Newcastle Brown Ale (Non-US version)
Heineken UK in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
5.66
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Launched in 1927 by Colonel Jim Porter after three years of development, the 1960 merger of Newcastle Breweries with Scottish Brewers afforded the beer national distribution and sales peaked in the United Kingdom during the early 1970s. The brand underwent a resurgence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. By the late 1990s, the beer was the most widely distributed alcoholic product in the UK. Brewing moved in 2005 from Newcastle to Dunston, Tyne and Wear and in 2010 to John Smiths Brewery in Tadcaster.
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5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Pours dark brown with a thin head. Aroma is typical of an ale. Kind of a harsh taste that doesn’t necessarily go down well. Palate is complex and hard to describe. Alright beer.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2018
at 01:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4
Bottle at home from Tesco. Last drunk 10 years ago on a boozy night in a Wetherspoon and I thought I would give it another try. A surprisingly big and pillowy head with the aroma of malt. The taste was malt, with some bittering hops and a flavour that is best described as wet cardboard. I also felt I should have chilled it down a bit more. The mouthfeel was smooth because of the malt, but I keep coming back to the wet cardboard. It's drinkable, but there are many better beers out there and I don't feel I will be missing out if I don't have it for another 10 years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2018
at 07:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
55cl bottle from Conad, in Rimini, Italy. Pours brilliant brown with limited white foam. Aroma is generic malty, not strong. Body is thin, with quite some carbonation, even too much. Taste is moderately sweet, with limited bitterness. Finish is short.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2018
at 20:04
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pours a clear dark brown from a tap. Faint aroma of coffee and butterscotch, flavor is sweet and watery. Okay beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2018
at 14:06
5/10
Tried
on 10 Oct 2017
at 21:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Zuletzt getrunken am 24.1.2026
Bewertungstext vom März 2019:
"Auch wenn dieses bekannte Brown Ale primär durch seine süße Malzigkeit auffällt.
Dabei hat es aber doch noch ein paar interessante Aromen nach Karamell und Toffee sowie Cheesecake.
Ein britisches Bier, das offenbar aber in Holland gebraut wird."
Malzig ist es wahrlich noch immer.
Bewertungstext vom März 2019:
"Auch wenn dieses bekannte Brown Ale primär durch seine süße Malzigkeit auffällt.
Dabei hat es aber doch noch ein paar interessante Aromen nach Karamell und Toffee sowie Cheesecake.
Ein britisches Bier, das offenbar aber in Holland gebraut wird."
Malzig ist es wahrlich noch immer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2017
at 21:35
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
330 ml bottle. Pours clear amber coloured, no head. Malts, a bit cocoa. Mild taste, slightly bitter and malty. Flat carbonated, light bodied. Nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2017
at 13:08
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
caramel red color. small head. smells like cigarettes. flavor, ashy, caramel, oranges and brown malt. yeast lends a resin sugar sweetness.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2017
at 15:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
F: not big, tan, quick diminishing. C: dark coppery, clear. A: malt, caramel, hint of bread, metallic. T: malt, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, fruity, medium body, medium carbonation, nothing memorable, 550ml bottle from Tesco Express @ Melcombe Street in London.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2017
at 11:35