newcastle brown ale ruined

I can think of at least 3 other beers that taste like this taste more like a light Stout. It is almost impossible to find traditional English ales these days and craft breweries pretty much dont try to make English ales. No more skunky New Castle! Im so upset they did this.why? Production in the Netherlands was only for export to USA New Castle Brown Ale was world-famous beer and they new that the name alone meant future profits. Newcastle was my favorite ale, but the new recipe has no flavor or taste. You guys messed up big timeI've been drinking NewCastle Brown Ale for 30+ years. Its not good. Nothing wrong with chicken but I wanted a Fucken Steak. Only when the bottom live changes will the producers realize and pay attention to their once faithful customers. Havent tried this yet, but I have yet to drink a Lagunitas brewed beer I didnt like. It taste like crap. But this is not what I wanted. my favorite and only the one and only beer for over 30 years. Itd be like if they took Guinness and tried to make it start tasting more like the stouts being put out by all these new breweries. Youve probably sales have probably dropped by 75% and lost your customers most loyal to Newcastle. Ive bought my last Newcastle. Michelob Amber Boch maybe??? Ive tried and tried to like this new beer with the stolen name. I live by chicago, not close, but close enough!!! Because of the taste. Its becoming easier to find outside of Texas now too! The new bottles are not easily used by a bottle opener, the lip is too round. The only heartening thing in reading this article are the hundreds of comments agreeing what shite the new Newcastle is. 6.50 postage. Its not New Castle anymore. I read through the comments and it appears there is no one who likes it. Shiner Bock is the closest I have come to NCBA. These two beers have been very satisfying. This sucks. If you told me the original was toxic Id drink it over this SHIT. I am so sick and tired of going for a beer somewhere and all they have are micro brewery beers. Read my lips: UP YOURS! I bought a six pack, opened a beer. I thought I had gotten a bad batch (since that does happen time to time), but nope, its just that bad now. Well my decades long favorite Ale Is now some hoppy swill with a bad after taste. Suggestions welcomed. The flavor change occurred around 2018 when Lagunitas took over the brand and ruined it with their master brewers hoppy recipe reformulation. So Heineken is in the process of destroying New Castle Brown Ale. 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). Altogether an uncommonly balanced Brown. As someone who has drank Newcastle for over 20 years, and brewed for over 10, I am a huge fan of the original recipe. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Just make a new brand if you want. You ruined the Only beer I ever enjoyed. Like pretty much everyone else that made a comment I am absolutely pissed off! Lets make them fix this and bring back our beloved Newcastle recipe!! My father-in-law is from Newcastle and was a pub landlord for over 20-years. Just finding that it changed? Well here ya go! your a baby, a young brat that knows nothing. Its terrible. Way to ruin a perfectly good beer. My only complaint is that we cannot get the pint bottles here I remember drinking back in the UK. Imagine my surprise when I was in a Kitchen & Co. and there on the shelf were six fresh bottles of the original NCBA. The only substitute I can find that is somewhat similar in taste and easy to find is Irish Smithwicks. They have ruined it. But leave Newcastle Brown out of it, it has nothing to do with this. Sad day indeed. Complete failure. Oh, they changed the bottle, ok. Invading pubs soon and Twitter feeds now! Big money beer giant ruining an amazing 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. Make it 9 people so far. Why break Newcastle Brown to add another? Apparently, the American version has been taken over by Lagunitas brewery and completely changed the recipe. I am so bummed. This is NOT Newcastle!!! Where did you get it from? Fuck you. Ill never buy a case again. Somebody owes me $15 bucks for this new scam. For what its worth, we had an opportunity to bring new life to an iconic brew. Insanely disappointing. Newcastle Brown Ale has a distinctive light cereal character described as whole grain, toffee and chocolate. Fine, and a warm and friendly f*** y** to you, too. The New Castle is passable just do not expect Newcastle and it will be ok. RIP Newcastle! I noticed it tasted different and thought I got a bad batch. Lagunitas / Heineken, you cannot brew a good beer in the first place, so you bought this beer and destroyed it just like all of your other pathetic attempts at brewing. I wii pour the rest to the chickens. I really did not like the new label but I dont drink the label so what ever. First one is the last one for me. PLEASE!!!!! My least favorite brewery in America was making one of my formerly favorite English ales. Its what we have bought when the English made it, Holland made it, until I just bought a 12 pack as usual & noticed It looked different. Yeah, you are probably right. Not sure what they changed but they need to go back. Just because sales dipped? New New Castle Brown Ale is an even worse recipe change! On his visits to the USA, he found Shiner Bock to be the closest thing made to the Blue Star Broon Ale, Yes! Michael, I cant add to anything you said. It is now just another run of the mill nut brown. I am no longer recommending Newcastle and am extremely disappointed. I cant believe they did this! And if this is balanced then throwing shit against the wall is art. 6 watching. Whats New at the Top Kentucky Bourbon Distilleries, Podcast: Talking Legal Topics with NABCA Leadership, April Meeting 3/24 (NOTICE) March Meeting Recap Olde Town Mash Paddler's, Beer in England: The Complete Guide - Beer N Biceps, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reimagining-icon-john-ledingham/, Agenda Announced for 7th Annual Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference. Very disappointed in new recipe and loss of clear bottle!!!. Those brewing and selling this new beer are not simply guilty of false advertising, but money has been exchanged and people are not getting what they thought they were. If these people are so concerned about the trivial amount of brown dye, dont buy it, no one is pouring it down their throats. Nice lighter taste and easy drinkability like NC Brown. I agree the vast majority of the comments above. Shame on all who ruined this medal winning beer. Im a diehard Newcastle fan. So disgusted I switch to vodka. Good luck, Big Business Brewers in Petaluma your new pet project will be off the market within a year or 2. DONT YOU GET IT???????? The best American beer is worse than the worst Czech beer, for example. Even found a local restaurant where it was on tap. At this point anyone trying to get Heineken to change back is really wasting their time, THEY DONT CARE! I will never buy this new shit again. This privacy policy (this Policy) describes the personal information we may collect from you, the purposes for which we collect it, how we use it and when we may share it with third parties. Bring back the old recipenow. All my friends and I have been in search for a replacement brown ale. Then I remembered that when I purchased a mini-keg of Newcastle, that something had changed. Why take over a classic and well-loved beer only to change it to make it more like the other stuff you brew? New Newcastle is awful. Tastes like CRAP !!! On the other hand if you got it I. Whomever made this decision should be fired and sent to Exile in Siberia! Fuck your descendants. I am a long time Newcastle fan but will never buy this Lagunitas brand again! Score: 76 with 5,440 ratings and reviews. The BEER WARS in Europe will never end. They ruined Newcastle. Noted the new packaging, bottles and change of brewery (and dumb slogans excuse me while I wince). Why are all Ceos, etc. New Newcastle sucks. They ruined my favorite beer. I assume its to save cost. The new stuff tastes like horse sweat. BS. What a loss for the world. The search is still on since Lagunitas ruined Newcastle Brown Ale. The taste of this new Newcastle is disgusting. Heineken pulled a Becks on me I dont drink Becks brewed in St. Louis either. I think you guys made a big mistake. The best tasting beer, I loved so much Why did they change the recipe??? A candy, banana fruitiness is also present. One night at a Mississippi restaurant that had a grocery in the front, my dad and I chose a six pack Newcastle to accompany the fried seafood feast at my insistence. 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. Newcastle was one of the best beers all around! Stupid IPA brewers thinking that they are smart. You cant even feel good that the lable is the same, at least that is the first warning. Maybe one of our friends from the great white north can confirm for us? From that point forward, their Maple ale was nothing more than some lousy beer with maple flavoring. This Privacy Policy sets forth the privacy principles we follow, in accordance with our operations. See new coke Ive enjoyed Newcastle for years, its been my Go to now its my No way and nor would I recommend it. Cant believe they would do this Theyre losing a life-long customer in me. This will eventually fail, and the Newcastle name will be lost. UK production is for UK and Europe and is still Original Brown Ale. Smithwicks, Smithwicks Smithwicks, Smithwicks, Smithwicks Smithwicks! I cannot even drink beer now. If a beer tastes great for as long as New Castle, why do you you think you can make it better?! You should get together and work on destroying some of the over-population of overly-hopped beers, instead of ruining a classic. Why on earth did they have to take a toasty sweet delicious original and make it a mediocre American craft? Hey there, thanks for reaching out. How about keeping the original receipe and new one, calling this other junk New Castle Light Brown. So, NC Brown, who cares about you anymore, not me. [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. I just bought a six pack for the first time since the change. 28 IBU View: More Beers | Place Reviews Why buy the name, just make your own shitty brown beer. We want our old Newcastle back you assholes!! I have been drinking Newcastle for over 20 years and today I tried the new one and it is horrible! NewNewcastle sucks. 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. Bring back the originalif its not broken, dont fix it!! Brewed with Centennial and Chinook hops. Will find another brown ale made by someone else. Like another person said, If it aint broke, dont fix it. What kind of idiot factory are you guys running over there? It tastes a little different to the original (probably the water), but at least they have made every attempt to keep with the original recipe. My long time favorite beer changed their label. 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. Crisp chocolate malt 1 oz. If this is what they do to a classic cherished beer then they have ZERO taste and ZERO class! Just No. And I dont like IPAs. Jeremy Marshal should be offered a steaming hot, Newcastle Brown enema. Sour beer is a thing that only overly self satisfied ignorant folk drink due to boredom. It was very malty, quite sweet and nutty, with an assertive bitter finish. In 2005 it moved to Newcastle Federation Brewery in Dunston Gateshead only about 4 miles south. No. I wouldnt even boil sausage in this pedestrian sewage. by some millennial trying to reinvent the wheel. They may have asked an additional price for the recipe that Lagunitas was not prepared (or able) to pay. It just seems like such a bad business decision to trash a product that was obviously entrenched in the market and completely successful for a badly envisioned recipe that would alienate every loyal user of the original NBA. Why, why, why did Heineken choose Newcastle to change. So sad. This is so ordinary, i will never buy another of these beers until they reverse this BS. Lagunitas Newcastle sucks. Thank you for the opportunity to express myself. I have switched to Smithwicks Red Ale (used to be my backup) and Negra Modelo. I agree. Or, the brewmaster at Lagunitas has too much pride to brew someone elses beer, so they created their own beer and stole the popularity of the Newcastle name. 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) . Its a domestic in a can, but very tasty. I do not like the new recipe and flavor. It still tasted better than the crap they are selling now. I dont drink Newcaslte because of the fuckin name!!! I just thought I got a skunk batch. FFS no beer drinker in their right mind in the UK would drink that mass produced rubbish. Devastated when I tasted my first new Newcastle. Thats just plain stupid. Like buying a Corvette then popping the hood and seeing a 4cyl in it, def false advertisement. You have entered an incorrect email address! Bought a six pack, not knowing of the recipe change. You ruined it! Please bring it back. Since Lagunitass own HG beer tastes closer to a strong old flavor ncb I wonder its almost like they bought the brand to kill it. Ill never buy this garbage again. Dumping the rest of it in the toilet where it belongs. Shame on Heineken! This was all done in the name of money, some stupid brewer thought he could make the best beer in the world better. 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. AleSmith Nut Brown . So why buy this? Needless to say, the real deal players dont need expensive tour buses and big hotels to prove chops or buy fame, they live it in small Smokey clubs in New Orleans and Memphis. I will not be buying any of the new recipe ever again, neither will any of our many friends who lustfully enjoyed original Newcastle. Why would a company make such a major change in a beer and think that its followers wouldnt notice. I dont think its that bad, but I do prefer the original. This Policy will be referenced by all such mobile applications or mobile optimized websites. I had planned for it to be my go-to beer until my death. Ill pile on with the New Castle Sucks comments. Where did our Newcastle go..?? 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. Its defamation of a Geordie tradition. To the contrary, Lagunitas Master Brewer Jeremy Marshal pointed out that the Chicago brewery uses a British-style house yeast. Now the only time I can get a REAL Newcastle is when I go to Europe. Its a whole new recipe that is a disgrace and embarrassment to the original Newcastle Brown Ale. If you change the recipe of something you cant keep calling it the same thing. Boycott laguitas for changing new castle. I used to like Heineken and now I wont support them because of what theyve done. Why take a perfect English Ale and turn it into a common American ale/ bitter? I pounded Heineken and Lagunitas with my displeasure at what they have done. She didnt think any more were coming but would check. From 1927 to 2005 it was brewed at The Tyne Brewery in Newcastle Id rather drink my own urine than the new castle brewed in the U.S how can I get the good stuff. He acknowledged the obvious that it was the best beer hed ever had that night because of its pairing with seafood, whereas normally he thought it was simply decent. They have a contact us spot where you can comment. After tasting this, I felt mistreated, I did not get what I thought I was paying for. Here is a tip.not everyone likes hops! Bring back the real Broon! 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. Just make a new brand if you want. I dont see how they can even keep the name when it isnt the same beer. We used to love Newcastle and now its terrible! They are all pretentious pricks. I normally never bother with leaving comments, why bother I think, theyll never see this and what is the point? It was a disaster! This is NOT Newcastle Brown Ale. Wellbeen more than a year and the new New Castle Brown STILL SUCKS! I brought 6 bottles today and its as good as ever, its sad that its been ruined in the US I will not buy new castle ever again unless they bring back the original. But for me it was the Yuengling lager version of a brown ale. All I know is that Lagunitas is definitely not earning the profit they anticipated by marketing this new crappy NBA recipe. Because I just bought my last new castle ever. Heineken has successfully alienated the whole consumer base for Newcastle. While some may . Bate and switch ? Newcastle used to define the English Brown Ale beer style. Make the original formula please. By the way, the new packaging is as cheap and shitty as your beer! If they wait too long, they will have lost us forever. The aftertaste is akin to the home-brewed medicine my crazy Aunt Ethel used to cook up when I was a kid. Digorneo changed sauce recipe. what is this new garbage. Our son and I had agreed that it was the best all-around good beer we had ever tasted. Fuck your divorced parents. This is NOT even close to what Newcastle used to taste like. Search. I doubt the corporate idiot decision makers ever read these responses but if they do, kiss my ass goodbye from your products.. We are sorry to hear you didnt enjoy our relaunched Newcastle Brown Ale. You have a good brand for a reason. It is plain ugly compared to the old one. With most of the color coming from the crystal, it should be dark, 80 L, or preferably 120 L, at 12 to 1.0 lb. Because you have done this I will not be drinking Brown Sugga,Pilsner, lil Sumpthin, or any beer . Might as well call it any nut brown ale from any microbrewery in the USA. 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! Wont be buying it again. Smithwicks is my new go to brew, the ale that Newcastle once was. It's not particularly sweet. Can we move it back to the Netherlands? Demand money back and if they refuse, remind them that they could implicated in legal action. or Best Offer. As Rich mentioned above, it was just a flippant response about their great re-imaginations and they are sorry I dont care for it but they hope I come around to eventually love it. The petition has had pathetic results. Over there in the USA youve got masses of great local breweries all producing far better brews than this multi national factory brewed crap use your local brewery I know the States and I know that the beer you produce is excellent stuff. Ugh. (Thank the gods, the craft brew houses in America have saved the working mans taste buds.) This has been one of my favorite and most drank beers over the last 15 years. I used to like their beer, but its horrible now.. will not be buying it since they ruined by letting this company put their own spin on a classic recipe. I ended up here and have read many of the posts. Very sad. We live 30 miles from the Canadian border, in upstate NY. This crap doesnt deserve to even be called Newcastle Brown Ale! Wife brought some home the other day Hmm new label. What is going on with the new label?! Exactly as you'd expect Newcastle Brown to taste - a light British bitter. And It looks cheap. I have all the same gripes as everyone and I spoke to them for 10 minutes and let them know. I went to bed and Newcastle Brown Ale was amazing! I got taken in by the craft industry and have been searching for decent beer ever since. Free postage. I was really looking forward to returning to Newcastle. Bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale were as abundant as the portraits of white menformer members of the gentlemen's clubon the pub's walls. Never buying newcastle ever again. Its not fit for pigs. Time for a nice Newcastle. I started a conversation with a guy who was also pondering the available selection or brews and made my point about the spoiled Newcastle. 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. Loved the old recipe, but this was a disappointment. (190) 3.00. Boo! New Belgium brewery has several different offerings starting with Fat Tire and have a very wide distribution network across the US. Also Brown was never available on tap, only in pint (English pint ie 20oz) bottles. The Newcastle facebook page and pages like this are swimming in about 98% negative reviews. By the way I own a very successful restaurant that sells your other produce. Newcastle Brown Ale, England, Case of 6 12 oz. Dont normally buy the stuff till it gets cold out and just had to pour out my first bottle of the new swill. I hope your happy. Hey Guys, I got a 12 pack last week and from my taste perspective, its back. Turned a lot of friends on to it. They mentioned how many calls like mine they have had and that they are still taking input and may adjust. Excellent suggestion Jim!!! Unfortunately, it is only a seasonal . Thats misrepresentation at least Reimagined the classic blah blah blah. I would be ashamed of this product. Heineken, you need to change the name of this beer and the label. 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. Raised in Manchester, England, Ive been drinking Newc Brown for more decades than I wanna think about. Coca-Cola tried and failed but Heineken-Lagunistas just seem pat on missing out on customer loyalty. Please change it back. 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. The new recipe is typical American so-called craft brewery swill, that hipsters drink too make them feel important and sophisticated. Geez, I have to search to find it in my area, and now it tastes like every other IPA. This is now the worst beer on the market. This new flavor ill treat the same as other craft beers, maybe one here or there but wont stock up on it like I did for the One and Only. OMG WTF you Fd up the original.new castle. The Dos Equis XX Amber or Modelo Negara is about right for me, but nothing can really compare to the original NBA. FML. Some one seriously needs their asses kicked for this. Tried new once drank half a bottle poored the rest into the sink and never bought this shit again. Unless they bring back the real Newcastle. Size: All. Bought all five six packs so for awhile I can enjoy the old stuff until its gone. I dont see the purpose of purchasing a name then changing the recipe. 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. Heineken: Get this poor excuse for a beer off the market and bring back a winner! And yes, they were as good as ever! Stop this nonsense and bring back the original. By the way all your other beer sucks and I have never liked any of them! Thank you Lagunitas for putting your own twist on an amazing beer. A refreshing ale best served cold in a unique schooner glass. It makes no sense! Newcastle Brown Ale, a brew created by Col. James Porter in 1920, was first produced. Newcastle needs to go back to the original recipe. So much for the one and only. Brown ale is a style of beer made with a dark or brown malt. Can you say New Coke. What do I think? They did respond politely but they are standing by their new product and proud of the fancy hops they use. NEWCASTLE WEBSITE. Equipment Profile Used. This was a delicious smooth lightly carbonated slightly sweet malty all day drinkable Ale, now its not, now its like most other craft brews. And charge the same price as if were an imported beer? Why would they even continue to call it Newcastle? It should be either renamed or taken off of the shelves. Could not finish the second and poured on the ground. This new recipe sucks! seems like every brewer is trying to Out Hop In fact, it tastes like that Saranac swill people swooned over 25 years ago. The Hoppy-ness tastes like cat urine. I agree with Jerry Kindall: if the recipe and packaging are different, how can it still be called Newcastle Brown Ale? Laugunitas did what they do best, make an IPA, unfortunately, it was at the expense of a delicious nut brown English ale. The so called (new) new castle is awfully, please bring back the original AWWP. It WAS my favorite and I really dont like this. In my opinion, the entire decision tree who decided to change the original to this new bitter undrinkable crap should be terminated or demoted to janitor. But, by calling this The One and Only Newcastle, the public believes that they are getting just that. To the contrary, Lagunitas Master Brewer Jeremy Marshal pointed out that the Chicago brewery uses a British-style house yeast. Turn it back!!!. I will try and explain a couple things before I tell you how much this new flavor sucks sweaty donkey nuts. They are not going to suddenly go outside their established supply chain just to buy ingredients for a beer that they are probably prohibited by contract agreememt from producing. This stuff is absolute toilet water. Id rather drink bud lite than drink this generic tasting garbage Bummer! NewCastle Brown ale was a delicious, smooth all day drinkable beer that you turned into another bland undrinkable bottle of bad. Follow; Brewed with a unique blend of pale and roasted malts with American hops, Newcastle Brown Ale is smooth, crisp, and slightly roasty. the new label is crap as well, but at least it reminds me not to buy it, Ever Again. Friend bought me a 12-pack recently (unexpected gift for a weeks cat-sitting). Since I will not be drinking new Newcastle. At first I was disappointed that Newcastle had changed their label from classy to garish. If you have a favorite beer, I hope some wanker comes along and changes it forever. Competition is ridiculous. Lost even more when it was brewed in Yorkshire. Great business plan Lagunitas, take an already great ale and wipe your asses all over it? Agree with all the posts. This is my new choice. And I will not drink this nor will I EVER buy a lugintas product for the rest of my life. I loved Newcastle, 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 Cans and bottles. [] Lagunitas Now Brews Newcastle Brown Ale Hows it Taste? They ruined Newcastle Brown Ale. So everyone assumed it was a great beer when in fact it tastes like its been filtered through a skunks ass. So disappointed. Ive been drinking NewCastle Brown Ale for 30+ years. When you find a good beer that compares to the old BCA, please let me know. Its a shame. Im super sad. Ruined my favorite beer. I will be complaining anywhere I see this and ANY lagunitas beer always. "Now with Lagunitas in the family, we have the perfect partner to reimagine our beloved Newcastle Brown Ale," says Amy Tay, brand director. 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. They probably wanted to kill off the brand to eliminate any competition with their main brand of skunk water. the new brown bottling sucks, your new labeling sucks, you have the original recipe and cant even follow it. Drank one www, maybe its just that one. This type of thing is happening everywhere. I likely will not ever even try this new brew! It is banned. Drank Newky Brune since I was 14 growing up in the Northeast of England. Just not the same. 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