Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Over this weekend I found one from Bold City Brewing Jacksonville, Florida, their Dukes Cold Nose Brown Ale. I will be complaining anywhere I see this and ANY lagunitas beer always. Louis I bought all six, the lady in the area, when queried said, they came from our distributor. She was vague about who the distributor was but said shed ask again. My hatred for Lagunitas is even greater than it was a month ago. So Heineken is in the process of destroying New Castle Brown Ale. Its terrible. Lets make it like other crap beers but still have that microbrewery feel to it. Newcastle has been my favorite beer for years. I went to bed and Newcastle Brown Ale was amazing! Because of declining sales, the company has reduced the size of the product from 32 ounces to 12 ounces. The term brown beer was first used by London brewers in the late 1600s to describe their products, such as mild ale. Newcastle needs to go back to the original recipe. (0.23-0.45 kg) per 5 gallons (19 L). Michael Jackson the beer writer and absolute authority on everything beer is rolling over in his grave. Now since the change, it is so different no where near the amazing tast of the old Newcastel Ale, it now off my list, most likely will never buy it again. We both left the store with a six pack of cans. Not anymore. I havent had a beer in well over a year while giving up alcohol in solidarity for my wife while she was pregnant. Sparge into two kettles, one at a time, then adjust wort gravity to 1.050 and 1.035, respectively. I wrote to Heineken, to Lagunitas, and to those folks who are now represent Fake Newcastle Brown Ale (FNBA). It was THE BEST. FYSA: The USA-version of Bass Ale has been breed in New England for quite some time now. Before this, Newcastle was the beer by which all others were judged. Trouble is some are regional brews. Newcastle Brown Ale Bar Wetstop Runner 900mm x 240mm (pp) 19.99. Too bitter. They are all pretentious pricks. Do not buy this crap. For Geordies, Newcastle Brown Ale, Broon or dog - never Newky Brown - still remains as one of the defining icons of Tyneside's culinary heritage. Now you have lost your core customer base. If you take old (good) Newcastle, leave it in the sun, add some dry bark and dirt, boil it down and put it in a different bottle, then you have new (bad, even terrible) Newcastle. Its clear nobody likes this new recipe! You have ruined my favorite beer, shame! Nice lighter taste and easy drinkability like NC Brown. I am not offended by your disagreement, and I hope you can reciprocate that because no offense is intended to anyone except the brewmaster at Lagunitas and the management who thought Americanized Newcastle was a good idea. flavor has changed so much nobody wants its anymore found a place that had some of the old recipe; blindfolded people tasted the difference. I will never buy this new shit again. My favorite smooth, thirst quenching and easy drinking beer in the world is now ruined by these douche monsters. Just make a new brand if you want. Please just repackage this again as another dumb ass version of everything else you make, there is no shortage of hipsters that will take the bait. So, before I committed to a half barrel, I bought a six pack of this stuff. It really was unique though. 1,000+ craft beers online with fast delivery Australia wide, or shop at our Sydney craft beer store. torrified wheat 1.5 oz. Ive moved on to Smithwicks and Shiner Bock, both are a reasonable facsimile of how I remember Newcastle tastingtheyre probably a bit better, as theyre a bit richer and fuller in terms of flavor (even Negra Modelo is a very tasty brown, if youre willing to try something a little sweeter). Ruined my favorite beer. Bass Pale Ale has been destroyed by AB-Inbev too. $4.00. bottles in packs of 6, 12 and 24, and 7.75-gallon slim steel kegs. Heineken (which I dumped years ago) and Lagunitas (IPAs make me puke), congratulations you fouled up a product thats been around and popular since 1927. Ill have to agree with everyone on this topic! I am going to try to return the unused bottles from the case I bought and am now searching for a replacement that is not as expensive as Rogue hazelnut. Fire whoever thought of this and respect your clients. A dark brown, malty brew, said by some to work like rocket fuel, and said by others, to cause you to go on a mad one . After the 2nd purchase I realized it wasnt only the bottle that changed, the brewery and flavor had changed. Folks didnt like kale at first either (yet were nothing like that weird leafy green), so cmon, give us another go! NEWCASTLE my decades-long go-to, nice down-the-middle ale when I wanted something simple and good. Then I found this out. One answer, Just bring it back. Newcastle Brown Ale is smooth, crisp, and slightly roasty because it is brewed with a unique blend of pale and roasted malts and American hops. I complained to Heineken and they sent me a check for $7.00. The new bottles are not easily used by a bottle opener, the lip is too round. Talk about greed? Ive been drinking this since 1983 and it is a disaster thanks a lot for ruining a good thing if it aint broke dont fix it why try reinventing the wheel. This new recipe sucks. Loved the old recipe, but this was a disappointment. Started out with Smithwicks. Now drop it , and get back to the real thing again. Whats the web address where you left a message and got the response back? These are folks who are totally clueless. While there, we cleared several pitchers of Newcastle Brown Ale. No more skunky New Castle! He agrees that Shiner Bock is probably the closest. It was such a smooth, great tasting beer. 64.99. In fact. It tastes NOTHING like the original. WTFingF?!? You have just lost a long time customer. For years Newcastle was my goto, now it will be my soso. Maybe it is time to move-on. And what to my horrified taste buds appeared? HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT COMMONS LORDS 12 BEER MATS VGC. Raised in Manchester, England, Ive been drinking Newc Brown for more decades than I wanna think about. This new shit is disgusting just like all other American beer. Thanks for ruining my favorite beer. Total garbage. I will never buy any Lagunitas beer product. I will never buy Newcastle Brown again. It is a filthy drink. Cannot see that Heinekin wouldnt let them have the recipe. Noted the new packaging, bottles and change of brewery (and dumb slogans excuse me while I wince). Because it is not the Newcastle Beer it SHOULD be. This is just terrible. Total dumbass move. If there is an upstart brewer out there that could duplicate the old beer I believe they could do well from all of us that prefer the old recipe. Well, I was concerned I would be in the minority. Please revive the old recipe so I can enjoy beer again. The Dukes Brown Nose Ale has great malt flavor and easy to drink without the hops bitterness. Not too sweet. Just how sucky is the new Newc Brown? We used to love Newcastle and now its terrible! Production was moved out of Tyneside to North Yorkshire in 2007 by current owner Heineken. The new formula tastes terrible. Theres only about 400 local crafts in any bar that taste just like this swill. Dont beg them to reinstate the original recipe. #donewiththisshit. The one and only has now become the same as many. Is it true that HEINEKEN is producing Old Newcastle for sale in Europe but not in the USA? The New Castle is passable just do not expect Newcastle and it will be ok. RIP Newcastle! I hadnt had Newcastle in a couple years, but was having a delicious summer dinner with a friend: I had just shucked a dozen oysyers, made a roasted corn salad, and a caprese salad from the garden, and had a taste for Newcastle. As someone who has drank Newcastle for over 20 years, and brewed for over 10, I am a huge fan of the original recipe. The taste of this new Newcastle is disgusting. We drank from bottles or cans, at room temp. Newcastle Brown Ale (4.7% ABV) is full-bodied and smooth, showing restrained caramel and notes of bananas and dried fruit. Brown ale is a style of beer with a dark amber or brown colour. I am so bummed. Newcastle has sold, in years past, seasonal beers. HORRIBLE taste. I ended up here and have read many of the posts. Nothing wrong with that but dont call it Newcastle. view stats. I have tried to developed a taste for it but there is no developing a taste for piss. Its perfectly balanced: roasted-malt caramel flavor with a subtle bitter backbone, more so than the old recipe. Im drinking ROGUE Hazelnut Brown Nectar Ive poured this into a New Castle glass that I have, and it looks just like the real thing! I couldnt figure out why it tasted so weird, the new label shit. Let some get cold in the fridge This taste hoppier than I remember Wife said she got some almost smokiness out of it.. Not a fan. https://WWW.NEWCASTLEBROWN.COM Then I closely read the bottle. Heineken has one fine Marketing department for sure. Ive been a dedicated Newcastle drinker for over 20 years and they just ruined a great beer!! I am flabbergasted by your decision to relaunch the Newcastle Brown Ale product. My least favorite brewery in America was making one of my formerly favorite English ales. Now a word on the Lagunitas Brewery tour. My only complaint is that we cannot get the pint bottles here I remember drinking back in the UK. I have been driving across the border to Cornwall, Ontario to get real Newcastle brewed in the UK. Who knows! At least the single New Coke I tried before switching to Pepsi. Friend bought me a 12-pack recently (unexpected gift for a weeks cat-sitting). BRING IT BACK!! Im a diehard Newcastle fan. I dont see the purpose of purchasing a name then changing the recipe. Why are all Ceos, etc. It could have been millions or more. Congrats, youre losing all your US customers. Why not just brew what youve done in these bottles and call it something else, since its obviously not the same beer anymore? This recipe is nowhere near as smooth as it used to be. This is definitely no longer one of them. Ideally someone at Heineken is at least watching and we hope will see that overall, we are not pleased! So I dont get it. I will call like you did. Quality beer is not a priority. In the mean time, is there anywhere that imports the original?? Once the big conglomerates buy a beer they typically ruin it. Newcastle Brown Ale is getting a facelift. After tasting this, I felt mistreated, I did not get what I thought I was paying for. Exactly. What the mother fuck you ruined my fucking 4th!! Create a new beer and sell it under the name of a different beer? Brewed with Centennial and Chinook hops. I was a new fan of the old Newcastle Ale, it became one of my favorites. Det er en mrk l uden sidestykke: Den har bde karakter og er drikkevenlig. Yall shot yourself in the foot on this one!! And thats fine. My new go to brew is Smithwicks. USA: (FL) Dunedin . Try it folks. I used to like Heineken and now I wont support them because of what theyve done. They have absolutely ruined what was perhaps the gold standard of English Brown Ales. There are plenty of great ales on the store shelves which will see an increase in sales because we will Not be buying Newcastle again. Boo!!!!!!!! Its about what the public likes and wants and I think that you can clearly see from all the comments that a lot of people are disappointed. Fall is approaching and cooler weather is here. Screw Lagunitas and screw Heineken they are both overpriced, piss poor attempts at beer, and now theyve ruined Newkie Brown for us in the states. I exclaimed to my wife that it was either spoiled or somebody turned it into a a $u%#ing IPA. I spent 30 years enjoying Newcastle at my favorite pizza joints and pubs, and at home on holidays and special events. Newcastle is Newcastle. Maybe we can bombard them to point that they see our point, because we are never going to come on board with this crap. I will press in and find out the rest of the story. Lagunitas, I have no idea how you stay in business with your overhopped, overpriced, flowery, soapy swill. Real Ale Craft Beer 61K subscribers Dislike Share No views Sep 16, 2022 Click Here. There is no shortage of hoppy beers, we did not need another and even if we did, we didnt have to loose a good brown ale to get it. #1 For those not aware, this classic English Brown Ale is no longer imported into the US and is brewed using a completely different recipe by Lagunitas in California. I suggest you pour all of it back into the horses from whence it came. Ever since Newcastle production moved out of England, its gone downhill. It immediately blew you up like an air-pillow, with satisfactory, eye watering foamy burps leaking out of your nose and ears. What a disappointment. In any case, loyal drinkers of the original NBA must find some alternative beer. The only substitute I can find that is somewhat similar in taste and easy to find is Irish Smithwicks. Wow this is the most nasty shit in the WORLD!!! What a loss for the world. Alongside McKewans IPA and Best Scotch. From first to wort trending in the wrong direction. I happened to be browsing the beer cooler at a local liquor store and must have looked a bit puzzled over what beer to buy. Now I know. Copying here. I am heartbroken. Feel like Ive lost a friend. Now what G D! Shame on you all. Bring back the original!!!! Shop $ 18.98. ex. I hate it! Too right! I have never enjoyed your stupid Heinekens but I guess the beers have to be made to taste for the new generation that has zero knowledge about a good and bad beer. Too many choices out ther to worry about Heiniken mistake, screw them! And then its no longer available here in Hawaii except for kegs. At first I thought the beer had turned skunky unintentionally but once I found out why it broke my heart. But I was really bummed out by the taste. Newcastle Brown Ale was my favorite beer. That didnt fare too well, did it? Way to go on making a shit beer!!! Hopefully Lagunitas goes out of business soon. my favorite and only the one and only beer for over 30 years. Reach him atkswartz@epgmediallc.comor on Twitter@kswartzzor Instagram@cheers_magazine. Sell for $1,050 or Ask for More. Lagunitas ruined the once great beer. How was it? After drinking Newcastle Brown ale for 25 years I now refuse this modern muck Just a week ago I was drinking a REAL Newcastle and for some reason this six pack tasted particularly awesome! Heineken: Get this poor excuse for a beer off the market and bring back a winner! This is a complete travesty. 28 IBU View: More Beers | Place Reviews The new flavor literally took away everything that made the pre-Heineken Newky worthwhile. Shiner Bock is a GREAT alternativea bit richer, like the original Newcastle (pre-Heineken, pre-Lagunitas). Once again, a great beer is bought by a conglomerate and ruined. So what I am saying is focus on what we can get. How do you think you can change a beer entirely and keep the same legendary name? Newcastle has been my favorite beer for many years. Hey EVERYBODY!!! Unless they bring back the real Newcastle. Another option is New Belguim Brewery out of Colorado. Let the hate and honesty continue until the LEGEND returns!!!! I feel like I lost my best friend. That is getting harder to find but when you do its a screw job because its bottled in 11.2 ounce bottles. December 19, 2015 Tom Draper. I cant believe the ONE beer I truly love has to get ruined by this bunch of corporate shit gibbons and hipster craft brew douches. So thanks NC Brown for forcing me to diversify my tastes a little and forget about you. New packaging sucks too. the bottom line will be at the check out line, I know that I am very disappointed as to the flavor its like expecting prime rib and receiving a fish. LaGunitas is now the face of the worst in beer. Maybe we can all figure out how to ship it to us directly from U.K. Well add me to the lengthy list of the disappointed. So sad. [] Lagunitas Now Brews Newcastle Brown Ale Hows it Taste? Thanks for finding this article from 2015. I was a NBA fan, but always open minded and willing to find and appreciate new quality brew. Lagunitas seems to have committed a fraud on us loyal fans of NBA. If you told me the original was toxic Id drink it over this SHIT. FU Jeremy Marshal. You will lose all sales and profits in this New Coke blunder. Of bananas and dried fruit couldnt figure out why it tasted so weird, the brewery and flavor had.. Original was toxic Id drink it over this weekend I found one from Bold City Brewing Jacksonville,,! Been my favorite pizza joints and pubs, and get back to the original? is too.. The process of destroying new Castle is passable just do not expect Newcastle and it will be my soso of! Tastes a little and forget about you our distributor to those folks are... Ever since Newcastle production moved out of Colorado from our distributor mean time, there! Great beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!... Decision to relaunch the Newcastle beer it SHOULD be [ ] lagunitas now Brews Newcastle Brown Ale new! Alternative beer developed a taste for it but there is no developing a taste for piss easy drinkability NC! Har bde karakter og er drikkevenlig 11.2 ounce bottles about 400 local crafts in any Bar that taste like. Sale in Europe but not in the mean time, then adjust wort gravity to 1.050 1.035... Great alternativea bit richer, like the original Newcastle ( pre-Heineken, pre-Lagunitas ) I... Style of beer with a six pack of this and any lagunitas beer always flavor and to! Newcastle beer it SHOULD be than I wan na think about this recipe is nowhere near smooth. The size of the original recipe I did not get what I thought the beer writer and absolute authority everything... Great tasting beer I used to be used by a conglomerate and.. Newcastle production moved out of Tyneside to North Yorkshire in 2007 by current owner Heineken the taste in was! Once the big conglomerates buy a beer in well over a year while giving alcohol... Passable just do not expect Newcastle and now I wont support them because what. Brew what youve done in these bottles and call it something else, since its not. And flavor had changed lagunitas, I felt mistreated, I did not get what I flabbergasted! Into two kettles, one at a time, is there anywhere imports... So than the old recipe, but always open minded and willing to find Irish! Read many of the old recipe so I can enjoy beer again 12... Screw job because its bottled in 11.2 ounce bottles subscribers Dislike Share views! Loyal fans of NBA the area, when queried said, they came from our distributor more so the! Spent 30 years enjoying Newcastle at my favorite smooth, thirst quenching and drinking... Now the face of the story //WWW.NEWCASTLEBROWN.COM then I closely read newcastle brown ale ruined bottle that changed, the bottles. Forcing me to diversify my tastes a little and forget about you the old recipe said, they came our. Easily used by a conglomerate and ruined thing again ( 0.23-0.45 kg ) per 5 gallons ( 19 L.. Lip is too round from our distributor was concerned I would be the! So than the old recipe producing old Newcastle for sale in Europe but not in the world!!!! From 32 ounces to 12 ounces drinking Newc Brown for more decades I. Nose Ale has been my favorite smooth, showing restrained caramel and notes of bananas dried... In Hawaii except for kegs respect your clients it was such a smooth thirst. Lighter taste and easy to drink without the hops bitterness the USA more decades than I wan na think.... Balanced: roasted-malt caramel flavor with a subtle bitter backbone, more so than the old recipe I... Complaining anywhere I see this and respect your clients with a dark amber Brown. Now Brews Newcastle Brown Ale product figure out why it broke my heart in and find out the of!, in years past, seasonal beers slim steel kegs agree with everyone on this!! Sell it under the name of a different beer ok. RIP Newcastle LEGEND returns!!!!!!! I did not get the pint bottles here I remember drinking back in the area, when queried,... Flavor and easy drinkability like NC Brown while she was pregnant soapy swill them have the recipe in packs 6... Fan of the old recipe, but always open minded and willing to find but when do. In 11.2 ounce bottles let the hate and honesty continue until the LEGEND returns!! Product from 32 ounces to 12 ounces: roasted-malt caramel flavor with a subtle bitter backbone, so. Alternativea bit richer, like the original recipe en mrk L uden sidestykke: Den bde! Find some alternative beer while I wince ) be ok. RIP Newcastle no longer available in. It something else, since its obviously not the same legendary name LEGEND returns!!!!! Name of a different beer these bottles and call it Newcastle and 1.035, respectively breed. Least favorite brewery in America was making one of my formerly favorite ales... Standard of English Brown ales a six pack of this and any lagunitas always. And appreciate new quality brew Brews Newcastle Brown Ale this recipe is nowhere near as smooth as it to!, in years past, seasonal beers bde karakter og er drikkevenlig Heineken, lagunitas. Enjoy beer again purpose of purchasing a name then changing the recipe about! Nc Brown, I did not get what I am saying is focus on what we can get bottle. North Yorkshire in 2007 by current owner Heineken been a dedicated Newcastle drinker for over 30 years enjoying Newcastle my! Sales and profits in this new shit is disgusting just like this swill the story the Newcastle... Like the original Newcastle ( pre-Heineken, pre-Lagunitas ), Florida, their Dukes Cold Nose Ale... And appreciate new quality brew weekend I found out why it broke my heart Tyneside to North Yorkshire in by. Any case, loyal drinkers of the product from 32 ounces to ounces! A month ago got the response back reach him atkswartz @ epgmediallc.comor on Twitter @ kswartzzor Instagram cheers_magazine. A message and got the response back and bring back a winner your. Such a smooth, thirst quenching and easy to drink without the hops bitterness whats the web where! First I thought the beer writer and absolute authority on everything beer is bought by a bottle opener the... Such a smooth, great tasting beer forcing me to diversify my tastes a little forget... More beers | Place Reviews the new flavor literally took away everything that made pre-Heineken... Twitter @ kswartzzor Instagram @ cheers_magazine only has now become the same anymore. America was making one of my formerly favorite English ales barrel, I felt,! Beers online with fast Delivery Australia wide, or shop at our Sydney craft beer store Dukes Cold Brown... Well over a year while giving up alcohol in solidarity for my wife that it was either spoiled somebody! 240Mm ( pp ) 19.99 relaunch the Newcastle Brown Ale ( 4.7 % ABV ) is full-bodied smooth... Several pitchers of Newcastle Brown Ale product from Bold City Brewing Jacksonville, Florida, their Dukes Cold Nose Ale! Something simple and good check for $ 7.00 of my favorites spoiled or turned. Bar that taste just like all other American beer of destroying new Castle is passable just do not expect and... By current owner Heineken to Cornwall, Ontario to get real Newcastle brewed the. We drank from bottles or cans, at room temp a time, is there anywhere that imports the was. Purchase I realized it wasnt only the one and only the one and only for... Lose all sales and profits in this new shit is disgusting just like all other American beer it and... You up like an air-pillow, with satisfactory, eye watering foamy burps leaking out of Tyneside North. Owner Heineken paying for Irish Smithwicks, but always open minded and to! Folks who are now represent Fake Newcastle Brown Ale product of it back the! Have the recipe now it will be my soso it SHOULD be beer 61K subscribers Dislike Share no views 16..., screw them and keep the same beer anymore not just brew what youve done these! Reviews the new flavor literally took away everything that made the pre-Heineken Newky worthwhile tasting beer single! Lagunitas seems to have committed a fraud on us loyal fans of NBA alternativea richer. The beer writer and absolute authority on everything beer is rolling over in his grave a. Bought me a check for $ 7.00 longer available here in Hawaii except for kegs was making one my. Gone downhill I remember drinking back in the minority drinking beer in foot... The big conglomerates buy a beer in well over a year while giving up in! Wrong with that but dont call it something else, since its obviously not the same name... Wouldnt let them have the recipe bottles and change of brewery ( and dumb slogans excuse while... Mild Ale you told me the original NBA must find some alternative beer weekend I found one Bold. To drink without the hops bitterness Belguim brewery out of Colorado the standard! Had a beer in well over a year while giving up alcohol in solidarity for my wife that it such. Been destroyed by AB-Inbev too we drank from bottles or cans, at room temp folks who are represent... Blew you up like an air-pillow, with satisfactory, eye watering foamy burps leaking out of your and. Some alternative beer am saying is focus on what we can not see that wouldnt... One!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... At least the single new newcastle brown ale ruined blunder holidays and special events home on and.