I’ll be honest there’s not many places round here to buy decent bottled beer, whether it be local or from further a field. There is the odd shop like Whistle Stop Wines in Saltburn and of course the supermarkets have the odd beer, even B&M gets the odd bottle of decent ale in now and then but until last week we were definitely lacking somewhere that stocked a range of beers from around the country, let alone the world.
So what happened last week? Well a new shop opened in Darlington, called the Crafty Pint it’s located in the Market Hall in the town centre and It looks like it’s going to be a cracking little place.
I called in earlier today and I was really surprised at the range of beers they had there were beers from just a few miles away and beers from as far away as America. There were bitters, pale ales, lagers, IPA’s and stouts as well as a few specials from the likes of Mikkeller, they even had the crazy Thai spiced ThaiPA from Hill Island Brewery.
Price wise most the prices I saw looked about in line with the online shops, obviously some beers were more expensive than others, but like everything it’s great to have the choice to buy something different.
If your in or near Darlington I suggest you go and have a look, I’ve put a few pictures below to give you an idea of the size of the shop and the range of beers they stock.
You can also check out their website here and facebook here
I am planning on heading on over tommorrow. Range not great in size but makes up for it in quality. I popped onto Voodoo Cafe on skinnergate the other day and they had stuck 2 handpulls in and had estrella damm and the owner sid the other keg line was for sierra nevada. Picked up some victory hop devil, sierra nevada porter and a various odells.
i popped in and got a bottle of Redwillow Smokeless, Hardknott Code Black, Mallinsons Citra and Kelham Island Pale Rider.. Quality Stuff. Have you tried Vessuvio on Houndgate. They have a decent selection of bottles to drink in, of for £1 less a bottle to take out. They also have Tipopils on keg and last time i was in it was Allendale APA on cask.
Nice choice!!!
I didn’t know about tipopilsnon draught else id have been there like a shot i love the stuff! Only ever had bottles of it though!
It seems there’s a few more places doing beer than I though! Now all I need to do is perduade the mrs we need a night out in Darligton
Thanks for the write up Andy, and for the business Mike. Another couple came in from Saltburtn and took most of the stock, they say they got a tweet from you about the shop, so thanks for that as well. We will not have the biggest stock or the cheapest but we will try and have the most interesting and varied, consentrating on local brewers as much as we can. Spoke to 2 more very local brewers on Sat and getting there first bottled beers in.