Newcastle Brown Ale the 2000s, the majority of sales were in the United States, although it still sells 100 million bottles annually in the UK. Brewing moved in 2005 from Newcastle to Dunston, Tyne and Wear, in 2010 to Tadcaster, and in 2017 to the Heineken Brewery in Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands. Newcastle Brown Ale is perceived in the UK as a working-man's beer, with a long association with heavy industry, the traditional economic staple of the North East of England. In export markets, it is seen as a trendy, premium import and is predominantly drunk by the young. It was one 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