Microbus
Gateshead, NE8 2AJ
Gateshead, NE8 2AJ
Microbus
Gateshead, NE8 2AJ
Gateshead, NE8 2AJ
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Stout - 5.6%
Stout
Two By Two
5.6% abv
£4.20 pint
A stout with a rich and full bodied malt base, roast coffee and toasted character.
£4.20 pint
Arctic Lights - 4.5%
Arctic Lights
Almasty
4.5% abv
£3.80 pint
A refreshing and fruity session strength pale ale that combines mango and papaya with citrus and a touch of pine to deliver a crushable, juicy pale ale.
£3.80 pint
Thousand Yard Stare - 5.4%
Thousand Yard Stare
Roosters
5.4% abv
£3.80 pint
A light, yet full-flavoured and hazy pale ale with an intense tropical fruit nose. Citrus, stone fruit and resinous notes dance around the palate, giving way to a juicy and mouth-watering finish. Vegan friendly.
£3.80 pint
Magus - 3.8%
Magus
Durham
3.8% abv
£3.80 pint
Our best selling beer is the ultimate session drink. Simple pale malts provide a base for a complex blend of hops. Very pale with lemon, subtle grapefruit bitterness and tropical fruit notes. A clean and spicy black pepper finish. Gluten free.
£3.80 pint
Et Al - Admiral & Triumph - 3.8%
Et Al - Admiral & Triumph
Beer Ink
3.8% abv
£3.60 pint
Dual hopped pale ale with Admiral and Triumph hops. Expect a pineapple, citrus fruit flavour with pine notes.
£3.60 pint
Best Bitter - 4.5%
Best Bitter
Vaux
4.5% abv
£3.80 pint
Built on a base of traditional Maris Otter and crystal malts, creating a malty and rich beer with hints of toffee and bread, hopped for a moderate bitterness with a blend of Admiral and the OG itself, Fuggles, all tied together with fruity esters from a heritage North Eastern yeast strain.
£3.80 pint
Craft Keg Available
The Lighting of the Mock - 11.5%
The Lighting of the Mock
Verdant
11.5% abv
£10.00 pint
Our most decadent Imperial Stout to date! Incredible heavy roast flavours and deep fruity caramels. One to savour. Zero adjuncts, an experiment in boundary-pushing and a true homage to dark malts. This is also the first release of our new series of beers which will fall under the banner of Brewing Folk. This project was created to celebrate the traditions and folklore of Cornwall and beyond. It will be running throughout 2023 as we aim to celebrate all the changing seasons.
£10.00 pint
In The Dark We Live - 7.2%
In The Dark We Live
Tempest
7.2% abv
£6.00 pint
We’ve delved deep into the dark recesses of the Tempest archive to resurrect our highly coveted Black IPA. In The Dark We Live is the product of a gene splicing experiment merging the DNA of a malty porter with a dank IPA. The result is a beer of other-world complexity with flavours of coffee, chocolate, coconut, blueberry, pine and resin. Constantly shapeshifting, this is a beer unlike any other.
£6.00 pint
Strawberry Laces Sour - 5%
Strawberry Laces Sour
Twice Brewed
5% abv
£4.80 pint
Part of our Sweet Shop Sour series, this brings the flavours of strawberry laces to your mouth. Expect it to be red, sweet and zingy sour! Who doesn't want to drink fizzy strawberry laces? Vegan friendly.
£4.80 pint
Long Wave - 4.8%
Long Wave
Play
4.8% abv
£5.00 pint
An easy-drinking hazy pale ale that is soft and delicate but with huge amounts of tropical and piney notes from Idaho 7, and not forgetting it is backed up by the mighty Citra, giving you a lovely grapefruit and passionfruit taste.
£5.00 pint
Flock - 3.2%
Flock
McColl's
3.2% abv
£4.50 pint
A great session Table Beer. Delicate bready malt notes balance a really fresh orange citrus aroma from the Mandarina Bavaria hops while sweet orange flavours work well with a soft bitterness.
£4.50 pint
Magazine Cover - 4.2%
Magazine Cover
DEYA
4.2% abv
£5.50 pint
Crispy yet soft session IPA with Mosaic and Simcoe hops.
£5.50 pint
Full Fathom 5 - 6.5%
Full Fathom 5
North
6.5% abv
£6.00 pint
This a full bodied indulgent Porter. Toasted coconut was used at the end of the boil, and 'dry coconuted' in the fermenter. Single origin Rwandan coffee beans from North Star coffee roasters.
£6.00 pint
Overkill - 4.7%
Overkill
Camerons
4.7% abv
£3.90 pint
Based on a Czech pilsner style with the late hop addition of Styrian Wolf hops which, adds a gentle fruity taste to its solid malty backbone. Crisp, clean and very refreshing but with a little bite!
£3.90 pint
Leith Juice - 4.7%
Leith Juice
Campervan
4.7% abv
£4.60 pint
A fruity, juicy session IPA dry hopped with Simcoe, Cascade and a van full of orange zest. Leith Juice packs a huge zesty citrus kick, with flavours of grapefruit, lemon and orange in abundance.
£4.60 pint
Ciders & Perries Available
Stan's Cheddar Valley - 6%
Stan's Cheddar Valley
Thatchers
6% abv
£3.80 pint
With its distinctive orange hues, this smooth, robust, naturally cloudy cider is a Somerset tradition. For those who like oak-aged cider medium dry, our cidermakers choose apples including Tremlett's Bitter for its tannins, while Dabinett brings a rich, full body.
£3.80 pint
Farmhouse Cider - 6%
Farmhouse Cider
Oliver's
6% abv
£3.80 pint
Unfiltered medium dry Farmhouse cider. This is a blend of bittersweet cider apples like Yarlington Mill, Dabinett, Ellis Bitter and sharp Foxwhelp apples. It gives a rich, full tasting cider with real body and a drying finish, tasting of apple skins and the aroma of traditional apple orchards in autumn. 100% juice cider.
£3.80 pint
Mothership - 6%
Mothership
Ascension
6% abv
£3.80 pint
A medium dry blend wild cider with a small juice addition to round the flavours.
£3.80 pint
Champing at the Pit V2 - 4%
Champing at the Pit V2
Ascension
4% abv
£3.80 pint
Wild cider, fresh apple and peach juices combine to create a soft, juicy cider, perfect for the late summer heat. A proper summer smasher.
£3.80 pint
Pilot - 4.8%
Pilot
Ascension
4.8% abv
£3.80 pint
This is our original and best selling cider. Wild fermented cider blends with freshly pressed apple juice to create a refreshing and fruity blend.
£3.80 pint
Coming Soon
Time After Time - 5%
Time After Time
Black Storm
5% abv
£3.80 pint
A Nelson and Mosaic hopped NEIPA style beer.
£3.80 pint
Citra DDH - 4.5%
Citra DDH
Two By Two
4.5% abv
£4.00 pint
Third of our DDH range, full bodied session easy drinker. Grapefruit mango hop character.
£4.00 pint
Pagan Queen - 4%
Pagan Queen
Firebrick
4% abv
£3.00 pint
All British ingredients including Boadicea hops have created a clean and crisp blonde beer with fruit in the nose and taste.
£3.00 pint
Equinox - 4.1%
Equinox
First & Last
4.1% abv
£3.60 pint
A hoppy session pale ale packed with New World hops for a refreshing citrus flavour and tropical aroma.
£3.60 pint
Hoop - 5.5%
Hoop
Full Circle
5.5% abv
£4.00 pint
Hoop is our American Pale Ale, it's delicious and smooth. Mega hoppy beer with the citrus and pine of the best of yank pales. Easy drinking but not low on flavour. Balance is our mission here.
£4.00 pint
Full Nelson - 4.9%
Full Nelson
Durham
4.9% abv
£3.80 pint
A single hop IPA with New Zealand Nelson Sauvin hops and nothing else. Big, luscious gooseberry and white grape throughout. A simple pale malt base allows this unmistakable hop to shine through in all its glory.
£3.80 pint
Smoking Blonde - 6%
Smoking Blonde
Durham
6% abv
£4.00 pint
A malt body of pale Maris Otter kicked off with oak smoked wheat. Citra hops in the aroma mingle with the smoked malt to create peach in the aroma and flavour. A full velvety body develops into a soft marmalade bitterness helped along by a shot of coriander.
£4.00 pint
Galba - 4.3%
Galba
Twice Brewed
4.3% abv
£3.70 pint
A hazy, fruity, session pale loaded with Citra hops. An oat heavy malt bill and soft water deliver thirst quenching flavours of citrus and tropical fruits.
£3.70 pint
DDH Citra & El Dorado - 4%
DDH Citra & El Dorado
First Chop
4% abv
£3.80 pint
Part of our double dry hopped series of hazy session pales that defy their low ABV with healthy quantities of some of our favourite hops. This is number 3 in the series featuring Citra and El Dorado hops. Gluten free and vegan friendly.
£3.80 pint
Oot N' Aboot - 5.6%
Oot N' Aboot
Thirsty Moose
5.6% abv
£3.80 pint
Our East Coast IPA. It has a light malt character loaded with strong North American hops creating flavours and aromas such as citrus, mango, pineapple and stone fruits. A bold bitterness, slightly hazy with a blonde colour
£3.80 pint
Leapfrog Pale - 4.1%
Leapfrog Pale
Two By Two
4.1% abv
£3.80 pint
Our house session pale, Light, bitter, zesty. Simcoe single hopped, tropical character.
£3.80 pint
Headland - 4.6%
Headland
Talking Tides
4.6% abv
£5.00 pint
A hazy IPA, expect a medium body, huge tropical and citrus flavours and a glorious smooth finish. This is a great go-to beer for the first and last beer of any day. Vegan friendly.
£5.00 pint
Paddock - 4%
Paddock
Fell
4% abv
A blend of classic and modern American hops in this beer bring flavours of orange and mango to the fore in this sessionable pale. Combined with a soft pillowy body from loads of oats, it will soon have you thinking of laying in the long field grass, watching puffy clouds drift by.
Summit - 3.8%
Summit
Talking Tides
3.8% abv
£5.00 pint
This bright, light, sessionable pale is a perfect summer’s day crusher. Serious stone fruit notes from a generous hop addition and New England style yeast will have you coming back again and again (and again). Hops: Magnum, Azacca and El Dorado.
£5.00 pint
The Bitter Ex - 3.7%
The Bitter Ex
Three Brothers
3.7% abv
£3.50 pint
An all English traditional bitter with a slightly modern fruity twist.
£3.50 pint
One Eye - 7% (keg)
One Eye (keg)
Tooth & Claw
7% abv
£6.00 pint
Brewed using a combination of Nelson Sauvin and Vic Secret hops this juicy IPA is loaded with aromas and flavours of gooseberry, pineapple and passionfruit.
£6.00 pint
Stout - 5.6% (keg)
Stout (keg)
Two By Two
5.6% abv
£5.20 pint
A stout with a rich and full bodied malt base, roast coffee and toasted character.
£5.20 pint
Cherry Cola - 5% (keg)
Cherry Cola (keg)
Twice Brewed
5% abv
£4.80 pint
Part of our Sweet Shop Sour series, this one brings the flavours of fizzy cherry cola bottles. Expect it to be sweet with a zingy sourness to remind you of eating your favourite pick 'n' mix. We've also tried our best to get it to look like cherry cola too! Vegan friendly.
£4.80 pint
Strand - 4.9% (keg)
Strand (keg)
Talking Tides
4.9% abv
£5.00 pint
Wikipedia says: “Helles or hell is a traditional German pale lager beer, produced chiefly in Southern Germany, particularly Munich. Helles-style beers typically are full-bodied, mildly sweet and light-coloured, with low bitterness. The beer is clear due to filtration prior to bottling.” Team Talking Tides say: “Mate, it’s a delicious lager. Just drink it and enjoy.” Hops: Hallertauer Mittelfrueh.
£5.00 pint
Spin Drift - 4.3% (keg)
Spin Drift (keg)
Vaux
4.3% abv
£5.50 pint
Brewed as a companion beer to A Hazy Shade Of Citra, but with the extra addition of Mosaic to bring a soft fruitiness and drinkability to the party! This session IPA does what it says on the tin, low bitterness, medium body and great flavour that can be sipped all afternoon into the evening.
£5.50 pint
Nano - 2.1% (keg)
Nano (keg)
McColl's
2.1% abv
£3.50 pint
Small by nature - MASSIVE in hop aroma and flavours. Packed with Citra Cryo and Azacca hops expect tropical fruit, grapefruit, mango and citrus......and easy on the nappa!
£3.50 pint
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