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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 geographical limitations are strict: Newcastle Brown Ale was restricted to being brewed in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. However, having obtained this protection for their product, the brewery decided in 2004 that it would move across the river Tyne to Gateshead. As Gateshead is a separate town—albeit only the width of the ...
Newcastle Brown Ale [106] PGI (EU) 2000 Until 2007, limited to beer brewed within the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The PGI was cancelled on request of the sole producer, Scottish & Newcastle, when production was moved to Gateshead, outside of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. [106] [107] [108] Swaledale cheese: PDO (EU, UK) [e] 1996
They also named beers after the local football team players for both Sunderland AFC and Newcastle United FC. The brewery relocated in 2007 to larger premises at Barrington Road, Bedlington with a larger on site bar which was called Fuggles (after the Fuggle hops). In 2015 part of the plant and Production was moved to Blyth and the brewery name ...
It produces beer in small batches, available in approximately 200 real ale pubs in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, the Borders, Glasgow and Newcastle. It also sells mini casks and bottled beers from its brewery shop. There is also a tasting room in Leith. Stewart Brewing also has a range of canned and bottled beers, launched at the end of 2009. [2]
It currently brews and packages the ale brands John Smith's Original, John Smith's Extra Smooth and Newcastle Brown Ale, and the lager brands Foster's, Kronenbourg 1664 (Kronenbourg is a Carlsberg-owned brand brewed under license by Heineken in the UK), [60] Amstel and Tiger. [61] [62]
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The company eventually merged with Newcastle's Tyne Brewery in 1960 to form Scottish & Newcastle Ltd., a giant of the British brewing industry until its joint takeover by Carlsberg and Heineken group, in 2008. Heineken acquired the British business. The Abbey Brewery had closed in 1956 to be redeveloped as the Head Office of Scottish & Newcastle.