Jarrow Brewing Company

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The Jarrow Brewing Company, or Jarrow Brewery, is an English brewery. It was established at The Robin Hood Public House, Primrose, Jarrow in 2002 by owners Jess and Alison McConnell. The brewery at first supplied two pubs, The Robin Hood itself, and The Albion Inn, Billy Quay, also owned by Jess and Alison.

Trade picked up very quickly and soon a deal was struck up with beer distributor Flying Firkin to supply other pubs nationwide with the beer. The first beer to be produced was "Jobling's Swinging Gibbett", a 4.1% copper coloured ale. This was followed by "Jarrow Bitter", or simply "JB" by its regular following, a light, golden session bitter at 3.8%. Other beers include "Old Cornelius", a dark strong ale at 4.8%, named after Cornelius Whalen, the last surviving Jarrow Marcher. Since the opening of the Jarrow Brewery at the Robin Hood, Jess and Alison McConnell have opened up "The Maltings" public house in South Shields, and a further brewery, "The Westoe Brewery", is planned to open at the site in the very near future.