Editing Newcastle Brown Ale (section)

==Production and distribution==
Newcastle Brown Ale is brewed with [[pale malt]] and [[crystal malt]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.topbeer.se/2011/10/newcastle-brown-ale-rachel-brew-master.html|title=Newcastle Brown Ale & Rachel The Brew master ~ Top Beer<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=10 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110122050/http://www.topbeer.se/2011/10/newcastle-brown-ale-rachel-brew-master.html|archive-date=10 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It has a lower hopping rate than traditional English bitters.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

The beer is one of the United Kingdom's leading bottled ales and is in the top 20 highest-selling ales overall, selling around {{convert|100000|hL|abbr=on}} annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newcastlebrown.com/toaa/our_story/index.php?section%3Dtale_of_an_ale |access-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918071842/http://newcastlebrown.com/toaa/our_story/index.php?section=tale_of_an_ale |archive-date=18 September 2008 |title=Newcastle Brown Ale Our Story }}</ref> At the time of brewing moving to Dunston in 2005, Newcastle Brown was being exported to 41 countries.<ref name=BBC4580171/> At times, over half of the brewery's output is directed overseas to the U.S.<ref name=S&N/> In 2010, more than {{convert|640000|hL|abbr=on}} of the beer were sold in the United States, more than double the 2001 total.<ref>Euromonitor 2011</ref>{{Unreliable source?|failed=y |date=May 2012}} Newcastle Brown Ale left the United States in 2019. A product labelled “Newcastle Brown Ale” is still sold but it is produced by [[Lagunitas Brewing Company]] and has little in common with the original product.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=https://lagunitas.com/story/newcastle|title=NEWCASTLE BROWN ALE BEING BREWED AT LAGUNITAS|access-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131182437/https://lagunitas.com/story/newcastle|archive-date=31 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The original product returned to the United States in 2025.

In Canada and France ([[Brittany]]), the beer is available in short and tall bottles and in cans. The beer is also available in British-themed pubs as a [[draught beer]] in Australia and New Zealand, brewed in the UK and imported by World Brands Australia Pty Ltd. The UK-brewed bottled, kegs, and cans are widely available in Australian liquor outlets as part of their international range. It is also popular in Canada, available on draught at many British-themed pubs.