It was so fucking delicious. I actually was look online to see if there was any recalls as of late when I noticed not only was it brewed in the USA but they changed the recipe? All Grain, ABV 5.08%, IBU 27.79, SRM 14.21, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 45L, Torrified Wheat, Black Malt, Chocolate) Hops: (Kent Goldings) Other: (Whirlfloc) . Who knew the world needed another lame hoppy beer? WTF. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the services. Newcastle Brown Ale. If you follow the recipe it shouldnt matter where its brewed. $12.99. The Little Black Book Of Beer (Little Black Books) $5.09. But, now New Castle taste like every other IPA beer. Bottles Reservoir Wines and Spirits MA: Brighton Beer and spirits only available for pickup and local delivery. Absolutely terrible. For years Newcastle was my goto, now it will be my soso. Lagunitas isnt qualified to make Newcastle. What is going on with the new label?! I only drank new castle. Thats just plain stupid. Why would you take the one old reliable good classic brown ales and turn it in to one of those trending over hoppy swill beers? To the contrary, Lagunitas Master Brewer Jeremy Marshal pointed out that the Chicago brewery uses a British-style house yeast. Lagunitas, I have no idea how you stay in business with your overhopped, overpriced, flowery, soapy swill. This is NOT Newcastle!!! It is one of my absolutely favorites. Good luck finding it (its around) but its the treat I wish I had to wash down this new stuff . Hopefully if everyone stops buying it something will change. please share. the new brown bottling sucks, your new labeling sucks, you have the original recipe and cant even follow it. Newcastle Brown Ale was first released in 1927 and 2022 marks its 95th anniversary. https://www.change.org/p/heineken-usa-bring-classic-newcastle-brown-ale-back. At least the single New Coke I tried before switching to Pepsi. But leave Newcastle Brown out of it, it has nothing to do with this. Youre worse than a cheap whore endorsing this abomination!!! 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. Search. Like another person said, If it aint broke, dont fix it. This beer is terrible. You gotta git yer local store to order it for you, but its worth waiting for. This delicious beer is brewed in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom. Well here ya go! Are there any lawyers following this thread? Just another we gotta out hop the other guys beer now. I had no idea they changed the recipe and tried the new stuff yesterday and was terribly disgusted with this brew. No quarrel with new recipe being shit, but no need to badmouth honest mid-range tasty Yuengling beers. I used to love this beer. Now I am drinking it on tap and it is the same. I bought a twelver of New Castle, popped the top and took a swig.. then quickly spit it out! It said sales were down, so they changed it. Newcastle Ale 12oz 12pk Btl . info@beveragedist.com. I wont ever drink the new crappy IPA but would love to have my favorite Newcastle beer back. Noted the new packaging, bottles and change of brewery (and dumb slogans excuse me while I wince). I wish I knew this before I bought Newcastle this evening for the first time in a few years. Bought some, different look figured just the packaging. Shame on you despicable people producing such dross. I will never purchase this bottle of piss water. The recipe for Newcastle Brown Ale is to change amid US fears it contains a potentially cancer-causing colouring. Just make a new beer you idiots, dont take away one, smh. . The only heartening thing in reading this article are the hundreds of comments agreeing what shite the new Newcastle is. They have ruined a great drink Sign in. We may offer you the ability to connect with our websites or use our applications, services, and tools using a mobile device, either through a mobile application or via a mobile optimized website. My buddy asked for Budweiser as soon as I gave him one of these New Castle beers while roofing shingles. I have been exclusively drinking New Castle for 20+ years and I will now have to change brands. I am now in a (rather expensive) search for a replacement. Just bought my usual three cases (3 bottles a day with a good maduro cigar) at Wine Plus, Laguna Hills, Southern California, my regular booze emporium for the last three years ($24.99 a case). Look if people like the dog as it was then promote that flavour , if you want to entice drinkers that dont like the dog then give them another brew , that way you can target everyone and alienate no one considering the number of flavours available by each brewery , faffing about with our drinks is a joke it probably tastes like the office US. But the end result is not extremely bitter. I remain thoroughly stumped by Heinekens refusal to listen to all of the negative feedback out there about Lagunitas Newcastlesimply TOO hoppy. Its nice to know i am not the only old fart that still remembers the original Newcastle brown (i can even spell it as one word). It would screw up my memory synapses! We both left the store with a six pack of cans. Brewed with a unique blend of pale and roasted malts with American hops, Newcastle Brown Ale is smooth, crisp, and slightly roasty. You took the only decent ale on the market and ruined it. Newcastle Brown Ale is also now an all-malt beer, made with Lagunitas house malt. Youve ruined the secret sauce that made this beer so good. They deserve a nice made in America class-action suit against them for this nonsense. Extremely disappointed customer. Boycott new castle. All my friends and I have been in search for a replacement brown ale. I hope this recipe change fails miserably and disappears forever. My favorite beer now sucks. Dont change your fomula. I doubt the corporate idiot decision makers ever read these responses but if they do, kiss my ass goodbye from your products.. The first time I tried this New NBA I took a couple of sips then poured the bottle out and took the 12-pack back to my grocer and got a refund. Where can I buy my old Newcastle??????? It taste nothing like the original beer which is very disappointing to me. [] Lagunitas Now Brews Newcastle Brown Ale Hows it Taste? New Castle came in a clear bottle, if you got a 12 pack which packaged the bottles out of the light, it was the nectar of the gods, bottles buried in ice it was the ultimate summer beer. Im sad to say now Im looking for a new beer to replace the old New Castle. I will NEVER buy another drop of that disgusting crap. New Castle was my go to beer. The corporate idiots that made this decision couldnt run a lemonade stand. Its not New Castle anymore. Ruined my favorite beer. I didnt know the beer changed any more than the ridiculous new label. No talent posers trying to hang with the real jam band killer musicians. More shipping info Go to shop $ 8.99 no sales tax applies 6 Pack 12oz Newcastle Brown Ale Stirling Fine Wines NJ: Stirling Standard delivery 1-2 weeks More shipping info Go to shop $ 8.99 Thanks a lot! I used to drink more New Castle because Boddingtons only comes in cans and must be poured into a glass for it to be carbonated. I hope they both fail miserably at this. The New Castle is passable just do not expect Newcastle and it will be ok. RIP Newcastle! I am so glad that I did not pay for a half barrel. Go to shop . Thanks for the note. It was very disappointing. How about keeping the original receipe and new one, calling this other junk New Castle Light Brown. WHY?! How DARE you call this garbage Newcastle?!? Ill never buy it again! The next 11 werent any better. OFFICE HOURS 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM. The old packaging made me think of English pubs, which fits that mood. Either they find a way to replicate the original recipe or Im done and will preach far and wide about how terrible Lagunitas is for ruining a classical old standby. By no means am I disparaging lemonade stand owners with that comment. Very disappointed. Newcastle Brown Ale 5 Ltr Keg. Why-aye maan Really? The so called (new) new castle is awfully, please bring back the original AWWP. Why would a company make such a major change in a beer and think that its followers wouldnt notice. The new recipe taste just like Budweiser. Now what do I do!! Supporting marketing includes social media engagements, plus new POS and on-premise materials. By using the any of our websites and/or making online requests of products, you agree to the terms and conditions of EPGs Policy. HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT COMMONS LORDS 12 BEER MATS VGC. Its not like there arent dozens of great local breweries available, even in remote areas. If enough people rise up, take the time and complain, maybe someone, somewhere will take notice realize they screwed the pooch on this one. . Been drinking NBA for 10+years. System Default. Unfortunately, it is only a seasonal . But the Heineken version out of The Netherlands was still a reasonable facsimile, not over-hoped and had the familiar malty depth. Awful idea, awful taste. I hope the sales tank and enough complaints are made that they learn from this mistake. I, and I imagine other previous Newcastle drinkers feel the same way. How rare it was in those days. Thank you, Lagunitas, for ruining one of my favorite beers. I could be wrong, but it seems like bad business to discontinue a successful product line that seems to be profitable in favor of an untested poorly conceived bad idea that is doomed to failure from the beginning. I immediately complained to my wife about buying the wrong New Castle box. One day I wake up and La Gunitas and some European-ass-fucking-corporated-fucks destroy one of the few things that make the working man happy. I think it sucks. If its not broke dont try to fix it! Newcastle has been my favorite beer for many years. Well, I was concerned I would be in the minority. Lagunitas are Retarded. She called me a while ago and said no more. Fuck all of YOU. My fucking favorite beer in that nice looking clear bottle. Maybe we can bombard them to point that they see our point, because we are never going to come on board with this crap. Totally worth it! Its just so sad to see a company completely ignore their legacy fanbase. Now, the problem. They probably wanted to kill off the brand to eliminate any competition with their main brand of skunk water. I had planned for it to be my go-to beer until my death. Beer. If you told me the original was toxic Id drink it over this SHIT. I just recently discovered New Castle Brown and it became my favorite beer. In the mean time, is there anywhere that imports the original?? So much for the one and only. I have tried quite a few beers but just cannot find anything that I like as much as the old stuff. Ive been drinking Newcastle for over 20 years and could not find any other beer even close to the great taste. I used to import it in China at great expense because I loved it so much. I am so bummed. Yup moved on to Smithwicks. You guys messed up big time. Only beers I found that compares were Moose Drool from Montana and Alaskan Brown Ale, neither of which are available in my area. This is not new news. Thank you for the opportunity to express myself. I loved Newcastle. No stock. Why change something that was perfect already?? So Heineken is in the process of destroying New Castle Brown Ale. Theyve lost a lifetime customer. Equally disappointed. It has been live for over 6 weeks and only 54 have signed. Im trying to be nice Friend bought me a 12-pack recently (unexpected gift for a weeks cat-sitting). I was over the moon when i moved to the USA and could get Newcastle, now i will never ever buy this rubbish again IDIOTS! I had a bottle of the original NC that has been in my fridge since February 2019. newcastle now tastes like everyone elses brown ale!!!!!!! In fact. It should be either renamed or taken off of the shelves. Free standard shipping with $35 orders. Sorry guys I live and drink in Newcastle, England, where Newcastle Brown Ale originated but it hasnt been brewed here for over 20 years. I bet sales are way down since its a crap beer now. Holidays coming soonI have 18 originals on chill that are getting a bit old..but old original NBA is light years better than Lagunitas ass-water. (190) 3.00. Its a whole new recipe that is a disgrace and embarrassment to the original Newcastle Brown Ale. Stop this nonsense and bring back the original. Ever since Newcastle production moved out of England, its gone downhill. I then continued on through all the comments above. When I had the first taste of the new beer in a restaurant, I told the waiter it must have been a bad bottle so he brought me another and it tasted as bad as the first. Bring back the original recipeIf Lagunitas is supposedly such a good brew house, they should be able to duplicate the REAL RECIPE! This is one of the dumbest decisions I can imagine. You guys messed up big timeI've been drinking NewCastle Brown Ale for 30+ years. Its been my all-time favorite and go-to since that day. When my usual retailer stocked the ale again I thought it was just a packaging change. in Drink Beer. Its a domestic in a can, but very tasty. Laugunitas did what they do best, make an IPA, unfortunately, it was at the expense of a delicious nut brown English ale. Like buying a Corvette then popping the hood and seeing a 4cyl in it, def false advertisement. Fuck you lagunitas, Im wondering if the US version uses the original recipe. From my first swig, it tasted wrong and not how I remembered, and my friend soon concurred that theyd changed it. Plz bring back the old recipe! You ruined my favorite beer. Its useful for cleaning my tools, killing snails, and in a pinch I can pour the beer in the toilet and use the bottle for a candle holder. Here is the link. And Im a little bit insulted. Sour beer is a thing that only overly self satisfied ignorant folk drink due to boredom. A real damn shame, Why in the world would you take a genuinely great beer with a long standing mark of quality and allow someone to substitute this rank, frankly disgusting backwash ? DONT YOU GET IT???????? I am soooo disappointed in this new recipe. Are you by chance related to the people who destroyed the flavor of the original fire-brewed Strohs back a couple decades ago? The subtle sweetness was replaced with hipster IPA sucking-on-a-pinecone bitterness. It has a very bitter after taste like an IPA. Only 3 left. We have been drinking Newcastle for over 25 years and are loyal consumers and Newcastle fans. 6 watching. 1,000+ craft beers online with fast delivery Australia wide, or shop at our Sydney craft beer store. NBA was the perfect blend of smooth, light, not too heavy, caramelly, perfect. Some of the best beers to ever come out of the UK (Theakstons is running a close second). Also is Clint Eastwoods favourite beer. Thats not a thing anymore. The Newcastle facebook page and pages like this are swimming in about 98% negative reviews. All I know is that Lagunitas is definitely not earning the profit they anticipated by marketing this new crappy NBA recipe. They took a classic, took a dump on it, IPAfied it. I noticed when buying Oh, Newcastle has new packaging. Opened one when I got home. I have all the same gripes as everyone and I spoke to them for 10 minutes and let them know. Near perfection totally destroyed. This over powering Roast Flavor that lingers. You have entered an incorrect email address! Its super easy to make it and its easy to distill that up to 40% in a freezer. Some fans may decry that this U.K. classic has become completely Americanized. Thank you for contacting HEINEKEN USA, the makers of Red Stripe, Newcastle, Prestige, Tiger, Affligem, Birra Moretti, Murphys, Sagres. Why is a significant group of ale drinkers fond of Newcastle Brown? Then I remembered that when I purchased a mini-keg of Newcastle, that something had changed. Read reviews and buy Newcastle Brown Ale - 6pk/12 fl oz Bottles at Target. Really, everything since has been an inferior product to that. Nothing wrong with chicken but I wanted a Fucken Steak. Like many other here, this was one of my all time favorite beers for decades. I just bought the New Newcastle unknowing that it had changed and it tastes like Buffalo testacles, you gys really screwed up on this one, expect Newcastle Brown Ale to disappear because as usual some idiot at the top of the company made a stupid fucking decision once again. Yep, found the Smithwicks here in Florida, good stuff. Thank you Lagunitas for putting your own twist on an amazing beer. Since I will not be drinking new Newcastle. In the Toon. Heineken pulled a Becks on me I dont drink Becks brewed in St. Louis either. Hey Guys, I got a 12 pack last week and from my taste perspective, its back. UK production is for UK and Europe and is still Original Brown Ale Yep the Smithwicks is only 11.2 oz, stand it next to a 12 oz bottle and look at the neck, but get a 6 pack for $8.99 at local Publix so cheaper per oz. I hope that when new Newcastle fails , which it surly must, they bring back old Newcastle and accept the profits from us hard core fans! With so many negative comments, how long are you going to keep this up? I once knew. 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. $7.00. Please go back to original formula and bottle. 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. Totally idiotic to change the recipe. bad decision Heineken. I will now turn my back on my favorite beer ever. or Best Offer +$22.45 shipping Somebody owes me $15 bucks for this new scam. Place Bid. Just No. The new variation will be produced at Lagunitas' breweries in Petaluma, Calif., and Chicago and will be available in 12-ounce bottles in six-, 12- and 24-packs. Excellent suggestion Jim!!! I have been drinking NBA for more than 20 years. Over 20 years I have been a Newcastle Brown Ale fan. So very disappointed.. Fat Tire is a good beer but still not the same. This is not the beer I know as New Castle. Now its just one more forgettable choice in the beer aisle. There are no guarantees that a petition would be accepted, but it always helps to organize and document numbers. Ill be switching to Alaskan Amber now and hoping the original comes back! The Dutch brewing company version was already bad enough but this newest Petaluma, CA brewery switch over is absolutely disgusting. Crisp chocolate malt 1 oz. I ended up here and have read many of the posts. Nothing about it is a Newcastle. Why are all Ceos, etc. Nor does the beer-geek part, including a 500-barrel German-made brew system that looks like the massive gleaming engines of the Starship Enterprise. Personally, I am drinking Modelo Negra, Dos Equis Amber, or Michelob Amber, but none are as good as the original NBA. You have ruined the best beer. I am a long time Newcastle fan but will never buy this Lagunitas brand again! It is not welcome here !! I always enjoyed this beer every fall and winter and now its going down the drain. It went down really well. For everyone still commenting that they hate the new New Castle, please go here to sign a petition to return to the original recipe: https://www.change.org/p/heineken-usa-bring-classic-newcastle-brown-ale-back. We want our old Newcastle back you assholes!! In their mind, they did a really great thing and the world is soon going to love them for it. I like everyone else was Shell Shocked when tasting this disaster. Still have to say after years, how disappointing it is to have all of these comments and no change by the brewer, not even comments that I have see. Completely bummed out. I used to drink Newcastle starting when the weather turned in autumn, straight through until it got warm in late spring. This new shit is disgusting just like all other American beer. Why take over a classic and well-loved beer only to change it to make it more like the other stuff you brew? Newcastle Brown Ale is getting a facelift. Not everything needs extra hops. Ive enjoyed Newcastle for years, its been my Go to now its my No way and nor would I recommend it. Have enjoyed this beer for 20 years, bought this 12 pack, after first sip I noticed the hoppy taste, just a replica of all the IPA beer being made now. This new formula sucks. I will never buy or drink New Castle again. This overly hopped nasty swill is an insult to the very concept of Brown Ale. When sales improve, the brand may consider extensions. If its brewed by a different brewery, using a different recipe, and distributed in different packaging, in what sense is it still the same product? I did try the Brooklyn Brown, not quite my taste but reasonable. Why did you have to touch it? It was my go to beer with meals and didnt weigh you down on Summer days. And thats fine. The new New Castle is just another bitter beer that I wont be buying ever again. Like the Abbots and monks needed some nobody rich kid from America to change a perfect recipe with Malt and American hops that taste like pine sol. They also told me the original beer is still available in the EU where they havent made a flipping millennial IPA out of it like they have here. The petition has had pathetic results. Guys it has been more than two years since I got a taste of my first reformulated NCBA. Both brands are owned by Heineken, which made the switch as part of the U.S. relaunch of Newcastle Brown Ale. It's not particularly sweet. No matter what recipe you have the change in water source makes the whole difference. Its not even good for what it is going for. Last Sale: $1,550.NIKE dunk sb low newcastle brown Then I found this article and wanted to cry. I completely agree. Now what G D! Incredibly bad idea. Way to ruin a perfectly good beer. You ruined it! 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. Of course their sales numbers have dropped. Ruined my favorite beer. Newcastle is an icon of beer and youve completely ruined it. Youve made one hell of an impression. Who stole my New Castle!!! Rant over! I would by a case a month, but not anymore. I have been an exclusive Newcastle Brown Ale drinker for decades. The fact they used low alpha acid English hop varieties like East Kent Goldings and Fuggles along with British brown malt gave it the perfect balance between biscuity sweetness and soft earthy British hops. Way to turn an old favorite into generic crap. Will be the last I purchase unless its changed back. Both brands are owned by Heineken, which made the switch as part of the U.S. relaunch of Newcastle Brown Ale. Good news for me Wish I could share but What kind of idiot factory are you guys running over there? On the contrary, I blame these craft-beer snobs who can never stop adding more hops and are in such competition to make their beers interesting that they forgot to make something drinkable and that can actually go with a variety of foods. I beg every person who was so open in your remarks about the repulsive change to our favorite beer to let your money do your talking. Kent Goldings hopsat :90 1 oz. I too was a big time Newcastle fan. Newcastle was never the best beer on the market. A weak buckling of the knees by corporate America. This worked out so well for Coca Cola in the 80s. Oh, they changed the bottle, ok. The target demo is consumers who want accessible craft beer, rather than crazier styles. This new one is bitter and nasty. What a stupid move! May all of your beer sour and rot to non-consumable standards.oh wait, it already has. Altogether an uncommonly balanced Brown. Writing from Newcastle UK here guys let me tell you forget Newcastle Brown Ale, its a goner and has been ever since they stopped brewing it here. This is absolute garbage!!! Why take a perfect English Ale and turn it into a common American ale/ bitter? It was just awful. I give it 1 year before they pull this off the market. All American brewing companies are a joke. Though not brown you might want to try AndyGator. If you change the recipe of something you cant keep calling it the same thing. I hate it! Dammit! If you want to taste good British ales then come to see us youll love the beer scene here but stay clear of the factory shit the media moguls are trying to sell you. Im switching to Alaskan Amber.a Grand substitute! 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. The reimagined Newcastle Brown Ale is a smooth, crisp, slightly roasty and hoppier beer, that's not too bitter, not too sweet, and altogether uncommon. How can they dare to put the same label on this swill. They fucked up New Castle. Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of dark brown ale. Newcastle had been my favorite beer for over 20 years. HEY NEWCASTLE! These two beers have been very satisfying. Colloquially known as 'Newkie Brown', Newcastle Brown Ale was launched in 1927 by Colonel Jim Porter with UK sales peaking in the early 1970s. Hopefully, Chicago continues to experiment and brings out another version, cause this one fails, I guess its back to Bass Ale. And Smithwicks? Just had my first new Newcastle. I stock the refrigerator for my Mens Club. Now Im bummed because its gone. Thank you for letting me bitch, Definitely, not a good change. NC tastes like its been brewed right behind Lagunitas without ever cleaning the brewing equipment. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER. So I bought another one. The new recipe color is lighter. It makes no sense! Shiner Bock is the closest I have come to NCBA. Pissed Wont be buying any more. I likely will not ever even try this new brew! bottles in packs of 6, 12 and 24, and 7.75-gallon slim steel kegs. Please bring my beer back!! LaGunitas is now the face of the worst in beer. Hey EVERYBODY!!! I am really angry that youve done this to my favorite beer. you know nothing. All in all, I was a loyal customer of that brand BECAUSE of its Englishness, the flavor, the pour, the look. The distinctive brown ale was first produced at the Tyne Brewery in Newcastle in 1927 Its Blue Star logo was put on the bottle a year later and appeared on the shirts of Newcastle United. And if this is balanced then throwing shit against the wall is art. Only way they saved it was to roll back and hopefully ncb will do the same. I have been drinking Newcastle for more than 25 years and I have considered it the best beer anywhere. Kyle Swartz. Because it is not the Newcastle Beer it SHOULD be. Yeah, you are probably right. Wow, this new beer (tastes like dirty) socks! No good. So sad. Our brewmaster reimagined the recipe using Centennial and Chinook hops, and brought to life by members of both brewery families, Newcastle Brown Ale reflects our take on a craft classic. In order to achieve this goal, we may collect information from you. Shame on you!!!!! Thats really the only beer I wanted to drink. Please help me find another source of quality Brown Ale. We know it might not be for everyone and are bummed that you are disappointed. Fuck your descendants. Im an American, but I liked it just how it was. All I have to say is why would you throw out hundreds of years of sucess? This new stuff sucks, if I wanted an ipa I wouldnt have bought New Castle, now its half IPa. This is fraud. Disappointed in your version of New Castle, Fraudulent comes to mind "Now with Lagunitas in the family, we have the perfect partner to reimagine our beloved Newcastle Brown Ale," says Amy Tay, brand director. It was like if Iced Tea was beer. Incredibly disgusting. Sad day indeed. Now I can no longer enjoy Newcastle. Just bought the last 12 pack I will ever buy. It does seem like consumer fraud. Why not ship me the Newcastle I like and serve this new crap to people who like beer that tastes like stale bark and dirt and call it something else? Die you piece of shit. This recipe is nowhere near as smooth as it used to be. Double Maxim Premium Brown Ale , The Beer Newcastle Brown Ale Tasted Like Before Heineken Ruined It! Has anyone found a way to get real New Ashley in the US yet? IT SUCKS! Newcastle has been my favorite beer for years. If every single one of us would hit that site, we could get our beer back. Lagunitas makes great beers but no one needed to screw with this one! This is some weird IPA. Cannot and will not drink it. It is a cheap bitter, crappy beer that just happens to have the same name. Bring back the real Broon! a blend of light and dark malts for a unique, smooth flavor and cool temperature for easy drinking. We said, Lets keep the soul intact.. I dont know that Ill ever buy Newcastle again . - Mild English Brown Ale. Horrible idea to shift from the old recipe and keep the same name. I didnt read them all but i did read enough to say I dont think theres one positive review here. Sad really. It was created in 1927 by Colonel Jim Porter in Newcastle, England during two years of painstaking development, where he sought to develop a unique tasting beer combining the full flavour of ale with easy drinkability. I have been drinking Newcastle Brown Ale for nearly 30 years! Shop $ 18.98. ex. It doesnt taste hoppy at all. Turn it back!!!. Pre-Owned. The new recipe is garbage. I have a case and will finish but guess wont buy again. 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