tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post2985840864250165398..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: In All the Little Ways, Newcastle Really Says "Macro"Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-16791882383255648512015-02-28T18:37:51.631-08:002015-02-28T18:37:51.631-08:00If you get a very fresh pint on draft - North Amer...If you get a very fresh pint on draft - North America has a draft version, not sure bout U.K. - it's quite nice, a good first pint.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-59432002208203098252015-02-13T01:58:32.646-08:002015-02-13T01:58:32.646-08:00Because of you, we (Boak and I) went to the pub la...Because of you, we (Boak and I) went to the pub last night and drank Newcastle Brown. It had been ten years since we last tasted it, at least. It wasn't as terrible as we remembered, and certainly much less sweet than we recalled, though it was skunked to high heaven. We won't be bothering again for another ten years...Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-69874704308414645262015-02-11T18:14:07.567-08:002015-02-11T18:14:07.567-08:00It's news to me that caramel color is common--...It's news to me that caramel color is common--and I appreciate knowing it's so. But do breweries cop to the fact? Newcastle (err, Heineken) sure doesn't. It's an ingredient used to color a beer cheaply, and so they don't advertise it. Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-85940537906505190092015-02-11T17:17:28.377-08:002015-02-11T17:17:28.377-08:00Oops, sorry, it wasn't BN who said British bre...Oops, sorry, it wasn't BN who said British brewers use caramel, it was Ann O'Nymous.Martyn Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843357962176591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-63823764222121399692015-02-11T17:15:09.176-08:002015-02-11T17:15:09.176-08:00No, I reckon everybody on this side of the Atlanti...No, I reckon everybody on this side of the Atlantic agrees that calling Newcastle Brown "Newcastle" is indeed strange and jarring, one of those American peculiarities like referring to "Prime Minister Cameron" or saying "write your congressman". There used also to be Newcastle Amber, which was a 1030OG weak beer, sold in its own right but also the beer that was Martyn Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843357962176591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-78121021394217815332015-02-11T12:00:38.787-08:002015-02-11T12:00:38.787-08:00Humor received and appreciated.
Beer Nut, your ...Humor received and appreciated. <br /><br />Beer Nut, your pedantry is also understood and appreciated--but yes, you may be on an island of one on this.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-86406281981904045382015-02-11T11:52:54.271-08:002015-02-11T11:52:54.271-08:00Sorry Jeff, that was my attempt at poking a little...Sorry Jeff, that was my attempt at poking a little humor at you. Of course I've had (and been disappointed by) Newcastle. I've not had Turbodog though so I will give that a try. If I want truly good English beer I just go visit Ted and Brewers Union 45 minutes away....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393042945691381860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-91840111187022516282015-02-11T10:27:45.368-08:002015-02-11T10:27:45.368-08:00"the name of the brewery is adequate"
Bu..."the name of the brewery is adequate"<br />But that's the thing: there is not and never has been a brewery called "Newcastle". If you go back before 1960 there was "Newcastle Breweries", but in most people's living memories, Newkie Brown was a product of Scottish & Newcastle, and then of Heineken. The rule that applies to, say, Guinness or Bass, does not The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-44874041030787500522015-02-11T09:56:40.856-08:002015-02-11T09:56:40.856-08:00I've heard Newcastle and Newcastle Brown used ...I've heard Newcastle and Newcastle Brown used (when they're used at all, which is damn near never). I think Americans tend to shorten everything, so given that there's no Newcastle pale or stout, the name of the brewery is adequate.<br /><br />Dan, no, I probably wouldn't. I don't think it's a terrible beer, but it is quite dated. If I were in the mood for something Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-584412085869142552015-02-11T09:50:48.193-08:002015-02-11T09:50:48.193-08:00so the beer Sherpa does not recommend Newcastle?so the beer Sherpa does not recommend Newcastle?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393042945691381860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-51101731192966682162015-02-11T09:20:23.271-08:002015-02-11T09:20:23.271-08:00Thanks. I remember hearing "Newkie Brown"...Thanks. I remember hearing "Newkie Brown" and "Newkie" in the 90s when it was popular on draft. I wonder in the states, before the proliferation of breweries offering a number of different brews, folks tended to order by the brewery name w/o mentioning the full name of the beer -- I know I would have asked for a "Sierra Nevada" or a "Samuel Adams" when I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-15654226560337180802015-02-11T07:41:23.907-08:002015-02-11T07:41:23.907-08:00"Newcastle Brown Ale". Acceptable abbrev..."Newcastle Brown Ale". Acceptable abbreviations are "Newkie Brown" or occasionally "Newkie". Apparently it's known as "The Dog" in Newcastle, but I've never heard that usage in real life.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-32336899648811050992015-02-11T07:36:03.756-08:002015-02-11T07:36:03.756-08:00The Beer Nut -- what does the rest of the world ca...The Beer Nut -- what does the rest of the world call Newcastle? (I realize that sounds like a set-up for a punch line...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-65065221839741269342015-02-11T01:43:42.271-08:002015-02-11T01:43:42.271-08:00Totally off-topic, but the way Americans call it &...Totally off-topic, but the way Americans call it "Newcastle" weirds me out, every damn time.<br /><br />While the main beer is made in Tadcaster, I understand the special edition variants come from Heineken's Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-48123380316717879122015-02-10T23:19:50.442-08:002015-02-10T23:19:50.442-08:00In Newcastle's defense caramel colouring is no...In Newcastle's defense caramel colouring is not unheard of in traditional English brewing particularly in many of the family brewers' dark milds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com