Newcastle Brown Ale

Pretty good brown ale, although the flavour is very subdued and doesn’t play with your palate as much as you might expect.

I really enjoy drinking this brown ale. Not much of an aroma but pours a beautiful brown color with a little white head. This beer goes down smooth and tastes great.

Bottle from Porterhouse in Dublin. Nice brown colour with small white head that didn’t last. Nutty aroma and taste. A bit watery and finished quite bitter. Certainly drinkable if not memorable.

Bottle. Poured dark brown in color with a small light brown head that dissapated rapidly. The aroma was that of sweet malts with a bready overtone. It tasted slightly bitter and watery with hardly any aftertaste. The mouthfeel was a very light and bland. Overall an average beer. Have had much better Brown Ales.

12 oz. bottle- At first I smelled skunk, then it went away, and a mild nutty aroma. Pours dark brown with little head, and tastes of nut and somewhat skunky. Very mild, just an average to below average brown ale.

Light brown, smells light brown and tastes light brown. Not much flavor and an off bitterness and moldy nuts. Drinkable at best.

550ml clear glass bottle. One of the few English beers that is readily available at some department stores and pubs in Germany! Clear dark brown colour; medium, fluffy head collapses quickly but leaves generous lacing. Smooth mouth feel. Sweet malty aroma with raisins in the background. Initial taste of smoked, medium-sweet malt - mildly bitter finish and aftertaste. Being one of the smoothest brown ales around, its popularity should not come as a big surprise. Well balanced. Taste is straightforward - simple, but very pleasant. Per definition the perfect session beer, even if there are many more distinctive brews around.

A basic brown ale with a hint of iron on the aftertaste. It’s not altogether pleasant on the first sip, but grows on you. One of the more quality mainstream brews, but not in the same league as the crafts.