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Scottish & Newcastle Breweries

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Not open to the public (as far as I know)

Gallowgate
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE99 1RA
Telephone: +44 (0191) 2325092
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Notes

Updated: February 12, 2008

One of England's "Big Six" brewing companies, Scottish and Newcastle owns:

Home (Nottingham),
Matthew Brown (Blackburn),
McEwan/Younger (Edinburgh),
Newcastle Brewery (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), and
Theakston's (Masham and Workington).

(Information from Michael Jackson's The New World Guide to Beer, map on pages 146-147.)

News

2008-01-25: Carlsberg, Heineken Agree to Buy Scottish & Newcastle (Bloomberg)
2008-01-11: Scottish & Newcastle Declines New Bid but Opens Up to Talks (Wall Street Journal)
2007-12-17: Carlsberg, Heineken Have a Month for Formal S&N Bid (Bloomberg)
2007-12-07: S&N faces fight to stay independent (BBC News)

Beer List

Carling Lager

American-Style Lager
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2002 Brewing Industry International Awards
McEwan's Export

Scottish-Style Export Ale
- Date: September 19, 1994 (#432)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
  
  Score: 18 points
  
  Overall Impression
  Amber, clear, great white head. Perfumey, spicy nose. Very chewy. Very clean. Very tasty. Very nice indeed! I had forgotten...
- Date: July 5, 1993 (#133)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Overall Impression
  Quite amber, quite thick head. Good flowery hop aroma, not at all overpowering. Thin, but good crystal flavors. Nice carbonation bite without being fizzy. Hops well in background. Not really a "16", but close enough today.

McEwan's Scottish Ale

Scottish-Style Heavy Ale

Date: February 27, 2001 (#3781)

Package: bottled

Place: BJCP Training Course, De Pere WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression
Deep red-brown, thick head. Mild black pepper aroma, some malt. Big body, big caramel malt flavor. Very fruity finish.
Date: August 22, 1998 (#3048)

Package: bottled

Place: Cock and Bull Publick House, Green Bay WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression
Brownish, moderate head. Strong chocolate aroma. Thick, pretty sweet, lots of caramel and lots of chocolate.

Newcastle Brown Ale

English-Style Brown Ale

Date: February 27, 2001 (#3776)

Package: bottled

Place: BJCP Training Course, De Pere WI

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression
Bright red-brown, OK head. Intensely skunked. Light body, toasty, lots of skunk flavor.
Date: April 1, 1998 (#2601)

Package: bottled

Place: Siebel Institute of Technology, Chicago IL

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression
Red-brown, low carbonation and head. Smells sweet, roasty, papery. Medium body, stale...like a wet dog.
Date: March 17, 1996 (#1332)

Package: bottled

Place: Moloka`i Wines and Spirits Unlimited, Kaunakakai HI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression
Deep red, fairly low carbonation, fairly high head. Some alcohol in nose, maybe some fusels? Brown sugar behind that. Good body, very sweet. Fair amount of brown sugar flavor, and a hint of alcohol. Carbonation and bitterness work well as afterthoughts. Some brown malt flavor in finish.
Date: February 15, 1995 (#778)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression
Red-brown, clear. Thin head, some carbonation. Brown aroma, a little spicy. Sweet and hoppy. Long sweet finish. Some alcohol. Smoky, like whisky!
Date: July 5, 1993 (#134)

Package: draught

Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA

Score: 18½ points

Overall Impression
Red-brown. Even smells brown! Brown sugar aroma. Brown sugar very apparent in flavor. Full, sweet, good carbonation without being fizzy. THE Brown Ale. "Tek t'Dog Oot Fer A Walk," it says on the sign.