Newcastle Founder’s Ale

Brewed by Heineken UK
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Edinburgh, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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Bought a sixer to try it out, drank one and gave the rest away. zero head, i mean zero. this is surprisingly bad. worst beer ive had in awhile.

Serving: from tap at Doyle’s Public House. Aroma: lightly malty. Appearance: small, creamy, off-white, initial head. Hazy, light-brown body. Taste: lightly sweet, malty, initial flavor and lightly acidic finish with average duration. Palate: medium body, creamy texture and soft carbonation. Overall: pretty good.

Bottle. Golden color with a little hint of orange. White head dissipates quickly. Aroma is similar to Newcastle Brown but with more hops. That same caramel kind of aroma though. Taste follows the aroma pretty much exactly. Light to medium body. Not terrible, but won’t be buying again.

clear, light copper color, thin off-white head. not much in the aroma, bit of caramel and floral notes. flavor is a bit of burnt caramel and very little else.

Bottle. Pours an average glass orange with a nose of musty tea leaves and melon-infused breradf. Flavor is green tea bread and melon rotted on bread. Watery mouthfeel. Blech.

Bottle. Dark honey pour with a quickly thinning offwhite head. Smell is nuts - hazelnuts, almonds and a whiff of chocolate in there. Taste is quite nutty chocolatey too. Like a slightly dried out ferrero rocher. A little cereal. a teensy bit of honey in the finish. Quite pleasant really. Like a lighter form of Brown Ale.

Copper, orangish pour with a big white head. Aroma is non-descript and malty. Mouthfeel is a bit bitter, and there is a slight metallic tinge. Malt dominates the flavor profile, nothing spectacular but to be honest it works somehow. Reminds of of Brooklyn Brewery actually.

Copper with white head. Mild to non-existent aroma. Bitter chalk. I hope this was a bad bottle. I will not be finishing it.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks troubles. Pours hazy dark amber with white wave. Malty, slightly grainy and warm aroma. Bland bitter taste. Watery, light body, long finish.

Bottle from Capone’s. Pours clear deep copper with 1-finger off-white head that laces well. Nose is bitter hops, caramel malt, mild fruit. Tastes of caramel malt, pretty smooth, with bittering hops, mild fruit, and a medium palate density and complexity level.