Bring back the original!! So disappointed. It WAS my favorite and I really dont like this. This crap doesnt deserve to even be called Newcastle Brown Ale! Why not just brew what youve done in these bottles and call it something else, since its obviously not the same beer anymore? Simply put: you guys f$&@ed up. I wrote to Heineken, to Lagunitas, and to those folks who are now represent Fake Newcastle Brown Ale (FNBA). they seem to cater to the stoner pothead crowd that doesnt mind the acrid bitterness of Chinook and centennial hops. All my friends and I have been in search for a replacement brown ale. Just another we gotta out hop the other guys beer now. I will never buy any Lagunitas beer product. Production in the Netherlands was only for export to USA I kept saying, why does this Newcastle taste like shit? Ive been drinking this beer since the early 90s and this is just disgraceful. Please post.. Flat Tire is the closest ale I could find. 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. Why change something that was perfect already?? -. I have been drinking NBA for more than 20 years. More recently my usual New Castle retailer stopped stocking it and I was fortunate to find a source elsewhere. Newcastle needs to go back to the original recipe. They ruined my favorite beer. This type of thing is happening everywhere. Reach him atkswartz@epgmediallc.comor on Twitter@kswartzzor Instagram@cheers_magazine. So sad. I fell in LOVE with NewCastle Brown Ale several years ago. Score: 76 with 5,440 ratings and reviews. RIP Newcastle! Great business plan Lagunitas, take an already great ale and wipe your asses all over it? This new recipe flavor has an unpleasant bite. the new brown bottling sucks, your new labeling sucks, you have the original recipe and cant even follow it. If a beer tastes great for as long as New Castle, why do you you think you can make it better?! What you have done is absolutley ruin a wonderful recipe. I usedto go to TGIfridays who had it on tap and it was just the best. When you find a good beer that compares to the old BCA, please let me know. Please go back to the it was. This Privacy Policy sets forth the privacy practices with respect to your information when you use our software, mobile applications and services (Services) . Quick buy. Newcastle Brown Ale Beer, 6 Pack, 12 fl oz Bottles (4.0) 1 review $11.27 Price when purchased online Add to cart Pickup, today at South Hill Supercenter Aisle A29 Add to list Add to registry Sponsored $10.48 87.3 /fl oz Athletic Brewing Company Upside Dawn Golden, Craft Non-Alcoholic Beer, 12 fl oz Cans, 6 Pack 1 Pickup Delivery Simply awful. Now what G D! I stock the refrigerator for my Mens Club. It is just fucking the worst FUCKING SHIT I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE. Last Sale: $1,550.NIKE dunk sb low newcastle brown The whole point of enjoying original (imported from Holland) Newcastle, was the flavor and followup. Pretty shi&$y to change the recipe and play it off as an updated logo/packaging change. #newcastlealefail. I keep searching for a replacement but nothing as good as the old Newcastle. Bring back the original PLEASE!!! It did lift my kilt a little bit but a little high on the alcohol content so now drinkin the Samual Adams Octoberfest . Over this weekend I found one from Bold City Brewing Jacksonville, Florida, their Dukes Cold Nose Brown Ale. What have you done?!? Hes a bit too fond of the beers tbh- though he hates Newcastle Brown. They probably wanted to kill off the brand to eliminate any competition with their main brand of skunk water. Bad business bad marketing decision. Its the taste, the subtle flavors, sans the bitter aftertaste, the hoppy note. What is going on with the new label?! Supporting marketing includes social media engagements, plus new POS and on-premise materials. Brewed with Centennial and Chinook hops and available in the U.S., the Lagunitas-brewed Newcastle Brown Ale will hit shelves and delight lips in March 2019. My wife had been buying 12 packs of Newcastle Brown Ale for me for some time. It appears they sell Smithwicks Red Ale at my local Total Wine store and I will pick some up this weekend. I saw the new packaging and was excited! Wow, this new beer (tastes like dirty) socks! Damnit!! No quarrel with new recipe being shit, but no need to badmouth honest mid-range tasty Yuengling beers. Give the people what they want again!!!! Dont just say that you will never buy it again. Why ruin a Great tasting beer that millions of us enjoy?! As I stated before, this new recipe is crap. . I had not bought in a whilehad looked for the old brown box and just didnt see it..found it finally in yellowkinda wish I hadnt. This was a terrible mistake and this change will prove to be a huge loss for them. Newcastle was one of the best beers all around! I will call like you did. Basically when I go to the store to buy beer, its either Shiner Bock or New Castle Brown Ale. Just how sucky is the new Newc Brown? It is a cheap bitter, crappy beer that just happens to have the same name. I dont drink Newcaslte because of the fuckin name!!! I am heartbroken. All i find is the new version. Bought a six pack, not knowing of the recipe change. YUCK! I like all beer styles. I will try the Smithwick Red Alenever had that before. Im so hip and cool! Why are all Ceos, etc. Bate and switch ? In their mind, they did a really great thing and the world is soon going to love them for it. Im literally crying after finding out about this new trash beer. Newcastle was my favorite ale, but the new recipe has no flavor or taste. Newcastle Brown Ale is also now an all-malt beer, made with Lagunitas house malt. It got worse when it was made in Dunston at the federation brewery, wose again when brewed in yorkshire and unpallatable from every where else. Now it is back to those of us who drink NCBA because we love it. then you change it back to the original recipe to garner sales? shame on you Heineken. But the reality is this is most definitely NOT Newcastle Brown Ale and is a fraud on consumers. Fans of Newcastle Brown Ale will notice a new flavor. I exclaimed to my wife that it was either spoiled or somebody turned it into a a $u%#ing IPA. PLEASE!!!!! The bottom line is I like beer since I do I buy beer when it is on sale, but if the price is right and the beer is sh** then I move on. She didnt think any more were coming but would check. Newcastle was once a GREAT fish & chips beer. Why ? Not too bitter. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I remember my old XO and myself enjoying Lil Sumpin at a bar. Im truly stunned by this news. Its defamation of a Geordie tradition. The best American beer is worse than the worst Czech beer, for example. These two beers have been very satisfying. Than I drank one.WHAT THE HELL IS THIS! Oh, they changed the bottle, ok. Suddenly saw it had been purchased by Laguanitas. I was a NBA fan, but always open minded and willing to find and appreciate new quality brew. How about listen to your customers and bring back what we all loved. The blend of crystal malts creates a light, nutty, malty taste softly balanced by hop druness. We discuss our information collection practices below. Then I found this article and wanted to cry. I know it is brewed in the Netherlands but they did retain the classic flavor. [2] 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 in the early 1970s. To the people who did this if you have a favorite restaurant, I hope it goes out of business. Cans and bottles. This is NOT even close to what Newcastle used to taste like. I finally got around to googling this topic, and actually entered WTF Newcastle in the search engine. Its a domestic in a can, but very tasty. It just tastes like bad coffee to me. I pounded Heineken and Lagunitas with my displeasure at what they have done. This is my opinion and I understand that many of you will not agree. I was served one the new ones yesterday in a restaurant and sent it back; googled it and found the bad news. Newcastle was the best smooth English brown ale available. newcastle was the only thing I drank for the last 25+ years. Cannot and will not drink it. 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. I couldnt figure out why it tasted so weird, the new label shit. The old recipe was fantastic. a blend of light and dark malts for a unique, smooth flavor and cool temperature for easy drinking. It said sales were down, so they changed it. Just flavorless bitter water with absolutely no body, taste, or texture. I will never buy this again. Shame on you!!!!! If I am in the mood for a hoppy fizz it wont be yours. Please please bring back the original recipe. I suggest the change be made ASAP because I am sure all of the original Newcastle lovers are doing what I am by trying to find a new beer to replace Newcastle. This new shit is disgusting just like all other American beer. Equipment Profile Used. Clearly whoever was behind this decision didnt drink the original. I have a friend in Quebec that brought me a six pack more than a year ago before Covid-19 and the border closure. Not everyone is a fan of bitter, hoppy beer. 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. Youve probably sales have probably dropped by 75% and lost your customers most loyal to Newcastle. Now it just tastes like any other brown ale. Sour beer is a thing that only overly self satisfied ignorant folk drink due to boredom. The Newcastle Brown Ale is a good choice for those who like their beer to be dark and rich-tasting. I hope the Dutch Piece of shit that is the officer in the company that bought Newcastle hates himself for being a totally worthless piece of living crap. Brew that swill under a different name and give us back our delicious beer. What a Distinctly American Dumbshit move. I wish they would bring the original recipe back. Friend bought me a 12-pack recently (unexpected gift for a weeks cat-sitting). Thought I got a skunked batch. I will never support any of their other brews unless they go back to original. Then keep the original New Castle the same. Your Father-in-law was a wise man . If you follow the recipe it shouldnt matter where its brewed. This new stuff is a horrible!!!! I will NEVER buy this horrible denigration of what was once a magnificent beer. Id rather drink my own urine than the new castle brewed in the U.S how can I get the good stuff. Now what do I do!! I hate it! Just not the same. Please bring back the original recipe as there is no other beer like it in the world! The taste is not the same it leaves a bitter after taste. Yep, if they have not seen their error by now, so be it. What a loss for the world. When my wife & I tried the 1st bottle, I tasted it, asked her to taste it, and we both poured it out. I too was a big time Newcastle fan. Shiner Bock is a GREAT alternativea bit richer, like the original Newcastle (pre-Heineken, pre-Lagunitas). What a disaster. Note to Lagunitas: Please, please, please go back to the old recipe. The new taste is horrible! Take all remaining bottles and kegs back to where they were purchased and claim fraud. 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. Im a southern California woman that has been drinking the original Newcastle beer for over 20 years. I started drinking the original Newcastle somewhere in the mid 70s while stationed overseas. I suggest to focus on finding and recommending those and not worry about you can not change. Fire the dumbass who thought changing the recipe was a good idea. SPONSORED. Let another brewery make and bottle NCBA by following the original recipe. queendifabfinds (4,847) 100%. Consider yourself lucky. It was THE BEST. I thought to myself how could a bottle change effect the taste? I got taken in by the craft industry and have been searching for decent beer ever since. Now you have lost your core customer base. I wake up and its terrible!!! Then I noticed it was the new packaging. From first to wort trending in the wrong direction. This is not Newcastle. On the other hand if you got it I. What marketing geniuses you are! you know nothing. Has similar bottle name and label but is not Newcastle. Lost even more when it was brewed in Yorkshire. Complaining is fine, but someone needs to act. Its a shame no one at Heineken understands that the original Newcastle is what will succeed. OFFICE HOURS 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM. This new so-called beer SUCKS!! It tastes nothing like the Newcastle Ive known and loved for so long. 4.7% ABV, IBU 27, 130 Calories Product information Feedback Im not sure exactly what all changed, but I dont like it. A shell of the original, made by an average brewery to US standards and practices. The provisions of this Policy apply to all such mobile access and use of mobile devices. For those who are still looking for an acceptable replacement to Newcastle Heinekens all about the bottom dollar, not in producing a quality brew. Absolutely terrible. It does have a little bit of an IPA bite which I do not need in a brown ale. I cant believe they did this! Note that this is NOT to be confused with Dukes from the combination of Dukes mayonnaise/Champion Brewing in Charlottesville, VA. Brown ale is a style of beer made with a dark or brown malt. In the mean time, just imagine how much $ Lagunitas is losing by brewing this fake newkie crap. When sales improve, the brand may consider extensions. I dont know if I can find it easily but Ill buy it. If these people are so concerned about the trivial amount of brown dye, dont buy it, no one is pouring it down their throats. Long time newcastle drinker of dutch version (20+ years spending $800 each year). and thats being nice. It is banned. Hard to find traditional real English ales in the US these days. The one and only has now become the same as many. Thats because production has moved from the Netherlands to the U.S., where Chicagos Lagunitas Brewery will now make the beer under a new recipe. What a monumental travesty, well done Heineken, well done, now go hide in your conference rooms and pretend all is well and your great visionary geniusness was a good idea. I thought I had got a bad batch, now I know that they ruined Newcastle. Drinkers familiar with Lagunitas will likely think one word for this brewery: hoppy. I agree. I then continued on through all the comments above. People like me drink NBA because we hate micro-brews because of the awful aftertaste it leaves in your mouth. How it passes for the same brand beats the hell out of me. Bring back the original new castle and trade this new recipe for a horse and shoot it! light dry malt extract 12 oz. By Brewery. Shove something at us that we do not like because they know better. 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. Thanks for finding this article from 2015. Heineken: Get this poor excuse for a beer off the market and bring back a winner! Good news for me Wish I could share but No. AleSmith Nut Brown . The story they try and sell us is that the brewmaster wanted to reimagine Newcastle Ale with their special hops, blah, blah, blah. Could not finish the second and poured on the ground. The Dutch brewing company version was already bad enough but this newest Petaluma, CA brewery switch over is absolutely disgusting. Newcastle Brown Ale is a full-flavoured smooth ale with refreshing lightness. Big money beer giant ruining an amazing beer. 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? If I was a huge fan of IPAs then I wouldnt have been a loyal supporter of traditional Newcastle for all of these years and ENGLISH ale. Has anyone found a way to get real New Ashley in the US yet? It is pretty obvious that it is not successful. If you loved old Newcastle, you will hate and despise new Newcastle! It was the best beer after Guinness Stout and this recipe change was certainly not for the better. I now actually prefer it over Newcastle. As a matter of fact, I doubt think I will buy any Heineken either Until they bring back the Original New Castle Brown Ale Recipe. Folks didnt like kale at first either (yet were nothing like that weird leafy green), so cmon, give us another go! New formulainterpretation: Dumbed-downed, common tasting american beer for people who swear Heineken, you need to change the name of this beer and the label. Then my wife brings home a six-pack the other day so pleased that she found my favorite beer. 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. Then I tasted it and had to recheck the packaging because this was not the NBA I remembered. Like another person said, If it aint broke, dont fix it. Rubbish! Newcastle had been my favorite beer for over 20 years. I was really looking forward to returning to Newcastle. As far as Im concerned Newcastle Brown Ale does not exist anymore. Living in Hawaii means that not every beer type is available to us here, not to mention the cost. NewCastle Brown ale was a delicious, smooth all day drinkable beer that you turned into another bland undrinkable bottle of bad. I can drink every single style of beer there is but if they even think of calling this hoppy they are wrong. One answer, Just bring it back. Its been my all-time favorite and go-to since that day. It is horrible.i have not had one since the change. After drinking Newcastle Brown ale for 25 years I now refuse this modern muck I wont be drinking New Castle anymore, stupid change on your part!!! View the full list: Beer. 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. I didnt know the beer changed any more than the ridiculous new label. The label should say New and not improved to be factual I assume that this swill will be pulled once sales decline, but you have lost the trust of fans of the original and best of luck on getting them back. And if this is balanced then throwing shit against the wall is art. And it was hideous. I cant see how sales had slumped if everyone that drinks it is complaining. I have been drinking the one and only for over 25 years.I cant stomach this bitter, hoppy taste labeled as Newcastle.it is not Newcastle! Wow this is the most nasty shit in the WORLD!!! Now I know the full story and am devastated. Get yourself a home brew kit, a few Cornelius Kegs, and a copy of the book Clone Brews and make your own. It tastes plan, missing all the magic that was in the original recipe. I dumped out my beer! torrified wheat 1.5 oz. Completely ruined it. I see zero benefit to changing the flavor of a well established, well liked brand. I could not commenting on how good it tasted. The taste is garbage as well. Wont buy again until its changed back. Ill never buy Newcastle or Lagunitas again unless they fix what they broke. So sad. The 300,000-square-foot brewery once contained sound stages for movies (which are still filmed next door), including the Dark Knight scene where the Joker burns a mountain of money. I sent them a note in the comments section. Brand New Pack of Newcastle Brown 'Best in Class' Beer Mats' approx 100. Found it a Palama Market at Aloha Tower Marketplace. First one is the last one for me. This Privacy Policy sets forth the privacy principles we follow, in accordance with our operations. A few months ago, I noticed that the packaging had changed, the bottles have gone from clear to brown, and that there is also a new label. Trying a few we can report back. I actually found an old dusty case of old Newcastle for $20. I cannot imagine that there would be enough millenials out there who would buy this new trashy recipe that they would both replace and exceed the loyal fan base of the original NBA. I wrote to Heinekennever received a response. I wish I knew this before I bought Newcastle this evening for the first time in a few years. I have been an exclusive Newcastle Brown Ale drinker for decades. No more Newcastle for me. Bring back the original. Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By Ticked By 3.3 tontalus (1527) - - DEC 26, 2022 Fake beer. So disappointed. The taste will never be the same as the pulled down scottish and newcastle brewery. Now we cannot even get them here. For that reason alone I wont be buying it anymore. If it aint broke dont fix it. Its not even remotely close to the real thing. 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. Newcastle Brown Ale is also now an all-malt beer, made with Lagunitas house malt. Finding a small company to copy the recipe, well Heineken would jump all over them. Awful. Newcastle Brown Ale: from Miners to Hipsters. So hard to find a good beer that you always want to drink. Who ever changed the recipe should be fired. Please change the receipe back. 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. And what to my horrified taste buds appeared? If I wanted an American brown ale, I would buy one. I also really loved to get it in the mini keg when available and have it on draft. This is no different than throwing Camaro labels on a Camry and calling it a Camaro. The new packaging makes me think of a scorching summer day at the beach with a big blue star on a beach ball which doesnt in ANY WAY make me feel like drinking an English Brown Ale. Plz bring back the old recipe! Well, he was absolutely on point when he insisted I would love Kilt Lifter Scottish style amber ale brewed by Four Peaks Brewing Company in Arizona. Stupidity knows no bounds. Newcastle WAS one of the best beers and quality beers I have ever had the pleasure to drink.. this is pure SHIT!!! It was earlier this year that I discovered that a favorite beverage of mine had been runined and left comments here. Good lord, why? Bombard away! Im begging! It also delivers rich, sweet flavors while weighing in at far fewer calories/carbs than many other ales. Scottish Newcastle. PS: Kyles review is, simply, bizarre an alternate reality. It really was unique though. He was wrong. You guys messed up big time. It has a very bitter after taste like an IPA. They ruined Newcastle Brown Ale. But hopefully others find your post helpful. Hi as I live in UK I would just like to point out that Original Newcatle Brown Ale is still brewed in the UK WTF.. Interwebs tells me it is now brewed in CA by Laguntas with a new recipe. At least the single New Coke I tried before switching to Pepsi. As many others have said, it was my favorite beer for many years. Only beer I bought. System Default. I will not buy new castle ever again unless they bring back the original. Ive found Shiner Bock a close second to the old NBA. Let me know if you ever fix the Newcastle beer. And still selling at import price at my grocer. Ive moaned and groaned to the point of absurdity and its done absolutely no good (I even wrote an article about it on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reimagining-icon-john-ledingham/). It is not only more bitter, it tastes pretty bad. Change it back!! This new recipe SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!! I was out doing an event and the venue carried Ellies Brown Ale | Avery Brewing Co.. I miss that very distinct flavor. Yuck! The Newcastle facebook page and pages like this are swimming in about 98% negative reviews. Same thing. That is word for word the response I got. Had you left the recipe intact and advertised the benefits of the brown bottle, you would have been a hero. t will never buy anything again from a fly by night outfit that just messed up the one and only. Exactly! Bring back the original. Go back to the old recipe. Lagunitas did add 8-10 more IBUs, but they blend in rather than stick out. Turn it back!!!. Wont be buying it again. At least it should be!!! I am really angry that youve done this to my favorite beer. $0.00. Lagunitas has a pro-cannabis stance, and the eclectic, trippy dcor does not disappoint. Terrible and way out of the lane for a ale drinker like me. Thank you very much for posting this link to the petition. To the contrary, Lagunitas Master Brewer Jeremy Marshal pointed out that the Chicago brewery uses a British-style house yeast. It was the one beer that was dependably tasty and always the same; slightly sweet, malty, with great body. Only 1 left. In any case, loyal drinkers of the original NBA must find some alternative beer. In 2010 brewing was moved to John Smiths brewery Tadcaster North Yorkshire until the present day Newcastle has sold, in years past, seasonal beers. This explains it. At first I thought the beer had turned skunky unintentionally but once I found out why it broke my heart. Absolutely terrible. I love Smithwicks but had a couple tonight after a long absence and it did seem different. or Best Offer +$22.45 shipping Just adding my 2 cents with my negative comment. Pissed Plus it has more alcohol so I am forced to drink less. Newcastle Brown Ale Clone. I have been exclusively drinking New Castle for 20+ years and I will now have to change brands. $7.00. Though not brown you might want to try AndyGator. This is worse than New Coke for those from the 80s. Yep, Smithwicks is one I keep in frig, Yingling Black & Tan, Modela Negra have a reasonable taste also. I will be complaining anywhere I see this and ANY lagunitas beer always. 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. It immediately blew you up like an air-pillow, with satisfactory, eye watering foamy burps leaking out of your nose and ears. You bastards! What the mother fuck you ruined my fucking 4th!! Ill have to agree with everyone on this topic! Newcastle Brown Ale 330ml Can. I consumed my last original Newcastle last night without fanfare. A refreshing ale best served cold in a unique schooner glass. Well Done Lagunitas marketing, you have now alienated thousands of loyal customers. No dah people. British Brown Ales have been around since the beginning of brewing history. Kent Goldings hops at :30 I bought a second one a couple weeks later and it was NASTY. This is devastating as it has been my go to beer for about 12 years now. Can you say New Coke. Bring back the old Broon Ale as this relaunch is awful! I cant say it enough. Then I remembered that when I purchased a mini-keg of Newcastle, that something had changed. Yes, it has regained the old smooth unique tast. At Safeway it was always located in the Local section just because it was called Aloha Brewing Co. Goodbye dear friend, we will miss you. I directed them to this page and the Newcastle Facebook page which is all it takes to see 99.9% of all comments are negative towards this awful idea. This was by far my favorite beer and I have been drinking it for 20 years plus. I completely agree. Expect More. I dont get it either and I certainly dont get the US as the only country getting this crap while the rest of the world gets the old recipe. Taste like instead of using toasted malt, they used untoasted malt and added a small amount of dark malt that youd find in a stout. The petition has had pathetic results. Even Scarlett OHara stopped beating a dead horse. you mother fuckers!! 12 Pack 12oz. This new recipe sucks. The old packaging made me think of English pubs, which fits that mood. Why buy the name, just make your own shitty brown beer. But then that persons other favorite would be Bud Light. Well slip of the fingersFAT TIRE! This new beer tastes like crap. FFS no beer drinker in their right mind in the UK would drink that mass produced rubbish. We used to love Newcastle and now its terrible! I doubt the corporate idiot decision makers ever read these responses but if they do, kiss my ass goodbye from your products.. I urge you the call or email Heineken and voice your displeasure and distaste. I want my money back. Since I will not be drinking new Newcastle. Then the moves to Gateshead, Tadcaster, Netherlands, and now USA? I suspect that Heinekin did some advertising and NCBA became the Fad beer to go to by those that listen to that stuff. And thats fine. Some one seriously needs their asses kicked for this. Hopefully, Heineken will see that sales have completely dropped off and change it back as soon as possible. Its a whole new recipe that is a disgrace and embarrassment to the original Newcastle Brown Ale. I have touted and recommended the Newcastle beer for 20+ years as the best pure brown ale with a smooth flavor that coats your taste buds with no crappy after taste that the other American beers have. It has been said that the malt is dried over open flames. Heartbroken about Newkie, which I I bought without ever checking the price. The only thing Newcastle about it is the packaging that should be a crime of identity fraud!!! Bottles Reservoir Wines and Spirits MA: Brighton Beer and spirits only available for pickup and local delivery. Werewolf, a red amber and Blond Bombshell an IPA to name two. In stock. After all, the new recipe includes classic Lagunitas hops: Centennial and Chinook. 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