Camerons Brewery has shipped out its first consignment of festive ale to the US.

Following the success of Strongarm, Scorpion Lager and Long Leg in the US, the brewery has decided to export Camerons Christmas Ale to the States.

Mike Berriman, sales and marketing director at Camerons, which is based in Hartlepool, said: "The US is strategically important to our overall export plan and I am delighted we have secured yet another large order to the US.

"Again, this gives the brewery the opportunity to promote its range of ales and lagers on an international platform."

As revealed by The Northern Echo last month, Camerons is to expand its pub franchise, with plans to buy nearly 200 pubs in the next two years