No dah people. I actually found an old dusty case of old Newcastle for $20. Yield: 5 Gallons . Seriously, what beer have the Dutch ever brewed that was above piss from ass? Bring back the original recipeIf Lagunitas is supposedly such a good brew house, they should be able to duplicate the REAL RECIPE! Now the only time I can get a REAL Newcastle is when I go to Europe. Go back to the old one. I called Lagunitas to ask if they had finally got the brew formula back to original. You ruined my favorite beer. It also delivers rich, sweet flavors while weighing in at far fewer calories/carbs than many other ales. For me the search has been difficult. How is this done to a fantastic beer? Its a domestic in a can, but very tasty. You completely changed the beer. FU Heineken. I can most definitely say, I will not be buying this beer again. I agree. I feel like I lost my best friend. Newcastle had been my go-to beer for years. Expect More. They should change the name because it in no way resembles the NEWCASTLE we all loved. Why is a significant group of ale drinkers fond of Newcastle Brown? What right-thinking business executive would even consider such a bad idea? Ruined my favorite beer. Hey Kyle, how much did they have to pay you to shill for this fucking swill? Another option is New Belguim Brewery out of Colorado. Mashing is typically carried out at 150-152 F (65.6-66.7 C). WTFingF?!? How dare you call yourselves beer advocates and anything other than garbage peddlers nowadays. Not too sweet. I tried the new Newcastle a little hoppy for my taste. Lagunitas makes great beers but no one needed to screw with this one! After all, the new recipe includes classic Lagunitas hops: Centennial and Chinook. I am so glad that I did not pay for a half barrel. After a long love affair, Im done with New Castle for good. A refreshing ale best served cold in a unique schooner glass. I moved a bit and had not purchased Newcastle in a few years and grabbed some a few months back. New New Castle completely sucks! #bring Newcastle back. the other guy. The Dos Equis XX Amber or Modelo Negara is about right for me, but nothing can really compare to the original NBA. The response,sorry you feel that way blah blah blah. I kept saying, why does this Newcastle taste like shit? Is it true that HEINEKEN is producing Old Newcastle for sale in Europe but not in the USA? I havent seen one positive review. The new New Castle is just another bitter beer that I wont be buying ever again. I wish they would bring the original recipe back. We drank from bottles or cans, at room temp. Since I will not be drinking new Newcastle. Maybe next time people who consume your product should be asked to sample the new before changing the old. I have stopped buying it. Ive recommended this beer to so many people and now Ive made my last recommendation. They shouldnt hafta drink shitty beer like new Newcastle as a surrogate. I miss that very distinct flavor. 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. Why take over a classic and well-loved beer only to change it to make it more like the other stuff you brew? Terrible new taste. Heineken pulled a Becks on me I dont drink Becks brewed in St. Louis either. Hope they leave that one be. Even if Newcastle went back to its original recipe I will not. I am fulfilling my drop in the bucket, I stopped unpacking groceries to really try this and with every swig, Im like WTF? And I dont like IPAs. And to the makers and owners of Heineken brewery: you should be ashamed of yourselves! Loved the old recipe, but this was a disappointment. Fuck You Lagunitas! 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. Use the ORIGINAL RECIPE at Lagunitas, of course this assumes that Lagunitas is capable of duplicating that recipe. you know nothing. Just fuck them, fuck those dirty fucks in that shit country that bought Newcastle. keep trying: https://www.change.org/p/heineken-usa-bring-classic-newcastle-brown-ale-back. Newcastle Brown Ale has taken a meta approach to advertising ahead of the Super Bowl. They have ruined perfection. Bottles Reservoir Wines and Spirits MA: Brighton Beer and spirits only available for pickup and local delivery. You took the only decent ale on the market and ruined it. If every single one of us would hit that site, we could get our beer back. Plz bring back the old recipe! It was earlier this year that I discovered that a favorite beverage of mine had been runined and left comments here. Newcastle Brown Ale: from Miners to Hipsters. This is not new news. With its release in 1925, Newcastle Brown Ale set the stage for the success and future popularity of the style. There are now many similar options out there, some only local or regional. Let the hate and honesty continue until the LEGEND returns!!!! I had a bottle of the original NC that has been in my fridge since February 2019. Why mess up a great beer? By using the any of our websites and/or making online requests of products, you agree to the terms and conditions of EPGs Policy. Why would they change Newcastle ? Which is all to say: if youre a beer nut, make the pilgrimage to Lagunitas. Poor folks out west want it, and cant get it!! Theyve always been like this and always will be. Yall shot yourself in the foot on this one!! Did you not learn from Coke? Its like putting a cat in a dog costume and trying to take it for a walk!!! How can they dare to put the same label on this swill. Its terrible. In order to achieve this goal, we may collect information from you. The new one hoppy. Both brands are owned by Heineken, which made the switch as part of the U.S. relaunch of Newcastle Brown Ale. These two beers have been very satisfying. After over a decade of loyal New Castle consumption I am not drinking this hoppy domestic crap! This beer is terrible. I found Shiner Bock to be the closed Made in USA brew to Newcastle Brown. One more same old same hoppy style beer!! Its not good. The bad news is that the locals here never really rated it as a beer, as it was always too sweet most drinkers would only ever order a bottle of dog (the local name for it) if the pub had no decent draught beer on tap and believe me there were plenty of pubs like that in the 70s and 80s! This Policy will be referenced by all such mobile applications or mobile optimized websites. Fire whoever thought of this and respect your clients. Pretty shi&$y to change the recipe and play it off as an updated logo/packaging change. Quite messing with good recipes. Im an American, but I liked it just how it was. I too gave you a year to improve it, but this is the last bottle for me. It definitely not the drink I remember, mow its so bland and totally lost its originality. Really, everything since has been an inferior product to that. There was uproar when production was moved south of the river, now its . Only way they saved it was to roll back and hopefully ncb will do the same. Overall, a terrible decision. Way to f*** it up Lagunitas! Real appropriate that Lagunitas, the brewer of this crap, has the word anus in its name. So disgusted I switch to vodka. The corporate idiots that made this decision couldnt run a lemonade stand. This sucks. I could not commenting on how good it tasted. I just got some and was pretty much duped by the label. I dumped almost my entire bottle out and now have 5 full bottles taking up space in my fridge until I can find some dim witted craft beer aficionado stupid enough to drink it. Since 1987. Different taste, different color, couldnt even leave the bottle alone. This is garbage. Ill never buy a case again. JD, yep I ran into the new Crap little over a year ago. 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. What have they done to my beer!!!! It is very similar to the manner that Aloha Beer has been marketed as a local Hawaiian beer although it is brewed and bottled on the mainland. I can only wish they go broke! Five days later, Newcastle United were crowned league champions - their last league title to date. Guess Ill be buying more Smithwicks. Maybe we can bombard them to point that they see our point, because we are never going to come on board with this crap. I thought originally it was the new bottles when I bought a six pack. Now Im bummed because its gone. It will be my last. T. Bring the imported stuff from Europe in.. they screwed this beer up and it tastes like crap. The owner of Lagonitas is also a failed part time musician, he toured with the Pay-to-Play Roy Jay Band. You have a good brand for a reason. Did I mention that it now tastes like the juice off a dead man? Onto greener pastures, just dont know what it will be. So it doesnt sell a billion bottles like Bud Light. Been drinking Smithswicks red ale since there is no more one and only but will try this. What have you done to my beer!!! Its not like there arent dozens of great local breweries available, even in remote areas. When sales improve, the brand may consider extensions. This new formula tastes like something every dime-a-dozen craft brewery offers. Im switching to Alaskan Amber.a Grand substitute! Heineken has successfully alienated the whole consumer base for Newcastle. I agreeafter having consumed many gallons of Newcastle Nut Brown Ale in my day, I am sadly disappointed with this new version. Laugunitas did what they do best, make an IPA, unfortunately, it was at the expense of a delicious nut brown English ale. Maybe one of our friends from the great white north can confirm for us? Youve ruined the secret sauce that made this beer so good. Its like hearing an iconic 60s song used to peddle shoes or some such to 20 somethings who have no idea what that catchy song is or what it was about. Their main stays have been Fat Tire and Vodoo Ranger. 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. Of course their sales numbers have dropped. It is pretty obvious that it is not successful. I am including this link for them to review as backup. Moved to the USA over 20 years ago and was so glad to see if was sold over here. But this is different. $7? UPDATE: I left a message for Lagunitas regarding my sincere thoughts on this beer a couple days ago and they have not responded. I thought to myself how could a bottle change effect the taste? Michelob Amber Boch maybe??? I have bought my last Newcastle. Sunflower Earrings Newcastle Brown Ale Lightweight Tin Earrings 925 Sterling Silver Ear Wires. If this is the beer that Heineken and Langunitas is peddling, then they have indeed killed Newcastle. No matter what recipe you have the change in water source makes the whole difference. Just how sucky is the new Newc Brown? I dont think its that bad, but I do prefer the original. Cant fix stupidity. Imagine being handed a Ferrari plant and then you churn out Pintos. They were right along side the new stuff. Good God this stuff is awful. [] Ale have changed hands faster than Watford football managers. It has been brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, since April 1927 by Newcastle Breweries. So I went out to our local liquor store a bought all their stock of 3-12 packs, then went to the grocery store and bought 2-12 packs, then to the last store and bought their remaining 1-12 pack so now I have 6- 12 packs which should last me about 6 months. What is Heineken thinking? Very disappointed. Once again, a great beer is bought by a conglomerate and ruined. Hi as I live in UK I would just like to point out that Original Newcatle Brown Ale is still brewed in the UK Michael, I cant add to anything you said. Spot on commentary! Who knows!Maybe the original brewers from the NBA company might begin marketing another beer with a different name using the original recipe (unless . This is what happens everytime when an original kind of beer changes location. Thanks real Newcastle for 20 great years of great ale. I did send fairly stern messages to Heineken (no response) and the new, fake Newcastle Brown Ale which I assume just goes to Lagunitas. It is just fucking the worst FUCKING SHIT I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE. This delicious beer is brewed in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom. Absolutely terrible. But leave Newcastle Brown out of it, it has nothing to do with this. Not even close to the crappy new recipe. Its iconic 550ml bottles, at 4.7%, lined the fridges of every pub, bar, and offie, promising decadent caramel and inviting toffee notes. They ruined it! The amateurs at Lagunitas think they have their finger on the pulse of ale drinkers, but clearly they do not. the new label is crap as well, but at least it reminds me not to buy it, Ever Again. Way to go on making a shit beer!!! I stock the refrigerator for my Mens Club. Simply awful. You should get together and work on destroying some of the over-population of overly-hopped beers, instead of ruining a classic. Ive always thought Heineken beer, in its green bottle, was one of the skunkiest tasting beers around. 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. Unless they go back to the old recipe, Ive had my last Newcastle. the new brown bottling sucks, your new labeling sucks, you have the original recipe and cant even follow it. 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. wheres the line to kick the guy who made this decision smack dab in the nuts? just wish I had read this before buying 4 casestoo bitter and just is not my old New Castle AleIm gone! The greatest of Ales, with one of the nicest initial tastes and after tastes known in the beer drinking community. This over powering Roast Flavor that lingers. Bring back the Old Tried and True recipe. At first I was disappointed that Newcastle had changed their label from classy to garish. I dont drink beer too often and now I probably wont hardly ever again after this. How do I get the Real New Castles??? New Castle Brown Ale was world-famous beer and they new that the name alone meant future profits. Heineken, youre a monster! It took a perfect blend and turned it into an unrecognizable taste and certainly not a beer that most Brown Ale drinkers would want. (190) 3.00. LaGunitas, seriously, put a gun in your Chicagoland mouth and pull the fucking trigger for shitting on the working mans beer. 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. You have completely ruined Newcastle and I hope your brewery burns down so that someone else will make it right! GLTY, Been drinking Newky Brown since 1986will never buy again. Bought all five six packs so for awhile I can enjoy the old stuff until its gone. Like pretty much everyone else that made a comment I am absolutely pissed off! The term brown beer was first used by London brewers in the late 1600s to describe their products, such as mild ale. Not anymore!!! my favorite and only the one and only beer for over 30 years. Invading pubs soon and Twitter feeds now! To the contrary, Lagunitas Master Brewer Jeremy Marshal pointed out that the Chicago brewery uses a British-style house yeast. Bought some, different look figured just the packaging. Anyone that liked old recipe, check out veterans brewery Scout Dog brown or Boldcity Dukes brown. Just not the same. HEY NEWCASTLE! Its like wanting a steak, you ask for a steak, and they give you chicken. Then give us back the real deal. 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? 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. No talent posers trying to hang with the real jam band killer musicians. Score: 76 with 5,440 ratings and reviews. NEWCASTLE my decades-long go-to, nice down-the-middle ale when I wanted something simple and good. But the end result is not extremely bitter. Lagunitas ruined the once great beer. Will not tell my friends about the Newcastle ever again. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the services. unless I can find the original somewhere. Too right! I replied after the first comment to add my disgust with the decision to change an otherwise perfect beer. Not anymore. queendifabfinds (4,847) 100%. 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