Newcastle Brown Ale

To behold a Newcastle Brown Ale for the first time is to be held in the grasp of a higher power.

What is this funky little bottle with the blue star label? How decidedly English!

Yes, Newcastle was - and still is - our preferred fringe beer of choice that we can find in our local bar. It’s the beer that gets everybody talking, and everybody wondering: “What is he drinking?”

I’ll never pass up an opportunity to get one of my friends to try one in all of its sweet, smooth, malty deliciousness. To convert a non-believer into a true Newcastleholic is to perform your good Samaritan act of the day. The frothy, icy mixture is an instant keeper and a benign friend that you can always return to when you find it.

I find those who drink Newcastle to be intellectually superior to those who fail to marvel at it. You can always nod to a fellow Newcastle drinker and know that no matter what kind of conversation you start with them, it will never be too far out of their stream of consciousness.

Now, if I could find a girl who drank Newcastle on the regular, then color me intrigued - for all the vixens I know who swig are married.

Intelligence, beauty and good taste don’t stay single for long in this world.

Rating: 4.5 pints