Newcastle Brown Ale "Newcastle Cabbie" as part of an Anti-Drunk Driving campaign. Newcastle Exhibition is a draught pasteurised keg beer (4.3% ABV) first introduced in 1929 and commonly found around the Newcastle area. Newcastle Amber Ale (1032 OG) was a light ale available until the 1980s. It was a diluted version of Exhibition. Amber Ale and a much stronger aged stock beer were formerly blended to create Newcastle Brown Ale. This method was discontinued sometime before the brand was moved to Dunston. Newcastle Star was a strong bottled beer (7.5% ABV) available from 1999 to 2006. In 2010, Heineken USA launched Newcastle Summer
Pale ale on Trent, which tend to be referred to as pale ales. Different brewing practices and hop levels have resulted in a range of taste and strength within the pale ale family. Amber ale is an emerging term used in Australia, France and North America for pale ales brewed with a proportion of amber malt and sometimes crystal malt to produce an amber colour generally ranging from light copper to light brown. A small amount of crystal or other coloured malt is added to the basic pale ale base to produce a slightly darker colour, as in some Irish and British