Tyne Bank - Heavenly Porter5.40Not Tried
Wylam - Tavernale (house beer)4.00Not Tried
Wild Beer Co. - Millionaire4.70Not Tried
Out There - Cassini4.10Not Tried
Hand Drawn Monkey - Smaller Stout2.80Not Tried
27 Jul 2014 (Stephen Harris)
Late Sunday evening visit. Not exactly empty, but spared the mad central Newcastle crowds of Friday or Saturday evenings.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Marble - Marble and Now Then. Collaboration3.70ExcellentPale gold and a little hazy. Smooth. Very hoppy – so much hoppy stuff going on here that I would really like to know the ingredients.
Tavernale - Golden Hop3.60GoodGolden and cloudy. Very bitter. Dry-hopped.
Tavernale - Cyclone Extra Pale4.00GoodVery pale gold (lager malt). Well-hopped, very bitter.
Rooster's - Stars and Stripes4.30Not Tried
Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Steelmaker5.00Not Tried
Wylam - Tavernale (house beer)4.00Not Tried
Great Corby (formerly Cumberland) - Corby Noir4.50Not Tried
Out There - Laika4.80Not Tried
21 Nov 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Mid-evening and crowded. I’ve taken an instant liking to this place. Three stouts on tonight.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Lakeland (formerly Stringers) - No 2 Stout4.00ExcellentTop notch, dry, black, roasted stout.
Tavernale - Highway 613.60ExcellentAn American Red Ale. Sugar and spice and everything nice.
Tavernale - Voodoo Ray3.70ExcellentA rather nice, hoppy, pale ale.
Mallinsons - Chocolate Stout4.00Not Tried
Wylam - Centennial4.10Not Tried
Wylam - Tavernale (house beer)4.00Not Tried
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Oat Stout5.00Not Tried
26 Oct 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Late evening visit. The pub is busy, but, unlike most of its neighbours, it does not have a door policy or a queue to get in on a Saturday night. Robert and I sit at the bar talking beer, or perhaps it was the beer that was talking. One or the other.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Out There - Celestial Love5.10GoodA red ale.
Tavernale - Bishop's Daughter4.10GoodDescribed as a Porter, but we both think it tastes like an Oatmeal Stout!
Wylam - Angel4.30Not Tried
Waen - Blackberry Stout3.80Not Tried
Botanist - Humulus Lupulus3.80Not Tried
Wylam - Gold Tankard4.00Not Tried
Lincoln Green - Tuck Porter4.70Not Tried
Dark Star - Green Hopped IPA6.50Not Tried
Wylam - Tavernale (house beer)4.00Not Tried
25 Oct 2013 (Stephen Harris)
An excellent, revamped pub in the busy Quay district. As well as a couple of good new beers, I also enjoyed my Haddock & Chips lunch.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Tavernale - Sneaky Peak4.10ExcellentAn amber-coloured pint, brewed on-site and served with a creamy head. Well-hopped with lush New Zealand hops.
Stod Fold - Blonde4.10GoodTasty, golden pint from a new, Halifax-based brewery.
Redemption - Trinity3.00Not Tried
Buxton - Bitter3.80Not Tried
Binghams - Hot Dog Chilli Stout5.00Not Tried
Ascot - Aureole Ale3.30Not Tried
Wild Beer Co. - Scarlet Fever4.80Not Tried
Crouch Vale - Brand X4.10Not Tried
Wylam - Tavernale (house beer)4.00Not Tried

About The Bridge Tavern

The pub sign. The Bridge Tavern, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Summary of Beer Scores

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Exceptional-
Excellent7
Good6
Acceptable1
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 3UF.

A comfortable pub in a dramatic location, literally underneath the Tyne Bridge. Historically called the Newcastle Arms, this pub was relaunched in October 2013 as the Bridge Tavern and features its own micro-brewery. Beers are sold under the ‘Tavernale’ name and are brewed with close assistance from the Wylam Brewery.

We have visited this pub 5 times, seen 38 different beers and tried 14 of them.

Map location

Postcode: NE1 3UF