Newcastle Brown Ale. One one hand, I’ve heard people say Newkie Brown was terrible, and on the other it seems many many people like it. My sample was near awful, so what’s the deal with this stuff?

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Being something of a Monty Python fan, (as well as a fan of British Ales) I found this pint bottle label to be so amusing I just had to get it! I mean, it says that the ale is “Tempered over burning witches” right on the front! Too funny! Apparently, this beer was created in 1999 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Pythons! How fitting! (I wonder if they’ll make something for their 40th considering its 2009?)

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Robinson’s is a family brewery, based in Stockport, just outside Manchester in the North West of England. As well as brewing a range of sixteen beers and bottling beers for other breweries under contract, Robinson’s have an estate of 400 pubs around the north-west.

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Theakston and Black Sheep brewers produce fine dark Yorkshire Ales, Old Peculier and Riggwelter and it is to two of these I now focus my beer reviewing attention: but before we do, there is a very interesting story behind the brewing dynasty of the Theakston brothers!

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Old Speckled Hen and Old Crafty Hen are two Classic british beers that get Reviewed by The Brew Club.

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