The business behind Ouseburn's Arch 2 Brewpub is being liquidated following what has been described as damage to its evening drinks trade during the pandemic.
Newcastle Brewing Ltd was run by father-and-son team Mike and Leo Bell, who set up Arch 2 in a former tyre shop in 2017. The brewpub had originally been housed in units on Newcastle Quayside, and before that in Mike Bell's garage. It offered beers including blondes, pale ales, IPAs, brown ales, saisons and porter, with most lines being brewed on site as well as other local labels for sale.
The Stepney Bank venue - which included an open plan bar, beer garden and microbrewery - closed its doors in January, and now liquidators Andrew Little and Gillian Sayburn at insolvency firm Begbies Traynor are handling the business' affairs. Six employees were made redundant in the move.
