Newcastle Brown Ale

I had this from a 55cl bottle. Pours a dark brown colour with a red hue. The beer has a rather herbal, toffee-ish aroma with a little bit of candies, esters and metal. Flavours of tobacco, again that damn metal and pleasant caramel in the finish and aftertaste. Good hoppy balance. The mouthfeel is thin which adds up to its drinkability besides the mild carbonation. Still this is watery, especially in the finish, and therefore not utterly enjoyable to me - got better with increasing temperature though.

This beer was always my favorite when I first started drinking, and I still surprisingly enjoy it to this day. Its a pretty solid brown ale that is perfect for drinking at anytime. It is a little thin, but still has a decent amount of kick in the sweet malt flavor. Its not the most classy beer out there, but it’ll definitely never get old for me.

1 pint bottle. brown body, big tan head that left too quickly. no lacing. Smell was a little suprising. I had to go to my wifes baking cabinet to know it. It actually smelt like pure vanilla. Taste a bit like buttered bread. Descent hop balance. Pretty good beer.

27-JUN-2009. Can @home. Longa ago, long before I started enjoying high quality beer, when I prefered wine over beer, because the only interesting beers on the danish scene was Carlsberg and Tuborg pilsner, suddenly I stumbled over this beer in England, and enjoyed it very much. Since then I often bought it in Denmark (from can), and drank it when I wanted something for the thirst. It was really a favorite, but now I have had so many high quality beers since then, and I wonder what will happen, when I open one. So here it goes: I pours very light brown with a nice almost white head though. It is actually too light in colour for a brown ale in my book. Some malty notes on the nose, and the same on tasting it. No bitterness at all. It is not creamy at all. Mostly just watery. So how was it compared to back then? Not bad actually. I can still drink this, and I still prefer this by a mile compared to Tuborg or Carlsberg pilsner. BUT it is not a brown ale to remember. Thinking of Rogue, Mikkeller and many others this is really watery. Conclusion: I will rebuy. A few cans in the sun is still a pleasure.

its no doubt a decent brown ale at a steady price. good beer especially when you mix it with vicodin! (joke)

Certainly a decent beer. A bit thin bodied, but with a nice taste for a relatively common beer.

I drank it from the bottle. Smelled of honey with a sour note. Taste was sweet and also had a honey characteristic about it. Was drinkable and enjoyable enought

Bottle 33 cl. Apperance; Caramel, clear with a shortlived lightbrow head. Aroma; Hops and caramel. Flavor; malt, very watery. The aroma is much better than the flavor