Beer Review 2 - Newcastle Brown Ale

For my second beer review I have chosen a popular ale from England – Newcastle Brown Ale, introduced in the eponymous city in 1927. An ale differs from a lager in that it uses top-fermenting yeast which promotes a more full-bodied taste. Brown ales are produced by using a darker barley malt. Coming from a pale lager background, I wasn’t fully prepared to like this beer, but was quite pleasantly surprised. It poured beautifully, with a nice thick head and appropriately dark brown color. The aroma was kind of roasty (if there is such a word) and the taste was similar and also a bit nutty. It was definitely more full-bodied than the lager, but not bitter at all. Very good – wish I’d bought more than one bottle!