Newcastle Brown Ale

There's a lot of hype surrounding NEWCASTLE BROWN ALE. Why, even back in the dark ages of my youth, when drinking beer was an exciting, illegal thrill, 'Nookie Broon' held a certain mystique. Maybe it was because all the bikers and the bad boys were partial to the stuff. Maybe it was the claims that it would get you rat-arsed quicker than any other beer (I wasn't too smart in those distant days of youth). Be that as it may, for as long as I can remember, Newcastle Brown Ale has been a very popular beer. My theory on its popularity is simple. When I started my beer-drinking career way back in ... more

What a surprise I got when I returned to the USA this month; and I don't mean the fantastic welcome I got from Pelenya; although that was far better than the Op I am about to write. On my second day back home in Virginia, Ellen and I went for a meal at our favourite restaurant. I was delighted to see that during my absence the owner of the establishment had added another beer to his drinks menu. None other than my favorite English Beer, Newcastle Brown Ale. WOW! I could not believe it; in fact I am sure Ellen thought I was going to wet myself with excitement over this clear glass bottle filled ... more

Sometimes taking up a dare is a bit stupid but not wanting to appear chicken in the face of such a dare I rose to the challenge of actually writing an opinion on that great foe of mine Newcastle Brown Ale or fondly know by it's millions of fans ( not me I add)as Newkie Broon! Rumour had it in Tooyoo circles that I had a particular fondness for this beverage - you know who you are so I won't name and shame! But to be honest when it comes to beer I'm a girlie lager drinker! Give me a nice gin n tonic and I've very happy thanks all the same! Now the terms of the dare was that I had to not only ... more

This has not been an easy thing to write about. I have been therefore been studying hard for the past 10 years of my life sampling vast qualities of Newcastle Brown so I, Mr Baz can give you all an insight in to this drink. What I do in the name of research and for Ciao! I have drunk Brown Ale for most of my life. I don’t drink it regularly, but I cannot put a reason as to why this is?. I do find it refreshing and love the taste so why do I favour lager over it? I honestly cannot tell you even when I am sick to my back teeth of drinking lager that is off, week after week. One of the biggest ... more

About twenty years ago I spent a fair amount of time in and around Newcastle upon Tyne. At that time the most logical beer to drink was of course Newcastle Brown. When you go into a pub you do not know, you are never quite sure what the quality of the draught beer is likely to be as this so often depends on the way the landlord looks after the pipes etc. I therefore got into the habit of drinking Newcastle Brown, which comes in its very familiar one pint bottles. Of course at that time nobody drank from a bottle and I must admit I still do not like drinking from bottles. At first I found it ... more