Brewery: Caledonian Brewery
Beer: Newcastle Brown Ale
Style: English Brown Ale
Alcohol by Volume: 4.70%
[Note: These were samples provided by Caledonian as part of a new “No Bollocks” ad campaign. The glass I got some time ago. The fact that they were free has in no way affected my review. Also, myself and this blog are in no way obligated to provide good reviews, though free beer does always rock and I’m always psyched for free beer! So I thank the folks at Caledonian!]
This pours a dark amber brown with minimal light brown head from what I admit was a less than awesome pour on my part, so I may have gotten less head then one would normally see.
I’m not getting much smell off this maybe a bit of malt, though my sinuses were problematic in the morning so that could be causing problems.
It’s got a nice dry and smooth mouth feel followed by a bit of crispness. The taste isn’t too powerful in any direction but the most powerful component is malt which stands out a bit.
As it warms up it becomes a bit crisper and seems like a tiny bit of hop flavor is kicking up.
Overall it’s an acceptable session beer, but nothing I would drink too often or if I wanted to taste something interesting. I’ll give it a 3/5 which I think might be slightly generous, but I don’t give 2.75’s, so I’ll round up.
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