Smithwicks really is delicious. I will make it a point to never buy any of your products. Theres only about 400 local crafts in any bar that taste just like this swill. Will not tell my friends about the Newcastle ever again. like everyone else here , it was my fav brew my best friend ( r.i.p. Production in the Netherlands was only for export to USA Drank one and left the rest out on display at the dumpsters near my apartment. These new age brewers who are tied to this over-hopped, bitter tasting brew seriously need some re-education. That is word for word the response I got. The aftertaste is akin to the home-brewed medicine my crazy Aunt Ethel used to cook up when I was a kid. Theyve ruined it! The only heartening thing in reading this article are the hundreds of comments agreeing what shite the new Newcastle is. Some of the best beers to ever come out of the UK (Theakstons is running a close second). Lagunitas are making the same mistake Coca Cola made with New Coke. If you have a favorite beer, I hope some wanker comes along and changes it forever. Sparge into two kettles, one at a time, then adjust wort gravity to 1.050 and 1.035, respectively. Thanks a lot! It was very malty, quite sweet and nutty, with an assertive bitter finish. Who the hell decided it was a good idea to change the flavor of a classic beer? Newcastle Brown Ale definitely tastes different. 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. Very disappointed. Completely bummed out. This over powering Roast Flavor that lingers. This is complete bullshit Ive been drinking New Castle Brown Ale for over 20 years now, and this new formula does taste terrible it tastes like regular shitty beer. Just finding that it changed? To the contrary, Lagunitas Master Brewer Jeremy Marshal pointed out that the Chicago brewery uses a British-style house yeast. Has anyone found a way to get real Newcastle in the US yet? I was served one the new ones yesterday in a restaurant and sent it back; googled it and found the bad news. The new recipe taste just like Budweiser. Wellbeen more than a year and the new New Castle Brown STILL SUCKS! WHY?! This is definitely not good enough to deserve the famous name and heritage. This beers brewery has moved more than my bowels. I thought I bought a skunky batch of Newcastle only to discover they changed the recipe. Any suggestions? This decision was made in a board room by a bunch of out of touch rich snobs that probably dont even drink beer. A beer is nothing but flavor! After that I guess Im SOL! 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. Newcastle had been my favorite beer for over 20 years. Newcastle had been my go-to beer for years. Dont change your fomula. Plus it has more alcohol so I am forced to drink less. Sometimes you can find Kiltlifter at Tamuras. Die horrible fucking deaths. Ill never buy Newcastle or Lagunitas again unless they fix what they broke. Unless of course I go to one of the great craft breweries we have in the Houston area. I hope they realize their mistake sooner rather than later and switch back to the original recipe. Im hoping this is a Coke/New Coke/Classic Coke marketing stunt because I honestly cant figure out why they would mess with a proven winner. I am so glad that I did not pay for a half barrel. Newcastle was good, now I would literally buy Seltzers, Not your fathers bullshit and just plain fucking dick on a platter. Fuck them and fuck Chicago and Fuck the Cubs and the brats and all that shit. I am a long time Newcastle fan but will never buy this Lagunitas brand again! This is very frustrating. Drank Newky Brune since I was 14 growing up in the Northeast of England. Original recipe will always be my favorite, this new recipe is akin to yuengling now. HORRIBLE taste. I was excited and had hoped the second one was the OldCastle but unfortunately, just another 12 of this garbage. I kept saying, why does this Newcastle taste like shit? A candy, banana fruitiness is also present. This is my opinion and I understand that many of you will not agree. Curiously, it is rarely seen on draught in the UK, where tradition demands it is served in a half-pint schooner to be regularly topped up from the bottle. Ive been drinking NewCastle Brown Ale for 30+ years. Fans of Newcastle Brown Ale will notice a new flavor. We all got together for a party last weekend and to a man agreed that the new recipe is trash. Been drinking Smithswicks red ale since there is no more one and only but will try this. That is getting harder to find but when you do its a screw job because its bottled in 11.2 ounce bottles. I wont be drinking New Castle anymore, stupid change on your part!!! And promptly went to get a refund. I went by today and there was another six. In the Toon. Why are all Ceos, etc. This is what happens everytime when an original kind of beer changes location. that beanies and weenies is gourmet cooking! But this is not a beer you want to get that cute with. Thats what the new recipe tastes like to me. There are other good brews out there. As with all the other commentors, Im moving on from this. Wont be buying any more. Now Im bummed because its gone. Bass Pale Ale has been destroyed by AB-Inbev too. Will never buy either beer again: unless the old one is brought back. Newcastle was my favorite beer. | Beverage Dynamics []. This is sad, sub par and patently ridiculous. Please!?! Ill never buy anything from Lagunitas now.Dickheads. Score: 76 with 5,440 ratings and reviews. He did not want to deviate far from what has worked for Newcastle Brown Ale. Someone should kick the genius who thought this was a good idea in the a@@. I can most definitely say, I will not be buying this beer again. The first 6 pack was from Holland. Thanks alot for Never Notifying a Loyal NBA Drinker Since 1983 and I like everyone else well never buy this New NBA beer again. Rubbish! The New Castle is passable just do not expect Newcastle and it will be ok. RIP Newcastle! 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. I called Heineken USA and they told me that everyone else in the world will still be able to enjoy the Original recipe, but we Americans get to enjoy this new recipe swill!! Thanks a lot for nothing. It used to be m favorite beer. Tasted it, thought that the beer had gone bad and returned it to the store, as a bad batch. Of course their sales numbers have dropped. All Newcastle lovers should BOMBARD Lagunitas social media pages with vitriol and rage until this travesty is ended. Ive drunk the Tyne Brewery version back the 60, and that was the best. You have a good brand for a reason. there isnt a single beer they produce that is drinkable. I have tapped beer since 1976, and I tapped Newcastle until 2013 when I decided that half barrels were too heavy and bulky. They have lost my business and it truly breaks my heart. 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. This beer's flavor is enhanced by a blend of pale and roasted malts and American hops. Im begging! 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. Im truly stunned by this news. Rant over! How about listen to your customers and bring back what we all loved. Shame on you!!!!! Stupidity knows no bounds. Just because you own the brand what makes you think you improve what has been made and appreciated for scores of years. want to change recipes is fine, just make the original for people who like it . See new coke Newcastle WAS one of the best beers and quality beers I have ever had the pleasure to drink.. this is pure SHIT!!! Absolutely terrible. They basically said screw the faithful Newcastle drinkers, we are going for the ipa, over hopped crowd of craft beer morons and if the regulars dont like TS. She was ugly, buy she was our ugly. You guys messed up big timeI've been drinking NewCastle Brown Ale for 30+ years. 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 . Way to butcher a classic, delicious beer. All I have to say is why would you throw out hundreds of years of sucess? To answer the question in this articles title (Hows It Taste?), in a word: ruined. I will never support any of their other brews unless they go back to original. Not drinking the new crap!!! is this an attempted at a New Coke debacle? I get home crack one open and.omg.noplease no. So Heineken, you and your new NCBA crap, take a hike! The Little Black Book Of Beer (Little Black Books) $5.09. If Heineken actually ruined Smithwicks as well, a major ass beating is due to those Dutch blowholes. Maybe we can bombard them to point that they see our point, because we are never going to come on board with this crap. Place Bid. Production was moved out of Tyneside to North Yorkshire in 2007 by current owner Heineken. Talk about greed? Too right! Im beyond upset.smh. Fools! My fucking favorite beer in that nice looking clear bottle. Since 1987. Really, everything since has been an inferior product to that. Change it back! Simply awful. I actually spit it out! Shiner Bock is the closest I have come to NCBA. There are some local Nut brown ales that are pretty good. Newcastle Brown Ale skapades ursprungligen av verste James (Jim) Herbert Porter (fdd 1892 i Burton upon Trent ), en tredje generationens bryggare. Its god awful. Lots of other actually good tasting brown ales out there. It is terrible. At some point, they may be compelled to quit marketing this new crap completely. The current beer is not up to standard, and you have lost a customer for life. The amateurs at Lagunitas think they have their finger on the pulse of ale drinkers, but clearly they do not. Why any sane person would change a beer recipe that was as established, beloved by millions, and successful as the original NBA, I guess nobody will say. Why change the flavour ? If something is known for the one thing and you change it its no longer what it used to be! This is fraud. It is now just another run of the mill nut brown. As close to the REAL Newcastle as youll find now that Lagunitas ruined a centuries old recipe. Horrible. This was a terrible decision to change . I poured the other 11 bottles down the drain. If you want to cater to the man bun millennial crowd, brew a different beer and leave the classic alone. Boycott laguitas for changing new castle. I complained to the management of Safeway until they moved it further down the shelf. why not make both? If you told me the original was toxic Id drink it over this SHIT. This new beer tastes like crap. Just fuck them, fuck those dirty fucks in that shit country that bought Newcastle. Not sure what they changed but they need to go back. Why dont they re-imagine their own brand and actually make it taste better than a skunk anus? AleSmith Nut Brown . It would be like letting Budweiser brew Guiness. This moron brewer at Lagunitis has single-handedly trashed my favorite brew by changing it into a crappy thin, acidic, hoppy glass of piss. If you follow the recipe it shouldnt matter where its brewed. Newcastle Brown Ale has taken a meta approach to advertising ahead of the Super Bowl. Boycott new castle. Bass has a long history dating back to 1777, and it is still brewed in the same traditional way today. Like another commenter said, if the packaging is different, and the recipe is different, can you really call it the same beer? FU Lagunitas. 4.7% ABV, IBU 27, 130 Calories Product information Feedback Id recommend that you all finally give it up, they are not going to change, they dont care. Sad, disappointed, pissed off. Then I thought maybe I got a bad batch, but nomy favorite beer for over 20 years has been completely RUINED!!!! I like everyone else was Shell Shocked when tasting this disaster. Another loyalist lost, good luck. Newcastle has been my favorite beer for years. Newcastle Brown Ale is a English Brown Ale style beer brewed by Heineken Nederland B.V. in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands. In 1986, American craft beer pioneers, Pete Slosberg and Mark Bronder, released Pete's Wicked Alethe beer largely responsible for establishing the American brown ale as a commercial beer style and category for beer competitions. I will not be buying any longer. I totally agree. Here is the link. So Heineken is in the process of destroying New Castle Brown Ale. I likely will not ever even try this new brew! If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the services. Please change it back. WAKE UP AND READ THE REVIEWS. Dont be a non caring corporation, please go back to what worked before the move to the US. Drank NBA for years . Well then change the F-in name and make a new one. Description. Its hard to find a brew with the fresh clean finish a NCBA bottle had. Not too sweet. Commence boil and add half the boiling hops to each kettle at the specified time, then half the flavor hops at the specified time. If I wanted an American brown ale, I would buy one. Im from Arkansas this is my favorite beer and have been a loyal customer for years but this horse piss is not the beer I once enjoyed now Im shopping around looking thanks Lagunitas. Fat Tire is a good beer but still not the same. Tastes nothing like my once favorite beer and i couldnt be more disappointed. The Chicago guys are home drinking Heineken, so dont answer the phone. I am heartbroken. This new American version sucks! I started drinking Smithwicks because it is closer to Newcastle than Newcastle is. bad decision Heineken. I have been drinking Newcastle Ale for more than 19 years and am DISGUSTED by the change. Im not a fan of hoppy. Please go back to original formula and bottle. The brand will continue to be marketed . Friend bought me a 12-pack recently (unexpected gift for a weeks cat-sitting). My new go to brew is Smithwicks (pronounced Smiddicks) Red Ale. I can think of at least 3 other beers that taste like this taste more like a light Stout. Newcastle Brown Ale is a full-flavoured smooth ale with refreshing lightness. Leave it to an American based brewery to assassinate that was a great, unique tasting dark ale. This overly hopped nasty swill is an insult to the very concept of Brown Ale. Its all about money and making California left wings happy. Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of dark brown ale. How can this be called Newcastle?! Please go back to the it was. It definitely not the drink I remember, mow its so bland and totally lost its originality. So disappointed. 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? JD, yep I ran into the new Crap little over a year ago. This going to be a new favorite and possibly my new go to brew. 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. This used to be my favorite beer but never again. Will NOT be purchasing this, nor anything by Lagunitas and, if I can help it, anything from the Heineken conglomerate. What in the Hell happened to New Castle. This new one is bitter and nasty. Thanks for finding this article from 2015. Will be the last I purchase unless its changed back. And I will not drink this nor will I EVER buy a lugintas product for the rest of my life. 6.50 postage. The recipe for Newcastle Brown Ale is changing to keep customers in the US happy, after drinkers across the Atlantic worried it contained a carcinogenic food colouring. Unless they sell the rights to the Newcastle name to another company and the new buyer gets permission to use the recipe or import the original, we will never see our beloved NBA again. Now drop it , and get back to the real thing again. I will never buy this again. The rest of the 6-pack is still sitting in my fridge. Its absolutely terrible, disgusting. I usedto go to TGIfridays who had it on tap and it was just the best. To all of the Heineken officers/managers who signed off on this abortion and to Lagunitas Master Brewer Jeremy Marshal, you should pull your heads out of the dark, smelly, places where you mistakenly inserted them and correct this disaster before its too late. How rare it was in those days. Newcastle was once a GREAT fish & chips beer. WHY???!!! Huge fan most of my life. Yet they were considered a premium beer. After first sip, completely disappointed. Fake beer. Chocolate and caramel notes are moderate, making this. If they wanted another spin off why not New Castle IPA along with the original like several years ago when they had Werewolf? There are now many similar options out there, some only local or regional. Join me? Good lord, why? This new recipe is awful. Too thick and caramely. PS: Kyles review is, simply, bizarre an alternate reality. I have been drinking it since 1975 while stationed overseas. IF IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT DUMB ASS. Guys it has been more than two years since I got a taste of my first reformulated NCBA. Theyve lost another regular customer. This new so-called beer SUCKS!! This new Newcastle absolutely blows! Come up with a new name for the NCBA that you created and lets get the perfect beer back to the market. I agree 100% I will not never buy new castle beer again unless I can get the old one.the new one tastes like shit. Changed the bottle, changed the label, changed the recipe but you kept the name?THATS FALSE ADVERTISING! Read the full policy here: https://epgmediallc.com/privacy-policy. I love Smithwicks but had a couple tonight after a long absence and it did seem different. So what I am saying is focus on what we can get. Because I just bought my last new castle ever. Incredibly bad idea. We have been drinking Newcastle for over 25 years and are loyal consumers and Newcastle fans. This new recipe SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!! Newcastle is Newcastle. OFFICE HOURS 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM. Just how sucky is the new Newc Brown? 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). We still get the original English brewed version in Canada. Im so sad I cant get my favorite beer anymore. In fact. In any case, loyal drinkers of the original NBA must find some alternative beer. In short, it was a great beer for any occasion and Lagunitas ruined it by turning it into yet another crappy overly hopped quasi IPA. Now, goddamnit. From 1927 to 2005 it was brewed at The Tyne Brewery in Newcastle Heineken recently showed off the new flavor during a Lagunitas tour for distributors, retailers and media. I agreeafter having consumed many gallons of Newcastle Nut Brown Ale in my day, I am sadly disappointed with this new version. So disappointed to have to say Im done with Newcastle Brown. They have absolutely ruined what was perhaps the gold standard of English Brown Ales. I been drinking newcastle for past 20 years I just bought The new Newcastle I open my first bottle and tested and it test like shit I had dump my 24 case in dumpster I would never ever by the newscaster again Please go back to the original newcastle. I will not be purchasing Newcastle Brown in future, very sad.I was your biggest fan! the new brown bottling sucks, your new labeling sucks, you have the original recipe and cant even follow it. She said it is! As far as Im concerned Newcastle Brown Ale does not exist anymore. All i find is the new version. Scrap this new recipe and go back to the original! How do you ruin a beer that is almost one hundred years old? They were right along side the new stuff. F!! FU Jeremy Marshal. 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. I think it sucks. The greatest of Ales, with one of the nicest initial tastes and after tastes known in the beer drinking community. No more Newcastle for me. "Now with Lagunitas in the family, we have the perfect partner to reimagine our beloved Newcastle Brown Ale," says Amy Tay, brand director. On the other hand if you got it I. One question, WHY? Only 1 left. 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. I dont think its that bad, but I do prefer the original. It has been said that the malt is dried over open flames. Folks didnt like kale at first either (yet were nothing like that weird leafy green), so cmon, give us another go! Guess when I get up there Ill have to stock up to fill the spots formally filled with real New Castle Brown Ale. No. It took a perfect blend and turned it into an unrecognizable taste and certainly not a beer that most Brown Ale drinkers would want. Dumped 11 and bought a 12 of modelo negra. And youve ruined an English classic in the process. Its a shame no one at Heineken understands that the original Newcastle is what will succeed. Apparently, the American version has been taken over by Lagunitas brewery and completely changed the recipe. You will lose all sales and profits in this New Coke blunder. I will not be buying any of the new recipe ever again, neither will any of our many friends who lustfully enjoyed original Newcastle. Yup. 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. This will be the demise of Newcastle in the USA. I have been a huge fan of Newcastle for decades. Newcastle Brown Ale Clone. 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. New New Castle completely sucks! How dare you call yourselves beer advocates and anything other than garbage peddlers nowadays. Thank you for the recommendation. When sales improve, the brand may consider extensions. verste Porter hade tjnstgjort i Staffordshire Regiment i frsta vrldskriget innan han flyttade till Newcastle. We have told them for years now and they dont even have the courtesy of responding to the community. The old recipe did not leave an after taste. I hate how they ruined my favorite beer. Newcastle was my favorite ale, but the new recipe has no flavor or taste. Lets all do the same. 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. I agree with every one who posted above me. If I am in the mood for a hoppy fizz it wont be yours. Shame on you despicable people producing such dross. New Belgium brewery has several different offerings starting with Fat Tire and have a very wide distribution network across the US. At first I thought the beer had turned skunky unintentionally but once I found out why it broke my heart. Did I mention that it now tastes like the juice off a dead man? 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. Fraudulent comes to mind Hey look at me, Im drinking an almost impossible to drink beer thats turning my mouth inside out at a beer festival! Totally idiotic to change the recipe. LaGunitas is now the face of the worst in beer. FU Heineken. Because of the taste. Why ruin a Great tasting beer that millions of us enjoy?! Browse our range of Brown Ale beers. Long time drinker of Newcastle is going to find something else to drink. NCBA, Rest In Peace ! This is not new news. (Guinness Stout has way too much treacle and sweetness). Seriously, at least call it something different rather than passing it off as what it used to be. A premium brown ale, full-bodied, with a distinctive caramel, fruity character and a pleasantly sweet after-taste. They have lost our business unless they change the recipe back. Because it is not the Newcastle Beer it SHOULD be. Hey EVERYBODY!!! Ive enjoyed Newcastle for years, its been my Go to now its my No way and nor would I recommend it. Drank another, blah. Being Dutch I gave it a fair shot and although the flavor was slightly different, I found it very acceptable. In fact, it tastes like that Saranac swill people swooned over 25 years ago. Not only am I never buying this again, Im never buying another Heineken product again EVER out of spite! Yes, Newcastle was never an award winner as advertised. 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 used to buy 100 cases a year at my small bar. Id rather drink my own urine than the new castle brewed in the U.S how can I get the good stuff. Well, I was concerned I would be in the minority. Damnit!! I will press in and find out the rest of the story. Yes, need suggestions to try out Ive got 1 old New Castle left, I posted my own rage about the new recipe but in regards to your comment, all I can think to recommend you try is beer by Hacker Pschorr. michigan softball ranking, yale sports camp 2022, cable 18 breaking news martinsville, va, I ran into the new Castle ever s flavor is enhanced by a of. Ales that are pretty good ( Guinness Stout has way too much and. 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