I am fulfilling my drop in the bucket, I stopped unpacking groceries to really try this and with every swig, Im like WTF? I bet sales are way down since its a crap beer now. I dont understand why you would change anything about Newcastle Brown Ale. 18th century brown ales were lightly hopped and brewed from 100% brown malt.. Today there are brown ales made in several regions, most notably England, Belgium and . Im not a fan of hoppy. So disappointed. Its not Newcastle anymore. What a high recommendation it is not terrible! I knew something was wrong when the bottle changed. While there, we cleared several pitchers of Newcastle Brown Ale. Heck, on a recent day trip had a great ale from a micro in LaBelle, FL. I had no idea they changed the recipe and tried the new stuff yesterday and was terribly disgusted with this brew. Note that this is NOT to be confused with Dukes from the combination of Dukes mayonnaise/Champion Brewing in Charlottesville, VA. They did respond politely but they are standing by their new product and proud of the fancy hops they use. The new recipe should NOT be called Newcastle Brown Ale at all! They dont give a crap. Will NOT be purchasing this, nor anything by Lagunitas and, if I can help it, anything from the Heineken conglomerate. Do not buy this crap. Previously I was concerned when my brown ale go to beverage moved from the UK to the Netherlands. Its useful for cleaning my tools, killing snails, and in a pinch I can pour the beer in the toilet and use the bottle for a candle holder. Supporting marketing includes social media engagements, plus new POS and on-premise materials. The makers should be ashamed of themselves for serving this bland liquid as the Famous Newcastle Brown Ale. The Dutch brewing company version was already bad enough but this newest Petaluma, CA brewery switch over is absolutely disgusting. Bring back the original PLEASE!!! How rare it was in those days. It was smooth enough when I wanted something light and had flavor and body when I wanted something more than a lager. See new coke I have been drinking the one and only for over 25 years.I cant stomach this bitter, hoppy taste labeled as Newcastle.it is not Newcastle! Tastes like CRAP !!! Dont just say that you will never buy it again. And is truly horrible. This new recipe is horrible. I also know that large companies do not care about our thoughts about their products as long as the money flows. This was one of my go to beers. I have been buying every old Newcastle packs I can find. The Newcastle facebook page and pages like this are swimming in about 98% negative reviews. I will never buy another Lagunita or Heineken product as long as I live! newcastle was the only thing I drank for the last 25+ years. This new taste is absolutely awful. Click & Collect. Loved the old recipe, but this was a disappointment. In the mean time, just imagine how much $ Lagunitas is losing by brewing this fake newkie crap. I could be wrong, but it seems like bad business to discontinue a successful product line that seems to be profitable in favor of an untested poorly conceived bad idea that is doomed to failure from the beginning. Bombard away! Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By Ticked By 3.3 tontalus (1527) - - DEC 26, 2022 Goodbye dear friend, we will miss you. I have been drinking this beer for 20 plus years and bought a six pack a few weeks ago and noticed new packaging never thought they would change the beer, why mess with perfection. Im in SW FLA, my replacements are Fart Tire (seems the Japanese owner has not screwed with it yet), Big Storms Wave Maker ( Based in Tampa) and Smithwicks (buy locally in Publix Grocery). Has anyone found a way to get real New Ashley in the US yet? You ruined my favorite beer of all time. It still tasted better than the crap they are selling now. I hate it! Dumped 11 and bought a 12 of modelo negra. I have tried quite a few beers but just cannot find anything that I like as much as the old stuff. This is some weird IPA. Onto greener pastures, just dont know what it will be. Newcastle is an icon of beer and youve completely ruined it. I cant say it enough. Heineken, you need to change the name of this beer and the label. I usually shop for all of my brew at the Navy Exchange, so if they dont have it I will probably just move on. I spent 30 years enjoying Newcastle at my favorite pizza joints and pubs, and at home on holidays and special events. I thought I was done with my rant but Im going to keep going. I have a friend in Quebec that brought me a six pack more than a year ago before Covid-19 and the border closure. And thats fine. Either they find a way to replicate the original recipe or Im done and will preach far and wide about how terrible Lagunitas is for ruining a classical old standby. Guess Ill go to something elsr, Hard day at work, head to the store for my favorite brew. Are there any lawyers following this thread? 12 pack - from $17.98 6 pack - from $10.49. The taste is not the same it leaves a bitter after taste. Theyve ruined it! If I wanted a Budweiser thats what Id buy never again 20 plus years I love the old label. I happened to be browsing the beer cooler at a local liquor store and must have looked a bit puzzled over what beer to buy. Demand money back and if they refuse, remind them that they could implicated in legal action. New recipe is awful, and now just tastes like Lagunitas. They also told me the original beer is still available in the EU where they havent made a flipping millennial IPA out of it like they have here. mtn MegaDork 2/7/20 1:31 p.m. Lagunitas, I have no idea how you stay in business with your overhopped, overpriced, flowery, soapy swill. I bought a six pack, opened a beer. American takes on classic beer styles can be fun, wildly experimental, and every now and then they hit a real home run and exceed my expectations for the style. I feel like I lost my best friend. FU Lagunitas. I have changed to Modelo Negara or Michelob Amber Bock, or even Dos Equis Amber in a pinch. So it doesnt sell a billion bottles like Bud Light. Thats because production has moved from the Netherlands to the U.S., where Chicagos Lagunitas Brewery will now make the beer under a new recipe. Kent Goldings hopsat :90 1 oz. One taste and Im spluttering, cursing and mad as hell. They directed Lagunitas, an American brewery that is also owned by Heineken, to brew Newcastle Brown Ale in the states. WHY???!!! Who ever changed the recipe should be fired. Also is Clint Eastwoods favourite beer. Please go back to the it was. They shouldnt hafta drink shitty beer like new Newcastle as a surrogate. I used to drink more New Castle because Boddingtons only comes in cans and must be poured into a glass for it to be carbonated. Fans of Newcastle Brown Ale will notice a new flavor. 20 plus years of drinking NBA as my number one beer, now I tried this garbage and I cant reimagine what the morons at Heineken or Lagunitas were thinking. Newcastle Brown Ale 12pk, Newcastle, England, United Kingdom . Never again and no Heineken or lugie water either ! Luckily I still have Mississippi Mud and Arrogant Bastard who unlike you knows how to brew a legit beer!!!! please share. From my first swig, it tasted wrong and not how I remembered, and my friend soon concurred that theyd changed it. (0.23-0.45 kg) per 5 gallons (19 L). Now, to me, it has nothing to distinguish it from any of dozens of other hoppy American brews out there. I saw the new packaging and was excited! I finally got around to googling this topic, and actually entered WTF Newcastle in the search engine. Ive been drinking this beer since the early 90s and this is just disgraceful. We discuss our information collection practices below. It would be like letting Budweiser brew Guiness. Why not keep the same recipe and just brew it here in America? Why the traditional recipe couldnt make it across the pond is a mystery. A candy, banana fruitiness is also present. If you think these guys are going to revert to the old recipe just because you and a few thousand others complained, youre just barking at the moon. Terrible decision, I like the smithswicks Kiltlifter. Real appropriate that Lagunitas, the brewer of this crap, has the word anus in its name. This is not Newcastle. They are right. Sad sad beer. Email. 28 IBU View: More Beers | Place Reviews BIG CORP. this is not why we fell in love with this beer. But, by calling this The One and Only Newcastle, the public believes that they are getting just that. [2] Launched in 1927 by Colonel Jim Porter after three years of development, the 1960 merger of Newcastle Breweries with Scottish Brewers afforded the beer national distribution and sales peaked in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. Bad idea smfs!! Holidays coming soonI have 18 originals on chill that are getting a bit old..but old original NBA is light years better than Lagunitas ass-water. Ive always thought Heineken beer, in its green bottle, was one of the skunkiest tasting beers around. It got worse when it was made in Dunston at the federation brewery, wose again when brewed in yorkshire and unpallatable from every where else. Ive literally bought the new Newcastle maybe 20 times since its changed. One more customer lost. Close Print Water Requirements . This new beer should not be called Newcastle. Check Availability. [] Ale have changed hands faster than Watford football managers. Not even close to the crappy new recipe. I think it sucks. Wrong! As I stated before, this new recipe is crap. And promptly went to get a refund. Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of dark brown ale. Anyway, one final comment. Just purchased a 12 pack thinking new look only big surprise. Bring back the original!!!! They took a great genuine drink and trashed it and pissed all over it! I found Shiner Bock to be the closed Made in USA brew to Newcastle Brown. Production in the Netherlands was only for export to USA Ive been drinking Newcastle for over 20 years and could not find any other beer even close to the great taste. This is not new news. Im switching to Alaskan Amber.a Grand substitute! They deserve a nice made in America class-action suit against them for this nonsense. Devastated when I tasted my first new Newcastle. Has anyone found a way to get real Newcastle in the US yet? But for me it was the Yuengling lager version of a brown ale. Horrible idea to shift from the old recipe and keep the same name. 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