It wouldn't be the first time;
Boddington supposedly hasn't tasted the same since it was moved out of Manchester
Old Speckled Hen, Riddley's Old Bob, Ruddles' Best and countless others haven't tasted the same since Gr**ne K*ng bought them out.

And, whilst they've done a good job with the takeover overall, I do maintain that Gales' HSB isn't quite as good as it used to be since Fuller's bought them.

Interesting question, though - does Toon have any other breweries? I can think of loads in Yorkshire, Manchester, Liverpool, and at least one in Durham, but don't think I know anything from Newcastle besides the Dog.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 16:05, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

There are a few micro breweries dotted around the county
But not much else. High House Farm Brewery does some good ales, as do Mordue, Big Lamp, Northumberland and a few others. Bigger breweries like The Federation got taken over by S&N a while back. Vaux went tits up ages ago.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 13 Oct 2009, 16:14, Reply)

Oh, I didn't realise Mordue were from up that way
I quite like some of their stuff. At least, the rare times I see it down South. Unfortunately it most often crops up in Wetherspoons pubs where they don't know how to cellar it properly and so it tastes of egg.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 16:16, Reply)