Newcastle Brown Ale
Heineken Nederland B.V.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Look: Brown on the pour which yields an off-white to beige head that builds and quickly settles to a film, leaving spotty lacing behind
Aroma: Caramel, toffee, warm brown bread, piloncillo, light roasted tree nuts, and wafts of earthy notes
Taste: Starts out with subtle bready malt notes along with the bread, layers of sweetness trickle in with caramel and piloncillo being the dominate two. Closes with bread and earthy notes
Mouthfeel: Full, clean, medium-high carbonation, soft, and smooth and fairly soft on the finish
Overall: This is good stuff. A classic OG and the first “big, bold, and flavorful” microbrew I tried besides the few AAL’s I had had at that point in my beer journey, almost 18 years ago and still a good one. Good malty, nutty, and sweet flavors in good combination with enough earthy hop presence to not come across as sweet. Fun to revisit and recommended if for some reason, you have never had it