Newcastle Brown Ale and ale in the Federation Brewery site in Dunston, Gateshead, which was to pass to them with their £7.2m purchase of the Federation Brewery. The purchase and consolidation at Dunston created the new brewing company, Newcastle Federation Breweries. The last production run of Brown Ale in Newcastle came off the Tyne Brewery line in May 2005. Pre-production trial brews were conducted at Dunston to ensure no change occurred in its taste after the move. The Tyne Brewery site was bought by a consortium of Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council, and the regional development agency One NorthEast, as part of the
Theakston Brewery Black Bull Bitter ("3.9% ABV") was brewed to commemorate the Theakson's first pub where the first Theakston's beers were brewed and sold. Traditional Mild ("3.5% ABV") is a dry Dark Mild launched in 1992. Lightfoot Bitter ("4.1%abv") originally brewed as a seasonal bitter, but with its high popularity has become a regular Theakstons brew. Golden in colour and bitter in taste. Old Peculier ("5.6% ABV"), an old ale, is Theakston's most famous beer. Old Peculier has been made under this name since the 1890s. In 2000, it won the silver medal in the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)'s Champion Winter