 Newcastle Brown Ale poured into a pint glass | |
| Type | Brown ale |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Heineken |
| Distributor | Heineken |
| Country of origin | England |
| Introduced | 1927 |
| Alcohol by volume | 4.7% |
| Colour | Red-brown[1] |
| Website | newcastlebrown |
Newcastle Brown Ale is a brown ale, originally brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.[2] It was 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 UK sales peaked in the early 1970s.[3] The beer underwent a resurgence in the late 1980s and early 1990s with student unions selling it.[3] Brewing moved in 2005 from Newcastle to Dunston, Tyne and Wear, and in 2010 to Tadcaster. In 2017, the Heineken Brewery in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands, also began production. Since 2019, it has also been brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, and Chicago, Illinois, for the American market.
Newcastle Brown Ale is perceived in the UK as a working-man's beer, with a long association with heavy industry: the traditional economic staple of the North East of England.[1] In export markets, it is seen as a trendy, premium import, being predominantly drunk by the young.[1] It was one of the first beers to be distributed in a clear glass bottle and is most readily associated with this form of bottle in the United Kingdom.
- ^ a b c Oliver, Garrett, ed. (2012). The Oxford Companion to Beer. Oxford University Press. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-19-536713-3.
- ^ Newcastle Brown Ale to be brewed in Yorkshire, The Telegraph, 14 October 2009
- ^ a b Andy Pike (10 November 2010). "Origination: How brands are capturing the power of place and why it matters" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2012.