Newcastle-based Hadrian Border brewery is to stage a 30th birthday beer festival. It will take place from 7th to 9th June.
Owners Andy and Shona Burrows, and the rest of the Hadrian Border team, will be on hand at the brewery on Newburn Industrial Estate.
They will be pouring their award-winning beers alongside others from their favourite breweries. There will also be street food and live music.
There will be a large marquee set up outside the brewery, with a bar serving a range of cask and keg beers. A token system will operate, for hassle-free beer purchases. The festival will be dog-friendly (provided they remain on a short lead), and there’s a commemorative glass for festival-goers to take away.
“The beer festival is something we decided to do because ‘it’s not what we do’, and this has become a bit of a theme in our celebratory brews,” said Shona.
“As a business, we have always been a bit insular, quietly getting on with what we do. So we are welcoming everyone to our space. Tours of the brewery will run during the days of the festival, and opportunities to taste beers from the tank throughout the maturation process.
“There will be giveaways, random ticket selection prizes, and fun questions that will pop up on the screens to win prizes. Our ideas just keep coming. We are all so excited to see people enjoy ‘us’ and all the great beers and breweries the North East has to offer.”
She added: “During the past 30 years, we’ve been in three different locations, we’ve moved house three times, we’ve had two kids (18 and 21 this year), and we’ve made it to 35 years married. We are still a family-owned business, just us, Andy and Shona.
“We have a fabulous team working with us both here in the brewery and our pub. And we’ve made it through two recessions, a stock market crash, a pandemic, and are bang in the middle of a cost of living crisis. To still be thriving after three decades, that must be worth celebrating!”
As part of the birthday celebrations, the brewery will release a series of limited-edition beers and collaborations throughout 2024. The first releases launched on 26th February, as a nod to the fact that brewing traditional styles in recent years may not be considered the most trendy. These beers are available in an exclusive gift pack on their webshop, featuring a branded glass and one 330ml can of each beer.
The first two are:
- Too Uncool For School (10% ABV): A cacao and coconut imperial stout. Full-bodied and rich, with flavours of dark chocolate leading to a coconut finish.
- Too Old To Care (10.2% ABV): A caffe latte imperial porter, brewed with locally roasted coffee from Pumphrey’s Coffee. It is rich, and filled with coffee aroma and flavours, with sweet notes and a light hint of vanilla.
Brais Mallo, brewer at Hadrian Border, said: “It is amazing being involved in a brewery with so much history and experience in the microbrewing industry. Brewing both classic and contemporary styles every day and brewing the special beers we’re putting out for the anniversary has been really exciting. I’m really pleased to be part of Hadrian Border’s 30-year story!”
Tickets for Hadrian Border’s 30th Birthday Beer Festival are now on sale via Eventbrite.
