The Hop & Cleaver, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A newly opened brewhouse owned by the same guys who have the Redhouse. In fact they share the same toilets and you can walk from one to the other via a rear passageway. Very nicely converted into a multi roomed bar. As you enter there's a seating area to the left and a small room to the right called The Taproom which can be hired complete with your own beer tap. Up a couple of steps, the bar is on the left, a further room at the rear is used for dining. Through the dining room is another room where the brewery is situated which also has a long table, there's also a small courtyard. 9 beers available on our 2 visits with 3 selling Hop & Cleaver beers the others had changing guests from a myriad of breweries. There are also several craft keg taps and a large selection of bourbons. They also have a smokehouse and the food looked excellent if you like 14 hour slow cooked brisket or 10 hour slow cooked pork. All the beers I had were in very good nick. Add a friendly barman and a pleasant atmosphere and you have a bar that I suspect we'll visit again and again.

Official site of The Hop & Cleaver - www.hopandcleaver.com

Official site of The Hop & Cleaver - www.hopandcleaver.com