Rat Race Ale House

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Rat Race Ale House Rat Race Ale House - Really good Real Ale at Hartlepool Railway Station! http://www.ratracealehouse. It's a pub. A proper pub. Not a "normal" pub. We do.

It's a genuine, real, proper, no bullsh*t, no airs-and-graces, pub. If you want the usual garbage you get in most pubs, this probably isn't for you. If you want good beer, it probably is. Don't expect much more, don't expect Lager, but do expect good beer. And we're CAMRA North East Regional Cider Pub Of The Year 2012.

29/08/2026

The Rat Race Ale House no longer exists.
It is deceased.
It is no more.
It has ceased to be.
Bereft of life, it rests in peace.
It is an ex-micropub.

This page (and the pub's Facebook account) will self-destruct at the end of September 2026 (if I remember to delete the account).

25/03/2026

OFF TO FRANCE (PERMANENTLY)
THERE'S NOTHING LEFT - THE RAT IS EMPTY.
THEY'RE GONE - I'M GONE!!

COMING SOON
Absolutely nothing. I'm retiring.

We are now CLOSED

20/03/2026

OFF TO FRANCE (PERMANENTLY).
WHEN THEY'RE GONE - I'M GONE!

1. Mallinson's - It'll Never Work - 3.8%
2. Thornbridge - Hirundo - 4.5%
3. Thornbridge - Jaipur - 5.9%
4. RedWillow - Heartless - 4.6%
5. Ross-On-Wye - Bittersweet Goodbye Dry C***r - 6.5%
6. Sandford Orchards - Devon Red Medium C***r - 4.5%

COMING SOON

Absolutely nothing. I'm retiring.

19/03/2026

1. Mallinson's - It'll Never Work - 3.8%
2. Thornbridge - Venn - 4.2%
3. Coley's - West - 5.2%
4. RedWillow - Heartless - 4.6%
5. Ross-On-Wye - Bittersweet Goodbye Dry C***r - 6.5%
6. Sandford Orchards - Devon Red Medium C***r - 4.5%

COMING SOON (perhaps)...
1. Coley's - XPA - 3.8%
2. Thornbridge - Hirundo - 4.5%
3. Thornbridge - Jaipur - 5.9%
4. All Day Brewing - Devil Moon - 5.0%

18/03/2026

1. Stancill - Citra Pale Ale - 4.0%
2. Thornbridge - Venn - 4.2%
3. Coley's - West - 5.2%
4. RedWillow - Heartless - 4.6%
5. Ross-On-Wye - Bittersweet Goodbye Dry C***r - 6.5%
6. Sandford Orchards - Devon Red Medium C***r - 4.5%

COMING SOON (perhaps)...
1. Mallinson's - It'll Never Work - 3.8%
2. Thornbridge - Hirundo - 4.5%
3. Thornbridge - Jaipur - 5.9%
4. All Day Brewing - Devil Moon - 5.0%

17/03/2026

1. Stancill - Citra Pale Ale - 4.0%
2. Thornbridge - Venn - 4.2%
3. Thornbridge - Jaipur - 5.9%
4. Utopian - Classic Stout - 5%
5. Ross-On-Wye - Bittersweet Goodbye Dry C***r - 6.5%
6. Sandford Orchards - Devon Red Medium C***r - 4.5%

COMING SOON...
1. Mallinson's - It'll Never Work - 3.8%
2. Thornbridge - Hirundo - 4.5%
3. Coley's - West - 5.2%
4. RedWillow - Heartless - 4.6%

17/03/2026

1. Stancill - Citra Pale Ale - 4.0%
2. Stancill - Stainless - 4.3%
3. Thornbridge - Jaipur - 5.9%
4. Utopian - Classic Stout - 5%
5. Ross-On-Wye - Bittersweet Goodbye Dry C***r - 6.5%
6. Sandford Orchards - Devon Red Medium C***r - 4.5%

COMING SOON...
1. Mallinson's - It'll Never Work - 3.8%
2. Thornbridge - Venn - 4.2%
3. Coley's - West - 5.2%
4. RedWillow - Heartless - 4.6%

14/03/2026

1. Tiny Rebel - Cereal Killer (hazy b**r) - 3.8%
2. Stancill - Stainless - 4.3%
3. Thornbridge - Jaipur - 5.9%
4. Utopian - Classic Stout - 5%
5. Ross-On-Wye - Bittersweet Goodbye Dry C***r - 6.5%
6. Sandford Orchards - Devon Red Medium C***r - 4.5%

COMING SOON...
1. Stancill - Citra - 4.0%
2. Thornbridge - Venn - 4.2%
3. Coley's - West - 5.2%
4. RedWillow - Heartless - 4.6%

13/03/2026

1. Tiny Rebel - Cereal Killer (hazy b**r) - 3.8%
2. Stancill - Stainless - 4.3%
3. Bristol B**r Factory - Dune Twist -5.0%
4. Utopian - Classic Stout - 5%
5. Ross-On-Wye - Bittersweet Goodbye Dry C***r - 6.5%
6. Sandford Orchards - Devon Red Medium C***r - 4.5%

COMING SOON...
1. Stancill - Citra - 4.0%
2. Thornbridge - Venn - 4.2%
3. Thornbridge - Jaipur - 5.9%
4. RedWillow - Heartless - 4.6%

07/03/2026

1. Tiny Rebel - Cereal Killer (HAZY b**r) - 3.8%
2. Firebrand - West Coast Session IPA - 4.2%
3. Bristol B**r Factory - Dune Twist -5.0%
4. Northern Whisper - Ginnel - 4.3%
5. Lilley's - Somerset Scrumpy C***r - 6.0%
6. Sandford Orchards - Devon Red Medium C***r - 4.5%

COMING SOON...
1. Stancill - Citra - 4.0%
2. North Pier - XPA - 4.2%
3. Coley's - West - 5.2%
4. Utopian - Stout - 5.0%

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Hartlepool
TS247ED

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