Beers similar to Newcastle Brown Ale

Newcastle Brown Ale

Brown Ale·United Kingdom·4.7% ABV·One of 70 Brown Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Newcastle Brown Ale's malty and caramel character. Caramel malt, banana and candy fruit open the nose; the palate brings caramel, brown-bread maltiness, more candy fruit and a hint of roast grain and chocolate. Slightly sweet, with gentle bitterness and a light mouthfeel, it finishes like a chocolate digestive biscuit. Colonel Jim Porter spent three years perfecting the recipe before the ale launched in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1927; today it runs at 4.7% ABV.

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10 beers like Newcastle Brown Ale

1

Cairngorm Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.1%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares roasted notes and fruit notes with Newcastle Brown; adds berry notes, but drops banana notes.

What carries overcaramelfruitymaltytoastyroasted

Structure: very close

Compared to Newcastle Brownberrydark fruitbananasmooth-drinking

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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2

JW Lees

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 3.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same roasted notes and chocolate notes as Newcastle Brown, adds creaminess, a notch softer, but without the banana notes.

What carries overcaramelchocolatemaltyroastedsweet

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Newcastle Browncreamysmoothbreadybananafruity

Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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3

St Austell Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.4%

ALTERNATIVE

79%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Newcastle Brown, same roasted notes and chocolate notes; adds richness, no banana notes.

What carries overchocolatecaramelnuttymaltyroasted

Structure: very close

Compared to Newcastle Brownrichsmoothbreadybananafruity

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Bambrick's Brown Ale

Ballykilcavan Brewery

Ireland · Brown Ale · 5.8%

79%

MATCH

Like Newcastle Brown on chocolate notes and roasted notes — adds richness, a notch stronger, but without the banana notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Timothy Taylor

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.3%

74%

MATCH

Mirrors Newcastle Brown's roasted notes and fruit notes — plus richness, minus banana notes.

Structure: very close

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Calverley's Brown Ale

Calverley's Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.1%

74%

MATCH

Keeps fruit notes and chocolate notes like Newcastle Brown, adds citrus notes, drops banana notes.

Structure: very close

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7

Adriaen Brouwer

Brouwerij Roman

Belgium · Brown Ale · 5%

73%

MATCH

A touch more bread notes, no banana notes — roasted notes and fruit notes as with Newcastle Brown.

Structure: very close

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8

Brooklyn Brewery

United States · Brown Ale · 5.6%

73%

MATCH

Alongside Newcastle Brown on chocolate notes and roasted notes: adds creaminess, a notch stronger, drops banana notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Kernel Brown Ale

The Kernel Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.2%

72%

MATCH

Same roasted notes and bitterness as Newcastle Brown, adds smokiness, but without the banana notes.

Structure: very close

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Cervecería Austral

Chile · Brown Ale · 5%

72%

MATCH

Same roasted notes and chocolate notes as Newcastle Brown, adds coffee notes, but without the banana notes.

Structure: very close

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