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Beer Advent Calendar \u2013 Day 14: Newcastle Winter Ale presented by Chad Lothian<\/strong><\/p>\n To celebrate the Holiday Season, 2Beerguys.com<\/a> and Seacoastbeveragelab.com<\/a> have teamed up with beer bloggers around the country to host the first annual beer bloggers advent calendar. This is the season of sharing and we intend to share our love of beer with you. 31 Bloggers Blogging \u2013 click here<\/a> for the running list of beers\/bloggers.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s see who is spreading holiday cheer today!<\/p>\n Blogger:<\/strong> Chad Lothian Commercial Description:<\/strong> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Why I selected the Newcastle Winter IPA:<\/strong><\/p>\n After work, I headed over to the local bottle shop to pick up a beer for this review, I had a few beers in mind but as luck would have it none of them were available so I picked up a bottle of Newcastle Winter IPA. I haven\u2019t had a Newcastle in quite some time, the Brown ale was one of my \u201cstepping stones\u201d into the craft beer world and I occasionally sample the seasonals when they come out, having never had the Winter I figured I\u2019d give it a shot.<\/p>\n The Winter IPA is crystal clear in the glass and dark amber in color; pour produced a short white head. \u00a0Smells pretty clean, some light malt coming through, picking up some caramel and toffee. The smell is similar to the Newcastle brown ale but not quite as strong. I did not detect any hops at all.<\/p>\n Tastes malty up front, getting a sweet toffee flavor that gives way to a really easy bitterness. I don\u2019t really feel like I would classify this as an IPA, I would lean more to calling it an English Bitter. The flavor really reminds of Newcastle Brown ale with a touch more bitterness. Has a slightly buttery mouthfeel.<\/p>\n Overall not a terrible beer, just not a beer for me. I find all the Newcastle beers have similar smell and flavor, I would not hesitate to recommend this beer to someone who is a fan of their product but I wouldn\u2019t send a fan of IPA\u2019s out looking for a bottle of this beer.<\/p>\n Cheers! In Newcastle, England, \u201cWalking the Dog\u201d is Geordie slang for hitting the pub for a Newcastle Brown Ale. It\u2019s a bit of code to use when you\u2019re looking to meet friends and enjoy a couple pints of Newcastle Brown Ale. No actual dog required. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newcastle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" @Chaddah, @NewCastle, Beer Advent Calendar \u2013 Day 14: Newcastle Winter Ale presented by Chad Lothian To celebrate the Holiday Season, 2Beerguys.com and Seacoastbeveragelab.com have teamed up with beer bloggers around the country to host the first annual beer bloggers advent calendar. This is the season of sharing and we intend to share our love of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1730,88],"tags":[1954,1955,1959],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/newcastle-winter-ipa-crop.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6952"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6960,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952\/revisions\/6960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent12\/chad-head-shot-with-kegs.jpg\")
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\nBlog Name:<\/strong> If My Coaster Could Talk
\nTwitter:<\/strong> @Chaddah
\nFacebook:<\/strong> http:\/\/ifmycoastercouldtalk.bangordailynews.com<\/a>
\nBeer:<\/strong> Newcastle Winter IPA
\nBrewery:<\/strong> The Caledonian Brewery Company
\nBeer Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nZesty in character and jam-packed with a creamy finish, the Newcastle Winter IPA is full-bodied and hoppy, delivering unique and authentic malt flavors for the cold season and snowy matchdays.<\/p>\n
\nChaddah<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent12\/ifmycoastercouldtalk-logo.jpg\"){kind=logo}
\nAbout If My Coaster Could Talk:<\/strong>
\nChad Lothian, Lives in Old Town Maine. He is a Craft Beer Enthusiast and Homebrewer. Chad has traveled to Brewpubs, Breweries and Brewfests all over New England. http:\/\/ifmycoastercouldtalk.bangordailynews.com<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/advent12\/newcastle-brown-logo.jpg\"){kind=logo}
\nAbout New Castle:<\/strong>
\nNewcastle Brown Ale, aka “The Dog”. Recipe developed by Colonel J. Porter, aka “The Original Dogwalker”, in 1927 in Newcastle, England.<\/p>\n