STEAM MACHINE HAS BEEN ON A ROLLERCOASTER OF AN ADVENTURE! OFFICIALLY FOUNDED IN 2015, BUT EXISTING AS AN OBSESSIVE CONCEPT FOR A LOT LONGER, WE WERE THERE AT THE TIPPING POINT OF THE UK’S CRAFT BEER REVOLUTION BOOM.

CREATED BY HUSBAND & WIFE NICK & GULEN SMITH, OUR MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SHOWCASE JUST HOW VAST THE WORLD OF BEER IS, AND HOW DIFFERENT EVERY PINT OF BEER CAN BE. WE DO THIS BY CONSTANTLY EXPERIMENTING, EXPLORING BYGONE RECIPES, AND USING OUR EXTENSIVE PALATES TO CREATE A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT TASTING BEERS. MIX THIS UP WITH WILD FORAGED PLANTS AND A LOT OF BARREL AGEING, AND YOU'LL GET A TASTE OF WHAT WE LOVE DOING!

AS A SMALL TEAM, WE ARE ALL ABOUT BEER. WE LOVE WELCOMING OUR CUSTOMERS TO THE HEART OF THE BREWERY TO DRINK WHAT WE'VE CREATED - MOST SERVED STRAIGHT FROM THE TANK. WE ARE JOINED WEEKLY BY DIFFERENT STREET FOOD TRADERS, BRINGING A WIDE RANGE OF TANTALISING FLAVOURS TO COMPLEMENT OUR BEERS.

ON TOP OF THAT, WE OFTEN HAVE LIVE MUSIC, TASTING EVENINGS, TOURS, COMEDY NIGHTS, AN ENTHUSIASTIC FOLK CLUB, AND WE ARE HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST TRADTIONAL FOLK SESSION GATHERINGS IN THE NORTH EAST.

IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, WE'VE SPENT THE LAST YEAR GROWING OUR NATIONAL COMMUNITY OF BEER LOVERS 'THE FELLOWSHIP OF BEER', WHERE MEMBERS MAKE CREATIVE BREWING CHOICES & ENJOY EXCLUSIVE BEER.