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I used to love New Castle, then they something happened to them, they got over priced, and I can't drink a 6 pack without getting that nasty hangover that normally comes from over processed beers like Budweiser. I think they screwed with the formula to keep up with production demand. They were everywhere for a while. Now I don't see them as much. That could be because InBev knocked them off the shelves. Distributors will make their customers not carry other brands. I think that has happened to Anchor Steam and Shiner Bock as well. As I never see those at places that I used to see them.

Pabst is what white trash drink before they get into brawls.

For example I have replaced Kitchen Boutique(A gravy darkener) with Dark Soy sauce(basically the same thing, but not as bitter if you over do it.)
I find many Savory dishes that will have Soy Sauce and Worstershire sauce.

Tenpoundbass says

I used to love New Castle, then they something happened to them, they got over priced, and I can't drink a 6 pack without getting that nasty hangover that normally comes from over processed beers like Budweiser. I think they screwed with the formula to keep up with production demand. They were everywhere for a while. Now I don't see them as much. That could be because InBev knocked them off the shelves. Distributors will make their customers not carry other brands. I think that has happened to Anchor Steam and Shiner Bock as well. As I never see those at places that I used to see them.

Yeah, Newcastle was my go to. I've noticed an aftertaste that wasn't there before. I gotta get back into brewing my own shit again.

I swear I have had Boddingtons at least 10 occasions since it's closing in 2005.

I live in ground zero of the IPA world and my local pizza place (Pizza Port) makes great IPA's.

Tenpoundbass says

I swear I have had Boddingtons at least 10 occasions since it's closing in 2005.

The only time I had Boddington's was when I was in Manchester, England in 1980. I did not know it was even sold outside of Britain.

I also remember around 2017 New Castle being $9.9 a 12 pack. and remembering it was cheap. I thought it was being blown out because it was old. But I guess it was just the last batch of a dead brand at the beverage store. As that was the last time I remember seeing it around.

NewCastle was sold in 2017 and that's when they screwed up:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Brown_Ale#Move_to_Zoeterwoude_Brewery,_the_Netherlands

Although the beer being produced for Newcastle at the Lagunitas facility is still called Newcastle Brown Ale, the Lagunitas-brewed product will feature a different label than that of other Newcastle Brown Ales brewed at 75 breweries around the world and a different recipe.

“It’s a homebrewer’s classic take on an original brown ale,” Tay said. “Lagunitas brewmaster Jeremy Marshall really modernized the recipe, and he’s using American hops like Chinook and Centennial to create something smooth, crisp, and roasty.”

“It’s the Brooklyn dads and the world travelers,” Tay said. “These guys are young. They’re out there enjoying life, and they have affiliation with a brand that has no qualms with making fun of themselves.”

No wonder the last batch I had tasted like a Microbrewfag creation instead of like the Old Classic.

OH

Although the beer being produced for Newcastle at the Lagunitas facility is still called Newcastle Brown Ale, the Lagunitas-brewed product will feature a different label than that of other Newcastle Brown Ales brewed at 75 breweries around the world and a different recipe.

“It’s a homebrewer’s classic take on an original brown ale,” Tay said. “Lagunitas brewmaster Jeremy Marshall really modernized the recipe, and he’s using American hops like Chinook and Centennial to create something smooth, crisp, and roasty.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kennygould/2019/03/07/newcastle-brown-ale-heineken-lagunitas/?sh=422d610f1f27

That ain't an English Brown Ale, which is malty with a touch of Fuggles hops. Crisp my ass, it's supposed to be malty and caramel/toffee tones.

macro-brewing my friend,

They destroy everything with the too much hops shit. You only need that much hops if you have insomnia, and it tastes like shit. The perfect amount of hops IMO is a (German) Pilsner

I loathe the term "Micro Brewery" it sounds like a hobbyist farting in a bottle swearing that it adds to the body of the beer.
I avoid them, my daughter's drag me to Micro Breweries, I have never drank any beer at any of them, that made me think I need to go back.
Their names and flavors are always way off in terms of the flavor concurring with the name.

Ale, Pilsner, or Lager.

Most hipsters operating micro breweries are NOT brew masters by any means.

Youngsters today like beers brewed with orange peels and wheat.

Not sure you'll ever see Three Floyd's, but if you do, don't pass it up.

Tenpoundbass says

Most hipsters operating micro breweries are NOT brew masters by any means.

Absolutely false. The more well known micro-breweries in San Diego all have brewmasters at the helm. It's a title that requires a degree, although I do think quality and expertise are less tied to "experts" than other fields where defenestration is sorely needed.

Overrated. They're out of Indiana so they're all over by me. They had cool bottles and that's "why" it's popular. It's not good beer. Think Fear and Loathing type artwork. People bought with their eyes.

It's not even popular in this region. Pretty sure I met an owner at some festival at some point when they were young. Not bad people, but it's definitely a beer snob beer because of their limited production. No different than Spotted Cow in Wisconsin, which only sells in Wisconsin. So it's scarcity as marketing. Three Floyds is no different. They know it won't sell nationally.

Brewing beer is not that complicated. It's about getting flavor YOU want or others if you want to sell to others.