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Newcastle Brown Ale
Heineken Nederland B.V.
- From:
- Heineken Nederland B.V.
- Netherlands
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
Ranked #129 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 76
Ranked #27,376 - Avg:
- 3.32 | pDev: 18.37%
- Reviews:
- 1,680
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 01, 2024
- Added:
- Oct 29, 2000
- Wants:
- 94
- Gots:
- 1,203
No description / notes.
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Ratings by ljbrisson:
Reviewed by ljbrisson from Pennsylvania
3.52/5 rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.52/5 rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Poured dark reddish brown into a goblet. A thin head rises and then quickly fades, leaving no lacing. Aroma is of cranberries and malt. Mouthfeel is light-medium bodied with a bit of carbonation, despite the lack of carbonation in the appearance. Taste is malt, crackers, nut, wood, with a faint hint of hoppiness just at the back end. Almost like the flavor wants to be there but falls just short. Drinkability is good due to the inoffensiveness of the brew. Overall not too bad. Despite all this, I think the rest of the sixer will be more suited for cooking.
Nov 07, 2008More User Ratings:
Reviewed by scottishdrinker from Scotland
3/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
12 ounce (354 ml) bottle poured into a glass. this was the "new version" of NCBA btw brewed in the states for Lagunitas brewing (California & Illinois) as opposed to the UK made product which is evidently no longer available.
the label art is still cool. The beer itself is lighter in colour since they no longer use caramel colouring. Very slight grain or barely smell. slightly sweet in taste but not horrible. feel in the mouth was typical. overall not bad. is there a better beer? sure but then it becomes splitting hairs lol.
p.s.: the beer is not listed on the lagunitas website nor could i find a date on the bottle
p.s.s.: questions were directed to heinekenusa interesting enough.
Jan 01, 2024the label art is still cool. The beer itself is lighter in colour since they no longer use caramel colouring. Very slight grain or barely smell. slightly sweet in taste but not horrible. feel in the mouth was typical. overall not bad. is there a better beer? sure but then it becomes splitting hairs lol.
p.s.: the beer is not listed on the lagunitas website nor could i find a date on the bottle
p.s.s.: questions were directed to heinekenusa interesting enough.
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev +13%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +13%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle. Brewed and bottled by Lagunitas Brewing. No dating information found.
Ruby brown colored body. One thin finger of off white/khaki colored head, and this becomes bubbly islands and a ring. Leaves a few scattered strings of lacing.
Aroma of lightly roasted malts, which seem sweet, and fruity hops.
Taste is sweet roasted malts, with a touch of caramel and nuts. Low bitterness, and the hops express a general fruity flavor. More caramel malts in the aftertaste.
Thinner than medium mouth feel. Slight minerality. Good carbonation.
A sweet malt beer that can be sessioned.
Oct 08, 2023Ruby brown colored body. One thin finger of off white/khaki colored head, and this becomes bubbly islands and a ring. Leaves a few scattered strings of lacing.
Aroma of lightly roasted malts, which seem sweet, and fruity hops.
Taste is sweet roasted malts, with a touch of caramel and nuts. Low bitterness, and the hops express a general fruity flavor. More caramel malts in the aftertaste.
Thinner than medium mouth feel. Slight minerality. Good carbonation.
A sweet malt beer that can be sessioned.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.79/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Heineken 'Newcastle Brown' @ 4.7% , served from a 6pack of 330 ml bottle's
A-pour is a light brown from the bottle to a dark brown/amber in the glass with a medium size light creamy tan head leaving a fine spotty lace ring along the pint
S-roasted nuts
T-caramel malt , bit of a watery finish
MF-ok carbonation , medium body , kinda filling
Ov-not a great pub beer , but I could see myself drinking some playing darts or billiards
prost LampertLand
Apr 01, 2023A-pour is a light brown from the bottle to a dark brown/amber in the glass with a medium size light creamy tan head leaving a fine spotty lace ring along the pint
S-roasted nuts
T-caramel malt , bit of a watery finish
MF-ok carbonation , medium body , kinda filling
Ov-not a great pub beer , but I could see myself drinking some playing darts or billiards
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois
4.22/5 rDev +27.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +27.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
poured from a 12oz bottle into a FFF pint glass. pours brown with ruby red edges and a khaki colored foam head. heavy malt on the nose and taste. nutty with a slight hint caramel. easy drinking with a full mouthfeel. haven’t had one of these in years and while this bottle was brewed by Lagunitas, it still reminded me of the old bottles i used to consume as an early twenty something kid.
Feb 27, 2023
Newcastle Brown Ale from Heineken Nederland B.V.
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76 out of
100 with
5459 ratings
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