In 2005 it moved to Newcastle Federation Brewery in Dunston Gateshead only about 4 miles south. Take all remaining bottles and kegs back to where they were purchased and claim fraud. I am devastated. Goodbye, new Newcastle, youve left me! The Chicago guys are home drinking Heineken, so dont answer the phone. The taste of this new Newcastle is disgusting. Die you piece of shit. I cant say it enough. Wish I could get my hands on the old Newcastle. mtn MegaDork 2/7/20 1:31 p.m. I think it sucks. Im out! I have all the same gripes as everyone and I spoke to them for 10 minutes and let them know. I poured the other 11 bottles down the drain. As others posted, I not only wont drink another of these Newcastles, I also wont drink any of the other Lagunitas beers on principle. Lot of people found the taste and experience disgusting tbh. Well then change the F-in name and make a new one. Customer loyalty is your brand!!! Why not ship me the Newcastle I like and serve this new crap to people who like beer that tastes like stale bark and dirt and call it something else? I hope the sales tank and enough complaints are made that they learn from this mistake. Might consider changing the name to Newcrapple. you have no right in changing this. I will be looking for a new favorite. You ruined my favorite beer, never buying your crap again!! Newcastle Brown Ale, a brew created by Col. James Porter in 1920, was first produced. It wasn't even the best brown ale on the market. Try it folks. They were right along side the new stuff. This is not Newcastle. All grain st fra Brewolution Bryg 1-2021 OG 1054 27/12 2020 FG 1020 6/1 2021 o Show More I noticed when buying Oh, Newcastle has new packaging. Opened one when I got home. You took the only decent ale on the market and ruined it. I wonder if the recipe of Heneiken has changed also, because it tastes more bitter as well. The new variation will be produced at Lagunitas' breweries in Petaluma, Calif., and Chicago and will be available in 12-ounce bottles in six-, 12- and 24-packs. Wont be buying any more. This is what happens everytime when an original kind of beer changes location. I do not like the new recipe and flavor. Heineken 0should be forced to change the name of their new brew, because its nothing close to NCBA. Bring back the old recipe. A weak buckling of the knees by corporate America. Please change the receipe back. Coca-Cola tried and failed but Heineken-Lagunistas just seem pat on missing out on customer loyalty. Im devastated! Give the people what they want again!!!! I knew it with the first sip This is NOT NBA so change the name. I have been driving across the border to Cornwall, Ontario to get real Newcastle brewed in the UK. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I have been reading this thread for probably a year now and contributed early on and here is a solution. I will make it a point to never buy any of your products. The new Newcastle Brown Ale is disgusting! I was excited and had hoped the second one was the OldCastle but unfortunately, just another 12 of this garbage. Talk about greed? Please change it back. I used to like their beer, but its horrible now.. will not be buying it since they ruined by letting this company put their own spin on a classic recipe. I will not purchase this ever again. My new go-to, along with Belhaven Scottish Ale (both available at World Market). The company should terminate everyone connected to this fraud. Thank you very much for posting this link to the petition. Everybody I ran into doing the same, swore NOT to buy the new nasty tasting Lagunitas-made Newcastle. I didnt read them all but i did read enough to say I dont think theres one positive review here. Why change perfection. It was the best beer after Guinness Stout and this recipe change was certainly not for the better. How do you ruin a beer that is almost one hundred years old? All those potential sales gone cause you changed the formula. $0.00. Why would they even continue to call it Newcastle? Note to Lagunitas: Please, please, please go back to the old recipe. Good luck, Big Business Brewers in Petaluma your new pet project will be off the market within a year or 2. I hope they go out of business!!!!!!!!!! The new recipe should NOT be called Newcastle Brown Ale at all! It was a disaster! The old Newcastle was perfect the new Newcastle is too bitter and not evan close in taste. It was very malty, quite sweet and nutty, with an assertive bitter finish. I tried the Guiness product already, but it was a bit heavy for my taste. I stock the refrigerator for my Mens Club. Hard to find traditional real English ales in the US these days. Quality beer is not a priority. There is no shortage of hoppy beers, we did not need another and even if we did, we didnt have to loose a good brown ale to get it. I am so fooking pissed off right now too. I actually spit it out! Is it true that HEINEKEN is producing Old Newcastle for sale in Europe but not in the USA? 6 watching. Jeremy Marshal should be ashamed of himself. Youve completely ruined my favorite beer. The term brown beer was first used by London brewers in the late 1600s to describe their products, such as mild ale. Which is all to say: if youre a beer nut, make the pilgrimage to Lagunitas. That didnt fare too well, did it? By the look of these comments, New Castle will be a thing of the past! F!! I have been an exclusive Newcastle Brown Ale drinker for decades. Why would you take the one old reliable good classic brown ales and turn it in to one of those trending over hoppy swill beers? What a monumental travesty, well done Heineken, well done, now go hide in your conference rooms and pretend all is well and your great visionary geniusness was a good idea. Even the label wants no part of it! Hes a bit too fond of the beers tbh- though he hates Newcastle Brown. Moved to the USA over 20 years ago and was so glad to see if was sold over here. Seriously, at least call it something different rather than passing it off as what it used to be. If there is an upstart brewer out there that could duplicate the old beer I believe they could do well from all of us that prefer the old recipe. Thats just plain stupid. Newcastle Brown Ale Print, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, Geordie Novelty gift, Newcastle United, Wall Art, Alcohol Ale, Christmas Gift. I will not spend another dime on this foul tasting crap. We have complained to both Heineken and Lagunitas. If its any consolation, we can only get this piss in Newcastle (the birthplace of Dog AKA Newcastle Broon). Its trash. Bring back the real Broon! Brew that swill under a different name and give us back our delicious beer. Will never buy another bottle until the recipe is changed back. This will be the demise of Newcastle in the USA. FYSA: The USA-version of Bass Ale has been breed in New England for quite some time now. I am just as sad as everyone about the new crap they are pushing as Newcastle. In the Toon. That is down to 2 million cases. I used to import it in China at great expense because I loved it so much. I am really pissed that my favorite beer has been turned into something so horrendous that I poured the rest of a 12 pack down the drain. On April 25, 1927, Newcastle Brown Ale was advertised for sale for the first time in The Journal. . Americans would puke if they tasted the good stuff from way back Especially if served at room temperature like it used to be. Quite messing with good recipes. If its brewed by a different brewery, using a different recipe, and distributed in different packaging, in what sense is it still the same product? Been drinking Smithswicks red ale since there is no more one and only but will try this. I suggest you pour all of it back into the horses from whence it came. AleSmith Nut Brown . And I dont like IPAs. One more same old same hoppy style beer!! YUCK! Not only am I never buying this again, Im never buying another Heineken product again EVER out of spite! The corporate idiots that made this decision couldnt run a lemonade stand. A good thing shouldnt be messed with. Cannot see that Heinekin wouldnt let them have the recipe. You have just lost a long time customer. (0.23-0.45 kg) per 5 gallons (19 L). This latest version from California is nowt like it used to be, its a shame it is Shiite! No malt beverage involved. I remain thoroughly stumped by Heinekens refusal to listen to all of the negative feedback out there about Lagunitas Newcastlesimply TOO hoppy. This new recipe is awful, it should have another name because it doesnt come anywhere close to the one and only! Lagunitas did add 8-10 more IBUs, but they blend in rather than stick out. I thought I bought a skunky batch of Newcastle only to discover they changed the recipe. This is absolute garbage!!! Heard nothing from Heineken, a feeble response from Lagunitas, and an incredibly stupid response from the FNBA folks that started with Well, at first folks didnt like Kale either! Fat Tire is a good beer but still not the same. Thank you for a genuinely well-constructed blog post. All in all, I was a loyal customer of that brand BECAUSE of its Englishness, the flavor, the pour, the look. So this is now an American brown. Ive been drinking New Castle Brown Ale Maybe it is time to move-on. Newcastle Brown Ale is a English Brown Ale style beer brewed by Heineken Nederland B.V. in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands. Kent Goldings hops at :30 Having mistakenly believed this was a just redesigned packaging (it looks lame) I bought my usual box of 12 bottles. This new recipe SUCKS! When I go to buy New Castle Brown Ale, i expect the beer to taste the same as it always has. The term brown beer was first used by London brewers in the late 1600s to describe their products, such as mild ale. Read my lips: UP YOURS! Oh where or where has my newkie brown gone! Tastes like someone threw an old grapefruit in it along with a dash of dawn dish soap. What do I think? $5.50. What a disappointment. Maybe we can all figure out how to ship it to us directly from U.K. Well add me to the lengthy list of the disappointed. Itd be like if they took Guinness and tried to make it start tasting more like the stouts being put out by all these new breweries. Bottom line, I wont buy it anymore, they have lost a long term, loyal customer. in Drink Beer. Screw Heineken. Good luck finding it (its around) but its the treat I wish I had to wash down this new stuff . The five points of the star represent the five breweries in Newcastle. Demand money back and if they refuse, remind them that they could implicated in legal action. Our son and I had agreed that it was the best all-around good beer we had ever tasted. All I have to say is why would you throw out hundreds of years of sucess? Grew up on Newcastle Brown and this is NOT it. Cans and bottles. Check availability. By the way, the new packaging is as cheap and shitty as your beer! It like drinking Budweiser natural lights garbage total garbage bring back the original I will not buy another Newcastle ever again. The label should say New and not improved to be factual I assume that this swill will be pulled once sales decline, but you have lost the trust of fans of the original and best of luck on getting them back. On the other hand if you got it I. If a beer tastes great for as long as New Castle, why do you you think you can make it better?! What a waste! Though not brown you might want to try AndyGator. The Newcastle Brown Ale is a good choice for those who like their beer to be dark and rich-tasting. So I dont get it. 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