# Box Social Brewing — Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

> Box Social Brewing in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England scores 3.70 out of 5 — Fine, #7 in Tyne and Wear. 114 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Box Social Brewing is a brewery in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.70 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #7 in Tyne and Wear. Of the 114 beers we track, 39% are IPA and 26% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.70 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #7 in Tyne and Wear · #272 in England · #8,918 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 114

## About

Box Social Brewing began in 2015 with father and son Steve and Ross Holland. Our aim is to create new, exciting beers to get people talking and question their perception of beer. In Victorian times, middle-class people had few acceptable ways to socialise. A solution was "box socials" - events held at people's houses where they could mix in a risk-free environment. We’re taking Box Socials into the 21st century, connecting people over great artisan beer. After starting out in a garage, we set up in Newburn on a 6brl kit, built a small tasting room and were soon selling out of beer fast. We moved into our new 15brl brewery in Feb 2019; we now create not only better beer, but more of it! Our goal is simple; to create the best beer we can.

## What they brew

- IPA — 39% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 26% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 19% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 15% of the beers we track
- Other — 1% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 18 Riversdale Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
- Coordinates: 54.9756467, -1.7183787
- Website: http://www.boxsocial.pub/

## Breweries nearby

- [Hadrian Border Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hadrian-border-brewery-7411.md) — 3.00, Limited — Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear — 0.4 mi away
- [Thirsty Moose Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/thirsty-moose-brewing-co-28239.md) — 3.44, Poor — Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear — 0.8 mi away
- [Firebrick Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/firebrick-brewery-15753.md) — 3.02, Limited — Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear — 1 mi away
- [Big Lamp Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/big-lamp-brewery-15117.md) — 2.99, Limited — Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear — 1.5 mi away
- [Stu Brew](https://finding.beer/brewery/stu-brew-11792.md) — 3.49, Poor — 2.2 mi away
- [Black Storm](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-storm-12169.md) — 2.99, Limited — 2.2 mi away
- [Wear Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/wear-beer-29694.md) — 2.94, Limited — 2.2 mi away
- [Spenside Stables Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/spenside-stables-brewery-32033.md) — 3.36, Poor — Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear — 3.8 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Newcastle, England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/newcastle.md)
- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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