#donewiththisshit. Fat Tire is a good beer but still not the same. https://isitbigbeer.com/brand/heineken. I guess because Heineken now owns the name, they can put it on anything they want. Like another commenter said, if the packaging is different, and the recipe is different, can you really call it the same beer? t will never buy anything again from a fly by night outfit that just messed up the one and only. Thank you Lagunitas for putting your own twist on an amazing beer. Just freakin sucks. We may never get the old NCB back, but we need better than the current crap! I hate it! F!! Ugh. How about listen to your customers and bring back what we all loved. Not that enjoyable to drink I guess Ill move on to something else. Check Availability. On the other hand if you got it I. February 7, 2019. I am fulfilling my drop in the bucket, I stopped unpacking groceries to really try this and with every swig, Im like WTF? I know it is brewed in the Netherlands but they did retain the classic flavor. We have been drinking and buying New Castle since 1987, not anymore! In my opinion, the entire decision tree who decided to change the original to this new bitter undrinkable crap should be terminated or demoted to janitor. Anybody else heard this? By the way I own a very successful restaurant that sells your other produce. . Of course their sales numbers have dropped. The person that posted right after you included this link to a petition. that beanies and weenies is gourmet cooking! Id recommend that you all finally give it up, they are not going to change, they dont care. They did respond politely but they are standing by their new product and proud of the fancy hops they use. More shipping info Go to shop $ 8.99 no sales tax applies 6 Pack 12oz Newcastle Brown Ale Stirling Fine Wines NJ: Stirling Standard delivery 1-2 weeks More shipping info Go to shop $ 8.99 I havent had a beer in well over a year while giving up alcohol in solidarity for my wife while she was pregnant. Bottom line, I wont buy it anymore, they have lost a long term, loyal customer. Get yourself a home brew kit, a few Cornelius Kegs, and a copy of the book Clone Brews and make your own. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the services. Even found a local restaurant where it was on tap. Follow-Us. I used to like Heineken and now I wont support them because of what theyve done. I echo you all. Whomever made this decision should be fired and sent to Exile in Siberia! Some fans may decry that this U.K. classic has become completely Americanized. Did no one taste this first? Newcastle was my only beer. Anyhow, goodbye Newcastle! This worked out so well for Coca Cola in the 80s. Im so upset they did this.why? Newcastle Brown Ale has a distinctive light cereal character described as whole grain, toffee and chocolate. Thanks alot for Never Notifying a Loyal NBA Drinker Since 1983 and I like everyone else well never buy this New NBA beer again. When I got home and trepidatiously opened a can and tried a sip I was sold! Not too sweet. I dont drink Newcaslte because of the fuckin name!!! Shop $ 18.98. ex. Good lord, why? Expecting smooth light carbonation and slightly sweet, clean finish. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Newcastle Brown Ale has been my go to beer for years now but will be no longer. I will never buy this again. Ill pile on with the New Castle Sucks comments. This is what happens everytime when an original kind of beer changes location. The sale of bottled beers began to fall off in the late 1970s. 12 Pack 12oz. It was THE BEST. Following the posting of such non-material changes, your continued use of any EPGs websites will constitute your acceptance of these changes and you will be bound by such changes. Well, he was absolutely on point when he insisted I would love Kilt Lifter Scottish style amber ale brewed by Four Peaks Brewing Company in Arizona. Another loyalist lost, good luck. Just not the same. Suggestions welcomed. by some millennial trying to reinvent the wheel. I stock the refrigerator for my Mens Club. Alongside McKewans IPA and Best Scotch. I am so fooking pissed off right now too. All they care about is profit. So far nothing has changed but we need to keep the pressure on them. Thanks real Newcastle for 20 great years of great ale. This stuff is absolute toilet water. Really, everything since has been an inferior product to that. I totally agree. bottles in packs of 6, 12 and 24, and 7.75-gallon slim steel kegs. I saw the new packaging and was excited! First they messed with Smithwicks and now my all time favorite. Commence boil and add half the boiling hops to each kettle at the specified time, then half the flavor hops at the specified time. Boo! I started a conversation with a guy who was also pondering the available selection or brews and made my point about the spoiled Newcastle. Just an FYI for the hundreds or thousands of disappointed brown ale drinkers, try Shiner Bock. First mouthful is bitter, thin, astringent. Knowing him, theres sure to be a fair level of truth in what he says. The Newcastle facebook page and pages like this are swimming in about 98% negative reviews. Newcastle Brown Ale has taken a meta approach to advertising ahead of the Super Bowl. Moved to the USA over 20 years ago and was so glad to see if was sold over here. Great taste, very balanced with more malt than mellow hops, and 8%! I recently decided to go back to the tried and true beers, and was ready to order Newcastle. As Rich mentioned above, it was just a flippant response about their great re-imaginations and they are sorry I dont care for it but they hope I come around to eventually love it. The beers most important market is now the USA. I brought 6 bottles today and its as good as ever, its sad that its been ruined in the US Demand money back and if they refuse, remind them that they could implicated in legal action. I will never buy this new shit again. Some giant established company purchased them like Miller or Budweiser or whatever. I will have to find another brown ale that someone didnt feel the need to fix. Very disappointed, Bring back what we all enjoyed over the many years of the one and only Newcastle! The new packaging makes me think of a scorching summer day at the beach with a big blue star on a beach ball which doesnt in ANY WAY make me feel like drinking an English Brown Ale. Bought some today and thought it tasted odd. Youve ruined the secret sauce that made this beer so good. For those who are still looking for an acceptable replacement to Newcastle By using the any of our websites and/or making online requests of products, you agree to the terms and conditions of EPGs Policy. After I recently picked up a 12 pack and tried the first bottle I thought something was funny but assumed it was me, so I tried another. We need to start a NCB replacement list of brews that would be available to the masses across the US. (0.23-0.45 kg) per 5 gallons (19 L). Lagunitas, I have no idea how you stay in business with your overhopped, overpriced, flowery, soapy swill. If its any consolation, we can only get this piss in Newcastle (the birthplace of Dog AKA Newcastle Broon). The new one sucks. The new taste is horrible! Has anyone found a way to get real New Ashley in the US yet? So everyone assumed it was a great beer when in fact it tastes like its been filtered through a skunks ass. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER. I will NEVER buy this horrible denigration of what was once a magnificent beer. This is my opinion and I understand that many of you will not agree. Horrible. We can only hope. Yeah, you are probably right. It is a filthy drink. Newcastle Brown Ale is a beloved English beer, known for its distinctive flavour and amber hue. Now a word on the Lagunitas Brewery tour. Were known for our super-hoppy beers, our barrel-aged specialties and other crazy brews, so the temptation was there,Marshalsaid. Newcastle Brown Ale skapades ursprungligen av verste James (Jim) Herbert Porter (fdd 1892 i Burton upon Trent ), en tredje generationens bryggare. It has been brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, since April 1927 by Newcastle Breweries. Laugunitas did what they do best, make an IPA, unfortunately, it was at the expense of a delicious nut brown English ale. If you have a favorite food, I hope you become allergic. Now it just tastes like any other brown ale. The new taste is horribly disappointing! PLEASE!!!!! You are responsible for regularly reviewing this Policy and any changes thereto. . Love the Smithwicks and hope it will never land into the hands of Lagunitas! Not everyone is a fan of bitter, hoppy beer. BREWERIANA - NEWCASTLE BROWN ALE - SERVE COOL - BEER MAT - T22. Jeremy Marshal should be offered a steaming hot, Newcastle Brown enema. No. Why ? So sad. Why is it their ale of choice? Well now I have to find another beer. I will now look for a new beer to enjoy. There are now only 10 million beers selling across the US. That really satisfied me. I hate how they ruined my favorite beer. & Chicago, IL. New Castle came in a clear bottle, if you got a 12 pack which packaged the bottles out of the light, it was the nectar of the gods, bottles buried in ice it was the ultimate summer beer. Ive been a dedicated Newcastle drinker for over 20 years and they just ruined a great beer!! Ive enjoyed Newcastle for years, its been my Go to now its my No way and nor would I recommend it. Totally idiotic to change the recipe. Im drinking ROGUE Hazelnut Brown Nectar Ive poured this into a New Castle glass that I have, and it looks just like the real thing! I couldnt find Newcastle at any of the local stores for a long time, but didnt really think anything sinister was afoot. Read his recent piece 8 Craft Beer Trends in 2019. Where can I buy my old Newcastle??????? Well then change the F-in name and make a new one. If a beer tastes great for as long as New Castle, why do you you think you can make it better?! Wont buy again until its changed back. What happened to if it aint broke, dont fix it? Smithwicks is my new go to brew, the ale that Newcastle once was. New recipe is awful, and now just tastes like Lagunitas. While I have nothing against a solidly hopped beer your derivation has destroyed the smooth malty character that I have for so long found endearing. Takes like shit he told me. The petition has had pathetic results. It was the only beer my wife would drink. Newcastle Brown Ale: from Miners to Hipsters. We've cut our emissions when making our beers and ciders by 68% since 2008. I was able to buy a 12 pack of the old and new recently Im down to my last few of the old. Thanks for the note. WHY?! Thinking that if we make contact with them and they see what has been done maybe they can formulate something more similar to NCB. The bad news is that the locals here never really rated it as a beer, as it was always too sweet most drinkers would only ever order a bottle of dog (the local name for it) if the pub had no decent draught beer on tap and believe me there were plenty of pubs like that in the 70s and 80s! Thanks a lot! The one and only was sweet and I lived off it. P.S. Michelob Amber Boch maybe??? Not everything needs extra hops. I thought I bought a skunky batch of Newcastle only to discover they changed the recipe. It is not only more bitter, it tastes pretty bad. 12 pack - from $17.98 6 pack - from $10.49. Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of beer produced by Heineken International. But the end result is not extremely bitter. Bottles of the new flavor ship in March. This is NOT Newcastle Brown Ale. Plus it has more alcohol so I am forced to drink less. English brown ale pretty closely hits the average mark here, making it a good choice if you're calorie and carb counting. mtn MegaDork 2/7/20 1:31 p.m. Hes a better brew master than that. It does seem like consumer fraud. They have ruined a great drink Its not New Castle anymore. Never buying it again. You think some stuffy accountant would compare the numbers before and after Lagunitas and go back to the original recipe if only to make money. Newcastle was the best smooth English brown ale available. I didnt know the beer changed any more than the ridiculous new label. Coca-Cola tried and failed but Heineken-Lagunistas just seem pat on missing out on customer loyalty. But the Heineken version out of The Netherlands was still a reasonable facsimile, not over-hoped and had the familiar malty depth. Not sure what they changed but they need to go back. Bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale were as abundant as the portraits of white menformer members of the gentlemen's clubon the pub's walls. I will never buy another Lagunita or Heineken product as long as I live! So it doesnt sell a billion bottles like Bud Light. Been a loyal Newcastle drinker since 1975 After my find is gone Panic? Total dumbass move. Sad, disappointed, pissed off. Completely bummed out. Who knows! Hoping for declining sales/stocks for Heineken. When a complete fan base is alienated and one relies on the popularity of a trashy new product to immediately replace the old line with better profits and volumethat is just absurd. Its not even good for what it is going for. I always enjoyed this beer every fall and winter and now its going down the drain. view stats. Will never buy another bottle until the recipe is changed back. It did lift my kilt a little bit but a little high on the alcohol content so now drinkin the Samual Adams Octoberfest . Newcastle Brown Ale 12pk, Newcastle, England, United Kingdom . At Safeway it was always located in the Local section just because it was called Aloha Brewing Co. in Drink Beer. I once knew. Feb 13, 2015 Newcastle and HISTORY introduce full-bodied Newcastle Vikings Amber Ale. Newcastle Brown Ale is a full-flavoured smooth ale with refreshing lightness. looking for another beer. Marris Otter, carmel malts, and English yeast check. Nothing wrong with that but dont call it Newcastle. The aftertaste is akin to the home-brewed medicine my crazy Aunt Ethel used to cook up when I was a kid. And if this is balanced then throwing shit against the wall is art. 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