The Dog
Newcastle Brown, the classic Tyneside favourite, being enjoyed on the banks of the Colorado River, in Nevada.
Scandalously, thanks to a succession of corporate consolidations, Newcastle Brown is no longer brewed in its spiritual home city. My pint came from California, not too many miles from where I was enjoying it.
I emailed this pic to a Geordie friend, himself an ex-pat, but based in Ontario. He reminded me that the local nickname for Newcastle Brown was “Dog”. Its 4.7% ABV is strong by English standards, although most US beers are 5% or more, but it had to be treated with respect.
There was one ward in Newcastle General Hospital that was dedicated to treating folk who had drunk a surfeit of the stuff over time. Another Geordie friend had a magistrate father. He told me how the Sessions would be full every Monday, with folk pleading in mitigation, “It were the beer”.
The Dog
Newcastle Brown, the classic Tyneside favourite, being enjoyed on the banks of the Colorado River, in Nevada.
Scandalously, thanks to a succession of corporate consolidations, Newcastle Brown is no longer brewed in its spiritual home city. My pint came from California, not too many miles from where I was enjoying it.
I emailed this pic to a Geordie friend, himself an ex-pat, but based in Ontario. He reminded me that the local nickname for Newcastle Brown was “Dog”. Its 4.7% ABV is strong by English standards, although most US beers are 5% or more, but it had to be treated with respect.
There was one ward in Newcastle General Hospital that was dedicated to treating folk who had drunk a surfeit of the stuff over time. Another Geordie friend had a magistrate father. He told me how the Sessions would be full every Monday, with folk pleading in mitigation, “It were the beer”.