TAPROOM

Welcome to our lovely little taproom. We pride ourselves in offering a great atmosphere in a comfortable setting where everyone is welcome. Whether its a cup of tea, some great craft beers, a cosy evening in our upstairs lounge or a good giggle with your mates, we've got you. Come and join us and enjoy.

TAPROOM OPENING HOURS

(open every other weekend)

Friday: 3pm to 9pm

Saturday: 12pm to 9pm

January 10th, 11th, 24th, 25th (Burns Night Weekender)

February 7th, 8th, 21st, 22nd

March 7th, 8th, 21st, 22nd

April 4th, 5th, 18th, 19th,

May 2nd, 3rd, 16th, 17th (our 8th Birthday Party), 30th, 31st

June 13th, 14th, 27th, 28th

WHAT DO WE OFFER

We have a full drinks menu, including 8 of our very own easy drinking craft beers, gin, spiced rum, whiskey, wine, cider, soft drinks, tea & coffee. We also offer an ever changing variety of hot and cold food, from street vendors to locally made pies and bar snacks.

FAMILY FRIENDLY

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

DOGS WELCOME

FREE PARKING

WHERE ARE WE?

Evenwood, near Bishop Auckland, DL14 9SJ. From Durham the No. 6 Arriva bus drops you a minutes walk away (see map).

and only 1 min walk from the bus stop

From Barnard Castle - No.85 bus

From Durham - No.6 bus

EVENTS

Are you in to knitting, dominoes, book clubs, board games, lego, whatever? And, are you looking for somewhere to regularly meet up? Our upstairs lounge is free to use between 12 and 3pm every taproom Saturday (that's every fortnight - see the above dates).

The taproom will be open as normal, so drinks and snacks will be available, it's nice and cosy and seperate from the main taproom space, so you'll have it all to yourself.

It has a maximum capacity of 30 people and booking is essential. We really want a good mix of community groups to use the space so no blanket booking please - it's nice to share.

Drop us a message, email or pop in to the taproom one weekend if you're interested.

Brewery Tours - Includes a guided tour by our Danny McColl, where you will flow through the brewing process, see raw ingredients, every inch of the brewery, understand fermentation and learn about what makes McColl's Brewery tick. Plus you'll get 3 free tasters of your choice. BOOK ONLINE HERE

Also check out our annual events that include:

Burns Night - January
Birthday Bash - May
Oktoberfest - September

We are also very happy for you to celebrate your special occassions at the brewery at no extra cost (please note: the taproom will remain open as normal for everyone)

MENS PIE CLUB

Before every Saturday taproom (9:45 - 12pm) we run our very own Men's Pie Club, where local guys simply get together and make pies, it's as simple as that. If you'd like to find out more info or refer someone please contact Men's Pie Club here.

Men's Pie Club at McColl's Brewery in Evenwood

PRIVATE HIRE

We also love to host private parties, so if you are interested in holding an event at the brewery please contact us

OTHER LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

We are very lucky in Teesdale, based in County Durham, to be blessed with amazing landscapes, beautiful scenary and interesting and exciting sites to visit for all the family, here's a few of our suggestions:

Raby Castle, Staindrop - Castle, deer park, estate, walled gardens, cafe and very family friendly (inc. Plotters Forest) raby.co.uk/raby-castle

Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland - Castle, Bishops palace, archeaological site, walled gardens and deer park aucklandproject.org/venues/auckland-castle

Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle - Art gallery and exhibition venue, gardens, cafe, wedding venue and educational site thebowesmuseum.org.uk

High Force, Teesdale - amazing natural waterfall, the most powerfull in the UK, situated in Upper Teesdale near to Middleton in Teesdale. With pub, resuarant and hotel rooms raby.co.uk/high-force/waterfall

Manor House Hotel & Spa, West Auckland - a stunning Hotel & Spa that combines historic charm, modern features and very warm welcome, catering for short breaks, weddings, spa days and more manorhousehotel.net

Teesdale Cheesemakers, Butterknowle - beautiful makers of local cheeses with an onsite cafe, cheesemaking courses and glamping/cabins teesdalecheesemakers.co.uk

Durham Distillery, Durham city - why not learn about making great gin on one of their short experience days durhamdistillery.co.uk

Lonton Coffee, Lonton, near Middleton in Teesdale - small batch local producers of ground craft coffee with onsite glamping lonton.co.uk

Bishop Auckland Food & Drink Festival - amazing annual festival of local and interational craft food and drinks bishopaucklandfoodfestival.co.uk

Raby Hunt Inn, Summerhouse, Darlington - 2 Michelin Star Restaurant rabyhuntrestaurant.co.uk

Kynren, Bishop Auckland - world class live outdoor theatre where history comes to life 11arches.com