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Newcastle Werewolf
Heineken Nederland B.V.
- From:
- Heineken Nederland B.V.
- Netherlands
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
Ranked #113 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 73
Ranked #27,710 - Avg:
- 3.18 | pDev: 19.5%
- Reviews:
- 190
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 26, 2022
- Added:
- Jul 17, 2011
- Wants:
- 43
- Gots:
- 166
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Jeffreysan:
Reviewed by Jeffreysan from Virginia
3.6/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle, poured into a pint glass
Appearance: Pours a pretty, clear, deep, dark, mahogany color, speckled with reddish highlights and a quarter of a finger of white-colored head that quickly dissolved away into a thin lacing of foam that completely covered the top of the beer.
Aroma: Very aromatic with bready, toasted malt aromas, as well as some funky, spicy rye, which impart notes of freshly baked Jewish rye bread. I also get some aromas of black pepper, caramel and a touch of piney, resin-like hops.
Taste: Interesting. Lots of woody, earthy, slightly sour, rye flavors up front, followed by some toasted malt, caramel-like sweetness and some floral, grassy, piney, slightly bitter hops at the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and pretty smooth as there is very little in the way of carbonation. With an ABV of 4.5%, there is no alcohol on the palate.
Overall: As stated above, this is an interesting beer. It has lots of woody, earthy, spicy, slightly sour rye flavors which is almost overpowering. While I much rather prefer a regular Newcastle Brown Ale, this isn’t bad. It’s better than the Newcastle Bombshell, that’s for sure.
Jun 12, 2015Appearance: Pours a pretty, clear, deep, dark, mahogany color, speckled with reddish highlights and a quarter of a finger of white-colored head that quickly dissolved away into a thin lacing of foam that completely covered the top of the beer.
Aroma: Very aromatic with bready, toasted malt aromas, as well as some funky, spicy rye, which impart notes of freshly baked Jewish rye bread. I also get some aromas of black pepper, caramel and a touch of piney, resin-like hops.
Taste: Interesting. Lots of woody, earthy, slightly sour, rye flavors up front, followed by some toasted malt, caramel-like sweetness and some floral, grassy, piney, slightly bitter hops at the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and pretty smooth as there is very little in the way of carbonation. With an ABV of 4.5%, there is no alcohol on the palate.
Overall: As stated above, this is an interesting beer. It has lots of woody, earthy, spicy, slightly sour rye flavors which is almost overpowering. While I much rather prefer a regular Newcastle Brown Ale, this isn’t bad. It’s better than the Newcastle Bombshell, that’s for sure.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.18/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Sep. 2013, probably brewed by Caledonian then: Sample from bottle at Vectura tasting. Brown colour. Some caramel and toffee in the aroma, not unpleasant. The flavour has also caramel and toffee, but also some moderately roasty notes. A moderate but sharpish and slightly metallic bitterness in the finish. Drinkable (if for free), but not something I’d spend money on.
Dec 26, 2022Rated by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
2.85/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
2.85/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
The Newcastle Brown Ale tastes a whole lot better.
Something off with this beer.
Feb 17, 2021Something off with this beer.
Rated by BMBCLT from South Carolina
1.7/5 rDev -46.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1
1.7/5 rDev -46.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1
Drain-pour!
Jan 04, 2021Reviewed by D1noB from Oklahoma
2.15/5 rDev -32.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.15/5 rDev -32.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
An earthy, chalky, dirty, smokey taste. All followed by a burnt caramel follow through.
Taste Rating in Words: Crumble a cigarette in dirt add a pinch of caramel and go in head first.
Dec 12, 2016Taste Rating in Words: Crumble a cigarette in dirt add a pinch of caramel and go in head first.
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
3.28/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
**
11/26/13
Aroma Is rye,toasted malt, caramel.
Look: Dark brown color. Small white head.
Taste is a little bit off ash with other flavors in aroma.
feel: Thin beer, refreshing; little carbonation.
Very simple, but I kind of like it.
**
Dec 04, 201611/26/13
Aroma Is rye,toasted malt, caramel.
Look: Dark brown color. Small white head.
Taste is a little bit off ash with other flavors in aroma.
feel: Thin beer, refreshing; little carbonation.
Very simple, but I kind of like it.
**
Reviewed by Rock_Glenn from New York
2.01/5 rDev -36.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
2.01/5 rDev -36.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
Has the appearance of a Heineken with a little bit of food coloring added. Tastes like a mass produced European beer with a touch of roasted barley and some sort of adjunct added. Bitter hops flavoring that is powerful and doesn't match the style. Odd carbonation with a weak head, low alcohol, and a thin body. An embarrassment really. And to think I could have just reached for the regular Newcastle instead.
Jun 25, 2016
Newcastle Werewolf from Heineken Nederland B.V.
Beer rating:
73 out of
100 with
991 ratings
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