This is not new news. I dont like beers with a strong hoppy taste. You just destroyed my favorite ale this tastes like shit. This was one of my go to beers. There was nothing wrong with the taste before, I used to drink quite a bit of NEWCASTLE Im bummed doesnt go down as smooth anymore. Newcastle is Newcastle. Hope they leave that one be. Im 63 been drinking broon ale, dog, brain damage since I was 16 when it was brewed in Newcastle near St James park. Are there any lawyers following this thread? I ended up here and have read many of the posts. I just bought the New Newcastle unknowing that it had changed and it tastes like Buffalo testacles, you gys really screwed up on this one, expect Newcastle Brown Ale to disappear because as usual some idiot at the top of the company made a stupid fucking decision once again. . I will not spend another dime on this foul tasting crap. Didnt notice it said lagunitas on it. Friend bought me a 12-pack recently (unexpected gift for a weeks cat-sitting). or Best Offer +$22.45 shipping With most of the color coming from the crystal, it should be dark, 80 L, or preferably 120 L, at 12 to 1.0 lb. Just bought my usual three cases (3 bottles a day with a good maduro cigar) at Wine Plus, Laguna Hills, Southern California, my regular booze emporium for the last three years ($24.99 a case). On the contrary, I blame these craft-beer snobs who can never stop adding more hops and are in such competition to make their beers interesting that they forgot to make something drinkable and that can actually go with a variety of foods. Follow; If every single one of us would hit that site, we could get our beer back. I called Lagunitas to ask if they had finally got the brew formula back to original. So disgusted I switch to vodka. Awful. I then continued on through all the comments above. I jumped online to see what was going on and realized they completely 5#17 the bed. Yep, found the Smithwicks here in Florida, good stuff. there isnt a single beer they produce that is drinkable. Youre worse than a cheap whore endorsing this abomination!!! New formulainterpretation: Dumbed-downed, common tasting american beer for people who swear Newcastle Brown Ale is getting a facelift. Totally worth it! If I am in the mood for a hoppy fizz it wont be yours. Bass has a long history dating back to 1777, and it is still brewed in the same traditional way today. WHY???!!! If youre looking for a taste somewhat similar to the good ol New Castle, look for WeeMac from Sun King brewery they are getting all the money that we used to spend on New Castle! I gave it a shot and, well, Im done. What a disappointment. queendifabfinds (4,847) 100%. HORRIBLE TASTE. All grain st fra Brewolution Bryg 1-2021 OG 1054 27/12 2020 FG 1020 6/1 2021 o Show More newcastle now tastes like everyone elses brown ale!!!!!!! Thats really the only beer I wanted to drink. Worst beer I have had the displeasure of ever tasting in my life. It was earlier this year that I discovered that a favorite beverage of mine had been runined and left comments here. Please bring back the original recipe and keep it in clear bottles. Suggestions welcomed. Bought a six pack, not knowing of the recipe change. I have tried for two days to drink this but I have noticed that it leaves an awefull bitter aftertaste. System Default. This worked out so well for Coca Cola in the 80s. The taste is not the same it leaves a bitter after taste. Been drinking NBA for 10+years. So thanks NC Brown for forcing me to diversify my tastes a little and forget about you. Thanks Jim for the link to change.org. Heineken: Get this poor excuse for a beer off the market and bring back a winner! Just wish they hadnt chosen my favorite beer to f**k with. I migrated to Kilt Lifter a while back but went back to Newcastle (when it was really Newcastle). Whats New at the Top Kentucky Bourbon Distilleries, Podcast: Talking Legal Topics with NABCA Leadership, April Meeting 3/24 (NOTICE) March Meeting Recap Olde Town Mash Paddler's, Beer in England: The Complete Guide - Beer N Biceps, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reimagining-icon-john-ledingham/, Agenda Announced for 7th Annual Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference. Just freakin sucks. 1.25. This new so-called beer SUCKS!! Thank you for the recommendation. https://isitbigbeer.com/brand/heineken. And I will not drink this nor will I EVER buy a lugintas product for the rest of my life. You should get together and work on destroying some of the over-population of overly-hopped beers, instead of ruining a classic. I keep hoping every time that I will get over the fact that the beer isnt even the same GOD DAMN FUCKING BEER. From 1927 to 2005 it was brewed at The Tyne Brewery in Newcastle Free standard shipping with $35 orders. We will no longer buy your version. sales tax. Thanks for the note. Will never buy again. I also really loved to get it in the mini keg when available and have it on draft. How long before the suits at Heineken buy them out and screw me over again. Its possible and I heard that too. They did not address the fact that it tastes terrible and virtually every Newcastle drinker in the USA hates their guts. It tastes nothing like the Newcastle Ive known and loved for so long. What have they done with my beer! The response,sorry you feel that way blah blah blah. R.I.P my poor beloved Newcastle. Why are all Ceos, etc. I agree with everything that has been said. Congrats, youre losing all your US customers. The aftertaste is akin to the home-brewed medicine my crazy Aunt Ethel used to cook up when I was a kid. I have drank Newcastle for years and loved that it was a smooth and light, brown ale. This Policy also describes the choices you can make about how we collect, use and disclose your information when you provide it to us on any EPG Media & Specialty Information properties will not collect, use or disclose your personal information other than in compliance with this Policy. No. Well then change the F-in name and make a new one. Crisp 60L crystal malt 4 oz. The Lagunitas version is not the same. Who knows! I rather drink MGD. Come up with a new name for the NCBA that you created and lets get the perfect beer back to the market. That was 16 years ago. I have it on good authority (sworn by worker at S&N at Newcastle then Dunston) that the only thing that changed when it went to Tadcaster was the water. Fuck all of YOU. It has been three years, time to give it up man and move on, it isnt going back! He agrees that Shiner Bock is probably the closest. December 19, 2015 Tom Draper. We have been drinking Newcastle for over 25 years and are loyal consumers and Newcastle fans. It will be my last. Over there in the USA youve got masses of great local breweries all producing far better brews than this multi national factory brewed crap use your local brewery I know the States and I know that the beer you produce is excellent stuff. I tried the new version as well and let me tell you its crap! You have ruined the best beer. Will NOT be purchasing this, nor anything by Lagunitas and, if I can help it, anything from the Heineken conglomerate. This reintroduced Newcastle blows! I replied after the first comment to add my disgust with the decision to change an otherwise perfect beer. (0.23-0.45 kg) per 5 gallons (19 L). The amateurs at Lagunitas think they have their finger on the pulse of ale drinkers, but clearly they do not. Thanks for finding this article from 2015. Shame on Heineken! New Castle came in a clear bottle, if you got a 12 pack which packaged the bottles out of the light, it was the nectar of the gods, bottles buried in ice it was the ultimate summer beer. Hopefully, Heineken will see that sales have completely dropped off and change it back as soon as possible. Great business plan Lagunitas, take an already great ale and wipe your asses all over it? Used to love Newcastle, the new brew is OKbut far from what was once one of my favorite beers. Working on last 12 pack ever! Its just bitter enough to not be smooth yet not enough aroma and flavor hops if one were to go for a pale or ipa for citrus. This Policy will be referenced by all such mobile applications or mobile optimized websites. Get yourself a home brew kit, a few Cornelius Kegs, and a copy of the book Clone Brews and make your own. At least have the decency to dump the trademark the one and only, thats now a lie. It was a classic English brown ale that I could rely on. I am SOOOOO bummed. Unless of course I go to one of the great craft breweries we have in the Houston area. Excellent suggestion Jim!!! Yep the Smithwicks is only 11.2 oz, stand it next to a 12 oz bottle and look at the neck, but get a 6 pack for $8.99 at local Publix so cheaper per oz. Michelob Amber Boch maybe??? This will be the demise of Newcastle in the USA. The new recipe is very disappointing. Change sucks. I bet sales are way down since its a crap beer now. Boy did lagunitas screw this up. Lagunitas isnt qualified to make Newcastle. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER. Shame on you, Lagunitas, for ruining a beer that has been part of so many fond memories for me for decades. Theyre all slowly becoming like trash. GARBAGE beer. Thank you for a genuinely well-constructed blog post. See new coke 4.87. Dumped 11 and bought a 12 of modelo negra. Why buy the name, just make your own shitty brown beer. In stock. its unanimous: the new beer Lagunitas came up with tastes like shit. I agree with Jerry Kindall: if the recipe and packaging are different, how can it still be called Newcastle Brown Ale? If Lagunitas wanted to make a brown ale, fine call it Lagunitas Brown Ale. Lagunitas beers have always been crap. Sad really. RAWPRINTShop. So we wondered whether Newcastle Brown Ale might become much more bitter. How can they dare to put the same label on this swill. Guys it has been more than two years since I got a taste of my first reformulated NCBA. This beer is terrible. 64.99. These two beers have been very satisfying. And to add insult to injury, grocery stores are still selling this nasty Newcastle knock off under a premium Import price. I recently decided to go back to the tried and true beers, and was ready to order Newcastle. Then my wife brings home a six-pack the other day so pleased that she found my favorite beer. This Crap Sucks!! This new recipe sucks. The makers should be ashamed of themselves for serving this bland liquid as the Famous Newcastle Brown Ale. All American brewing companies are a joke. My favorite beer now sucks. In Europe & the States. They have lost our business unless they change the recipe back. Thought I got a skunked batch. Overall, a terrible decision. Dont change your fomula. In 2010 brewing was moved to John Smiths brewery Tadcaster North Yorkshire until the present day What were they thinking? The first time I tried this New NBA I took a couple of sips then poured the bottle out and took the 12-pack back to my grocer and got a refund. Ive just read 228 totally negative comments on the new New Castle. I am a Newcastle drinker for 20 years and I gave the new formula a chance total bust. It is very similar to the manner that Aloha Beer has been marketed as a local Hawaiian beer although it is brewed and bottled on the mainland. Just No. I miss drinking. Insanely disappointing. Stop this nonsense and bring back the original. All they care about is profit. Thank you Lagunitas for putting your own twist on an amazing beer. Were known for our super-hoppy beers, our barrel-aged specialties and other crazy brews, so the temptation was there,Marshalsaid. Weve got something very close now after some trial and error, and its fresh on draught. Competition is ridiculous. My wife is from Ukraine & they can still get the real thingbut Americans are screwed. After a long love affair, Im done with New Castle for good. Wont buy it ever again! This new recipe brings the word insipid to mind. But hopefully others find your post helpful. My favorite. Then I ran to the computer to discover the horror that they changed the recipe! Guess when I get up there Ill have to stock up to fill the spots formally filled with real New Castle Brown Ale. Youve ruined the secret sauce that made this beer so good. I will press in and find out the rest of the story. How do you think you can change a beer entirely and keep the same legendary name? The new recipe stinks. Can we move it back to the Netherlands? Newcastle Brown Ale 12pk, Newcastle, England, United Kingdom . No more skunky New Castle! Way to go Heineken. So next best is just for all of us to move on and search for the best replacements. Well here ya go! 4.7% ABV, IBU 27, 130 Calories Product information Feedback Goodbye dear friend, we will miss you. Hopefully, Chicago continues to experiment and brings out another version, cause this one fails, I guess its back to Bass Ale. I want my money back. They are in lockdown, but I hope to hear back at some point. Just take what you have and give it to someone you dont like and search for a worthy replacement. Bad business decision because your core Newcastle lovers are what keeps your sales up. Drank one www, maybe its just that one. . Heinekens all about the bottom dollar, not in producing a quality brew. Ive found Shiner Bock a close second to the old NBA. No more Newcastle for me. Seriously, at least call it something different rather than passing it off as what it used to be. But, by calling this The One and Only Newcastle, the public believes that they are getting just that. The beer I have loved for DECADES is gone! Bring back the original new castle and trade this new recipe for a horse and shoot it! I hate it! I know that our comments are often disregarded and dumped into the waste basket. Thanks alot for Never Notifying a Loyal NBA Drinker Since 1983 and I like everyone else well never buy this New NBA beer again. . I just got some and was pretty much duped by the label. Are there enough negative comments here that theres a chance they will revert to the old recipe? I have a case and will finish but guess wont buy again. Brown ale is a style of beer with a dark amber or brown colour. I used to drink Newcastle starting when the weather turned in autumn, straight through until it got warm in late spring. Its like a very light rum or maybe a vodka. On April 25, 1927, Newcastle Brown Ale was advertised for sale for the first time in The Journal. Gavinget a grip man, there are a lot of brews out there better than that lie that is now Crap Castle. GLTY, Been drinking Newky Brown since 1986will never buy again. Why change perfection. For those who are still looking for an acceptable replacement to Newcastle The ABV remains the same (4.7%), as does the color. [] Ale have changed hands faster than Watford football managers. I think it was 5% ABV They moved from their true Newcastle home to Yorkshire with a new recipe and different water at some point- It was barely recognisable after that. I will now look for a new beer to enjoy. I am so disappointed in the new taste AND the new bottle. Im not a fan of hoppy. Never a Heine, wish those guys would go bankrupt. At some point, they may be compelled to quit marketing this new crap completely. The reimagined Newcastle Brown Ale is a smooth, crisp, slightly roasty and hoppier beer, that's not too bitter, not too sweet, and altogether uncommon. In 1984, the company opened the most recent bottling plant in Europe, a 3.5 million facility. Newcastle was my favorite go to beer, but now Im looking for an alternative. Reminds me of New Coke, back in the day. the new brown bottling sucks, your new labeling sucks, you have the original recipe and cant even follow it. Thats just plain stupid. Taste just like most other American beers..Like piss! As others posted, I not only wont drink another of these Newcastles, I also wont drink any of the other Lagunitas beers on principle. Now I am drinking it on tap and it is the same. Terrible new taste. Nooooooo!!! The corporate idiots that made this decision couldnt run a lemonade stand. Please, listen to your faithful customers. If those responsible are smart enough (which remains to be seen), you know that an advertising campaign will be needed to convince the Newcastle faithful that the original ale they love is back. It tastes nothing like the sweeter, yeasty/bready, non-bitter Newcastle from England that I used to love. Way to f*** it up Lagunitas! Please just repackage this again as another dumb ass version of everything else you make, there is no shortage of hipsters that will take the bait. This is not Newcastle. After over a decade of loyal New Castle consumption I am not drinking this hoppy domestic crap! BRING BACK THE ORIGINAL, PLEEEEEEAAAASE!!!!! I live by chicago, not close, but close enough!!! It wouldnt be a terrible beer if you told people what they were getting, then people that like this style would buy it. Just because you own the brand what makes you think you improve what has been made and appreciated for scores of years. Bland boring beer. Avoid. Ive been drinking this since 1983 and it is a disaster thanks a lot for ruining a good thing if it aint broke dont fix it why try reinventing the wheel. The new stuff tastes like horse sweat. This was a terrible decision to change . How could take a perfect beer and ruin a perfect beer into a complete shit. I will try the Smithwick Red Alenever had that before. Lagunitas did add 8-10 more IBUs, but they blend in rather than stick out. Hey Guys, I got a 12 pack last week and from my taste perspective, its back. This is so ordinary, i will never buy another of these beers until they reverse this BS. I would be ashamed of this product. Its not even good for what it is going for. I found Shiner Bock to be the closed Made in USA brew to Newcastle Brown. You suck, Lagunitas. I thought I bought a skunky batch of Newcastle only to discover they changed the recipe. Invading pubs soon and Twitter feeds now! Newcastle Brown Ale is a full-flavoured smooth ale with refreshing lightness. If I wanted a nasty IPA, Id buy one. If you take old (good) Newcastle, leave it in the sun, add some dry bark and dirt, boil it down and put it in a different bottle, then you have new (bad, even terrible) Newcastle. When I go to buy New Castle Brown Ale, i expect the beer to taste the same as it always has. Good luck, Big Business Brewers in Petaluma your new pet project will be off the market within a year or 2. Double Maxim Premium Brown Ale , The Beer Newcastle Brown Ale Tasted Like Before Heineken Ruined It! Used to be my favorite. Theyve lost another regular customer. Not that any are exactly like it, but some I can find and are good in Smithwicks, Fat Tire, Yuengling Black & Tan, Big Storms Wavemaker are a few. Because of the taste. I assume its to save cost. If you loved old Newcastle, you will hate and despise new Newcastle! Stupidity knows no bounds. What just happened? I beg every person who was so open in your remarks about the repulsive change to our favorite beer to let your money do your talking. So I went out to our local liquor store a bought all their stock of 3-12 packs, then went to the grocery store and bought 2-12 packs, then to the last store and bought their remaining 1-12 pack so now I have 6- 12 packs which should last me about 6 months. For starters, its less sweet. You have ruined my favorite beer, shame! With so many negative comments, how long are you going to keep this up? Only beer I bought. I thought it was just me on my first one, but while trying a second one I was thinking to myself that this tastes like a Very Poorly Made IPA, and then did a quick web search and found out I wasnt the only one to have their Favorite Beer ruined. Newcastle WAS one of the best beers and quality beers I have ever had the pleasure to drink.. this is pure SHIT!!! So far nothing has changed but we need to keep the pressure on them. Totally ruined my favorite beer! I had not bought in a whilehad looked for the old brown box and just didnt see it..found it finally in yellowkinda wish I hadnt. Exactly as you'd expect Newcastle Brown to taste - a light British bitter. Because they marketed it as such and it costs more. It was my go to beer with meals and didnt weigh you down on Summer days. Those brewing and selling this new beer are not simply guilty of false advertising, but money has been exchanged and people are not getting what they thought they were. I dont think its that bad, but I do prefer the original. Why the traditional recipe couldnt make it across the pond is a mystery. I did try the Brooklyn Brown, not quite my taste but reasonable. 877-522-4577. Complete failure. Boycott laguitas for changing new castle. Also, theres one called Moose drool by Bigsky thats not too bad. Fire whoever thought of this and respect your clients. After first sip, completely disappointed. When sales improve, the brand may consider extensions. I will partake no more, damn Ill miss it. I am fulfilling my drop in the bucket, I stopped unpacking groceries to really try this and with every swig, Im like WTF? I hope Heineken paid Newcastle a lot of money to buy the owners out!! WTF. Newcastle needs to go back to the original recipe. Not bad beer but just got tired of it. I had a bottle of the original NC that has been in my fridge since February 2019. Where did you get it from? Could not finish the second and poured on the ground. This going to be a new favorite and possibly my new go to brew. Fuck you lagunitas, Im wondering if the US version uses the original recipe. Born and raised in Scotland, Newcastle Brown was a regular item growing up. It was an elegant but sophisticated crowd pleaser. Awful idea, awful taste. Can you please pass on my friendly complaint to Lagunitas, who I think is brewing Newcastle under license in CA , regarding their brewing of Newcastle beer. But WTF? So disappointing. If anyone has found a good alternative, I would love to see it here. Whomever made this decision should be fired and sent to Exile in Siberia! Anybody else heard this? 7.99. Close Print Water Requirements . It was an antidote for what she called the dire rear. (My dad used to pour it down the sink.) I stock the refrigerator for my Mens Club. We used to love Newcastle and now its terrible! Plus it has more alcohol so I am forced to drink less. my Yuengling and I are offended that is being compared/equalled to new-recipe Newcastle swill (fm chicago & california). I spent 30 years enjoying Newcastle at my favorite pizza joints and pubs, and at home on holidays and special events. And lost a customer who talks to beer stores and bars with taps who want to please. Maybe we can bombard them to point that they see our point, because we are never going to come on board with this crap. Im so hip and cool! I have been drinking the one and only for over 25 years.I cant stomach this bitter, hoppy taste labeled as Newcastle.it is not Newcastle! . In the mean time, is there anywhere that imports the original?? Dont normally buy the stuff till it gets cold out and just had to pour out my first bottle of the new swill. The new one hoppy. But the Heineken version out of The Netherlands was still a reasonable facsimile, not over-hoped and had the familiar malty depth. I have been a Newcastle Brown drinker since the mid 80s. I wouldnt even boil sausage in this pedestrian sewage. Its like hearing an iconic 60s song used to peddle shoes or some such to 20 somethings who have no idea what that catchy song is or what it was about. Then I closely read the bottle. New Newcastle sucks. Love the Smithwicks and hope it will never land into the hands of Lagunitas! Bought some today and thought it tasted odd. All my friends and I have been in search for a replacement brown ale. In the Toon. I called the Brewery in Petaluma, and they said they stopped making it. Hi as I live in UK I would just like to point out that Original Newcatle Brown Ale is still brewed in the UK Since Lagunitass own HG beer tastes closer to a strong old flavor ncb I wonder its almost like they bought the brand to kill it. fucking ruined. This relaunch is to Newcastle what New Coke was to Coca Cola!! Its terrible. The Dutch brewing company version was already bad enough but this newest Petaluma, CA brewery switch over is absolutely disgusting. Petition signed only 14 so far..get this link out! They probably wanted to kill off the brand to eliminate any competition with their main brand of skunk water. We have to quit posting here and post complaints on the Lagunitas Website. More shipping info Go to shop $ 8.99 no sales tax applies 6 Pack 12oz Newcastle Brown Ale Stirling Fine Wines NJ: Stirling Standard delivery 1-2 weeks More shipping info Go to shop $ 8.99 Yep, if they have not seen their error by now, so be it. Guess Ill go to something elsr, Hard day at work, head to the store for my favorite brew. This decision was made in a board room by a bunch of out of touch rich snobs that probably dont even drink beer. Heineken has successfully alienated the whole consumer base for Newcastle. So disappointed. Newcastle had been my favorite beer for over 20 years. Set delivery address to see local pricing. Near perfection totally destroyed. The new recipe color is lighter. I think you guys made a big mistake. [2] Launched in 1927 by Colonel Jim Porter after three years of development, the 1960 merger of Newcastle Breweries with Scottish Brewers afforded the beer national distribution and sales peaked in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. So disappointed. No malt beverage involved. WTFingF?!? I pounded Heineken and Lagunitas with my displeasure at what they have done. What did I get? Did I mention that it now tastes like the juice off a dead man? Cannot and will not drink it. Lagunitas seems to have committed a fraud on us loyal fans of NBA. There is a great brewery in the Tampa are, Big Storm Brewing, they have a great lineup, my favorite is WaveMaker. Are you by chance related to the people who destroyed the flavor of the original fire-brewed Strohs back a couple decades ago? The new recipe is garbage. Im drinking ROGUE Hazelnut Brown Nectar Ive poured this into a New Castle glass that I have, and it looks just like the real thing! I bought a twelver of New Castle, popped the top and took a swig.. then quickly spit it out! Not sure what they changed but they need to go back. I am including this link for them to review as backup. A premium brown ale, full-bodied, with a distinctive caramel, fruity character and a pleasantly sweet after-taste. I have found out the old recipe is available in Holland. Also is Clint Eastwoods favourite beer. Someone should kick the genius who thought this was a good idea in the a@@. Bombard away! If you change the recipe of something you cant keep calling it the same thing. Fucking disgrace. They took a smooth awesome drinking beer and turned it into something I have no interest in. You are responsible for regularly reviewing this Policy and any changes thereto. FU Jeremy Marshal. I sent them a note in the comments section. We dont need more beers for American flavors, or whatever stupid excuse they give at corporate. Did Pepsi change the 11 herbs and spices when they acquired KFC?? This new shit is disgusting just like all other American beer. Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of dark brown ale. What a fool. I will NEVER buy another drop of that disgusting crap. That really satisfied me. Then give us back the real deal. We discuss our information collection practices below. This new Newcastle absolutely blows! Newcastle was MY FAVORITE BEER!!!!!!!! Fans of Newcastle Brown Ale will notice a new flavor. Now Im bummed because its gone. They took a great genuine drink and trashed it and pissed all over it! This is basically buying the name and slapping it on some crap beer from Chicago. that beanies and weenies is gourmet cooking! The Lagunitas version is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike Newcastle Brown Ale. Did NOBODY learn anything from the New Coke debacle in the 80s??? Newcastle has sold, in years past, seasonal beers. I suggest you rename your beer Newcastle IPA. I had no idea they changed the recipe and tried the new stuff yesterday and was terribly disgusted with this brew. https://www.change.org/p/heineken-usa-bring-classic-newcastle-brown-ale-back. I called Heineken USA and they told me that everyone else in the world will still be able to enjoy the Original recipe, but we Americans get to enjoy this new recipe swill!! and thats being nice. I will now turn my back on my favorite beer ever. I hope the Dutch Piece of shit that is the officer in the company that bought Newcastle hates himself for being a totally worthless piece of living crap. Following the posting of such non-material changes, your continued use of any EPGs websites will constitute your acceptance of these changes and you will be bound by such changes. They probably couldnt get the right ingredients. New New Castle completely sucks! My OTHER fave is Anheuser/Busch Amber Bockits considered a dark lager, but has a real taste that I like. Heineken conglomerate perspective, its back close second to the home-brewed medicine my crazy Aunt used! Keep hoping every time that i will now turn my back on my favorite beer!!!. 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